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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

9,761 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $227.95/cwt -6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 918 lb · 3,598 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.26/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 752 lb · 2,200 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.24/cwt +0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 814 lb · 1,060 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 9,761

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 500 282.00 $282.00 $1,551 +16.00
675 675 74 252.00 $252.00 $1,701 +0.11
750–775 766 198 240.00–244.00 $242.63 $1,859 -2.37
750–775 769 716 240.00–251.58 $242.36 $1,864 -2.64
825 825 230 239.00 $239.00 $1,972 -6.18
850 850 360 225.36–233.00 $230.45 $1,959 -13.06
875 875 120 237.00 $237.00 $2,074 -1.00
875 875 175 235.00 $235.00 $2,056 -3.00
900 900 58 238.00 $238.00 $2,142 +5.00
900 900 500 236.00 $236.00 $2,124 +3.00
900 900 440 237.00 $237.00 $2,133 +4.00
925 925 2,600 224.65 $224.65 $2,078 -10.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 569 125 257.00–260.00 $258.08 $1,468

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 80 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 +1.00
680 680 75 245.25 $245.25 $1,668 +7.25
750 750 195 231.75 $231.75 $1,738 +3.75
750 750 1,600 232.00 $232.00 $1,740 +4.00
750–754 753 275 225.68–234.00 $227.65 $1,714 -6.22
775 775 130 229.00 $229.00 $1,775 -2.00
800 800 120 232.00 $232.00 $1,856 +1.00
800 800 360 232.00 $232.00 $1,856 +1.00
825 825 460 230.50 $230.50 $1,902 -3.50
825 825 120 231.00 $231.00 $1,906 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 216.19–217.07 $216.63 $1,625
810 810 120 207.36 $207.36 $1,680

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.