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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

11,537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $257.73/cwt +19.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 840 lb · 8,822 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.00/cwt -6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 725 lb · 807 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $250.88/cwt +2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 850 lb · 475 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,537

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 195 259.00 $259.00 $2,020
800 800 250 267.00 $267.00 $2,136 +29.37
841 841 8,572 257.46 $257.46 $2,165 +13.46
850 850 235 250.00 $250.00 $2,125 +4.17
850 850 240 251.75 $251.75 $2,140 +5.92
925 925 58 237.00 $237.00 $2,192 -1.00
950 950 275 248.00 $248.00 $2,356
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 80 290.00 $290.00 $1,595
775 775 130 254.00 $254.00 $1,968
850 850 60 244.00 $244.00 $2,074

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 207 236.00–249.00 $240.21 $1,742 -12.39
725 725 600 248.00 $248.00 $1,798 -4.60
785 785 130 236.00 $236.00 $1,853 -7.50
800 800 175 240.50 $240.50 $1,924 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 80 278.00 $278.00 $1,432
800 800 180 225.00 $225.00 $1,800

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 35 203.00 $203.00 $1,370

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 35 228.00 $228.00 $1,539

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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.