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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

4,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.66/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 765 lb · 905 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $257.00/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,992/hd at 775 lb · 315 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.53/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 825 lb · 245 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,225

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 78 276.00 $276.00 $1,794 +15.62
725 725 135 264.00 $264.00 $1,914 +11.25
775 775 315 257.00 $257.00 $1,992 +1.20
800 800 95 255.00 $255.00 $2,040 +2.77
835 835 120 241.00 $241.00 $2,012 -1.67
900 900 58 244.00 $244.00 $2,196
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 73 262.14 $262.14 $1,693
780 780 65 243.00 $243.00 $1,895 -2.07
800 800 195 239.00 $239.00 $1,912 +10.00
880 880 60 239.00 $239.00 $2,103

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 140 243.00 $243.00 $1,701 -6.00
750 750 195 231.30 $231.30 $1,735 +0.55
750–780 766 450 231.00–237.75 $236.48 $1,811 +4.09
775 775 260 241.00 $241.00 $1,868 +8.61
825 825 245 231.00–233.00 $231.53 $1,910 +1.09
850 850 120 239.00 $239.00 $2,032 +6.00
880 880 58 233.00 $233.00 $2,050 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 85 252.00 $252.00 $1,449
775 775 63 231.00 $231.00 $1,790

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 320 245.00 $245.00 $1,470
600 600 400 245.00 $245.00 $1,470

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 310 260.00 $260.00 $1,690
650 650 385 260.00 $260.00 $1,690

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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.