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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

1,501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt ≈ $2,646/hd at 725 lb · 425 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.84/cwt ≈ $2,333/hd at 725 lb · 205 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.55/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,461/hd at 775 lb · 200 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,501

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 425 365.00 $365.00 $2,646
765 765 65 343.00 $343.00 $2,624
815 815 65 341.00 $341.00 $2,779
850 850 120 327.00 $327.00 $2,780 +12.04
865 865 65 328.00 $328.00 $2,837 +13.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 115 315.00 $315.00 $2,756

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 135 321.75 $321.75 $2,333
725 725 70 322.00 $322.00 $2,334
775 775 130 320.00 $320.00 $2,480 +14.00
775 775 70 313.00 $313.00 $2,426 +7.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 65 470.00 $470.00 $1,998

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 45 493.00 $493.00 $2,095

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 67 477.93 $477.93 $1,673
375 375 64 451.00 $451.00 $1,691

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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.