Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. no recent price comparison, a lower undertone was noted. Steers over 650 lbs. sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers 600 lbs. to 850 lbs. 6.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers over 850 lbs. 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.81/cwt on 981 head.

Average price

$137.81

981 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$23.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	138.48	1,068	850
Medium and Large 1-2	670	137.37	920	68
Large 1	1,004	131.25	1,318	55
Large 1-2	1,021	115.35	1,178	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale981 hd

137.81

—

KS average3 barns · 3,979 hd

135.11

+2.70

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

53 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 1-2Fleshy	—	869	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,281	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	124.15/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,019	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	130.74/cwt	128.00–132.00	991	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	138.14/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,129	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	138.19/cwt	137.50–139.00	645	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.88/cwt	123.00–125.25	965	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	137.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	937	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	132.41/cwt	127.00–137.00	711	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	125.68/cwt	121.00–129.00	726	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	140.70/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,079	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	123.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	782	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	138.09/cwt	134.00–139.25	1,181	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	140.46/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,024	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	146.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	792	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	131.40/cwt	128.35–134.50	1,230	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.78/cwt	150.00–153.00	855	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	152.48/cwt	144.50–155.50	965	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	856	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.85/cwt	143.00–147.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.60/cwt	131.00–137.00	759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	710	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	706	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	812	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,021	115.35/cwt	113.50–118.50	1,178	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,318	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	132.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	117.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	137.30/cwt	130.00–138.50	866	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	153.36/cwt	152.50–157.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.37/cwt	114.00–123.50	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.37/cwt	124.50–127.50	910	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	730	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.26/cwt	143.00–154.00	712	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	122.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	139.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	816	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	133.77/cwt	129.00–136.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	127.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	714	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	128.58/cwt	127.00–133.00	872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	133.68/cwt	129.00–140.50	898	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	168.43/cwt	167.00–170.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	127.40/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,157	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,096	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	827	52

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 22, 2020

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

Receipts 1,923Last week 2,406Year ago 2,537

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	821	120.00–125.50	124.15
109	—	773	123.00–125.25	124.88
44	—	537	127.00–137.00	132.41
61	—	671	125.00–130.00	127.53
17	—	432	143.00–147.00	145.85
14	—	568	131.00–137.00	133.60
12	—	486	146.00	146.00
43	—	720	124.50–127.50	126.37
60	—	884	124.00	124.00
52	—	636	125.00–135.00	130.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	467	137.50–139.00	138.19
29	—	578	121.00–129.00	125.68
41	—	633	120.00–125.00	123.54
6	—	708	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	117.00–119.00	117.67
5	—	1,076	100.00	100.00
12	—	775	114.00–123.50	119.37
5	—	612	125.00	125.00
8	—	724	120.00–124.00	122.50
9	—	485	129.00–136.00	133.77
5	—	965	106.00	106.00
17	—	561	122.00–130.00	127.19
4	—	525	133.00	133.00
6	—	878	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	730	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	147.00	147.00
16	—	758	128.00–132.00	130.74
27	—	631	130.00–138.50	137.30
10	—	476	152.50–157.00	153.36
44	—	585	135.00–142.00	139.54
44	—	672	129.00–140.50	133.68
4	—	419	167.00–170.00	168.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	956	134.00	134.00
132	—	817	134.00–142.00	138.14
38	—	681	134.00–144.00	137.56
101	—	767	139.50–144.50	140.70
130	—	855	134.00–139.25	138.09
49	—	729	137.00–143.00	140.46
45	—	542	144.00–150.00	146.13
111	—	936	128.35–134.50	131.40
20	—	567	150.00–153.00	150.78
18	—	633	144.50–155.50	152.48
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,021	113.50–118.50	115.35
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,004	131.25	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	130.00–136.00	132.28
3	—	387	162.50	162.50
16	—	480	143.00–154.00	148.26
4	—	629	134.00–139.00	136.54
13	—	678	127.00–133.00	128.58
20	—	908	123.00–128.50	127.40
5	—	430	155.00–160.00	158.01

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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