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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 7, 2025

3,371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.01/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,309/hd at 772 lb · 1,085 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $316.14/cwt ≈ $2,438/hd at 771 lb · 693 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $308.60/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,499/hd at 810 lb · 620 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,371

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 75 335.00 $335.00 $2,345
725 725 68 326.00 $326.00 $2,364 +18.50
750 750 65 324.00 $324.00 $2,430
750–775 768 265 303.75–305.00 $304.08 $2,335
775 775 300 327.00 $327.00 $2,534
790 790 63 307.00 $307.00 $2,425
800–825 806 500 304.50–311.50 $308.63 $2,488 -3.97
825 825 120 308.50 $308.50 $2,545 +15.48
850 850 480 300.00–308.00 $304.00 $2,584 +2.10
975 975 100 287.50 $287.50 $2,803

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 70 323.50 $323.50 $2,103
760 760 195 294.50 $294.50 $2,238 -5.75
775 775 260 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 -0.25
775 775 630 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 -0.25
825 825 180 285.25 $285.25 $2,353 +5.25

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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.