Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This week heavy rain and areal flooding has occurred reflecting in the receipts. Steers 850-950 lbs 2.00 lower; 850 lbs and under lower undertone noted with instances of 4.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 350-750 lbs steady to 1.00 higher with instances of 3.00 lower. Trade and Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.19/cwt on 733 head.

Average price

$144.19

733 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$683

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

$74.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	146.00	1,076	563
Medium and Large 1-2	675	143.25	967	158
Medium and Large 2-3	547	71.75	392	12thin

One grade step is worth $74.25/cwt here — about $683 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 sale733 hd

144.19

—

KS average3 barns · 2,960 hd

136.33

+7.86

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

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	925	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	163.10/cwt	158.00–165.00	610	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	146.27/cwt	144.00–152.00	753	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	162.27/cwt	161.00–165.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.35/cwt	141.00–145.00	892	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.41/cwt	157.00–165.50	699	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	150.93/cwt	146.00–154.00	731	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	837	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	94.44/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,060	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	119.10/cwt	118.75–123.00	885	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	119.10/cwt	119.10–119.10	990	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.30/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,021	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	162.63/cwt	160.00–163.00	990	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	177.50/cwt	176.00–178.50	848	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	140.63/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,018	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	172.66/cwt	171.00–173.50	887	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	166.26/cwt	158.50–168.00	946	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	185.08/cwt	181.00–189.00	781	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,186	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	128.99/cwt	128.00–129.75	1,133	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	175.52/cwt	173.00–178.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	148.31/cwt	147.00–150.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.79/cwt	120.75–121.00	984	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	991	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	168.22/cwt	166.00–169.00	902	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	123.19/cwt	119.00–124.50	1,075	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	441	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	445	6

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Thu May 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Receipts 1,392Last week 2,262Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	663	139.50	139.50
27	—	374	158.00–165.00	163.10
29	—	515	144.00–152.00	146.27
7	—	777	130.00	130.00
12	—	319	161.00–165.00	162.27
23	—	622	141.00–145.00	143.35
46	—	428	157.00–165.50	163.41
54	—	484	146.00–154.00	150.93
64	—	571	142.00–149.00	146.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	134.00–135.00	134.57
8	—	365	155.00–157.00	156.20
9	—	1,087	107.00	107.00
10	—	778	120.00	120.00
10	—	940	112.00	112.00
11	—	431	155.00	155.00
18	—	1,122	93.00–95.00	94.44
35	—	743	118.75–123.00	119.10
62	—	831	119.10	119.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	129.00	129.00
14	—	519	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	130.00	130.00
23	—	666	152.00–154.00	153.30
25	—	609	160.00–163.00	162.63
30	—	478	176.00–178.50	177.50
37	—	724	139.00–141.50	140.63
46	—	514	171.00–173.50	172.66
47	—	569	158.50–168.00	166.26
53	—	422	181.00–189.00	185.08
58	—	978	121.25	121.25
239	—	878	128.00–129.75	128.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	173.00–178.00	175.52
6	—	472	171.00	171.00
9	—	587	147.00–150.00	148.31
19	—	815	120.75–121.00	120.79
21	—	605	150.00	150.00
27	—	693	143.00	143.00
28	—	536	166.00–169.00	168.22
36	—	873	119.00–124.50	123.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	71.00	71.00
6	—	614	72.50	72.50

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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