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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

5,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.54/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,920/hd at 773 lb · 760 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.33/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,922/hd at 810 lb · 720 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,822/hd at 729 lb · 610 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 5,315

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 90 292.91 $292.91 $1,611
552 552 179 285.50 $285.50 $1,576
639 639 199 270.01 $270.01 $1,725
650 650 75 269.91 $269.91 $1,754
675 675 74 256.00 $256.00 $1,728
720 720 140 254.00 $254.00 $1,829 -9.00
725 725 265 247.50 $247.50 $1,794 -15.50
740 740 205 250.50 $250.50 $1,854 -12.50
752–775 770 625 244.50–254.50 $248.66 $1,915 +0.69
785 785 135 248.00 $248.00 $1,947 +0.03
833 833 505 246.00 $246.00 $2,049 +5.54
885 885 180 232.00 $232.00 $2,053 ±0.00
900–925 911 123 228.00–236.00 $231.77 $2,111
930 930 108 229.00 $229.00 $2,130
975 975 55 228.00 $228.00 $2,223 +1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 93 258.00 $258.00 $1,602
840 840 55 228.00 $228.00 $1,915

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 174 268.25 $268.25 $1,486
700 700 140 246.50 $246.50 $1,726 +14.50
700 700 250 237.50 $237.50 $1,662 +5.50
750 750 130 225.80 $225.80 $1,694 -4.20
750–757 754 334 226.00–239.25 $231.16 $1,743 +1.16
800 800 180 228.00–234.00 $232.00 $1,856 +3.00
800–825 813 540 238.00–240.00 $239.11 $1,944 +10.11
850 850 120 228.50 $228.50 $1,942 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 65 248.00 $248.00 $1,443
650 650 77 238.50 $238.50 $1,550
725 725 69 225.00 $225.00 $1,631

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 130 235.00 $235.00 $940

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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.