Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: 700-1000 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower; 700 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 900-1000 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; 400-900 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.16/cwt on 1,572 head.

Average price

$145.16

1,572 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	148.19	1,142	1,099
Medium and Large 1-2	830	138.12	1,146	473

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale1,572 hd

145.16

—

KS average3 barns · 3,779 hd

140.73

+4.43

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

52 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	—	678	141.47/cwt	140.00–144.00	959	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.44/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,094	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	150.21/cwt	149.50–152.00	927	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	170.85/cwt	169.00–176.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	141.51/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,221	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	135.14/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,059	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	156.65/cwt	154.00–162.50	1,001	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	125.20/cwt	123.00–125.75	1,273	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	130.55/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,189	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	137.29/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,135	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	150.30/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,039	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	143.44/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,163	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,293	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	145.91/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,105	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.99/cwt	156.50–161.50	913	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	136.85/cwt	136.85–136.85	1,326	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.67/cwt	144.50–145.00	906	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	145.91/cwt	144.00–147.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.62/cwt	147.00–154.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	128.59/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	132.42/cwt	132.00–133.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	844	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	125.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	723	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,130	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	511	175.60/cwt	175.00–179.00	897	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	584	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	981	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	146.56/cwt	144.00–151.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	151.42/cwt	151.00–152.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	873	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	136.81/cwt	135.00–143.00	811	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	131.94/cwt	130.00–133.00	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,138	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.06/cwt	137.00–146.00	956	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	933	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	143.66/cwt	140.00–144.50	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	124.71/cwt	124.50–124.75	1,202	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,186	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	896	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	136.76/cwt	134.00–138.75	1,180	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	143.65/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,115	101

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 27, 2020

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

Receipts 2,573Last week 3,329Year ago 3,535

Compared to last week: 700-1000 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower; 700 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 900-1000 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher; 400-900 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	678	140.00–144.00	141.47
11	—	725	143.50	143.50
26	—	617	149.50–152.00	150.21
5	—	489	166.00	166.00
69	—	1,017	123.00–125.75	125.20
28	—	911	130.00–132.50	130.55
26	—	827	137.00–139.50	137.29
9	—	597	150.00	150.00
5	—	544	159.00	159.00
171	—	863	134.00–138.75	136.76
101	—	776	138.00–144.50	143.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	727	145.00–153.00	150.44
16	—	432	175.50	175.50
11	—	482	169.00–176.00	170.85
318	—	863	139.00–143.50	141.51
70	—	639	154.00–162.50	156.65
30	—	691	145.00–153.00	150.30
19	—	811	142.50–144.50	143.44
163	—	919	140.00–141.00	140.66
119	—	757	145.00–149.50	145.91
56	—	578	156.50–161.50	157.99
53	—	969	136.85	136.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	153.00	153.00
7	—	676	132.00–133.00	132.42
14	—	616	135.00–139.00	137.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	156.25	156.25
58	—	511	175.00–179.00	175.60
36	—	584	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	819	119.50	119.50
8	—	491	144.00–151.00	146.56
7	—	439	151.00–152.00	151.42
48	—	625	137.00–142.00	139.60
26	—	593	135.00–143.00	136.81
12	—	780	130.00	130.00
11	—	688	130.00–133.00	131.94
24	—	725	125.00–133.00	128.67
16	—	547	140.00–144.50	143.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	784	134.00–136.00	135.14
25	—	626	144.50–145.00	144.67
13	—	577	144.00–147.00	145.91
13	—	532	147.00–154.00	149.62
8	—	728	134.00–135.00	134.37
7	—	809	127.50–130.00	128.59
5	—	406	156.00	156.00
110	—	870	130.75	130.75
97	—	673	137.00–146.00	142.06
69	—	964	124.50–124.75	124.71
64	—	936	126.75	126.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	640	125.00–129.00	127.01
7	—	496	135.00	135.00
12	—	562	120.00–127.00	125.25
9	—	709	120.00–125.00	122.67

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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