Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts considerably higher after several days of good weather this week. Steers 350-950 lbs higher undertone noted with instances of 3.00-4.00 higher. Heifers 350-900 lbs higher undertone noted with instances of 1.00-5.00 higher. Trade active and demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.33/cwt on 2,114 head.

Average price

$142.33

2,114 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$293

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

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	163.40	783	6thin
Medium and Large 1	780	144.09	1,123	1,483
Medium and Large 1-2	780	137.94	1,076	625

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about −$293 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 sale2,114 hd

142.33

—

KS average3 barns · 4,988 hd

145.92

−3.59

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

56 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 2	—	479	163.40/cwt	161.00–166.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,092	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.34/cwt	157.00–157.50	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.88/cwt	153.50–157.00	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	129.92/cwt	128.75–132.00	1,180	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	130.03/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,134	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	136.11/cwt	133.50–141.00	1,051	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	144.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,105	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	188.56/cwt	188.00–189.00	975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	133.81/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,157	483
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	140.45/cwt	137.00–143.45	1,167	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	148.57/cwt	143.50–151.00	1,088	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	186.18/cwt	181.00–190.00	706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	191.18/cwt	189.00–195.00	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	195.56/cwt	195.00–196.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	150.27/cwt	146.00–153.75	1,034	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,029	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	165.79/cwt	162.00–168.00	973	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.66/cwt	135.50–137.50	918	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.63/cwt	152.00–159.00	752	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	123.65/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,082	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.20/cwt	159.00–165.00	604	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.64/cwt	158.00–164.00	668	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	830	124.08/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,030	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	163.82/cwt	162.00–166.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	142.51/cwt	139.00–146.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	651	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,058	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	973	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	548	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	722	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	995	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	122.33/cwt	121.00–123.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	969	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	123.85/cwt	121.00–126.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.20/cwt	124.00–128.50	921	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	133.88/cwt	130.00–135.50	965	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	991	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.02/cwt	128.00–134.50	882	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	144.75/cwt	141.00–149.00	850	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	160.29/cwt	159.00–161.00	854	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.52/cwt	145.00–151.00	789	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.93/cwt	131.00–136.50	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,167	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	894	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	128.64/cwt	124.25–130.25	1,081	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.68/cwt	151.00–156.00	881	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	123.08/cwt	122.00–123.50	949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.56/cwt	145.00–146.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	139.21/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,015	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	141.17/cwt	139.00–142.00	971	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	173.20/cwt	171.00–177.00	921	22

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 Feb 20, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	161.00–166.00	163.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	822	131.00–135.50	132.86
9	—	633	157.00–157.50	157.34
11	—	568	153.50–157.00	154.88
7	—	475	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,026	117.50	117.50
93	—	872	127.00–130.50	130.03
84	—	772	133.50–141.00	136.11
17	—	379	181.00–190.00	186.18
82	—	926	125.00–127.50	126.02
61	—	729	135.00–141.00	139.21
26	—	688	139.00–142.00	141.17
22	—	532	171.00–177.00	173.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	908	128.75–132.00	129.92
32	—	762	142.00–146.00	144.95
16	—	517	188.00–189.00	188.56
483	—	865	132.00–138.50	133.81
291	—	831	137.00–143.45	140.45
208	—	732	143.50–151.00	148.57
11	—	442	189.00–195.00	191.18
9	—	386	195.00–196.00	195.56
120	—	688	146.00–153.75	150.27
100	—	629	160.00–167.00	163.63
68	—	587	162.00–168.00	165.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	830	122.00–127.00	124.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	528	162.00–166.00	163.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	139.00–146.00	142.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	651	162.50	162.50
15	—	559	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	672	135.50–137.50	136.66
36	—	483	152.00–159.00	155.63
35	—	875	123.00–125.00	123.65
28	—	370	159.00–165.00	163.20
23	—	413	158.00–164.00	161.64
196	—	721	130.00–135.50	133.88
206	—	768	125.00–133.00	129.03
135	—	533	159.00–161.00	160.29
132	—	621	142.00–148.00	143.92
115	—	840	124.25–130.25	128.64
58	—	573	151.00–156.00	153.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	548	169.00	169.00
5	—	431	167.00	167.00
16	—	486	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	722	137.75	137.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	814	121.00–123.00	122.33
55	—	730	124.00–128.50	126.20
79	—	668	128.00–134.50	132.02
56	—	587	141.00–149.00	144.75
18	—	528	145.00–151.00	149.52
16	—	631	131.00–136.50	132.93
11	—	771	122.00–123.50	123.08
9	—	481	145.00–146.00	145.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	119.50	119.50
7	—	679	121.00–126.00	123.85
5	—	636	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	438	180.00	180.00

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