Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower with steers over 650 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. The heifers under 500 lbs sold steady with heifers over 500 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. 900 lbs heifers were 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.35/cwt on 1,342 head.

Average price

$147.35

1,342 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

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

$39.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.04

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	415	179.00	743	15thin
Medium and Large 1	763	148.18	1,130	1,153
Medium and Large 1-2	698	139.09	970	174

One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about −$227 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 sale1,342 hd

147.35

—

KS average4 barns · 4,829 hd

147.39

−0.04

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

58 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	—	628	149.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	942	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	132.07/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,132	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	133.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	980	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	144.96/cwt	139.50–146.00	835	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	137.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	861	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.87/cwt	145.00–153.00	706	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	126.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,056	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	146.44/cwt	146.00–147.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	131.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	878	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	156.08/cwt	151.00–158.00	643	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	744	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	158.41/cwt	156.00–159.50	882	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	184.96/cwt	183.50–186.00	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	158.89/cwt	157.00–162.00	841	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	133.34/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,028	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	144.21/cwt	143.00–145.35	1,242	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	170.51/cwt	165.00–172.00	829	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	141.86/cwt	137.00–144.35	1,318	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	202.47/cwt	200.00–208.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	134.08/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,114	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	135.17/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,371	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	146.29/cwt	143.75–147.50	1,214	230
Steers	Medium 1	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,062	106.43/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,130	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	989	106.62/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,173	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	142.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,090	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,345	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	791	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.00	820	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	138.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,004	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	916	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,349	46
Heifers	Medium 1	—	422	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	144.51/cwt	142.00–146.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	135.40/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,229	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.61/cwt	144.00–146.00	738	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	145.25/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,055	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	117.23/cwt	117.00–119.50	1,094	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	127.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	979	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	127.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	911	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	916	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	142.79/cwt	139.00–145.00	955	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	150.53/cwt	145.00–153.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	131.40/cwt	128.00–134.00	812	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	131.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	773	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	148.40/cwt	146.00–151.00	981	89

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 Nov 12, 2020

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

Receipts 2,739Last week 2,072Year ago 4,362

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	628	147.00–155.00	149.95
35	—	557	156.00–159.50	158.41
23	—	437	183.50–186.00	184.96
44	—	529	157.00–162.00	158.89
127	—	861	143.00–145.35	144.21
24	—	486	165.00–172.00	170.51
102	—	929	137.00–144.35	141.86
12	—	331	200.00–208.00	202.47
30	—	1,014	132.50–137.50	135.17
230	—	830	143.75–147.50	146.29
4	—	381	191.00	191.00
63	—	764	140.00–146.00	142.61
60	—	950	141.60	141.60
126	—	726	143.00–150.00	145.25
89	—	661	146.00–151.00	148.40
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	415	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	675	134.00–140.00	136.82
33	—	583	139.00–142.00	140.68
26	—	727	135.00–140.00	138.11
36	—	908	135.00–135.50	135.40
13	—	510	144.00–146.00	144.61
16	—	621	140.00	140.00
17	—	795	135.00	135.00
9	—	473	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	916	147.25	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	142.00–146.00	144.51
18	—	669	139.00–145.00	142.79
17	—	570	145.00–153.00	150.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	857	132.00–132.50	132.07
43	—	735	132.00–136.00	133.30
37	—	576	139.50–146.00	144.96
87	—	627	136.00–140.00	137.33
47	—	474	145.00–153.00	148.87
7	—	340	146.00–147.00	146.44
3	—	378	145.00	145.00
29	—	412	151.00–158.00	156.08
64	—	518	142.00–147.00	143.57
87	—	771	130.00–134.50	133.34
72	—	831	131.00–135.00	134.08
22	—	933	117.00–119.50	117.23
79	—	667	135.00–140.00	137.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	835	125.00–128.00	126.42
7	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.83
6	—	543	131.00–132.00	131.50
18	—	768	124.00–129.00	127.42
17	—	716	124.00–130.00	127.30
11	—	436	139.00–146.00	144.19
9	—	676	122.00–127.00	123.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	666	130.00–133.00	131.85
49	—	618	128.00–134.00	131.40
25	—	587	130.00–133.00	131.63
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	105.00–107.50	106.43
7	—	989	102.00–110.00	106.62
5	—	1,014	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,173	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,145	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	122.00	122.00

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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