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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Rain hit the area early this morning leaving many inches behind. Steers 700-800 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower, 800-950 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, with 850 lbs lower undertone noted, 700 lbs and under higher undertone. Heifers overall higher undertone noted. Heifer receipts higher this week providing more weight classes and higher numbers in the heavier weights. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.86/cwt on 1,882 head.

Average price

$149.86

1,882 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$3.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	150.49	1,179	1,524
Medium and Large 1-2	721	147.20	1,061	358

One grade step is worth $3.29/cwt here — about $118 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 sale1,882 hd

149.86

—

KS average3 barns · 9,983 hd

142.12

+7.74

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

47 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	—	423	164.38/cwt	160.00–166.00	695	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.95/cwt	150.00–157.50	810	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	143.82/cwt	141.00–145.50	975	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.93/cwt	163.00–168.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	161.54/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,069	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	131.18/cwt	130.75–132.50	1,036	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	133.96/cwt	130.00–134.50	960	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	884	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.26/cwt	135.00–139.50	913	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.91/cwt	143.00–148.00	835	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,077	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.21/cwt	143.50–148.50	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	134.71/cwt	134.50–135.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.51/cwt	136.00–142.00	996	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	136.86/cwt	134.50–138.10	1,077	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.74/cwt	144.50–152.00	933	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.08/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,093	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	128.97/cwt	128.00–129.35	1,168	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	164.45/cwt	157.00–165.50	803	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	154.43/cwt	149.00–157.50	876	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	147.48/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,081	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	155.60/cwt	151.00–159.50	991	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.20/cwt	154.00–159.00	904	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.87/cwt	133.00–138.75	1,121	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	152.11/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,016	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	125.53/cwt	121.50–127.50	1,235	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	128.83/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,220	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	158.82/cwt	158.00–159.00	848	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	132.23/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,007	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	898	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	141.24/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,292	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.63/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,238	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	148.40/cwt	145.00–150.75	1,156	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	146.52/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,210	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	153.99/cwt	150.75–156.00	1,103	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	165.40/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,029	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	137.48/cwt	132.50–139.50	1,320	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	164.31/cwt	160.00–168.00	859	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.03/cwt	180.00–186.50	786	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	181.28/cwt	179.00–182.00	876	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	169.74/cwt	169.50–170.00	993	34

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 8, 2019

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

Receipts 3,599Last week 3,699Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	423	160.00–166.00	164.38
35	—	526	150.00–157.50	153.95
34	—	678	141.00–145.50	143.82
10	—	893	128.25	128.25
10	—	363	163.00–168.00	165.93
7	—	968	125.50	125.50
250	—	719	136.00–142.00	138.51
220	—	787	134.50–138.10	136.86
135	—	623	144.50–152.00	149.74
106	—	815	130.00–135.75	134.08
86	—	906	128.00–129.35	128.97
83	—	488	157.00–165.50	164.45
45	—	567	149.00–157.50	154.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	790	130.75–132.50	131.18
91	—	717	130.00–134.50	133.96
65	—	635	135.00–142.00	139.29
36	—	665	135.00–139.50	137.26
35	—	572	143.00–148.00	145.91
33	—	845	127.50	127.50
18	—	878	124.50	124.50
16	—	516	143.50–148.50	146.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	597	134.50–135.00	134.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	662	159.00–164.00	161.54
293	—	915	135.50–144.00	141.24
281	—	880	136.50–143.50	140.63
202	—	779	145.00–150.75	148.40
199	—	826	143.00–149.00	146.52
123	—	716	150.75–156.00	153.99
96	—	622	161.00–169.00	165.40
76	—	960	132.50–139.50	137.48
45	—	523	160.00–168.00	164.31
38	—	427	180.00–186.50	184.03
37	—	483	179.00–182.00	181.28
34	—	585	169.50–170.00	169.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	733	143.00–148.50	147.48
73	—	637	151.00–159.50	155.60
40	—	575	154.00–159.00	157.20
30	—	825	133.00–138.75	135.87
26	—	668	151.00–154.00	152.11
25	—	984	121.50–127.50	125.53
21	—	947	127.00–130.50	128.83
21	—	534	158.00–159.00	158.82
7	—	871	128.50–135.00	132.23
6	—	779	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	564	178.50	178.50
24	—	500	179.50	179.50

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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