Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 850-1050 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 850 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 300-1000 lbs steady to 1 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.14/cwt on 2,007 head.

Average price

$137.14

2,007 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$6.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	854	138.71	1,185	1,500
Medium and Large 1-2	835	132.52	1,106	507

One grade step is worth $6.19/cwt here — about $78 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 sale2,007 hd

137.14

—

KS average3 barns · 4,866 hd

139.73

−2.59

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	728	123.01/cwt	121.00–125.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,200	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.48/cwt	137.25–144.00	1,082	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	126.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,121	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,100	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.74/cwt	136.00–144.00	932	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	145.31/cwt	144.00–147.00	857	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	751	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	143.65/cwt	142.00–145.00	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	984	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	136.34/cwt	134.50–140.00	868	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	132.58/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,005	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	866	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,044	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	138.27/cwt	135.00–144.75	1,208	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	128.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,268	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	137.55/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,246	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	143.59/cwt	141.00–145.25	1,189	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	149.59/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,170	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	123.73/cwt	123.60–123.85	1,338	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	128.18/cwt	125.00–128.35	1,305	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.24/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,004	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	152.68/cwt	151.00–154.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.63/cwt	156.00–165.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	135.93/cwt	133.00–138.50	968	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	123.56/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,073	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	122.08/cwt	122.00–122.25	1,132	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.28/cwt	139.00–145.50	867	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.78/cwt	142.50–148.50	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	706	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	124.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,050	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	135.02/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,023	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.72/cwt	138.00–140.00	737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	957	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.58/cwt	130.00–132.00	827	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	119.28/cwt	119.00–119.50	1,084	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.60/cwt	136.00–140.00	762	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	160.81/cwt	158.00–162.00	905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.86/cwt	165.00–168.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	149.26/cwt	148.00–151.75	1,078	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.79/cwt	152.50–156.00	950	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.56/cwt	160.00–167.50	845	45

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 Sep 19, 2019

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

Receipts 2,703Last week 1,643Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 850-1050 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 850 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 300-1000 lbs steady to 1 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	121.00–125.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	935	125.00–130.50	128.32
65	—	770	137.25–144.00	140.48
55	—	886	125.00–130.00	126.51
54	—	837	130.00–133.00	131.40
47	—	677	136.00–144.00	137.74
23	—	590	144.00–147.00	145.31
16	—	517	144.00–148.00	145.27
13	—	619	142.00–145.00	143.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	734	134.00	134.00
26	—	637	134.50–140.00	136.34
18	—	758	132.50–133.00	132.58
17	—	866	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
315	—	874	135.00–144.75	138.27
219	—	989	126.00–130.00	128.18
213	—	906	136.00–139.50	137.55
136	—	828	141.00–145.25	143.59
132	—	782	146.00–152.50	149.59
102	—	1,081	123.60–123.85	123.73
58	—	1,018	125.00–128.35	128.18
52	—	664	148.00–155.50	151.24
5	—	416	182.00	182.00
10	—	563	158.00–162.00	160.81
15	—	482	165.00–168.00	166.86
24	—	722	148.00–151.75	149.26
38	—	614	152.50–156.00	154.79
45	—	520	160.00–167.50	162.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	598	140.00–142.00	140.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	349	165.00	165.00
9	—	445	151.00–154.00	152.68
10	—	379	156.00–165.00	160.63
11	—	502	146.00	146.00
16	—	712	133.00–138.50	135.93
19	—	868	121.00–125.50	123.56
19	—	927	122.00–122.25	122.08
27	—	605	139.00–145.50	143.28
37	—	578	142.50–148.50	145.78
39	—	471	147.00–155.00	149.96
53	—	843	124.00–127.00	124.50
110	—	758	133.00–136.50	135.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	112.00	112.00
11	—	797	120.00	120.00
15	—	531	138.00–140.00	138.72
18	—	748	128.00	128.00
21	—	633	130.00–132.00	130.58
23	—	909	119.00–119.50	119.28
28	—	558	136.00–140.00	136.60
28	—	676	130.00	130.00

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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