Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 650-950 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 650-1050 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Steers and heifers 650 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 $154.42/cwt on 2,414 head.

Average price

$154.42

2,414 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$90.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	158.31	1,097	1,386
Medium and Large 1-2	703	150.80	1,060	955
Medium and Large 2	689	142.23	980	59
Medium and Large 2-3	579	67.68	392	14thin

One grade step is worth $90.64/cwt here — about $705 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 sale2,414 hd

154.42

—

KS average4 barns · 9,564 hd

155.77

−1.35

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	—	812	147.27/cwt	145.00–148.25	1,196	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	139.64/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,015	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	153.92/cwt	150.00–157.25	1,107	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	151.12/cwt	147.00–154.25	1,165	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	154.72/cwt	149.00–157.50	961	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	167.84/cwt	164.00–170.50	982	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	145.16/cwt	142.00–146.50	1,099	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.00/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,000	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	144.61/cwt	143.75–147.00	1,260	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	185.98/cwt	184.00–188.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	136.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,242	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	169.26/cwt	167.00–171.50	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.06/cwt	173.00–181.75	938	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,315	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	146.74/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,065	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	176.34/cwt	176.00–179.00	989	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	184.91/cwt	181.00–189.50	899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	138.41/cwt	135.25–143.50	1,153	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	142.21/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,220	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	150.83/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,011	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	154.83/cwt	152.00–158.00	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	149.51/cwt	144.00–154.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	629	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	302	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	616	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	141.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	975	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	461	176.42/cwt	175.00–177.50	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	184.55/cwt	183.00–186.00	930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	353	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	681	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	192.30/cwt	190.00–194.00	900	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	194.08/cwt	193.00–194.50	840	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	812	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,242	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	145.51/cwt	144.00–148.00	918	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	133.60/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,038	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	299	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.41/cwt	135.00–143.50	878	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.45/cwt	144.00–152.00	782	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.96/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,014	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	141.62/cwt	136.00–144.75	947	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	901	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.31/cwt	138.00–146.00	817	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	162.45/cwt	162.00–165.00	541	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	136.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,052	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	134.47/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,095	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.59/cwt	156.00–161.25	828	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	161.00/cwt	159.00–166.00	778	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	161.48/cwt	161.00–162.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.82/cwt	153.00–157.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.25	1,132	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	168.80/cwt	167.00–170.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	165.25/cwt	163.00–168.00	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	155.51/cwt	150.00–159.75	900	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.07/cwt	166.00–172.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	181.41/cwt	177.50–185.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	153.84/cwt	152.00–158.50	1,037	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	183.05/cwt	181.00–184.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,257	13

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

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Compared to last week: Steers 650-950 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 650-1050 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Steers and heifers 650 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Trade active and demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	812	145.00–148.25	147.27
205	—	719	150.00–157.25	153.92
204	—	771	147.00–154.25	151.12
148	—	621	158.00–165.00	161.00
136	—	871	143.75–147.00	144.61
15	—	421	184.00–188.00	185.98
81	—	527	173.00–181.75	178.06
60	—	946	139.00	139.00
44	—	561	176.00–179.00	176.34
20	—	486	181.00–189.50	184.91
209	—	674	152.00–158.50	153.84
9	—	388	181.00–184.00	183.05
5	—	306	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	727	138.00–140.00	139.64
6	—	596	157.00	157.00
5	—	655	134.00	134.00
5	—	508	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	985	135.00	135.00
163	—	621	149.00–157.50	154.72
133	—	585	164.00–170.50	167.84
115	—	757	142.00–146.50	145.16
17	—	907	136.00–139.00	136.98
16	—	524	167.00–171.50	169.26
253	—	726	141.00–149.00	146.74
100	—	833	135.25–143.50	138.41
82	—	858	138.00–143.00	142.21
25	—	670	148.00–156.00	150.83
12	—	363	172.00	172.00
9	—	478	166.00–172.00	168.07
6	—	326	177.50–185.00	181.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	82.00	82.00
5	—	525	63.50	63.50
4	—	413	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	687	140.00–146.00	141.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	175.00–177.50	176.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	504	183.00–186.00	184.55
18	—	353	193.00	193.00
16	—	468	190.00–194.00	192.30
49	—	433	193.00–194.50	194.08
33	—	812	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	486	152.00–158.00	154.83
13	—	855	126.00	126.00
11	—	777	132.50–134.00	133.60
116	—	625	135.00–143.50	140.41
85	—	527	144.00–152.00	148.45
6	—	1,138	103.00	103.00
50	—	670	132.00–135.00	134.45
32	—	582	138.00–146.00	140.31
24	—	333	162.00–165.00	162.45
10	—	368	161.00–162.00	161.48
7	—	422	153.00–157.00	154.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	133.00	133.00
7	—	792	125.00	125.00
7	—	332	144.00–154.00	149.51
7	—	299	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	131.00–134.00	132.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	631	144.00–148.00	145.51
235	—	730	136.00–142.50	138.96
227	—	669	136.00–144.75	141.62
90	—	771	135.00–139.00	136.45
74	—	814	132.00–136.00	134.47
65	—	519	156.00–161.25	159.59
60	—	483	159.00–166.00	161.00
8	—	911	128.00	128.00
7	—	324	175.00	175.00
15	—	861	130.00–132.25	131.50
15	—	397	167.00–170.00	168.80
16	—	421	163.00–168.00	165.25
162	—	579	150.00–159.75	155.51
13	—	1,018	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	331	190.00	190.00

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