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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

2,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $320.02/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,601/hd at 813 lb · 865 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.71/cwt +9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,300/hd at 733 lb · 735 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $298.99/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,691/hd at 900 lb · 450 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,675

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 130 338.36 $338.36 $2,538 +2.45
800 800 500 321.00 $321.00 $2,568 +7.00
825–840 830 365 318.50–319.00 $318.67 $2,645 +5.22
875 875 180 310.00 $310.00 $2,712 -4.00
900 900 450 298.99 $298.99 $2,691 -2.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 200 307.95 $307.95 $2,233 +1.44
725 725 135 312.50 $312.50 $2,266 +5.99
740 740 400 317.00 $317.00 $2,346 +10.49
775 775 65 303.00 $303.00 $2,348 +1.67
775 775 130 313.00 $313.00 $2,426 +11.67
800 800 120 298.00 $298.00 $2,384 +2.00

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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.