Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 750-900 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower; 450-750 lbs mostly 2.00-4.00 lower; calves 450 lbs steady. Heifers mostly 2.00-4.00 lower; with instances up to 6.00 lower. Trade active and demand good. Today"s market felt the pressure of the downward turn in the CME board.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.71/cwt on 2,298 head.

Average price

$154.71

2,298 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$52.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	165.88	1,097	1,053
Medium and Large 2	578	157.41	909	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	764	146.72	1,122	1,166
Large 1	989	125.51	1,241	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	912	113.04	1,031	54

One grade step is worth $52.84/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,298 hd

154.71

—

KS average3 barns · 5,048 hd

152.62

+2.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

93 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	—	989	125.51/cwt	125.51–125.51	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	991	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.74/cwt	157.00–161.00	681	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.88/cwt	141.00–153.00	779	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	839	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	151.23/cwt	147.00–155.00	732	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	137.57/cwt	131.00–141.00	867	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	893	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	160.10/cwt	159.00–161.00	594	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	517	136.61/cwt	136.00–137.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	129.21/cwt	127.75–132.00	1,085	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.28/cwt	136.50–148.00	952	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	135.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,039	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	161.61/cwt	159.00–167.00	776	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	148.82/cwt	143.50–152.00	938	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	154.04/cwt	149.00–159.00	880	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	137.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	989	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.95/cwt	162.00–172.00	707	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.98/cwt	155.00–164.00	843	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.25/cwt	165.00–169.00	623	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	177.70/cwt	170.00–186.00	592	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	125.39/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,156	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,100	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	175.53/cwt	173.00–180.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	149.41/cwt	146.00–153.00	798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	168.04/cwt	164.00–173.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,010	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,192	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	674	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	919	113.05/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,039	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	173.99/cwt	168.00–180.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	132.67/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,170	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	129.11/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,239	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	142.21/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,118	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	170.64/cwt	161.00–175.00	981	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	171.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	917	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	155.32/cwt	150.00–155.75	1,142	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	155.92/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,051	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	177.32/cwt	170.00–181.00	851	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	164.27/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,012	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	179.99/cwt	175.00–183.00	781	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	132.77/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	188.93/cwt	186.00–193.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	626	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	939	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	443	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	369	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	186.55/cwt	186.00–189.00	757	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	160.15/cwt	157.00–165.00	833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	811	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.25	1,198	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	150.42/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,154	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	139.08/cwt	137.50–140.25	1,209	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	190.50/cwt	183.00–196.00	922	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	179.16/cwt	175.00–183.25	1,102	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	171.47/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,166	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	200.85/cwt	194.00–207.00	852	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	182.53/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,024	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	183.29/cwt	180.00–186.00	937	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	203.19/cwt	198.00–210.00	754	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,252	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	207.27/cwt	198.00–213.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	724	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	617	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	626	154.31/cwt	154.00–156.00	966	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	792	137.11/cwt	135.50–139.50	1,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	134.87/cwt	134.00–136.00	976	7

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	989	125.51	125.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	919	110.00–119.00	113.05
10	—	850	110.00	110.00
6	—	968	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	168.00–180.00	173.99
6	—	348	172.00	172.00
5	—	985	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
354	—	882	132.00–134.00	132.67
187	—	960	126.00–131.00	129.11
156	—	786	141.00–145.50	142.21
114	—	575	161.00–175.00	170.64
82	—	534	170.00–177.00	171.70
47	—	735	150.00–155.75	155.32
46	—	674	154.00–159.00	155.92
41	—	480	170.00–181.00	177.32
36	—	616	160.00–171.00	164.27
36	—	434	175.00–183.00	179.99
14	—	921	131.00–133.50	132.77
7	—	384	186.00–193.00	188.93
6	—	1,003	116.00	116.00
5	—	815	134.00	134.00
3	—	338	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	150.00	150.00
8	—	443	174.00	174.00
4	—	369	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	406	186.00–189.00	186.55
12	—	520	157.00–165.00	160.15
3	—	598	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	811	147.50–148.25	147.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	767	148.00–154.00	150.42
184	—	869	137.50–140.25	139.08
108	—	484	183.00–196.00	190.50
90	—	615	175.00–183.25	179.16
84	—	680	164.00–175.00	171.47
60	—	424	194.00–207.00	200.85
53	—	561	178.00–189.00	182.53
45	—	511	180.00–186.00	183.29
29	—	371	198.00–210.00	203.19
16	—	728	172.00	172.00
14	—	328	198.00–213.00	207.27
12	—	848	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	724	145.00	145.00
5	—	617	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	626	154.00–156.00	154.31
10	—	792	135.50–139.50	137.11
7	—	724	134.00–136.00	134.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	141.00	141.00
3	—	337	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	770	122.00–130.00	128.67
89	—	429	157.00–161.00	158.74
72	—	523	141.00–153.00	148.88
62	—	567	145.00–153.00	147.98
42	—	484	147.00–155.00	151.23
37	—	630	131.00–141.00	137.57
30	—	675	127.00–134.00	132.35
18	—	371	159.00–161.00	160.10
14	—	826	122.00–126.00	124.67
6	—	862	123.00	123.00
5	—	732	129.00	129.00
5	—	309	160.00	160.00
3	—	947	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	136.00–137.00	136.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	147.00	147.00
5	—	654	147.00	147.00
3	—	433	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	840	127.75–132.00	129.21
150	—	674	136.50–148.00	141.28
104	—	766	133.00–137.00	135.68
94	—	480	159.00–167.00	161.61
91	—	630	143.50–152.00	148.82
86	—	571	149.00–159.00	154.04
83	—	719	135.00–141.00	137.54
69	—	426	162.00–172.00	165.95
60	—	527	155.00–164.00	159.98
31	—	375	165.00–169.00	166.25
25	—	333	170.00–186.00	177.70
13	—	922	124.00–126.00	125.39
12	—	859	128.00	128.00
8	—	269	173.00–180.00	175.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	146.00–153.00	149.41
10	—	818	128.25	128.25
5	—	729	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	164.00–173.00	168.04
8	—	780	122.00	122.00
8	—	563	155.00	155.00
6	—	657	146.00	146.00
6	—	631	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
5	—	839	125.00	125.00
3	—	415	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	67.00	67.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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