Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no recent price comparison due to the holiday break. The supply was good due to the holiday break and the demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.01/cwt on 2,403 head.

Average price

$144.01

2,403 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	742	144.44	1,072	2,009
Medium and Large 1-2	683	142.14	970	390
Large 1	1,054	115.00	1,212	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.44/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale2,403 hd

144.01

—

KS average4 barns · 11,036 hd

142.70

+1.31

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

64 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 1-2	—	491	138.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.25/cwt	123.00–127.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	146.81/cwt	144.00–147.25	937	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	132.98/cwt	129.00–138.00	969	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	130.20/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,014	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.86/cwt	154.00–156.50	895	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	920	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,132	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	125.65/cwt	124.50–126.00	912	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.56/cwt	131.00–138.00	764	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.63/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,069	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	122.61/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.89/cwt	132.00–141.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,050	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,103	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	836	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	160.90/cwt	155.00–164.00	869	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.08/cwt	133.00–140.00	855	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.02/cwt	144.00–154.00	773	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	129.25/cwt	127.00–133.00	941	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	131.11/cwt	128.00–134.00	881	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	153.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	175.15/cwt	170.00–178.00	627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	136.89/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,049	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	146.85/cwt	143.00–152.75	990	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	127.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,184	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	127.09/cwt	125.10–130.00	1,052	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	190.78/cwt	185.00–196.00	803	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.44/cwt	142.50–150.50	832	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	784	144.19/cwt	144.10–144.75	1,130	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	151.82/cwt	148.00–157.00	958	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	137.50/cwt	132.00–140.10	1,133	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.65/cwt	158.00–167.00	924	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	127.08/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,216	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.51/cwt	140.00–146.25	1,058	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	179.51/cwt	178.00–183.00	865	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,160	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	169.52/cwt	167.00–173.00	868	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	514	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	137.63/cwt	137.00–137.75	950	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,065	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	897	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,054	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,060	99.91/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,059	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	122.76/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,177	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	121.14/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,060	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.06/cwt	123.00–123.50	966	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	127.92/cwt	127.00–132.00	810	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	131.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	899	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	127.06/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,100	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	128.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	979	145

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Receipts 4,274Last week 3,491Year ago 4,439

There was no recent price comparison due to the holiday break. The supply was good due to the holiday break and the demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	132.00–145.00	138.87
16	—	673	123.00–127.00	125.25
2	—	920	110.00	110.00
3	—	892	115.00	115.00
5	—	808	110.00	110.00
6	—	393	166.00	166.00
34	—	726	124.50–126.00	125.65
42	—	568	131.00–138.00	134.56
8	—	438	152.00	152.00
10	—	528	132.00–141.00	137.89
18	—	785	123.00–123.50	123.06
31	—	633	127.00–132.00	127.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	920	123.00	123.00
77	—	690	137.00–137.75	137.63
32	—	545	159.00	159.00
26	—	790	134.75	134.75
10	—	621	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	116.00	116.00
121	—	628	133.00–140.00	136.08
117	—	519	144.00–154.00	149.02
95	—	728	127.00–133.00	129.25
93	—	672	128.00–134.00	131.11
17	—	464	151.00–157.00	153.68
11	—	358	170.00–178.00	175.15
10	—	416	167.00	167.00
121	—	828	125.10–130.00	127.09
7	—	250	182.00	182.00
149	—	572	142.50–150.50	145.44
5	—	336	173.00	173.00
19	—	959	120.00–123.50	122.76
23	—	875	117.00–125.00	121.14
145	—	762	125.00–130.00	128.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,060	96.00–104.50	99.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	638	144.00–147.25	146.81
53	—	729	129.00–138.00	132.98
91	—	779	128.00–133.00	130.20
54	—	574	154.00–156.50	155.86
7	—	431	183.00	183.00
14	—	825	129.00–130.00	129.63
5	—	926	122.00–123.00	122.61
7	—	276	185.00	185.00
20	—	483	173.00	173.00
29	—	540	155.00–164.00	160.90
32	—	686	128.00–136.00	131.00
33	—	866	123.00–130.00	127.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	200.00	200.00
50	—	713	147.25	147.25
132	—	758	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	766	134.00–141.00	136.89
203	—	674	143.00–152.75	146.85
116	—	926	125.00–129.00	127.85
14	—	421	185.00–196.00	190.78
7	—	377	195.00	195.00
202	—	631	148.00–157.00	151.82
192	—	824	132.00–140.10	137.50
162	—	568	158.00–167.00	162.65
73	—	957	127.00–128.00	127.08
154	—	732	140.00–146.25	144.51
61	—	482	178.00–183.00	179.51
283	—	865	132.00–136.00	134.06
24	—	512	167.00–173.00	169.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	784	144.10–144.75	144.19
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	115.00	115.00

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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