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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

7,940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.79/cwt +8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,435/hd at 700 lb · 1,880 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.28/cwt +13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,811/hd at 809 lb · 1,695 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.67/cwt +14.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 664 lb · 515 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,940

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 230 392.00 $392.00 $2,646 +5.75
725 725 215 363.36 $363.36 $2,634
790 790 120 359.00 $359.00 $2,836
800 800 125 358.16 $358.16 $2,865 +33.16
800–825 801 970 340.00–347.00 $346.05 $2,772 +21.05
825 825 600 347.00 $347.00 $2,863 +22.00
850 850 60 333.00 $333.00 $2,830 ±0.00
850 850 60 348.60 $348.60 $2,963 +15.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 230 375.50 $375.50 $2,441
825 825 245 338.00–339.00 $338.73 $2,795 +13.73
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 180 314.00 $314.00 $2,512

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–625 612 160 365.00–368.00 $366.50 $2,243
650–675 664 515 361.50–368.75 $364.67 $2,421 +14.79
700 700 270 350.50 $350.50 $2,454 +10.97
700 700 270 350.50 $350.50 $2,454 +10.97
700 700 1,000 346.00 $346.00 $2,422 +6.47
700 700 270 350.50 $350.50 $2,454 +10.97
700 700 70 342.00 $342.00 $2,394 +2.47
750 750 160 331.00 $331.00 $2,482 -5.00
800 800 290 335.60 $335.60 $2,685
800 800 60 330.00 $330.00 $2,640
825 825 65 307.00 $307.00 $2,533
1000 1000 100 282.00 $282.00 $2,820
1050 1050 100 276.00 $276.00 $2,898
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 72 349.00 $349.00 $2,391
775 775 63 322.00 $322.00 $2,496
825 825 240 319.50 $319.50 $2,636

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 515.00 $515.00 $2,060
600 600 240 390.00 $390.00 $2,340
600 600 240 390.00 $390.00 $2,340

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 120 547.00 $547.00 $2,188
600 600 480 410.00 $410.00 $2,460

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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.