Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 700-1000 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher; 700 lbs and under 1.00-2.00 higher, 650 lbs showing a large increase in receipts. Heifers 700-1050 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher; 700 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.22/cwt on 3,044 head.

Average price

$144.22

3,044 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$30.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	828	144.70	1,198	2,686
Medium and Large 1-2	749	141.01	1,057	353
Medium and Large 2	1,068	114.50	1,223	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale3,044 hd

144.22

—

KS average3 barns · 12,891 hd

140.82

+3.41

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

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	151.99/cwt	150.00–152.50	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.95/cwt	154.00–156.00	721	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	142.75/cwt	141.00–143.50	895	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	144.13/cwt	142.00–147.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	167.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	794	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,074	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	142.64/cwt	136.00–146.50	1,254	786
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	140.60/cwt	139.00–141.00	994	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	137.19/cwt	134.75–139.50	1,133	134
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	133.63/cwt	128.25–134.60	1,284	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	145.71/cwt	141.50–147.85	1,190	685
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	136.10/cwt	133.25–138.00	1,236	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	151.69/cwt	148.50–155.00	1,103	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	144.56/cwt	141.00–148.00	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	128.58/cwt	125.00–134.50	1,111	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.79/cwt	136.50–143.50	811	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.10/cwt	172.00–179.00	925	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.77/cwt	152.00–154.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	962	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	156.02/cwt	150.00–159.75	1,066	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	146.41/cwt	142.00–150.50	1,136	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	133.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	914	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	126.73/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,157	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	132.02/cwt	130.75–133.00	1,077	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.01/cwt	132.00–139.00	859	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	134.98/cwt	133.50–137.50	1,045	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.00	839	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.79/cwt	137.00–144.00	937	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.39/cwt	133.50–137.50	1,000	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	130.70/cwt	128.50–132.75	1,140	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.25/cwt	141.00–145.50	759	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	638	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,014	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	788	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	627	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	780	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	644	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	989	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	134.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	132.72/cwt	131.00–134.00	956	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	134.39/cwt	131.00–136.50	919	15

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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Receipts 4,298Last week 3,488Year ago 3,599

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
12	—	950	122.50	122.50
14	—	532	150.00–152.50	151.99
25	—	465	154.00–156.00	154.95
26	—	627	141.00–143.50	142.75
42	—	913	123.00–128.50	126.73
43	—	816	130.75–133.00	132.02
182	—	774	133.50–137.50	134.98
50	—	563	146.00–152.00	149.02
71	—	670	137.00–144.00	139.79
83	—	733	133.50–137.50	136.39
129	—	872	128.50–132.75	130.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	572	136.50–143.50	141.79
38	—	686	132.00–135.00	133.20
62	—	627	132.00–139.00	137.01
42	—	780	127.00	127.00
8	—	700	126.50	126.50
21	—	530	141.00–145.50	143.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	638	159.00	159.00
13	—	788	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	142.00–147.00	144.13
8	—	596	154.00	154.00
24	—	473	164.00–170.00	167.91
60	—	776	137.00–139.50	138.34
74	—	707	139.00–141.00	140.60
134	—	826	134.75–139.50	137.19
19	—	683	141.00–148.00	144.56
19	—	864	125.00–134.50	128.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
786	—	879	136.00–146.50	142.64
372	—	961	128.25–134.60	133.63
685	—	817	141.50–147.85	145.71
90	—	908	133.25–138.00	136.10
146	—	727	148.50–155.00	151.69
11	—	528	172.00–179.00	175.10
13	—	621	152.00–154.00	152.77
68	—	573	164.00–170.00	167.87
223	—	683	150.00–159.75	156.02
240	—	776	142.00–150.50	146.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	167.00	167.00
6	—	780	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	644	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	130.00–137.00	134.47
14	—	720	131.00–134.00	132.72
15	—	684	131.00–136.50	134.39

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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