Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Extreme heat has hit the area. Many cattle coming off of grass. Steers 650-1050 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher; 650 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 700-950 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower with some instances 5.00 higher; 600-700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher; 600 lbs and under steady undertone noted. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.84/cwt on 1,528 head.

Average price

$143.84

1,528 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	148.14	1,181	953
Medium and Large 1-2	834	136.72	1,141	575

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $40 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 sale1,528 hd

143.84

—

KS average3 barns · 2,058 hd

141.74

+2.10

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

48 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	—	438	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,159	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	133.19/cwt	132.75–133.50	1,084	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.80/cwt	146.00–153.50	992	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	839	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	155.87/cwt	154.00–156.50	882	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.39/cwt	150.00–156.50	956	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,145	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	137.44/cwt	134.75–139.50	1,061	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.82/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,025	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	768	123.88/cwt	122.00–126.00	951	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	128.55/cwt	126.00–132.00	874	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.44/cwt	150.00–151.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,142	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,068	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.69/cwt	141.00–149.00	828	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	141.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	961	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,102	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	147.09/cwt	144.00–148.00	943	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	131.49/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,027	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.67/cwt	169.00–172.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	127.40/cwt	125.25–129.85	1,242	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	128.68/cwt	126.00–130.10	1,193	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.77/cwt	152.00–160.00	908	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,220	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	153.60/cwt	149.00–155.25	1,055	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	136.07/cwt	135.50–139.50	1,136	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	137.56/cwt	135.00–139.75	1,076	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	129.56/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,158	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.68/cwt	163.00–166.00	859	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	143.60/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,024	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	153.63/cwt	152.00–156.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	759	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.43/cwt	143.00–148.85	1,203	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	139.08/cwt	136.75–140.25	1,285	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	161.27/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,085	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	148.85/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,157	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	124.62/cwt	124.00–125.25	1,294	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	154.64/cwt	150.25–157.00	1,110	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	165.42/cwt	161.00–168.00	968	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.34/cwt	158.00–164.25	1,007	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,316	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	829	13

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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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	155.00–157.00	155.98
15	—	954	121.50	121.50
29	—	814	132.75–133.50	133.19
34	—	667	146.00–153.50	148.80
40	—	543	154.00–155.00	154.50
41	—	566	154.00–156.50	155.87
54	—	619	150.00–156.50	154.39
63	—	858	133.50	133.50
132	—	772	134.75–139.50	137.44
185	—	718	139.00–146.00	142.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	768	122.00–126.00	123.88
19	—	680	126.00–132.00	128.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	819	126.00	126.00
9	—	517	150.00–151.00	150.44
16	—	1,077	106.00	106.00
17	—	468	150.00–153.00	152.48
18	—	739	136.25	136.25
27	—	945	113.00	113.00
32	—	576	141.00–149.00	143.69
35	—	677	137.00–145.00	141.94
57	—	889	124.00	124.00
92	—	641	144.00–148.00	147.09
99	—	781	129.00–133.50	131.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	169.00–172.00	170.67
160	—	827	143.00–148.85	145.43
151	—	924	136.75–140.25	139.08
134	—	673	157.00–164.50	161.27
109	—	777	144.00–153.00	148.85
105	—	1,038	124.00–125.25	124.62
84	—	718	150.25–157.00	154.64
63	—	585	161.00–168.00	165.42
61	—	620	158.00–164.25	162.34
52	—	952	138.25	138.25
13	—	458	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	975	125.25–129.85	127.40
115	—	927	126.00–130.10	128.68
75	—	579	152.00–160.00	156.77
50	—	1,075	113.50	113.50
49	—	687	149.00–155.25	153.60
47	—	835	135.50–139.50	136.07
31	—	782	135.00–139.75	137.56
26	—	894	126.00–130.00	129.56
22	—	525	163.00–166.00	163.68
19	—	713	140.00–149.00	143.60
12	—	620	152.00–156.00	153.63
6	—	486	172.00	172.00
5	—	1,024	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	759	133.00	133.00

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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