categoria_valor = [
'R$\xa01.417',
'R$\xa01.200',
'R$\xa0185',
'R$\xa018',
'R$\xa028',
'R$\xa02.848']
vals= [int(v[3:].replace('.','')) for v in categoria_valor]
print(vals)
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