Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 600-1000 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower; 600 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 650-1000 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; 650 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.07/cwt on 2,239 head.

Average price

$149.07

2,239 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$38.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	150.56	1,129	1,604
Medium and Large 1-2	708	145.70	1,032	607
Medium and Large 2	469	143.15	671	22
Medium and Large 2-3	511	112.00	572	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $556 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 sale2,239 hd

149.07

—

KS average3 barns · 6,226 hd

150.22

−1.16

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

67 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 1-2	—	869	134.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,166	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.14/cwt	148.50–150.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	177.03/cwt	176.00–178.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	143.00/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,054	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	140.55/cwt	138.00–141.75	1,089	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	142.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	973	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	137.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,132	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	144.70/cwt	142.00–145.75	1,188	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	139.90/cwt	137.00–142.60	1,217	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	147.83/cwt	144.00–155.50	1,004	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	167.85/cwt	163.00–172.00	896	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.84/cwt	157.00–162.00	930	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	173.62/cwt	169.00–179.00	655	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	157.65/cwt	154.75–161.00	976	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	150.20/cwt	147.00–152.25	1,083	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	143.15/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,118	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	138.34/cwt	137.25–140.00	1,264	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	167.88/cwt	163.00–170.50	954	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,326	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	176.02/cwt	174.00–180.00	935	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	186.33/cwt	181.00–190.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	141.47/cwt	138.00–145.50	961	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	135.31/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,107	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,181	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	863	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,275	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	142.72/cwt	142.00–143.00	828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.00	931	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	135.73/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	137.30/cwt	136.00–138.00	969	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	716	130.35/cwt	129.00–134.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,130	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	185.47/cwt	184.00–187.00	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	195.92/cwt	195.75–197.00	940	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,036	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	364	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	133.64/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,046	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	123.89/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	145.80/cwt	144.00–152.00	783	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	148.31/cwt	148.00–149.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.91/cwt	138.00–147.00	822	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.48/cwt	134.00–137.00	913	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	130.44/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,068	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	139.23/cwt	134.00–143.00	892	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.90/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,003	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.28/cwt	150.00–161.50	889	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	145.28/cwt	144.00–150.00	909	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	137.11/cwt	136.50–139.75	1,061	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	161.21/cwt	155.00–163.00	856	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	148.34/cwt	145.00–151.50	945	49

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 Jan 16, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	869	132.00–135.00	134.22
8	—	470	176.00–178.00	177.03
5	—	444	160.00	160.00
166	—	737	141.50–146.00	143.00
101	—	775	138.00–141.75	140.55
76	—	684	140.00–143.00	142.22
66	—	821	135.00–140.00	137.85
39	—	534	163.00–172.00	167.85
13	—	578	157.00–162.00	160.84
11	—	377	169.00–179.00	173.62
49	—	637	145.00–151.50	148.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	148.50–150.00	149.14
7	—	466	139.00	139.00
5	—	263	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	821	142.00–145.75	144.70
229	—	870	137.00–142.60	139.90
180	—	679	144.00–155.50	147.83
147	—	619	154.75–161.00	157.65
119	—	721	147.00–152.25	150.20
115	—	781	142.00–147.00	143.15
95	—	914	137.25–140.00	138.34
73	—	568	163.00–170.50	167.88
62	—	964	137.50	137.50
25	—	531	174.00–180.00	176.02
14	—	444	181.00–190.00	186.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	863	147.75	147.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	580	142.00–143.00	142.72
14	—	684	135.00–137.00	136.13
8	—	767	135.00–137.00	135.73
5	—	624	138.00	138.00
17	—	706	136.00–138.00	137.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	716	129.00–134.00	130.35
6	—	543	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	208.00	208.00
12	—	723	156.25	156.25
10	—	525	184.00–187.00	185.47
49	—	480	195.75–197.00	195.92
32	—	554	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	364	201.50	201.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	679	138.00–145.50	141.47
18	—	818	132.00–136.00	135.31
12	—	881	134.00	134.00
8	—	984	131.50	131.50
6	—	423	164.00	164.00
166	—	722	136.00–141.00	138.90
160	—	576	150.00–161.50	154.28
101	—	626	144.00–150.00	145.28
57	—	774	136.50–139.75	137.11
48	—	531	155.00–163.00	161.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	130.00	130.00
6	—	733	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	783	133.00–134.00	133.64
15	—	866	122.00–124.50	123.89
13	—	537	144.00–152.00	145.80
64	—	575	138.00–147.00	142.91
9	—	917	124.50	124.50
5	—	744	134.50	134.50
3	—	967	120.00	120.00
54	—	674	134.00–137.00	135.48
44	—	819	128.00–131.00	130.44
44	—	641	134.00–143.00	139.23
12	—	471	158.00–160.00	159.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	148.00–149.00	148.31
5	—	721	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	163.00	163.00

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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