Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 700-1100 lbs steady to 5.00 lower; 700 lbs and under higher undertone noted with instances of 1.00-3.00 higher. Heifers 400-950 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.04/cwt on 1,692 head.

Average price

$151.04

1,692 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$7.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	152.33	1,096	1,132
Medium and Large 1-2	680	148.63	1,011	534
Medium and Large 2	609	144.44	879	26

One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $217 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 sale1,692 hd

151.04

—

KS average3 barns · 3,712 hd

149.67

+1.36

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

75 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	—	983	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.38/cwt	110.00–116.00	695	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.37/cwt	119.00–123.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	124.27/cwt	123.00–126.00	780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	594	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	393	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.07/cwt	132.00–138.50	837	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	136.77/cwt	134.00–139.00	774	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.51/cwt	133.00–139.00	715	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.96/cwt	135.00–143.00	685	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.82/cwt	133.00–136.25	1,046	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	134.92/cwt	134.00–136.00	922	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	134.30/cwt	134.00–136.00	952	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	140.04/cwt	137.00–142.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	127.84/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	124.14/cwt	122.00–126.00	653	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	762	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	810	145.85/cwt	145.00–146.25	1,181	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	681	144.86/cwt	144.00–145.00	986	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	741	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,080	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.56/cwt	129.00–146.50	811	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.41/cwt	138.00–140.00	931	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	138.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,066	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	708	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	159.80/cwt	159.00–160.00	665	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	762	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	996	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	139.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,138	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,224	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	140.93/cwt	140.50–142.00	861	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	158.44/cwt	153.00–162.00	776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	833	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	559	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	140.73/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,182	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	147.76/cwt	144.00–151.00	994	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	141.99/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,028	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	149.80/cwt	143.00–152.50	930	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	154.51/cwt	152.00–157.00	902	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	166.55/cwt	164.00–171.00	811	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.58/cwt	155.00–164.00	833	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	174.37/cwt	172.00–178.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	142.45/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,114	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	133.13/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	814	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	137.46/cwt	134.00–140.00	929	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	135.04/cwt	133.00–136.50	972	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	136.31/cwt	136.00–138.00	851	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	811	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	761	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	630	166.25/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,047	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	573	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	150.09/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,252	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	152.99/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,118	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.20/cwt	159.00–165.00	949	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	158.04/cwt	153.00–161.00	978	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	149.54/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,184	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	146.20/cwt	146.00–146.25	1,325	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,286	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	169.97/cwt	166.00–175.00	903	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	177.35/cwt	173.00–181.00	855	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	153.69/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,028	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	181.73/cwt	181.50–183.00	701	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,401	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,435	10

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 21, 2019

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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
8	—	983	142.50	142.50
212	—	834	148.00–153.00	150.09
110	—	731	150.00–155.50	152.99
99	—	585	159.00–165.00	162.20
89	—	619	153.00–161.00	158.04
80	—	792	147.50–156.00	149.54
74	—	906	146.00–146.25	146.20
60	—	853	150.75	150.75
49	—	531	166.00–175.00	169.97
45	—	482	173.00–181.00	177.35
34	—	669	153.00–161.00	153.69
20	—	386	181.50–183.00	181.73
17	—	1,015	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,063	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	490	153.00–162.00	158.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	833	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	132.00	132.00
6	—	559	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	840	137.00–141.00	140.73
104	—	673	144.00–151.00	147.76
62	—	724	140.00–148.00	141.99
52	—	621	143.00–152.50	149.80
41	—	584	152.00–157.00	154.51
41	—	487	164.00–171.00	166.55
35	—	522	155.00–164.00	159.58
17	—	416	172.00–178.00	174.37
15	—	782	138.00–144.50	142.45
9	—	978	132.00–134.00	133.13
8	—	384	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	814	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	676	134.00–140.00	137.46
37	—	720	133.00–136.50	135.04
26	—	624	136.00–138.00	136.31
19	—	593	143.00	143.00
8	—	811	131.00	131.00
7	—	529	144.00	144.00
5	—	761	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	630	166.00–167.00	166.25
16	—	573	168.50	168.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	618	110.00–116.00	112.38
9	—	528	119.00–123.00	120.37
7	—	724	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	628	123.00–126.00	124.27
8	—	594	125.00	125.00
6	—	393	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	620	132.00–138.50	135.07
97	—	566	134.00–139.00	136.77
64	—	524	133.00–139.00	136.51
63	—	486	135.00–143.00	140.96
35	—	770	133.00–136.25	135.82
35	—	683	134.00–136.00	134.92
21	—	709	134.00–136.00	134.30
13	—	439	137.00–142.00	140.04
10	—	929	125.00–129.00	127.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	526	122.00–126.00	124.14
10	—	679	130.00	130.00
9	—	835	120.00	120.00
9	—	762	120.00–121.00	120.34
8	—	745	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	810	145.00–146.25	145.85
66	—	770	145.00	145.00
62	—	681	144.00–145.00	144.86
26	—	741	145.75	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	569	129.00–146.50	142.56
77	—	668	138.00–140.00	139.41
60	—	769	137.00–141.00	138.65
54	—	477	145.00–152.00	148.46
42	—	416	159.00–160.00	159.80
38	—	520	142.00–150.00	146.50
27	—	722	136.00–140.00	137.94
26	—	815	138.00–142.00	139.69
25	—	929	131.00–132.00	131.76
21	—	611	140.50–142.00	140.93
9	—	852	138.00	138.00
8	—	950	130.00	130.00

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