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Kansas Direct Cattle Report

Kansas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

3,913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.00/cwt ≈ $2,422/hd at 700 lb · 940 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.00/cwt ≈ $2,606/hd at 785 lb · 900 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.00/cwt ≈ $2,411/hd at 685 lb · 600 head
Kansas Direct Cattle Report shows 7-weight heifers at $339/cwt. KS 7-weight heifers are down $15/cwt from their early July peak of $354. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,913

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 500 332.00 $332.00 $2,606 -19.00
800 800 65 332.00 $332.00 $2,656 -11.00
800 800 60 350.00 $350.00 $2,800 +7.00
900 900 120 330.00 $330.00 $2,970
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 60 339.00 $339.00 $2,915

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 315 365.00 $365.00 $2,372
700 700 940 346.00 $346.00 $2,422
785 785 900 332.00 $332.00 $2,606
800 800 173 320.00–326.00 $324.16 $2,593 +8.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 600 352.00 $352.00 $2,411
825 825 180 314.00 $314.00 $2,590

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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.