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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

1,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.24/cwt -5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 754 lb · 953 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.07/cwt -8.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 708 lb · 207 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.00/cwt ≈ $1,896/hd at 800 lb · 185 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,990

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 155 275.00 $275.00 $1,856 -5.00
757 757 36 245.00 $245.00 $1,855 -14.05
800 800 60 251.00 $251.00 $2,008 -4.00
885 885 170 234.63 $234.63 $2,076 -15.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 185 237.00 $237.00 $1,896

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 708 207 241.00–250.50 $244.07 $1,728 -5.75
750 750 693 228.00–251.00 $242.52 $1,819 -5.81
760–775 763 260 231.00–240.00 $237.82 $1,815 -10.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 39 233.00 $233.00 $1,596
725 725 70 230.00 $230.00 $1,668
775 775 115 218.00 $218.00 $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.