Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 800-1050 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower; 800 lbs and under 2.00-9.00 lower. Heifers 700-1000 lbs steady to 2.00 lower; 550-700 lbs 3.00-7.00 lower; 500 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.50/cwt on 2,317 head.

Average price

$121.50

2,317 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	845	122.59	1,036	1,647
Medium and Large 1-2	832	119.00	990	660
Medium and Large 2	786	106.99	841	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $195 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 sale2,317 hd

121.50

—

KS average3 barns · 4,959 hd

119.03

+2.48

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

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 1-2	—	733	128.75/cwt	127.00–132.00	944	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.57/cwt	113.00–115.00	957	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.70/cwt	143.00–145.00	845	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	112.68/cwt	111.00–114.00	999	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	103.88/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,028	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	119.15/cwt	117.85–121.00	1,040	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	104.87/cwt	104.00–105.75	1,054	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.03/cwt	143.00–149.50	931	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	110.04/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,060	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	115.48/cwt	112.60–119.25	1,053	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	126.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	844	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	101.57/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,021	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.30/cwt	150.00–157.50	972	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	176.23/cwt	173.00–178.00	834	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	164.18/cwt	162.75–169.00	883	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	138.23/cwt	135.50–140.00	1,008	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.90/cwt	137.00–142.00	942	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	173.62/cwt	172.00–179.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	122.10/cwt	119.00–126.50	1,011	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	130.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,013	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	154.63/cwt	154.00–155.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	139.21/cwt	135.50–141.00	798	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.52/cwt	142.00–151.00	760	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.58/cwt	124.50–129.25	836	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.27/cwt	153.00–161.00	738	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.63/cwt	159.00–167.00	668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	820	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	849	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	658	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	117.87/cwt	112.00–119.00	845	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.53/cwt	104.50–108.00	929	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.13/cwt	118.00–123.00	822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.63/cwt	146.00–148.00	691	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	115.42/cwt	113.50–117.75	893	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	767	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.33/cwt	107.50–110.50	883	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	105.78/cwt	105.00–107.00	955	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.12/cwt	119.25–124.50	925	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	906	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	112.65/cwt	112.00–112.75	968	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	841	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	113.54/cwt	111.25–114.25	932	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	125.95/cwt	122.00–127.75	927	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	111.23/cwt	111.00–111.50	1,033	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	164.59/cwt	164.00–166.00	810	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	844	14

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 May 14, 2020

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

Receipts 4,273Last week 3,096Year ago 2,698

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	733	127.00–132.00	128.75
48	—	835	113.00–115.00	114.57
13	—	588	143.00–145.00	143.70
254	—	887	111.00–114.00	112.68
100	—	990	101.00–104.00	103.88
47	—	633	143.00–149.50	147.03
35	—	666	122.00–128.00	126.69
25	—	1,005	100.00–103.00	101.57
35	—	929	111.00–111.50	111.23
20	—	492	164.00–166.00	164.59
14	—	526	160.00–161.00	160.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	873	117.85–121.00	119.15
200	—	1,005	104.00–105.75	104.87
195	—	963	106.00–112.00	110.04
172	—	912	112.60–119.25	115.48
27	—	630	150.00–157.50	154.30
25	—	473	173.00–178.00	176.23
50	—	538	162.75–169.00	164.18
39	—	729	135.50–140.00	138.23
14	—	673	137.00–142.00	139.90
13	—	416	172.00–179.00	173.62
431	—	828	119.00–126.50	122.10
237	—	778	126.00–135.00	130.22
8	—	582	154.00–155.00	154.63
6	—	347	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	786	105.00–109.00	106.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	573	135.50–141.00	139.21
47	—	519	142.00–151.00	146.52
30	—	666	124.50–129.25	125.58
25	—	466	153.00–161.00	158.27
16	—	413	159.00–167.00	161.63
6	—	367	169.00	169.00
141	—	903	105.00–107.00	105.78
97	—	770	119.25–124.50	120.12
75	—	859	112.00–112.75	112.65
75	—	627	129.00–135.00	134.09
223	—	821	111.25–114.25	113.54
151	—	736	122.00–127.75	125.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	820	103.50	103.50
6	—	498	121.00	121.00
22	—	544	121.00	121.00
20	—	597	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	717	112.00–119.00	117.87
87	—	880	104.50–108.00	105.53
24	—	673	118.00–123.00	122.13
22	—	468	146.00–148.00	147.63
312	—	774	113.50–117.75	115.42
47	—	622	120.00–127.00	123.25
40	—	815	107.50–110.50	108.33
17	—	979	92.50	92.50
17	—	944	97.50	97.50
12	—	571	130.00	130.00
6	—	429	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.80

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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