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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 850-1000 lbs were 1.00-3.00 lower; 700-850 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher; 700 lbs and under had lower undertones noted. Heifers compared to last week's light test were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate. Many cattle off of summer grass were noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.62/cwt on 1,252 head.

Average price

$146.62

1,252 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$12.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	830	147.05	1,220	1,147
Medium and Large 1-2	700	142.13	995	101
Medium and Large 2	719	135.00	971	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about $249 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 sale1,252 hd

146.62

—

KS average3 barns · 3,331 hd

147.41

−0.80

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

39 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	—	811	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.25	1,177	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	155.25/cwt	153.00–155.50	995	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	811	152.24/cwt	152.00–152.50	1,235	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.59/cwt	142.00–144.50	831	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,366	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	698	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,098	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.01/cwt	152.00–154.50	1,036	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	137.17/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,296	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	150.36/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,155	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	136.57/cwt	136.50–137.25	1,322	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	137.26/cwt	135.50–137.75	1,069	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	136.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	761	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.26/cwt	142.50–144.00	903	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	153.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	151.31/cwt	151.00–152.00	667	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	126.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	605	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	850	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.24/cwt	142.00–144.50	818	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.48/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,023	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.40/cwt	134.00–138.00	922	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	132.22/cwt	131.75–133.50	1,063	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	142.24/cwt	140.00–144.50	947	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	118.31/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,139	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	858	150.67/cwt	149.60–151.25	1,293	192
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.51/cwt	176.00–179.00	763	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	143.67/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,240	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	930	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,342	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	143.36/cwt	140.50–145.00	975	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	792	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	154.96/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,116	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	756	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,162	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	136.40/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,127	28

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.

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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	811	144.00–146.25	145.08
72	—	641	153.00–155.50	155.25
8	—	586	158.50	158.50
48	—	1,051	130.00	130.00
47	—	673	152.00–154.50	154.01
183	—	945	137.00–137.50	137.17
45	—	768	147.00–152.00	150.36
121	—	968	136.50–137.25	136.57
33	—	432	176.00–179.00	176.51
99	—	863	142.50–147.00	143.67
29	—	503	157.50	157.50
78	—	720	151.00–156.00	154.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	811	152.00–152.50	152.24
24	—	698	157.25	157.25
192	—	858	149.60–151.25	150.67
68	—	930	144.00–145.00	144.33
42	—	756	153.75	153.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	142.00–144.50	143.59
14	—	737	144.00	144.00
6	—	506	153.00	153.00
35	—	680	140.50–145.00	143.36
28	—	826	136.00–137.00	136.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	779	135.50–137.75	137.26
38	—	630	142.50–144.00	143.26
23	—	441	151.00–152.00	151.31
22	—	571	142.00–144.50	143.24
169	—	718	140.00–144.50	142.48
95	—	804	131.75–133.50	132.22
70	—	666	140.00–144.50	142.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	558	135.00–139.00	136.41
13	—	338	150.00–154.00	153.07
12	—	811	125.00–127.00	126.33
64	—	676	134.00–138.00	136.40
60	—	930	122.00	122.00
24	—	963	118.00–119.50	118.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	605	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	156.00	156.00
5	—	577	139.00	139.00

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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