Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This is the last sale of of 2019. Snow and cold temps hit the area earlier in the week. Steers 850-1050 lbs steady to 1.00 higher; 600-850 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher; 600 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 750-1100 lbs steady to 2.00 lower; 750 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Trade and demand moderate. Sales will resume after the Holiday break on January 2, 2020.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.42/cwt on 1,177 head.

Average price

$150.42

1,177 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	752	153.42	1,154	875
Medium and Large 1-2	777	141.75	1,101	302

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $53 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 sale1,177 hd

150.42

—

KS average3 barns · 3,310 hd

151.64

−1.22

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

58 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	—	594	136.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.98/cwt	134.00–137.00	845	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	130.08/cwt	128.00–131.00	886	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	133.34/cwt	130.50–133.75	1,036	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.55/cwt	138.00–143.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	148.33/cwt	145.50–149.75	1,169	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	166.86/cwt	163.00–170.00	976	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	163.78/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,014	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	147.90/cwt	142.00–149.25	1,285	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	155.33/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,066	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	150.47/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,089	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	167.82/cwt	166.50–169.00	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	142.35/cwt	141.75–143.00	1,315	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	144.41/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,163	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	135.73/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,128	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,356	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	138.55/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,010	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	148.45/cwt	146.00–150.00	828	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	168.77/cwt	164.00–170.00	731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,392	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	138.52/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,062	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,268	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.29/cwt	154.00–163.00	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	151.00/cwt	147.00–154.50	954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	148.15/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,027	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	132.21/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,144	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	137.78/cwt	137.00–140.50	927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	882	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	698	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,124	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	781	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,101	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	593	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	913	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	667	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	127.64/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,186	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	136.68/cwt	134.50–137.75	1,125	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.19/cwt	147.00–152.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,303	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.32/cwt	144.00–150.00	775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	136.86/cwt	135.00–138.75	1,072	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	136.68/cwt	134.00–137.50	987	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,408	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	175.58/cwt	174.00–177.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	141.68/cwt	138.00–145.00	873	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,219	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	136.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	920	38

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	594	134.00–139.00	136.36
15	—	626	134.00–137.00	134.98
34	—	681	128.00–131.00	130.08
80	—	777	130.50–133.75	133.34
5	—	483	144.00	144.00
6	—	534	138.00–143.00	140.55
10	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
6	—	857	120.00	120.00
12	—	426	147.00–152.00	149.19
11	—	834	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	865	129.00–133.00	132.21
33	—	929	125.00–129.50	127.64
24	—	823	134.50–137.75	136.68
17	—	1,064	122.50	122.50
14	—	526	144.00–150.00	147.32
8	—	571	145.00–151.00	148.65
8	—	492	155.50	155.50
273	—	783	135.00–138.75	136.86
103	—	722	134.00–137.50	136.68
13	—	616	138.00–145.00	141.68
12	—	979	124.00–125.00	124.50
38	—	676	134.00–139.00	136.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	122.00–126.00	124.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	781	141.00	141.00
23	—	704	140.00	140.00
18	—	593	154.00	154.00
7	—	667	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	788	145.50–149.75	148.33
54	—	585	163.00–170.00	166.86
99	—	619	158.00–167.00	163.78
249	—	869	142.00–149.25	147.90
93	—	686	150.50–156.00	155.33
98	—	724	148.00–153.00	150.47
17	—	539	166.50–169.00	167.82
20	—	955	142.00	142.00
28	—	924	141.75–143.00	142.35
42	—	805	144.00–145.00	144.41
14	—	1,009	139.00–140.00	139.50
6	—	424	174.00–177.00	175.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	831	134.00–139.50	135.73
35	—	1,031	131.50	131.50
25	—	729	136.00–144.00	138.55
26	—	558	146.00–150.00	148.45
5	—	466	165.00	165.00
15	—	433	164.00–170.00	168.77
35	—	1,111	125.00–126.00	125.32
40	—	767	136.00–142.00	138.52
17	—	950	133.50	133.50
21	—	523	154.00–163.00	159.29
26	—	632	147.00–154.50	151.00
26	—	693	147.00–149.00	148.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	137.00–140.50	137.78
6	—	609	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	189.00	189.00
5	—	882	152.50	152.50
67	—	698	161.00	161.00
12	—	575	175.00	175.00

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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