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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

4,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $254.14/cwt -4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 813 lb · 840 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.00/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,852/hd at 750 lb · 765 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.88/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 816 lb · 480 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,175

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 81 280.00 $280.00 $1,820 -12.65
759–767 763 260 257.00–261.00 $259.05 $1,977
800 800 480 255.00 $255.00 $2,040 -2.29
830 830 360 253.00 $253.00 $2,100 -8.00
850 850 295 250.00 $250.00 $2,125
925 925 60 242.00 $242.00 $2,238 +2.93
925 925 280 241.90 $241.90 $2,238 +2.83
950 950 55 242.00 $242.00 $2,299 +7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
766–783 779 324 255.00–256.00 $255.80 $1,993 +2.46
852 852 60 247.00 $247.00 $2,104 +6.00
925 925 258 227.94 $227.94 $2,108

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 708 207 249.50–250.50 $249.82 $1,769 -10.68
725 725 210 256.00 $256.00 $1,856 -4.50
750 750 635 248.00–249.00 $248.33 $1,862 +4.69
750–751 750 130 237.00–244.00 $240.50 $1,804 -3.14
800–825 806 240 232.00–235.00 $232.75 $1,876 -7.25
825 825 240 237.00 $237.00 $1,955 -3.00

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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.