Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: 750-1000 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 750 lbs and under in a limited supply higher undertone noted with instances of 3.00 higher. Heifers 200-950 lbs steady in a very light supply. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.09/cwt on 2,514 head.

Average price

$142.09

2,514 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$6.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	815	143.27	1,168	2,037
Medium and Large 1-2	806	137.05	1,105	477

One grade step is worth $6.22/cwt here — about $63 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 sale2,514 hd

142.09

—

KS average2 barns · 4,593 hd

138.92

+3.17

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

50 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	—	679	147.84/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,004	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	135.39/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,010	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	133.79/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,037	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,300	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	144.72/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,113	401
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	143.47/cwt	141.00–144.10	1,201	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	137.62/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,078	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,215	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	138.28/cwt	135.00–144.25	1,222	749
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	131.90/cwt	129.50–132.75	1,277	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	154.93/cwt	151.50–159.50	1,049	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	162.92/cwt	158.00–165.50	958	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	134.35/cwt	134.35–134.35	1,209	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.42/cwt	149.00–156.00	859	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	155.86/cwt	155.25–159.50	951	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	174.22/cwt	171.00–176.00	913	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	148.57/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.89/cwt	173.00–180.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,087	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,095	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	800	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.97/cwt	154.00–159.00	755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	126.84/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,114	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	862	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	743	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	939	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	137.34/cwt	136.00–139.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	163.85/cwt	160.75–167.00	1,019	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,074	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	583	170.16/cwt	169.00–175.00	992	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	134.31/cwt	134.25–135.00	932	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	843	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.37/cwt	137.00–144.50	940	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	994	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	138.58/cwt	138.00–139.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	126.50/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,156	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	903	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	128.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,076	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.20/cwt	134.50–135.75	830	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	133.60/cwt	133.25–134.00	1,104	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	132.26/cwt	131.00–133.50	1,163	120

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 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,488Last week 3,171Year ago 3,699

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	679	142.00–149.00	147.84
21	—	1,046	124.25	124.25
14	—	648	142.00	142.00
93	—	783	135.00–139.00	137.62
58	—	949	128.00	128.00
39	—	571	149.00–156.00	150.42
21	—	955	126.00	126.00
17	—	826	133.25–134.00	133.60
120	—	879	131.00–133.50	132.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
401	—	769	143.00–148.00	144.72
328	—	837	141.00–144.10	143.47
749	—	884	135.00–144.25	138.28
181	—	968	129.50–132.75	131.90
62	—	677	151.50–159.50	154.93
29	—	588	158.00–165.50	162.92
25	—	900	134.35	134.35
44	—	610	155.25–159.50	155.86
36	—	524	171.00–176.00	174.22
7	—	705	148.00–149.00	148.57
7	—	476	173.00–180.00	176.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	634	136.00	136.00
13	—	743	134.50	134.50
28	—	693	135.50	135.50
8	—	498	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	184.50	184.50
31	—	622	160.75–167.00	163.85
27	—	654	164.25	164.25
38	—	583	169.00–175.00	170.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	746	135.00–139.50	135.39
32	—	775	132.50–135.00	133.79
29	—	524	148.00–155.00	152.76
24	—	484	154.00–159.00	155.97
22	—	878	126.50–128.00	126.84
5	—	245	197.00	197.00
61	—	575	145.00–149.00	146.68
42	—	670	137.00–144.50	140.37
72	—	914	122.50–127.00	126.50
69	—	625	140.00–148.00	144.52
90	—	836	128.00–132.00	128.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	933	116.50	116.50
19	—	965	113.50	113.50
50	—	694	134.25–135.00	134.31
15	—	786	126.50	126.50
12	—	1,072	93.00	93.00
6	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.50
11	—	541	145.00	145.00
7	—	584	138.00–139.00	138.58
51	—	614	134.50–135.75	135.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	136.00–139.00	137.34
14	—	586	136.50	136.50

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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