Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 800-950 lbs steady to 2.00 lower; 800 lbs and under higher undertone noted with instances of 1.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 750-1100 lbs steady to 3.00 lower; 750 lbs and under higher 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 $153.79/cwt on 1,975 head.

Average price

$153.79

1,975 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	155.63	1,080	1,552
Medium and Large 1-2	674	147.43	993	403
Medium and Large 2	634	139.80	887	20

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $193 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 sale1,975 hd

153.79

—

KS average3 barns · 4,302 hd

150.58

+3.21

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

84 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 1-2	—	398	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	129.94/cwt	128.00–131.00	820	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	686	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	127.74/cwt	127.00–131.00	724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	746	128.07/cwt	123.00–137.00	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	909	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	137.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,058	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	141.32/cwt	138.00–142.10	1,241	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.50/cwt	143.00–151.50	848	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.90/cwt	142.00–151.00	746	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	140.33/cwt	137.00–145.00	960	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.08/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,020	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	137.60/cwt	136.00–137.75	1,126	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	133.03/cwt	132.75–136.50	1,231	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	717	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	121.79/cwt	120.00–124.75	1,285	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.12/cwt	142.00–146.00	896	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	168.22/cwt	167.00–170.00	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,338	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	137.61/cwt	137.00–138.00	977	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	136.62/cwt	135.00–138.00	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	554	143.64/cwt	141.00–146.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	844	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,123	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	919	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	144.53/cwt	141.00–149.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	152.47/cwt	148.00–156.50	1,018	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	151.52/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,324	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	159.09/cwt	155.00–164.50	924	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	152.14/cwt	149.50–157.00	1,112	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	154.18/cwt	149.00–156.50	1,186	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	172.30/cwt	168.00–176.50	880	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.80/cwt	155.50–161.00	986	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	151.84/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,236	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,395	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	184.69/cwt	183.50–186.00	790	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	916	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	163.77/cwt	163.00–166.00	870	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.86/cwt	132.00–140.50	854	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.64/cwt	133.00–141.50	796	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	737	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	127.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,234	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	743	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	357	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	883	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	468	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	647	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	792	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	708	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	142.93/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,033	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	147.10/cwt	141.00–152.00	924	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.78/cwt	141.00–146.00	951	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	162.82/cwt	158.00–166.00	751	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.16/cwt	146.00–155.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	175.57/cwt	173.00–178.00	751	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	133.29/cwt	133.00–133.50	1,424	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	141.33/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,139	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.61/cwt	152.00–153.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.56/cwt	148.00–156.00	649	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.68/cwt	134.00–136.50	902	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,255	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,144	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	131.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,010	14

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

Thu Nov 14, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	398	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,080	105.00	105.00
5	—	926	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,113	101.00	101.00
147	—	615	132.00–140.50	138.86
109	—	570	133.00–141.50	139.64
66	—	536	135.00–140.00	137.46
40	—	971	124.00–130.00	127.07
35	—	428	148.00–156.00	151.56
31	—	665	134.00–136.50	135.68
25	—	479	135.00–144.00	138.55
22	—	879	142.75	142.75
22	—	811	141.00	141.00
14	—	768	128.00–133.00	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	631	128.00–131.00	129.94
19	—	532	126.00–131.00	129.02
16	—	567	127.00–131.00	127.74
11	—	746	123.00–137.00	128.07
5	—	909	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	767	135.00–142.00	137.95
154	—	878	138.00–142.10	141.32
142	—	583	143.00–151.50	145.50
138	—	515	142.00–151.00	144.90
128	—	684	137.00–145.00	140.33
86	—	718	141.00–144.00	142.08
82	—	818	136.00–137.75	137.60
81	—	925	132.75–136.50	133.03
78	—	479	145.00–155.00	149.77
45	—	1,055	120.00–124.75	121.79
43	—	626	142.00–146.00	143.12
12	—	360	167.00–170.00	168.22
8	—	403	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	125.00	125.00
4	—	630	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	683	130.00	130.00
4	—	730	131.00	131.00
3	—	327	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	137.00	137.00
5	—	378	180.00	180.00
84	—	723	140.00–147.50	142.93
79	—	628	141.00–152.00	147.10
60	—	666	141.00–146.00	142.78
24	—	461	158.00–166.00	162.82
23	—	526	146.00–155.00	151.16
23	—	428	173.00–178.00	175.57
19	—	1,068	133.00–133.50	133.29
18	—	806	141.00–142.00	141.33
12	—	757	140.00–142.00	140.51
11	—	1,036	135.00	135.00
10	—	573	152.00–153.00	152.61
8	—	920	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	710	137.00–138.00	137.61
22	—	634	135.00–138.00	136.62
17	—	554	141.00–146.00	143.64
16	—	844	133.00	133.00
15	—	675	135.00–137.00	136.22
7	—	484	141.00–149.00	144.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	668	148.00–156.50	152.47
238	—	874	149.00–155.50	151.52
219	—	581	155.00–164.50	159.09
142	—	731	149.50–157.00	152.14
139	—	769	149.00–156.50	154.18
93	—	511	168.00–176.50	172.30
90	—	625	155.50–161.00	157.80
78	—	814	148.00–156.00	151.84
60	—	946	147.50	147.50
42	—	428	183.50–186.00	184.69
26	—	487	188.00	188.00
5	—	373	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	531	163.00–166.00	163.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	792	133.00	133.00
3	—	582	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	150.00	150.00
3	—	850	135.00	135.00
3	—	357	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	132.00	132.00
5	—	523	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	48.00	48.00
3	—	883	53.00	53.00
3	—	647	48.00	48.00

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