Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 550 lbs there was no recent comparison, however a higher undertone was noted. 600 to 750 lb steers and steers over 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, while steers 750 to 900 lbs were steady to 1.00 higher. Yearling heifers under 750 lbs sold steady in a light test, while 750 to 800 lb heifers were 4.00 higher. Not enough volume to test on heifers over 800 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.62/cwt on 1,026 head.

Average price

$139.62

1,026 head · 825 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	818	141.01	1,154	915
Medium and Large 1-2	672	129.67	871	39
Large 1	989	127.31	1,259	72

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale1,026 hd

139.62

—

KS average3 barns · 2,056 hd

141.15

−1.54

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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	3
Steers	Large 1	—	984	127.71/cwt	124.50–128.25	1,257	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	127.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	859	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	120.50/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,058	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.82/cwt	128.00–132.00	802	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	128.60/cwt	125.50–130.25	1,008	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.34/cwt	148.50–155.00	923	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	138.44/cwt	134.50–140.75	1,275	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.09/cwt	141.00–144.00	960	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	139.00/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,229	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,051	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	144.50/cwt	143.50–145.00	871	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.58/cwt	140.50–144.50	827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	140.84/cwt	139.75–142.50	1,090	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.78/cwt	128.50–134.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	119.39/cwt	119.00–121.00	814	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	139.69/cwt	138.25–143.50	1,171	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	352	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	150.64/cwt	145.00–163.00	640	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	138.38/cwt	130.00–139.35	1,338	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	163.13/cwt	163.00–164.00	804	21

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 1,473Last week 1,923Year ago 2,335

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
69	—	984	124.50–128.25	127.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	610	148.50–155.00	151.34
76	—	921	134.50–140.75	138.44
94	—	671	141.00–144.00	143.09
181	—	884	132.50–141.00	139.00
37	—	730	140.00–145.00	144.01
21	—	580	140.50–144.50	142.58
46	—	774	139.75–142.50	140.84
164	—	838	138.25–143.50	139.69
179	—	967	130.00–139.35	138.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	129.00	129.00
12	—	730	130.00	130.00
21	—	603	143.50–145.00	144.50
4	—	518	154.50	154.50
21	—	493	163.00–164.00	163.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	127.50	127.50
14	—	595	133.00	133.00
5	—	813	125.00–130.00	127.99
10	—	673	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	125.00–132.00	127.03
18	—	878	119.00–122.00	120.50
23	—	613	128.00–132.00	130.82
46	—	784	125.50–130.25	128.60
10	—	563	128.50–134.00	131.78
8	—	817	120.00	120.00
9	—	917	118.00	118.00
11	—	535	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	122.00	122.00
5	—	352	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	682	119.00–121.00	119.39
34	—	425	145.00–163.00	150.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	519	123.00–125.00	124.00
6	—	577	120.00–124.00	122.72

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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