Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week there was a light offering of steers under 500 lbs, a lower undertone was noted. Steers 500 to 600 lbs were 4.00 to 13.00 lower. Steers 600 to 950 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. On the heifers there was also a light offering under 500 lbs but with a higher undertone being noted. Heifers 500 to 700 lbs were steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers 700 to 850 lbs were 2.00 lower and heifers 850 to 950 lbs was 2.00 higher. The supply was good and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.61/cwt on 2,209 head.

Average price

$139.61

2,209 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	141.01	1,080	1,887
Medium and Large 1-2	723	134.05	970	285
Medium 1	538	117.73	634	11thin
Large 1	1,098	108.86	1,195	26

One grade step is worth $32.15/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale2,209 hd

139.61

—

KS average3 barns · 5,204 hd

141.05

−1.43

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

76 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 1Fancy	—	509	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	807	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	173.00/cwt	172.00–173.50	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	953	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	843	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.50/cwt	147.00–156.50	804	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	121.45/cwt	119.75–125.00	1,178	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.25/cwt	156.00–163.00	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.10/cwt	120.00–128.50	910	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	134.79/cwt	132.50–138.25	1,111	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.11/cwt	128.00–138.00	889	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.25	1,024	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.28/cwt	167.00–175.00	899	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.65/cwt	141.00–146.00	829	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	777	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,014	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.13/cwt	156.00–161.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	145.28/cwt	140.00–148.50	982	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	125.18/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,085	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	176.65/cwt	170.00–178.50	851	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	126.66/cwt	123.25–131.00	988	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	127.75/cwt	121.25–129.25	1,168	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	196.72/cwt	187.50–204.00	750	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	130.71/cwt	126.75–134.75	1,145	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	157.98/cwt	155.50–164.00	921	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	118.20/cwt	116.50–122.00	1,083	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	724	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	941	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	647	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	912	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	136.79/cwt	132.00–142.50	993	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	138.08/cwt	133.25–140.75	1,069	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.70/cwt	175.00–181.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	151.55/cwt	149.00–156.00	958	114
Heifers	Large 1	—	974	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,023	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,079	113.78/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,228	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,006	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,074	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,074	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,263	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,111	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,137	99.30/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	976	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	776	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	920	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.89/cwt	126.00–131.50	914	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	128.76/cwt	125.00–129.75	1,046	55
Steers	Medium 1	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,002	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,092	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	143.93/cwt	143.25–144.50	1,025	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,017	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	822	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	935	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.17/cwt	139.00–146.00	773	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.50	902	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	153.03/cwt	152.50–155.00	892	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.11/cwt	127.00–128.00	991	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	162.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	891	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	134.67/cwt	132.50–136.00	791	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	144.24/cwt	138.00–149.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	145.55/cwt	145.00–146.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.56/cwt	122.50–125.00	843	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,118	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	902	131.27/cwt	131.00–131.75	1,184	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	929	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	769	14

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 21, 2021

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

Receipts 4,202Last week 5,230Year ago 2,154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	509	158.00–159.00	158.50
56	—	719	132.50	132.50
57	—	650	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	633	127.00–137.00	133.15
42	—	534	147.00–156.50	150.50
17	—	475	156.00–163.00	159.25
294	—	722	120.00–128.50	126.10
159	—	673	128.00–138.00	132.11
122	—	817	122.00–128.25	125.37
102	—	577	141.00–146.00	143.65
7	—	432	156.00–161.00	158.13
38	—	867	125.00–126.00	125.18
166	—	780	123.25–131.00	126.66
16	—	916	116.50–122.00	118.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	830	130.00	130.00
79	—	770	136.00	136.00
21	—	724	130.00	130.00
23	—	647	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,074	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,002	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	776	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	150.00	150.00
3	—	880	115.00	115.00
32	—	540	139.00–146.00	143.17
3	—	797	121.00	121.00
75	—	587	132.50–136.00	134.67
13	—	901	112.00	112.00
9	—	487	138.00–149.00	144.24
7	—	421	145.00–146.00	145.55
4	—	629	120.00	120.00
22	—	677	122.50–125.00	124.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	560	172.00–173.50	173.00
18	—	751	145.00	145.00
18	—	606	161.00	161.00
35	—	712	143.25–144.50	143.93
21	—	679	149.75	149.75
9	—	443	185.00–186.00	185.45
12	—	803	139.25	139.25
97	—	902	131.00–131.75	131.27
38	—	528	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	970	119.75–125.00	121.45
274	—	824	132.50–138.25	134.79
105	—	522	167.00–175.00	172.28
105	—	676	140.00–148.50	145.28
22	—	482	170.00–178.50	176.65
285	—	914	121.25–129.25	127.75
13	—	381	187.50–204.00	196.72
273	—	876	126.75–134.75	130.71
76	—	583	155.50–164.00	157.98
180	—	726	132.00–142.50	136.79
134	—	774	133.25–140.75	138.08
9	—	421	175.00–181.00	177.70
114	—	632	149.00–156.00	151.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	777	130.50	130.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,079	113.00–118.00	113.78
4	—	1,006	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,263	88.00	88.00
7	—	1,137	95.00–105.00	99.30
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	101.00	101.00
3	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	530	121.00	121.00
3	—	400	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	715	126.00–131.50	127.89
55	—	812	125.00–129.75	128.76
11	—	867	123.00	123.00
20	—	632	140.00–145.50	142.76
33	—	583	152.50–155.00	153.03
91	—	780	127.00–128.00	127.11
17	—	524	160.00–164.00	162.23
34	—	678	130.00–137.50	131.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	558	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	642	141.50	141.50
6	—	570	154.00	154.00
30	—	495	170.00	170.00
14	—	431	178.50	178.50

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