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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

6,734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.63/cwt ≈ $1,909/hd at 850 lb · 1,520 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.49/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 812 lb · 1,490 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $246.31/cwt -7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 760 lb · 1,127 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,734

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 129 263.00 $263.00 $1,854 +16.50
750 750 470 244.00 $244.00 $1,830 -10.25
750–775 768 657 245.00–253.00 $247.97 $1,904 -6.28
800 800 190 240.00–242.00 $240.68 $1,925 -5.32
800–830 814 1,300 236.80–245.00 $240.46 $1,957 +3.46
875 875 175 232.00 $232.00 $2,030 -3.25
875 875 60 235.00 $235.00 $2,056 -0.25
960 960 220 230.00 $230.00 $2,208
975 975 53 226.75 $226.75 $2,211

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 60 248.00 $248.00 $1,674
725 725 206 232.00 $232.00 $1,682
725 725 120 234.00 $234.00 $1,696
750 750 75 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -4.50
750–775 764 520 225.00–237.00 $230.25 $1,759 -4.25
775 775 63 226.00 $226.00 $1,752 -8.50
825 825 60 229.00 $229.00 $1,889 +1.43
840 840 800 237.00 $237.00 $1,991 +9.43
850 850 120 232.00 $232.00 $1,972
850 850 1,400 224.00 $224.00 $1,904

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 56 242.69 $242.69 $920

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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.