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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

3,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $234.79/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 868 lb · 1,543 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.57/cwt +9.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 807 lb · 685 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.36/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 808 lb · 440 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,986

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 80 266.00 $266.00 $1,662
725 725 210 246.50 $246.50 $1,787
750 750 420 254.25 $254.25 $1,907 +12.25
800 800 500 246.00 $246.00 $1,968 +12.00
825 825 185 237.00 $237.00 $1,955 -0.70
850–875 863 210 226.00–239.00 $231.88 $2,001 -6.12
857–875 869 1,333 234.11–242.00 $235.25 $2,044 -2.75
900 900 56 241.00 $241.00 $2,169 +10.43
1009 1009 118 220.00 $220.00 $2,220

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 200 234.50 $234.50 $1,759 +7.00
800 800 180 239.00 $239.00 $1,912 +10.00
800 800 120 239.00 $239.00 $1,912 +10.00
825–835 826 140 225.00–228.00 $227.57 $1,880 -1.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 207 229.00 $229.00 $1,660

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 27 209.72 $209.72 $963

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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.