Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.35/cwt on 707 head.

Average price

$145.35

707 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$48.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	768	147.09	1,130	599
Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.94	876	79
Large 1	1,009	126.24	1,274	24
Large 1-2	1,018	99.00	1,008	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.09/cwt here — about $122 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 sale707 hd

145.35

—

KS average3 barns · 2,915 hd

144.87

+0.48

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

35 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	—	471	153.57/cwt	149.00–155.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	140.73/cwt	136.00–146.00	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.34/cwt	142.50–148.00	843	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	143.89/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,183	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	140.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,215	46
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	126.24/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,274	24
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,018	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	152.42/cwt	149.00–156.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.43/cwt	165.00–169.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	176.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	992	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	155.30/cwt	152.50–156.25	972	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.91/cwt	135.00–147.00	829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	142.76/cwt	137.00–145.00	869	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	163.31/cwt	158.00–165.00	828	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	145.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,039	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	147.25/cwt	139.50–148.25	1,143	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	139.49/cwt	138.25–141.00	1,307	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	133.99/cwt	131.25–139.50	1,113	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.69/cwt	133.00–141.25	1,001	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	135.37/cwt	133.00–137.25	1,037	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	153.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	127.28/cwt	124.50–130.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	124.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,208	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	141.00/cwt	134.00–147.50	969	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.46/cwt	137.00–148.00	905	71
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	117.23/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	125.12/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	151.11/cwt	150.00–152.50	630	13

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Receipts 1,594Last week 2,806Year ago 2,743

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	471	149.00–155.00	153.57
17	—	541	136.00–146.00	140.73
31	—	580	142.50–148.00	145.34
77	—	831	131.25–139.50	133.99
148	—	722	133.00–141.25	138.69
152	—	766	133.00–137.25	135.37
31	—	967	122.00–127.00	124.97
32	—	687	134.00–147.50	141.00
71	—	622	137.00–148.00	145.46
8	—	934	122.00–127.00	125.12
13	—	417	150.00–152.50	151.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	134.00	134.00
4	—	476	132.00–135.00	133.46
6	—	390	140.00	140.00
8	—	583	124.50–130.00	127.28
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,030	115.00–118.50	117.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	822	142.50–145.00	143.89
46	—	868	135.00–141.00	140.02
12	—	578	149.00–156.00	152.42
5	—	475	165.00–169.00	167.43
16	—	411	170.00–180.00	176.16
30	—	667	147.50–150.00	148.73
38	—	626	152.50–156.25	155.30
41	—	507	158.00–165.00	163.31
77	—	712	140.00–149.00	145.87
146	—	776	139.50–148.25	147.25
150	—	937	138.25–141.00	139.49
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,009	122.50–130.00	126.24
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	130.00	130.00
4	—	866	126.00	126.00
18	—	580	135.00–147.00	142.91
37	—	609	137.00–145.00	142.76
6	—	724	120.00	120.00
10	—	517	152.00–157.00	153.59

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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