Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, No recent price comparison for steers under 650 lbs.; 650-700 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales; over 700 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. No recent price comparison on heifers except 850 - 900 lbs. sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate on moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.06/cwt on 1,244 head.

Average price

$144.06

1,244 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	145.53	1,142	996
Medium and Large 1-2	672	140.38	944	219
Large 1	803	128.29	1,030	7thin
Medium and Large 2	646	119.03	769	22

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about $373 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 sale1,244 hd

144.06

—

KS average3 barns · 2,964 hd

142.95

+1.10

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

57 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	—	746	131.20/cwt	131.00–136.00	979	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	151.66/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,009	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	152.31/cwt	145.00–157.50	967	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	136.84/cwt	136.60–137.75	1,278	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	118.02/cwt	116.50–122.00	1,079	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.99/cwt	139.00–148.00	738	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	142.76/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,253	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	135.99/cwt	133.00–142.00	982	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	137.22/cwt	135.00–139.00	840	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	147.29/cwt	147.00–148.00	806	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.76/cwt	156.00–162.00	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	145.64/cwt	144.50–152.50	1,062	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	146.60/cwt	143.00–148.10	1,127	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	138.27/cwt	136.00–144.25	936	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	126.05/cwt	124.00–126.75	1,117	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	129.34/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,070	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	616	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,248	3
Steers	Large 1	—	638	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	849	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	109.64/cwt	108.25–112.00	1,135	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	829	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	113.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	115.42/cwt	115.25–116.00	1,114	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	616	139.88/cwt	135.00–141.50	862	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	128.11/cwt	125.50–129.00	735	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	145.46/cwt	143.00–149.00	972	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	846	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	131.24/cwt	127.00–137.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	133.56/cwt	132.00–134.50	887	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.06/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	145.06/cwt	137.50–146.35	1,194	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	118.36/cwt	115.75–119.00	1,017	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	134.28/cwt	131.50–142.25	1,033	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	138.13/cwt	136.00–141.00	796	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	182.35/cwt	180.00–184.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	112.88/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,046	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	125.97/cwt	124.00–127.00	908	23

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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Receipts 2,406Last week 1,801Year ago 3,104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	746	131.00–136.00	131.20
24	—	547	147.00–148.00	147.29
4	—	835	131.00	131.00
4	—	441	163.00	163.00
4	—	375	166.00	166.00
48	—	668	143.00–149.00	145.46
34	—	566	145.00–152.00	149.50
6	—	632	135.00–137.50	136.28
19	—	779	132.00–134.00	133.06
6	—	902	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	665	147.00–157.50	151.66
49	—	635	145.00–157.50	152.31
75	—	934	136.60–137.75	136.84
207	—	878	133.00–145.00	142.76
12	—	528	156.00–162.00	158.76
6	—	437	175.00	175.00
138	—	729	144.50–152.50	145.64
248	—	769	143.00–148.10	146.60
177	—	823	137.50–146.35	145.06
5	—	358	180.00–184.00	182.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	122.00	122.00
4	—	638	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	125.50	125.50
4	—	758	118.00	118.00
9	—	666	108.00–119.00	113.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	616	135.00–141.50	139.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	914	116.50–122.00	118.02
17	—	516	139.00–148.00	142.99
3	—	480	147.00	147.00
3	—	420	150.00	150.00
80	—	722	133.00–142.00	135.99
59	—	612	135.00–139.00	137.22
133	—	677	136.00–144.25	138.27
84	—	886	124.00–126.75	126.05
56	—	827	128.00–133.00	129.34
26	—	965	115.25–116.00	115.42
47	—	769	131.50–142.25	134.28
28	—	576	136.00–141.00	138.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	127.00	127.00
4	—	453	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	127.00	127.00
6	—	666	125.00	125.00
4	—	483	129.00	129.00
16	—	574	125.50–129.00	128.11
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,035	108.25–112.00	109.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	633	130.00–134.00	131.02
12	—	585	133.00–135.00	134.36
9	—	830	122.00–123.00	122.66
7	—	507	127.00–137.00	131.24
12	—	777	130.00–132.00	131.49
67	—	664	132.00–134.50	133.56
7	—	490	127.00	127.00
21	—	859	115.75–119.00	118.36
24	—	927	105.00–114.00	112.88
23	—	721	124.00–127.00	125.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	683	121.00	121.00

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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