Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 750-1000 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher; 750 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 700-1000 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 700 lbs and under higher undertone noted from last weeks light test. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.11/cwt on 1,735 head.

Average price

$143.11

1,735 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	145.90	1,125	1,278
Medium and Large 1-2	745	135.32	1,009	451
Medium and Large 2-3	514	134.00	689	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $436 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 sale1,735 hd

143.11

—

KS average3 barns · 3,017 hd

140.62

+2.49

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

44 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	—	833	139.49/cwt	134.75–141.50	1,162	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	124.54/cwt	123.50–125.25	1,212	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.07/cwt	138.00–149.50	921	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	130.03/cwt	127.00–133.25	1,263	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	133.58/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,159	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	139.96/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,025	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	158.90/cwt	152.00–162.50	999	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	133.15/cwt	127.50–134.00	1,225	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.78/cwt	148.50–153.00	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.75/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,031	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	158.12/cwt	154.00–161.00	923	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	155.52/cwt	150.50–157.25	1,040	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	169.83/cwt	166.00–174.00	903	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	146.84/cwt	140.00–149.75	1,115	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	149.61/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,085	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	126.34/cwt	124.50–129.50	1,119	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	126.29/cwt	126.25–126.50	1,144	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.50	902	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.89/cwt	145.00–152.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	854	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,185	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	989	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	132.21/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,013	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	129.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,045	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	122.82/cwt	122.00–123.00	969	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	123.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	895	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.90/cwt	137.00–138.50	870	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	784	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	134.25/cwt	133.00–137.00	957	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.92/cwt	136.00–142.00	735	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.52/cwt	125.75–131.00	884	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	137.03/cwt	133.00–142.00	946	301
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	118.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,000	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,104	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	131.07/cwt	128.75–138.00	1,007	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	149.81/cwt	144.00–152.00	812	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	143.71/cwt	140.00–148.25	973	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.01/cwt	145.00–152.50	857	106

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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Receipts 3,447Last week 2,159Year ago 2,754

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	833	134.75–141.50	139.49
112	—	971	127.00–133.25	130.03
100	—	868	128.00–135.50	133.58
89	—	629	152.00–162.50	158.90
63	—	920	127.50–134.00	133.15
21	—	584	154.00–161.00	158.12
8	—	427	184.00	184.00
60	—	669	150.50–157.25	155.52
60	—	532	166.00–174.00	169.83
220	—	759	140.00–149.75	146.84
210	—	725	145.00–153.00	149.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	973	123.50–125.25	124.54
49	—	635	138.00–149.50	145.07
19	—	732	137.50–142.50	139.96
14	—	570	148.50–153.00	150.78
11	—	820	123.00–128.00	125.75
18	—	873	126.50	126.50
211	—	768	128.75–138.00	131.07
45	—	542	144.00–152.00	149.81
33	—	677	140.00–148.25	143.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	650	161.75	161.75
63	—	854	138.75	138.75
44	—	600	164.75	164.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	886	124.50–129.50	126.34
72	—	906	126.25–126.50	126.29
65	—	631	140.00–146.50	142.91
17	—	513	148.00	148.00
13	—	473	145.00–152.00	149.89
11	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
263	—	766	131.00–134.00	132.21
200	—	810	125.00–131.00	129.03
103	—	713	133.00–137.00	134.25
301	—	690	133.00–142.00	137.03
106	—	575	145.00–152.50	149.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	789	122.00–123.00	122.82
37	—	724	120.00–126.00	123.62
28	—	631	137.00–138.50	137.90
26	—	577	132.00–140.00	135.80
34	—	525	136.00–142.00	139.92
33	—	688	125.75–131.00	128.52
13	—	842	115.00–122.00	118.77
8	—	487	142.00–144.00	142.98

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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