Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 700-1000 lbs 3.00-8.00 lower; 600-700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; 600 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 700-950 lbs steady to 6 lower; 700 lbs and under 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.69/cwt on 2,240 head.

Average price

$123.69

2,240 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$5.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	125.85	985	1,281
Medium and Large 2	681	120.98	824	164
Medium and Large 1-2	766	120.75	925	795

One grade step is worth $5.10/cwt here — about $60 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 sale2,240 hd

123.69

—

KS average3 barns · 6,736 hd

118.19

+5.49

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.86/cwt	134.00–139.00	917	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	96.05/cwt	94.00–96.75	924	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	877	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	100.75/cwt	100.00–101.50	970	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	128.83/cwt	127.25–129.50	984	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	153.81/cwt	151.50–158.25	974	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	166.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	818	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.54/cwt	131.00–134.50	955	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	159.97/cwt	157.00–161.00	915	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	162.95/cwt	161.00–167.00	873	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	985	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	149.13/cwt	147.00–152.00	987	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	113.60/cwt	112.00–116.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	109.23/cwt	106.00–110.00	734	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	661	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.19/cwt	109.00–112.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.23/cwt	124.00–126.00	599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.74/cwt	118.00–126.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	111.17/cwt	106.00–114.50	820	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.80/cwt	119.00–129.00	708	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	102.63/cwt	102.25–105.00	812	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	97.30/cwt	91.00–100.00	822	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	767	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.59/cwt	116.00–120.50	753	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	129.25/cwt	126.00–132.00	676	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.83/cwt	128.00–135.00	639	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	128.43/cwt	128.00–129.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	689	128.42/cwt	127.75–129.00	885	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	108.10/cwt	106.50–112.00	851	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	123.89/cwt	120.00–126.25	773	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	102.64/cwt	102.50–104.00	822	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	167.79/cwt	166.00–169.00	621	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	124.95/cwt	124.00–127.00	858	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	124.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	139.39/cwt	136.00–143.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	629	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	107.35/cwt	103.60–110.75	992	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	117.44/cwt	115.00–118.75	967	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	121.41/cwt	118.00–124.00	829	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.01/cwt	134.00–139.50	723	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	142.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	622	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.76/cwt	137.00–146.00	663	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.58/cwt	119.00–121.75	874	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.02/cwt	138.50–141.00	777	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	165.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.65/cwt	146.00–154.00	568	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	879	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	875	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	106.27/cwt	101.00–112.00	834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	148.67/cwt	144.00–152.00	693	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	100.11/cwt	98.00–102.00	838	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	133.03/cwt	128.00–135.00	845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	112.16/cwt	111.50–112.50	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.42/cwt	117.00–118.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.93/cwt	103.00–109.50	932	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	117.66/cwt	116.00–121.00	933	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	111.59/cwt	111.00–113.00	909	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	154.28/cwt	151.00–160.00	827	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.59/cwt	144.00–154.00	860	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	924	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	159.88/cwt	156.00–164.00	755	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	120.16/cwt	117.50–123.75	878	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.47/cwt	156.00–166.00	690	31

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 23, 2020

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

Receipts 3,916Last week 2,984Year ago 4,407

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	665	134.00–139.00	137.86
24	—	962	94.00–96.75	96.05
19	—	621	137.00–145.00	141.16
15	—	370	166.00–169.00	167.79
273	—	880	103.00–109.50	105.93
117	—	793	116.00–121.00	117.66
99	—	815	111.00–113.00	111.59
43	—	536	151.00–160.00	154.28
42	—	571	144.00–154.00	150.59
41	—	933	99.00	99.00
33	—	472	156.00–164.00	159.88
32	—	731	117.50–123.75	120.16
31	—	425	156.00–166.00	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	963	100.00–101.50	100.75
82	—	764	127.25–129.50	128.83
73	—	633	151.50–158.25	153.81
70	—	491	165.00–170.00	166.57
63	—	715	131.00–134.50	133.54
62	—	572	157.00–161.00	159.97
61	—	536	161.00–167.00	162.95
55	—	874	112.75	112.75
51	—	662	147.00–152.00	149.13
347	—	924	103.60–110.75	107.35
228	—	823	115.00–118.75	117.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	687	124.00–127.00	124.95
15	—	619	120.00–129.00	124.26
8	—	570	136.00–143.00	139.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	879	99.50	99.50
21	—	785	101.00–112.00	106.27
21	—	466	144.00–152.00	148.67
19	—	837	98.00–102.00	100.11
18	—	635	128.00–135.00	133.03
14	—	731	111.50–112.50	112.16
12	—	378	150.00–158.00	154.63
8	—	526	130.00–133.00	131.85
7	—	680	117.00–118.00	117.42
6	—	588	132.00	132.00
6	—	440	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	112.00–116.00	113.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	672	106.00–110.00	109.23
20	—	564	115.00–118.00	117.25
15	—	623	109.00–112.00	111.19
13	—	478	124.00–126.00	125.23
10	—	534	118.00–126.00	122.74
6	—	726	102.00–103.00	102.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	738	106.00–114.50	111.17
93	—	567	119.00–129.00	124.80
77	—	791	102.25–105.00	102.63
50	—	845	91.00–100.00	97.30
46	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.43
36	—	630	116.00–120.50	119.59
29	—	880	100.00	100.00
29	—	523	126.00–132.00	129.25
25	—	481	128.00–135.00	132.83
9	—	395	141.00	141.00
7	—	416	128.00–129.00	128.43
5	—	1,079	80.50	80.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	689	127.75–129.00	128.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	787	106.50–112.00	108.10
76	—	624	120.00–126.25	123.89
73	—	801	102.50–104.00	102.64
61	—	683	118.00–124.00	121.41
60	—	524	134.00–139.50	138.01
41	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.71
37	—	468	137.00–146.00	141.76
28	—	725	119.00–121.75	120.58
26	—	555	138.50–141.00	140.02
18	—	336	162.00–167.00	165.41
17	—	382	146.00–154.00	148.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	120.00–125.00	123.22

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