Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 900-1000 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower; 700-900 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher; 700 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 500-950 lbs higher undertone noted with instances of 2.00-3.00 higher, not enough for a market test. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.95/cwt on 2,909 head.

Average price

$141.95

2,909 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$6.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	833	144.57	1,204	1,642
Medium and Large 1-2	827	138.56	1,146	1,267

One grade step is worth $6.01/cwt here — about $58 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 sale2,909 hd

141.95

—

KS average2 barns · 8,340 hd

141.83

+0.12

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

44 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	—	632	147.71/cwt	145.50–149.00	934	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	138.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	996	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	147.75/cwt	147.00–148.50	863	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.50	803	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,127	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	128.26/cwt	123.00–129.10	1,183	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	133.80/cwt	133.75–134.00	1,081	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	714	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	145.28/cwt	145.00–145.50	846	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	129.97/cwt	129.00–131.00	999	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.37/cwt	128.00–133.50	945	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.83/cwt	140.50–143.00	894	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.02/cwt	136.00–141.50	945	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	180.39/cwt	180.00–181.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	161.49/cwt	160.75–162.00	1,100	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.36/cwt	160.00–166.00	843	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.76/cwt	163.50–167.00	1,029	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	154.31/cwt	150.50–157.25	1,111	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	134.69/cwt	133.50–135.75	1,308	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	145.01/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,244	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	153.47/cwt	145.00–154.25	1,177	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	135.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,250	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	144.98/cwt	141.00–147.60	1,205	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	825	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	147.70/cwt	147.50–148.00	941	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	146.44/cwt	142.50–147.50	986	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,042	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	164.19/cwt	161.50–165.00	795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	154.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	916	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	139.39/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,077	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	154.43/cwt	151.00–159.00	968	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	126.63/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,227	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	133.89/cwt	128.00–134.10	1,260	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	145.80/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,063	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,178	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,139	363

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 Aug 1, 2019

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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
24	—	632	145.50–149.00	147.71
13	—	680	147.00	147.00
27	—	717	134.00–140.00	138.89
37	—	584	147.00–148.50	147.75
45	—	534	147.00–152.50	150.41
61	—	870	129.50	129.50
72	—	922	123.00–129.10	128.26
76	—	808	133.75–134.00	133.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	822	125.00	125.00
8	—	389	155.00	155.00
9	—	428	150.00–154.00	151.30
17	—	483	145.00–150.00	147.85
25	—	582	145.00–145.50	145.28
27	—	769	129.00–131.00	129.97
37	—	725	128.00–133.50	130.37
41	—	630	140.50–143.00	141.83
70	—	670	136.00–141.50	141.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	170.00	170.00
5	—	559	162.50	162.50
16	—	429	180.00–181.00	180.39
22	—	681	160.75–162.00	161.49
24	—	516	160.00–166.00	163.36
28	—	621	163.50–167.00	165.76
40	—	720	150.50–157.25	154.31
181	—	971	133.50–135.75	134.69
204	—	858	144.00–147.50	145.01
271	—	767	145.00–154.25	153.47
370	—	925	134.00–139.00	135.16
389	—	831	141.00–147.60	144.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	825	127.50	127.50
8	—	742	138.00	138.00
30	—	637	147.50–148.00	147.70
39	—	673	142.50–147.50	146.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	152.00–155.00	153.49
13	—	484	161.50–165.00	164.19
33	—	591	154.00–157.00	154.99
45	—	773	135.00–140.50	139.39
67	—	627	151.00–159.00	154.43
107	—	969	121.00–127.50	126.63
136	—	941	128.00–134.10	133.89
162	—	729	141.00–149.00	145.80
333	—	875	130.00–137.00	134.65
363	—	823	135.00–140.00	138.40

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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