Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs sharply lower on limited test last week; 500-750 lbs 14.00-18.00 lower; 750-900 lbs 21.00-27.00 lower; 900-1000 lbs 17.00-18.00 lower. Heifers 12.00-20.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.55/cwt on 2,252 head.

Average price

$126.55

2,252 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$275

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

$21.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	419	140.49	589	13thin
Medium and Large 1	698	129.50	904	1,593
Medium and Large 1-2	726	119.00	864	646

One grade step is worth $21.49/cwt here — about −$275 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 sale2,252 hd

126.55

—

KS average3 barns · 6,306 hd

121.33

+5.22

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

71 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 2	—	606	102.35/cwt	99.00–105.00	620	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	103.26/cwt	102.50–103.50	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	118.65/cwt	117.00–119.00	666	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	575	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	730	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	95.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	731	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.15/cwt	95.00–104.50	726	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	141.75/cwt	135.00–143.50	549	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	90.83/cwt	86.00–91.50	791	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	106.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	714	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	110.46/cwt	108.00–114.50	693	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	91.59/cwt	90.00–94.00	747	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	120.21/cwt	120.00–121.00	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.73/cwt	127.00–130.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	152.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	741	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	143.15/cwt	142.00–144.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	136.75/cwt	131.00–140.00	637	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	106.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	777	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	105.33/cwt	105.00–107.00	791	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	777	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	134.92/cwt	131.00–139.00	760	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	103.18/cwt	101.00–104.00	834	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	787	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	147.32/cwt	146.00–150.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	154.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	137.31/cwt	135.00–139.50	593	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.49/cwt	139.00–143.00	589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	97.50/cwt	92.00–98.00	897	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	106.07/cwt	103.00–107.50	823	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	147.84/cwt	143.00–151.00	789	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.67/cwt	138.00–145.00	823	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.32/cwt	146.00–152.50	724	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	116.98/cwt	114.00–118.50	867	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.63/cwt	146.00–150.50	646	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	137.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	863	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.64/cwt	125.00–133.00	863	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	103.10/cwt	100.00–105.50	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	153.11/cwt	150.00–157.50	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	658	146.93/cwt	144.50–147.50	967	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	164.89/cwt	162.50–168.00	940	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	153.90/cwt	153.00–154.25	934	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	104.64/cwt	101.00–106.50	917	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.74/cwt	154.00–160.50	813	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	113.98/cwt	107.50–114.25	915	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	103.33/cwt	101.85–105.00	944	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.32/cwt	143.00–148.50	913	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.89/cwt	152.00–157.00	666	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.71/cwt	154.00–158.00	730	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	111.72/cwt	110.50–113.75	868	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	136.77/cwt	134.00–139.00	918	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	611	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	100.25/cwt	100.25–100.25	968	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.50	911	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.54/cwt	149.00–158.00	869	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	168.86/cwt	167.50–171.00	537	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	113.85/cwt	112.00–116.00	673	18

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 Apr 2, 2020

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	606	99.00–105.00	102.35
12	—	684	102.50–103.50	103.26
5	—	537	116.00	116.00
18	—	591	112.00–116.00	113.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	561	117.00–119.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	575	126.00–129.00	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	764	95.00–100.00	95.70
61	—	725	95.00–104.50	100.15
59	—	387	135.00–143.50	141.75
58	—	871	86.00–91.50	90.83
39	—	562	120.00–125.00	122.03
36	—	668	104.00–110.00	106.87
32	—	627	108.00–114.50	110.46
27	—	816	90.00–94.00	91.59
16	—	345	149.00	149.00
15	—	521	120.00–121.00	120.21
12	—	930	85.00	85.00
7	—	422	127.00–130.00	128.73
7	—	271	150.00–155.00	152.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	524	140.00–143.00	141.44
7	—	468	142.00–144.00	143.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	466	131.00–140.00	136.75
102	—	727	105.00–115.00	106.85
94	—	525	130.00–139.00	134.73
88	—	751	105.00–107.00	105.33
58	—	629	121.00–126.00	123.58
45	—	563	131.00–139.00	134.92
40	—	808	101.00–104.00	103.18
25	—	851	95.00	95.00
19	—	656	120.00	120.00
10	—	296	165.00	165.00
9	—	383	146.00–150.00	147.32
7	—	332	150.00–157.00	154.11
5	—	435	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	432	135.00–139.50	137.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	139.00–143.00	140.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	920	92.00–98.00	97.50
134	—	776	103.00–107.50	106.07
57	—	534	143.00–151.00	147.84
48	—	581	138.00–145.00	141.67
44	—	488	146.00–152.50	148.32
40	—	741	114.00–118.50	116.98
40	—	432	146.00–150.50	149.63
27	—	628	134.00–140.00	137.36
26	—	666	125.00–133.00	129.64
11	—	980	92.00	92.00
8	—	894	100.50	100.50
7	—	826	100.00–105.50	103.10
7	—	332	150.00–157.50	153.11
5	—	248	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	658	144.50–147.50	146.93
34	—	570	162.50–168.00	164.89
22	—	607	153.00–154.25	153.90
5	—	404	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
392	—	876	101.00–106.50	104.64
177	—	519	154.00–160.50	156.74
126	—	803	107.50–114.25	113.98
123	—	914	101.85–105.00	103.33
102	—	628	143.00–148.50	145.32
85	—	433	152.00–157.00	153.89
82	—	469	154.00–158.00	155.71
78	—	777	110.50–113.75	111.72
71	—	671	134.00–139.00	136.77
65	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.95
55	—	966	100.25	100.25
54	—	728	122.00–128.50	125.20
38	—	577	149.00–158.00	150.54
28	—	318	167.50–171.00	168.86
8	—	255	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	101.00	101.00

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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