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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

6,942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $254.75/cwt +7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 800 lb · 2,732 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.67/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,808/hd at 751 lb · 1,103 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.00/cwt -8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 885 lb · 645 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 6,942

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 257.85 $257.85 $1,676 -18.15
660 660 75 278.00 $278.00 $1,835 +2.00
750–795 758 320 257.00 $257.00 $1,948 ±0.00
775 775 65 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 -7.00
800 800 250 258.50 $258.50 $2,068 +3.50
800 800 1,082 251.00–255.00 $252.26 $2,018 -2.74
800 800 1,400 256.00 $256.00 $2,048 +1.00
850 850 120 246.00 $246.00 $2,091
900 900 60 241.00 $241.00 $2,169 -3.00
900 900 175 235.00 $235.00 $2,115 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 60 249.00 $249.00 $2,092
850 850 290 241.00 $241.00 $2,048 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 658 212 252.00–256.50 $254.97 $1,678
675 675 225 252.75–254.25 $253.25 $1,709
700–725 708 207 240.00–247.00 $244.73 $1,733 +1.73
740 740 273 245.25–248.00 $246.61 $1,825
750 750 205 244.25 $244.25 $1,832 +12.95
750 750 30 228.00 $228.00 $1,710 -3.30
750 750 545 241.50–243.25 $242.59 $1,819 +11.29
750 750 260 236.40 $236.40 $1,773 +5.10
775 775 63 236.00 $236.00 $1,829 -5.00
800 800 180 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 +3.47
810 810 125 235.00 $235.00 $1,904 +3.47
885 885 645 229.00 $229.00 $2,027 -4.00

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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.