Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers under 500 lbs there was no test, steers 500 to 600 lbs were 5.00 to 9.00 lower, 600 to 650 lb steers were 3.00 higher, steers 650 to 950 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower and over 950 lb steers were 5.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs were 1.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 lb heifers were 1.50 lower, heifers 700 to 900 lbs were steady to 2.50 higher, and over 900 lb heifers were 4.00 lower on a limited test. The supply was light due to previous weeks large offering and poor weather conditions for transporting livestock. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.88/cwt on 748 head.

Average price

$136.88

748 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	791	137.07	1,085	670
Medium and Large 1-2	648	136.25	882	75
Large 1	1,062	110.00	1,168	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale748 hd

136.88

—

KS average3 barns · 2,038 hd

138.72

−1.84

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

46 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	—	730	128.61/cwt	123.00–130.50	939	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	127.04/cwt	124.75–132.75	1,089	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	153.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.68/cwt	131.50–138.50	974	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	126.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	975	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	916	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,255	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	141.03/cwt	138.00–146.00	965	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	167.10/cwt	161.00–171.00	894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	948	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,054	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	130.18/cwt	126.00–132.75	1,151	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,113	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	816	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,157	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	113.35/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,029	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	859	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,160	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,062	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	120.13/cwt	119.00–120.75	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	120.28/cwt	120.00–123.00	891	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	130.42/cwt	126.75–133.00	897	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	120.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,075	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.16/cwt	148.00–156.00	825	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	164.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	790	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	837	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	126.63/cwt	125.50–127.25	812	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	124.51/cwt	123.00–129.00	730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	247	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.13/cwt	135.00–138.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.84/cwt	138.00–148.00	842	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	198	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	126.47/cwt	126.25–127.50	1,042	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	132.65/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,077	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	126.32/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,213	27

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,705Last week 4,202Year ago 2,323

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	730	123.00–130.50	128.61
87	—	857	124.75–132.75	127.04
16	—	532	151.00–157.00	153.09
91	—	772	123.00–128.00	126.34
40	—	953	116.75	116.75
13	—	908	112.50–118.00	113.35
52	—	688	126.75–133.00	130.42
15	—	480	161.00–166.00	164.56
47	—	626	130.00–139.00	133.63
3	—	247	335.00	335.00
46	—	581	138.00–148.00	144.84
76	—	824	126.25–127.50	126.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,016	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	818	119.00–120.75	120.13
12	—	706	120.00–123.00	120.51
4	—	493	157.00	157.00
25	—	881	122.00	122.00
6	—	795	121.00	121.00
19	—	641	125.50–127.25	126.63
16	—	586	123.00–129.00	124.51
4	—	546	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	400.00	400.00
3	—	485	173.00	173.00
101	—	718	131.50–138.50	135.68
21	—	684	138.00–146.00	141.03
25	—	535	161.00–171.00	167.10
29	—	614	152.00–157.00	154.42
9	—	907	127.75	127.75
7	—	444	186.50	186.50
26	—	758	139.00	139.00
115	—	884	126.00–132.75	130.18
5	—	583	150.00	150.00
3	—	233	460.00	460.00
2	—	198	325.00	325.00
180	—	812	129.00–136.50	132.65
27	—	960	122.50–127.00	126.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	916	137.00	137.00
43	—	816	141.75	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	859	135.00	135.00
4	—	566	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	741	120.00–123.00	120.28
29	—	532	148.00–156.00	155.16
9	—	629	135.00–138.00	137.13
6	—	753	126.00	126.00

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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