Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 700-950 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 700 lbs and under steady undertone noted. Heifers 350-950 lbs steady to 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 $141.85/cwt on 2,532 head.

Average price

$141.85

2,532 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	810	144.14	1,168	1,894
Medium and Large 2	674	140.00	944	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	858	135.01	1,158	633

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $10 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 sale2,532 hd

141.85

—

KS average3 barns · 5,388 hd

139.99

+1.86

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

45 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 1Fleshy	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.59/cwt	147.00–148.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.50	884	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	993	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	662	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	143.60/cwt	141.00–144.50	954	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	129.85/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,083	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	125.91/cwt	124.50–127.25	1,146	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	130.87/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,016	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	140.16/cwt	138.00–143.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	119.82/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	122.91/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,072	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	135.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	880	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	138.94/cwt	133.00–141.00	811	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	134.24/cwt	132.00–136.50	918	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	125.01/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,041	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	133.42/cwt	132.50–134.50	978	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	128.46/cwt	127.00–128.75	988	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	511	137.21/cwt	137.00–137.50	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	164.38/cwt	161.00–165.50	950	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.37/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,038	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	137.71/cwt	136.00–138.60	1,246	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	148.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,152	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	153.91/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,111	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	141.70/cwt	139.25–145.00	1,172	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	138.48/cwt	136.00–142.85	1,219	503
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	787	139.15/cwt	137.00–139.75	1,095	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	153.19/cwt	152.00–155.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	146.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	143.07/cwt	142.00–145.50	981	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,133	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	132.23/cwt	125.00–133.10	1,235	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	145.86/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,040	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	140.49/cwt	139.50–143.00	1,106	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	134.52/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,178	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	127.31/cwt	122.00–128.85	1,234	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	134.94/cwt	131.00–139.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	5

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 29, 2019

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

Receipts 3,535Last week 2,845Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 700-950 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 700 lbs and under steady undertone noted. Heifers 350-950 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	538	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	147.00–148.00	147.59
16	—	627	140.00–142.50	141.03
19	—	722	137.50	137.50
20	—	399	166.00	166.00
22	—	664	141.00–144.50	143.60
64	—	834	129.00–130.50	129.85
89	—	910	124.50–127.25	125.91
148	—	776	130.50–135.00	130.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	126.00–130.00	127.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	138.00–143.00	140.16
10	—	926	118.00–121.00	119.82
20	—	872	120.00–127.50	122.91
26	—	648	132.00–137.00	135.84
33	—	584	133.00–141.00	138.94
35	—	684	132.00–136.50	134.24
43	—	833	124.50–127.00	125.01
71	—	733	132.50–134.50	133.42
81	—	769	127.00–128.75	128.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	137.00–137.50	137.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	164.00	164.00
7	—	303	195.00	195.00
12	—	601	160.00–162.00	161.33
23	—	578	161.00–165.50	164.38
53	—	677	152.50–154.00	153.37
175	—	905	136.00–138.60	137.71
260	—	773	145.00–153.00	148.97
283	—	722	147.00–156.00	153.91
472	—	827	139.25–145.00	141.70
503	—	880	136.00–142.85	138.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	707	136.00	136.00
86	—	787	137.00–139.75	139.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	118.00	118.00
10	—	578	152.00–155.00	153.19
10	—	641	145.00–150.00	146.49
22	—	686	142.00–145.50	143.07
24	—	839	135.00	135.00
62	—	934	125.00–133.10	132.23
74	—	713	144.00–146.00	145.86
106	—	787	139.50–143.00	140.49
113	—	876	130.00–135.50	134.52
195	—	969	122.00–128.85	127.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	130.00	130.00
6	—	618	131.00–139.00	134.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	140.00	140.00

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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