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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 1, 2024

4,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $242.94/cwt +12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 904 lb · 2,265 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.65/cwt ≈ $1,923/hd at 806 lb · 744 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.60/cwt ≈ $1,831/hd at 725 lb · 560 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,482

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 625 237.63 $237.63 $1,901
835 835 119 244.00 $244.00 $2,037
850 850 360 245.00–250.00 $245.83 $2,090 -7.17
850 850 60 255.00 $255.00 $2,168 +2.00
850 850 120 253.00 $253.00 $2,150 ±0.00
900 900 2,035 243.50 $243.50 $2,192 +13.50
935 935 230 238.00 $238.00 $2,225 +8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 68 240.72 $240.72 $1,632 +0.72
725 725 560 252.60 $252.60 $1,831
775 775 65 243.50 $243.50 $1,887 +1.36
825 825 180 232.00 $232.00 $1,914 -6.82
850 850 60 227.00 $227.00 $1,930

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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.