Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 850-1000 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher; 600-850 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher; 600 lbs higher on a limited test. Heifers 750-950 lbs 4.00 higher; 750 lbs and under 1.00-6.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.18/cwt on 1,637 head.

Average price

$131.18

1,637 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.24

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	716	132.91	951	652
Medium and Large 1	790	130.60	1,032	957
Medium and Large 2	670	110.59	741	28

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,637 hd

131.18

—

KS average3 barns · 4,845 hd

123.94

+7.24

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

55 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	—	436	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	147.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	988	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	173.46/cwt	170.00–177.00	810	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	166.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	936	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.95/cwt	167.00–175.00	889	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	115.40/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,072	199
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	102.00/cwt	97.00–105.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	112.94/cwt	109.00–113.50	1,002	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.69/cwt	147.00–155.50	946	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.89/cwt	116.50–123.75	943	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	115.97/cwt	113.00–116.50	964	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.43/cwt	156.00–165.00	856	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.76/cwt	157.00–167.00	780	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.17/cwt	158.00–167.00	677	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	140.94/cwt	139.00–143.00	953	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.60/cwt	125.00–127.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.74/cwt	148.00–158.00	873	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.67/cwt	144.50–145.00	909	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	578	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.31/cwt	117.00–118.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.99/cwt	116.00–119.50	677	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	620	163.13/cwt	160.50–166.00	1,011	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	717	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	889	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	114.35/cwt	112.00–115.50	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	134.71/cwt	133.00–136.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	109.25/cwt	106.00–115.50	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	108.83/cwt	106.00–110.25	900	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	113.59/cwt	108.00–115.75	886	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	703	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	774	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	665	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.28/cwt	117.00–122.00	793	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.89/cwt	124.50–131.00	791	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	147.09/cwt	145.00–149.00	565	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	120.14/cwt	116.00–122.50	875	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	116.73/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,024	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.52/cwt	117.50–124.00	994	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,088	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,011	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	128.93/cwt	126.25–133.50	991	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.78/cwt	141.00–148.00	618	47

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

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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
8	—	436	179.00	179.00
48	—	670	144.00–149.00	147.42
46	—	467	170.00–177.00	173.46
43	—	563	159.00–169.00	166.30
33	—	523	167.00–175.00	169.95
199	—	929	113.00–117.50	115.40
47	—	628	147.00–155.50	150.69
194	—	877	116.00–117.00	116.73
138	—	825	117.50–124.00	120.52
57	—	989	110.00	110.00
54	—	730	135.00–144.00	138.54
48	—	769	126.25–133.50	128.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	97.00–105.00	102.00
8	—	691	106.00–110.00	108.02
6	—	833	93.00	93.00
6	—	332	140.00–146.00	143.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	887	109.00–113.50	112.94
75	—	780	116.50–123.75	120.89
74	—	831	113.00–116.50	115.97
63	—	527	156.00–165.00	162.43
42	—	485	157.00–167.00	160.76
29	—	420	158.00–167.00	161.17
21	—	676	139.00–143.00	140.94
17	—	725	125.00–127.00	125.60
106	—	575	148.00–158.00	151.74
24	—	628	144.50–145.00	144.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	123.00	123.00
5	—	623	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	620	160.50–166.00	163.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	130.00–137.00	134.37
13	—	605	117.00–118.00	117.31
12	—	580	120.00–126.00	123.96
9	—	682	112.00–115.50	114.35
8	—	335	140.00–141.00	140.35
7	—	759	96.00	96.00
7	—	396	133.00–136.00	134.71
29	—	477	130.00–134.00	131.36
19	—	731	106.00–115.50	109.25
10	—	533	127.00–131.00	129.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	579	116.00–119.50	116.99
6	—	489	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	717	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	827	106.00–110.25	108.83
138	—	780	108.00–115.75	113.59
112	—	516	134.00–140.00	136.17
82	—	569	132.00–138.00	135.97
67	—	475	136.00–143.00	140.00
44	—	665	117.00–122.00	119.28
35	—	623	124.50–131.00	126.89
19	—	384	145.00–149.00	147.09
5	—	928	107.00	107.00
163	—	728	116.00–122.50	120.14
47	—	430	141.00–148.00	143.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	155.00	155.00
5	—	623	136.00	136.00

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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