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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

2,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.86/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $3,004/hd at 874 lb · 546 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.73/cwt +15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,607/hd at 752 lb · 505 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 670 lb · 500 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,671

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 500 392.50 $392.50 $2,630 +0.50
750–780 767 325 354.01–374.00 $365.70 $2,805 +6.70
825 825 120 352.00 $352.00 $2,904 +5.00
850 850 100 360.00 $360.00 $3,060 +27.00
879–880 879 446 338.00–346.00 $340.24 $2,991 +7.24

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 95 416.00 $416.00 $2,226
697 697 80 364.00 $364.00 $2,537 -0.67
700 700 360 351.00 $351.00 $2,457 +0.50
750 750 65 333.00 $333.00 $2,498 +2.00
750–760 752 440 347.00–349.50 $348.76 $2,623 +17.76
825 825 70 315.00 $315.00 $2,599 +8.00
850 850 70 334.00 $334.00 $2,839

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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.