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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

5,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $357.49/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,629/hd at 735 lb · 1,880 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $374.50/cwt ≈ $2,996/hd at 800 lb · 900 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,984/hd at 850 lb · 733 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,122

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 900 374.50 $374.50 $2,996
850 850 285 350.00 $350.00 $2,975 ±0.00
850 850 448 351.64 $351.64 $2,989 +1.64
950 950 270 330.00–330.50 $330.20 $3,137 -4.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 120 345.45 $345.45 $2,936

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 77 376.00 $376.00 $2,350
642 642 80 372.00 $372.00 $2,388
725 725 175 363.00 $363.00 $2,632 +9.50
725 725 405 361.50 $361.50 $2,621 +8.00
740 740 1,300 355.50 $355.50 $2,631 +2.00
750–780 772 518 337.50–347.50 $345.03 $2,664 +0.03
830–835 834 144 330.00–334.00 $330.67 $2,758
980 980 21 292.00 $292.00 $2,862
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 150 345.00 $345.00 $2,536
820 820 229 320.64 $320.64 $2,629

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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.