Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs higher on a limited test; 600-850 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher; 850-1000 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.26/cwt on 1,058 head.

Average price

$129.26

1,058 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$337

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

$21.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	412	141.62	584	13thin
Medium and Large 1	737	133.58	984	700
Medium and Large 1-2	767	120.01	921	345

One grade step is worth $21.61/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale1,058 hd

129.26

—

KS average3 barns · 3,626 hd

127.78

+1.48

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

54 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 1Replacement	—	900	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,022	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	93.21/cwt	90.00–96.50	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	125.64/cwt	121.50–127.50	809	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	141.80/cwt	139.00–144.00	413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	143.13/cwt	142.50–144.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	104.89/cwt	104.50–105.00	854	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	145.55/cwt	143.00–149.00	632	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.84/cwt	117.00–120.50	856	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	113.75/cwt	113.50–114.00	952	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.57/cwt	145.00–146.00	624	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	164.14/cwt	162.50–169.00	875	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,048	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.98/cwt	152.00–159.00	827	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,015	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.85/cwt	157.00–163.00	675	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.36/cwt	139.00–141.00	521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	118.22/cwt	118.00–119.00	785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.44/cwt	131.00–139.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	144.19/cwt	144.00–145.00	698	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	857	110.42/cwt	110.00–110.50	946	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.78/cwt	134.00–142.75	788	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.46/cwt	134.50–140.00	726	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	983	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	117.29/cwt	113.50–119.00	931	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	132.62/cwt	128.00–135.50	904	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	113.54/cwt	112.00–114.50	992	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	159.63/cwt	158.00–161.50	934	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	153.38/cwt	147.00–155.50	942	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	157.01/cwt	154.00–160.00	747	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	100.35/cwt	100.00–101.00	796	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	111.13/cwt	106.00–114.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	143.25/cwt	142.10–146.00	817	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	840	111.30/cwt	111.00–112.50	935	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	109.48/cwt	107.00–111.00	839	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	132.10/cwt	129.00–134.00	818	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	850	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	137.30/cwt	136.00–138.00	652	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	943	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.06/cwt	139.50–145.00	896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	174.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	823	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	134.49/cwt	131.00–137.25	980	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	140.28/cwt	137.00–145.00	969	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.34/cwt	126.00–128.00	980	17

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 9, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Receipts 2,238Last week 3,865Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs higher on a limited test; 600-850 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher; 850-1000 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher. Heifers 3.00-9.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	900	113.50	113.50
77	—	857	110.00–110.50	110.42
82	—	840	111.00–112.50	111.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	826	90.00–96.50	93.21
13	—	644	121.50–127.50	125.64
7	—	291	139.00–144.00	141.80
16	—	371	139.00–141.00	140.36
14	—	664	118.00–119.00	118.22
7	—	425	131.00–139.00	135.44
14	—	793	100.00–101.00	100.35
11	—	727	106.00–114.00	111.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	142.50–144.00	143.13
28	—	484	144.00–145.00	144.19
70	—	570	142.10–146.00	143.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	814	104.50–105.00	104.89
34	—	434	143.00–149.00	145.55
26	—	720	117.00–120.50	118.84
71	—	572	134.00–142.75	137.78
46	—	528	134.50–140.00	137.46
28	—	910	108.00	108.00
179	—	766	107.00–111.00	109.48
50	—	619	129.00–134.00	132.10
32	—	662	125.00–131.00	128.36
17	—	475	136.00–138.00	137.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	306	173.00	173.00
106	—	970	108.00	108.00
46	—	530	152.00–159.00	155.98
29	—	827	122.75	122.75
15	—	422	157.00–163.00	159.85
194	—	874	112.00–114.50	113.54
55	—	585	158.00–161.50	159.63
36	—	614	147.00–155.50	153.38
17	—	476	154.00–160.00	157.01
6	—	364	166.00	166.00
60	—	729	131.00–137.25	134.49
42	—	691	137.00–145.00	140.28
17	—	776	126.00–128.00	126.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	142.00	142.00
5	—	494	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	837	113.50–114.00	113.75
19	—	429	145.00–146.00	145.57
8	—	1,036	96.00	96.00
5	—	384	152.00	152.00
95	—	794	113.50–119.00	117.29
23	—	682	128.00–135.50	132.62
11	—	948	100.00	100.00
5	—	451	145.00	145.00
63	—	859	109.75	109.75
17	—	635	139.50–145.00	141.06
8	—	560	142.00	142.00
5	—	245	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	533	162.50–169.00	164.14
26	—	473	170.00–175.00	174.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	144.00	144.00

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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