Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 850-1000 lbs steady to 8.00 higher; 700-850 lbs steady to 3.00 lower; 700 lbs and under lower undertones noted. Heifer receipts lower today not enough for a good market test. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.79/cwt on 1,071 head.

Average price

$148.79

1,071 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$10.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	150.30	1,164	750
Medium and Large 1-2	652	145.91	951	285
Medium and Large 2	628	140.11	880	36

One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about $284 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 sale1,071 hd

148.79

—

KS average3 barns · 2,393 hd

150.40

−1.61

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

50 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 1Replacement	—	879	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,224	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	824	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.72/cwt	142.00–145.00	821	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	142.60/cwt	141.50–146.00	760	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.42/cwt	136.00–143.00	673	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	125.82/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,059	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.68/cwt	128.00–133.00	881	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,117	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.63/cwt	136.00–137.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	127.76/cwt	126.00–130.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.17/cwt	142.00–144.00	892	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	134.57/cwt	132.00–136.25	1,157	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	139.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,022	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.84/cwt	138.00–143.00	947	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	147.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	729	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,187	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,264	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	134.85/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	157.68/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.83/cwt	154.50–160.00	980	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	146.03/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,139	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	172.29/cwt	166.00–173.00	798	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.70/cwt	155.00–159.00	910	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	144.09/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,161	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	140.92/cwt	139.75–142.75	1,278	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	139.80/cwt	139.75–139.85	1,335	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	151.77/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,099	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	144.80/cwt	143.60–146.10	1,264	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	164.92/cwt	164.00–165.50	1,014	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	167.56/cwt	167.56–167.56	933	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	753	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,160	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	156.07/cwt	154.00–157.00	729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	136.30/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,129	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	781	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	143.98/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,063	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	152.31/cwt	149.00–153.00	841	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	144.31/cwt	141.00–150.00	983	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	146.57/cwt	144.50–149.00	920	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	131.07/cwt	125.00–134.00	963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	144.63/cwt	142.00–145.00	832	24

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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Receipts 1,828Last week 2,743Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	879	139.25	139.25
9	—	824	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	575	142.00–145.00	142.72
42	—	533	141.50–146.00	142.60
40	—	623	142.00–144.00	143.17
34	—	860	132.00–136.25	134.57
33	—	730	138.00–141.00	139.98
22	—	677	138.00–143.00	139.84
19	—	432	154.00–159.00	155.70
15	—	494	147.00–150.00	147.59
13	—	903	131.50	131.50
11	—	1,015	124.50	124.50
7	—	801	135.75	135.75
7	—	777	134.00–136.00	134.85
5	—	297	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	483	136.00–143.00	139.42
17	—	842	123.00–127.00	125.82
15	—	674	128.00–133.00	130.68
11	—	935	119.50	119.50
10	—	523	136.00–140.00	137.99
8	—	637	140.00	140.00
8	—	572	136.00–137.00	136.63
7	—	778	126.00–130.00	127.76
6	—	713	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	664	152.00–160.00	157.68
26	—	625	154.50–160.00	156.83
27	—	780	144.50–149.00	146.03
29	—	463	166.00–173.00	172.29
30	—	577	155.00–159.00	157.70
35	—	806	144.00–145.00	144.09
51	—	907	139.75–142.75	140.92
114	—	955	139.75–139.85	139.80
128	—	724	149.00–152.00	151.77
146	—	873	143.60–146.10	144.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	615	164.00–165.50	164.92
39	—	557	167.56	167.56
72	—	753	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	904	129.00	129.00
14	—	782	140.00	140.00
16	—	467	154.00–157.00	156.07
23	—	828	131.00–138.50	136.30
30	—	519	145.00–155.00	150.54
34	—	738	138.00–147.00	143.98
44	—	552	149.00–153.00	152.31
45	—	681	141.00–150.00	144.31
68	—	628	144.50–149.00	146.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	735	125.00–134.00	131.07
24	—	575	142.00–145.00	144.63

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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