Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 450 to 900 lb steers were steady to 8.00 lower with steers over 900 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 500 to 800 and over 900 lbs were 1.00 to 7.00 lower and 800 to 900 lb heifers were 3.00 higher. The demand was moderate with a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.11/cwt on 1,809 head.

Average price

$145.11

1,809 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	146.48	1,069	1,544
Medium and Large 1-2	670	140.35	940	226
Large 1	1,018	118.41	1,205	39

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about −$136 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 sale1,809 hd

145.11

—

KS average3 barns · 6,682 hd

151.85

−6.75

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

75 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	—	781	129.84/cwt	128.50–130.50	1,014	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	138.14/cwt	138.00–139.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	930	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	122.92/cwt	120.50–125.50	1,080	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	159.14/cwt	156.00–163.00	699	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	127.87/cwt	127.50–129.00	720	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	703	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	939	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.81/cwt	129.00–134.00	825	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	717	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	152.65/cwt	149.00–154.00	663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	147.33/cwt	146.00–148.00	922	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	659	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	128.90/cwt	127.00–134.00	865	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,144	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	537	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	138.11/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,069	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	138.89/cwt	137.00–139.50	750	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	125.48/cwt	124.00–126.00	780	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	138.42/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,149	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	134.72/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,230	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	127.57/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,235	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.65/cwt	126.00–129.25	913	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.39/cwt	176.00–185.00	857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.08/cwt	156.00–160.50	917	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.79/cwt	136.50–141.50	1,010	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	152.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	947	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	161.09/cwt	160.00–162.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	129.49/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,041	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	135.37/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,201	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.24/cwt	141.00–146.00	967	186
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,183	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,065	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,058	93.20/cwt	90.00–94.00	986	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	998	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	1,075	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,063	114.93/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,222	17
Steers	Large 1	—	975	122.30/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,192	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.85/cwt	135.00–138.50	924	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	133.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	968	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	147.37/cwt	143.50–151.00	856	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	143.60/cwt	142.75–144.50	1,028	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	147.90/cwt	147.50–148.50	978	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	189.38/cwt	187.00–191.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	127.48/cwt	124.00–128.50	808	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.23/cwt	119.00–126.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	779	143.63/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,119	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	923	14
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,192	81.69/cwt	75.00–85.00	974	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	129.24/cwt	128.00–130.00	991	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	147.65/cwt	144.00–151.50	756	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,082	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	186.22/cwt	186.00–187.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.32/cwt	161.00–164.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	171.62/cwt	170.00–173.50	880	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	129.81/cwt	128.00–131.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	817	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.72/cwt	136.00–144.00	887	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	130.53/cwt	129.00–131.50	1,082	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	155.86/cwt	154.00–158.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	202.63/cwt	202.00–203.00	879	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	884	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,255	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	130.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,153	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.92/cwt	118.00–127.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.80/cwt	122.00–124.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.39/cwt	163.00–169.00	892	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	906	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	118.87/cwt	118.00–120.00	968	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	203.65/cwt	200.00–207.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.82/cwt	131.00–136.00	767	66

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Receipts 3,363Last week 2,493Year ago 3,015

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	781	128.50–130.50	129.84
25	—	879	120.50–125.50	122.92
24	—	439	156.00–163.00	159.14
118	—	626	129.00–134.00	131.81
59	—	466	150.00–156.00	153.94
59	—	671	127.00–134.00	128.90
11	—	365	145.00–149.00	147.01
135	—	715	126.00–129.25	127.65
42	—	804	127.00–130.50	129.49
5	—	338	165.00	165.00
52	—	512	144.00–151.50	147.65
27	—	966	112.00	112.00
7	—	901	117.00	117.00
66	—	573	131.00–136.00	133.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	482	138.00–139.00	138.14
13	—	762	122.00	122.00
23	—	634	124.00–128.50	127.48
6	—	874	115.00	115.00
17	—	673	119.00–126.00	123.23
10	—	541	128.00–131.00	129.81
10	—	568	118.00–127.00	123.92
10	—	720	122.00–124.00	122.80
14	—	814	118.00–120.00	118.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	563	127.50–129.00	127.87
15	—	434	149.00–154.00	152.65
41	—	540	137.00–139.50	138.89
27	—	622	124.00–126.00	125.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	703	133.50	133.50
30	—	588	139.00	139.00
9	—	403	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	90.00	90.00
15	—	1,058	90.00–94.00	93.20
15	—	998	107.75	107.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	626	146.00–148.00	147.33
12	—	530	160.00–162.00	161.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	659	149.75	149.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	803	142.50	142.50
74	—	716	142.75–144.50	143.60
64	—	661	147.50–148.50	147.90
17	—	459	187.00–191.00	189.38
15	—	779	143.50–144.00	143.63
14	—	563	164.00	164.00
50	—	513	170.00–173.50	171.62
63	—	884	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	774	135.00–142.50	138.11
56	—	830	138.00–139.00	138.42
132	—	913	131.00–135.50	134.72
37	—	968	127.00–128.50	127.57
18	—	475	176.00–185.00	180.39
128	—	580	156.00–160.50	158.08
88	—	728	136.50–141.50	138.79
77	—	619	150.00–156.00	152.93
234	—	887	134.50–139.00	135.37
186	—	675	141.00–146.00	143.24
24	—	434	202.00–203.00	202.63
62	—	536	163.00–169.00	166.39
4	—	363	200.00–207.50	203.65
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	117.00	117.00
17	—	1,063	113.00–116.00	114.93
17	—	975	122.00–123.00	122.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	675	135.00–138.50	136.85
30	—	723	130.00–136.00	133.95
27	—	581	143.50–151.00	147.37
14	—	767	128.00–130.00	129.24
9	—	424	186.00–187.00	186.22
7	—	470	161.00–164.00	162.32
38	—	630	136.00–144.00	140.72
13	—	829	129.00–131.50	130.53
13	—	538	154.00–158.00	155.86
19	—	882	130.00–132.00	130.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	680	132.00	132.00
6	—	643	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,192	75.00–85.00	81.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	906	88.00	88.00
3	—	765	101.00	101.00

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