Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The receipts reflected the weather changes the area has been experiencing. Steers 800-1000 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher; 800 lbs and under higher undertone noted with instances of 3.00 higher. Heifers 750-1050 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; 750 lbs and under steady undertone noted. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.90/cwt on 1,941 head.

Average price

$152.90

1,941 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$231

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	155.52	729	23
Medium and Large 1	714	154.93	1,106	1,441
Medium and Large 1-2	655	146.64	961	477

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about −$231 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 sale1,941 hd

152.90

—

KS average4 barns · 6,278 hd

152.23

+0.67

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

61 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	—	407	143.66/cwt	142.00–145.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	155.52/cwt	154.00–157.00	729	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	977	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	144.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	913	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	146.68/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,063	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	141.86/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,104	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	163.55/cwt	158.00–166.00	792	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	166.11/cwt	162.00–169.00	684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.06/cwt	144.00–149.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	134.13/cwt	131.00–135.00	837	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	138.20/cwt	135.00–141.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	139.45/cwt	136.00–141.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	147.38/cwt	147.00–148.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	135.56/cwt	135.00–136.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	861	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	778	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	174.63/cwt	170.00–178.50	905	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	838	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,326	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	576	162.42/cwt	161.00–163.50	936	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	154.93/cwt	150.50–159.00	906	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	152.75/cwt	150.00–155.75	1,317	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	151.13/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,269	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	155.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,064	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	151.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,107	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	149.17/cwt	147.00–153.25	1,392	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.04/cwt	158.00–167.00	854	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.89/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,162	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	147.20/cwt	146.00–148.75	1,415	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	153.28/cwt	152.00–156.00	941	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	742	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	175.00/cwt	174.00–177.00	670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	173.18/cwt	171.00–175.00	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	768	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,261	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.31/cwt	127.00–137.00	827	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	883	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	737	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.35/cwt	128.00–135.00	944	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.11/cwt	133.00–137.00	632	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.12/cwt	129.00–131.00	690	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.38/cwt	135.00–136.00	585	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	121.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,100	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	512	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,149	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	719	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	124.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	837	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	125.16/cwt	122.00–126.50	781	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	139.72/cwt	139.00–144.25	1,093	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	140.58/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,151	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.45/cwt	134.00–142.50	723	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	134.96/cwt	130.00–137.25	1,198	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.11/cwt	139.00–149.00	901	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	138.21/cwt	136.00–142.00	814	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	143.25/cwt	138.00–144.25	980	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	139.68/cwt	138.50–143.00	677	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,270	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	141.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,029	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,239	23

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 Nov 7, 2019

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

Receipts 3,932Last week 2,335Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	407	142.00–145.00	143.66
197	—	782	139.00–144.25	139.72
164	—	819	140.00–141.50	140.58
155	—	526	134.00–142.50	137.45
130	—	888	130.00–137.25	134.96
69	—	625	139.00–149.00	144.11
68	—	589	136.00–142.00	138.21
53	—	684	138.00–144.25	143.25
42	—	485	138.50–143.00	139.68
30	—	1,012	125.50	125.50
28	—	729	140.00–144.00	141.11
23	—	930	133.25	133.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	630	127.00–137.00	131.31
65	—	665	130.00–135.00	132.79
61	—	568	127.00–135.00	129.74
43	—	730	128.00–135.00	129.35
37	—	468	133.00–137.00	135.11
33	—	530	129.00–131.00	130.12
30	—	432	135.00–136.00	135.38
29	—	909	118.00–122.00	121.03
18	—	379	134.00–138.00	135.08
17	—	1,074	107.00	107.00
16	—	835	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	584	120.00–125.00	123.19
25	—	675	120.00–125.00	124.06
17	—	624	122.00–126.50	125.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	154.00–157.00	155.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	675	140.00–148.00	144.80
98	—	630	140.00–147.00	144.86
59	—	725	144.00–148.00	146.68
57	—	778	139.50–145.00	141.86
35	—	484	158.00–166.00	163.55
16	—	412	162.00–169.00	166.11
14	—	530	144.00–149.00	147.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	624	131.00–135.00	134.13
15	—	574	135.00–141.00	138.20
10	—	478	136.00–141.00	139.45
8	—	439	147.00–148.00	147.38
7	—	727	135.00–136.00	135.56
7	—	549	136.00	136.00
6	—	861	130.00–132.00	131.00
6	—	778	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	518	170.00–178.50	174.63
46	—	838	158.25	158.25
36	—	576	161.00–163.50	162.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	585	150.50–159.00	154.93
168	—	862	150.00–155.75	152.75
150	—	840	148.50–154.00	151.13
144	—	685	150.00–157.00	155.28
113	—	730	150.00–157.00	151.58
104	—	933	147.00–153.25	149.17
88	—	527	158.00–167.00	162.04
47	—	770	147.00–154.50	150.89
39	—	961	146.00–148.75	147.20
25	—	614	152.00–156.00	153.28
15	—	430	170.00–175.00	172.57
14	—	383	174.00–177.00	175.00
11	—	478	171.00–175.00	173.18
6	—	328	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	768	164.25	164.25

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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