Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts are showing the effect of the wet snow in the area this week that left much mud behind. Steers 300-1000 lbs lower undertone noted, instances of 7.00-10.00 lower. Heifers 350-900 lbs lower undertone noted with instances of 6.00-7.00 lower.Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.60/cwt on 1,512 head.

Average price

$142.60

1,512 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	731	144.56	1,057	1,075
Medium and Large 2	564	140.10	790	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	749	137.71	1,031	425

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about $26 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 sale1,512 hd

142.60

—

KS average3 barns · 2,133 hd

142.51

+0.09

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

47 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	—	343	188.51/cwt	183.00–190.00	647	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	176.29/cwt	176.00–177.00	871	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	143.24/cwt	138.00–146.10	1,103	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	149.78/cwt	142.00–155.00	932	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.78/cwt	155.50–163.00	902	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,203	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,164	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,182	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	125.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,089	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	156.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.02/cwt	147.00–153.00	768	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	151.69/cwt	151.00–154.00	730	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.37/cwt	128.00–130.50	933	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.64/cwt	136.00–144.00	814	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	142.46/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,034	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	142.05/cwt	138.00–143.50	976	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	136.73/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,138	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	848	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.76/cwt	135.50–136.50	923	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,150	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	849	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	727	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	172.34/cwt	169.00–173.50	977	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	129.60/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,001	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,037	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	753	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	126.57/cwt	126.00–127.00	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	132.66/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,108	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.40/cwt	126.50–129.50	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	132.28/cwt	130.00–134.00	878	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.92/cwt	132.00–139.50	835	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.43/cwt	135.00–135.75	989	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	166.39/cwt	165.00–173.00	709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	128.75/cwt	127.00–131.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	134.19/cwt	133.00–136.50	1,040	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	810	7

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 30, 2020

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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
23	—	343	183.00–190.00	188.51
34	—	494	176.00–177.00	176.29
61	—	770	138.00–146.10	143.24
69	—	622	142.00–155.00	149.78
109	—	568	155.50–163.00	158.78
98	—	874	130.00–135.50	133.17
6	—	959	128.00	128.00
5	—	516	176.00	176.00
123	—	726	137.00–146.00	142.46
149	—	687	138.00–143.50	142.05
364	—	832	134.00–142.00	136.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	962	125.00	125.00
15	—	1,023	115.50	115.50
32	—	521	157.00–165.00	162.83
32	—	680	135.50–136.50	135.76
61	—	902	127.50	127.50
5	—	305	177.00	177.00
77	—	835	128.00–133.50	132.66
26	—	730	135.00–135.75	135.43
22	—	426	165.00–173.00	166.39
11	—	395	174.00	174.00
120	—	775	133.00–136.50	134.19
8	—	635	135.00	135.00
7	—	591	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	151.00	151.00
23	—	567	169.00–173.50	172.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	127.00–131.00	128.75
5	—	466	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	867	125.00–127.00	125.59
15	—	390	155.00–159.00	156.29
20	—	512	147.00–153.00	150.02
26	—	481	151.00–154.00	151.69
49	—	721	128.00–130.50	129.37
54	—	579	136.00–144.00	140.64
83	—	772	128.00–132.00	129.60
113	—	664	130.00–134.00	132.28
90	—	619	132.00–139.50	134.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	128.00–133.00	130.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	820	126.50	126.50
28	—	566	131.00–135.00	133.02
17	—	423	150.00	150.00
9	—	782	126.00–127.00	126.57
16	—	683	126.50–129.50	128.40
6	—	525	141.00	141.00
5	—	473	142.00	142.00

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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