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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

6,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.41/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 750 lb · 1,085 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $242.00/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 775 lb · 1,082 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $236.49/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 875 lb · 703 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,093

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1,082 242.00 $242.00 $1,876 -0.36
800 800 615 234.00 $234.00 $1,872 -5.00
825 825 62 237.70 $237.70 $1,961 -1.30
875 875 460 238.00 $238.00 $2,082 +1.00
875 875 175 237.00 $237.00 $2,074 ±0.00
880 880 68 225.00 $225.00 $1,980 -12.00
900 900 225 230.57 $230.57 $2,075 -7.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 600 240.50 $240.50 $1,864
825 825 120 234.00 $234.00 $1,930

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 712 138 228.50–230.50 $229.51 $1,634
750 750 185 227.50 $227.50 $1,706 -4.25
750 750 900 224.98 $224.98 $1,687 -6.77
800 800 180 229.00 $229.00 $1,832 -3.00
854 854 43 215.00 $215.00 $1,836

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 465 194.00 $194.00 $1,018
625 625 375 177.00 $177.00 $1,106

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 230.00 $230.00 $920
500 500 280 209.57 $209.57 $1,048

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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.