Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 400 to 500 lbs sold 15.00 to 17.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers over 600 to 950 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Heavy feeder cattle over 1000 lbs sold 7.00 higher. The heifer calves 300 to 350 lbs sold 11.00 higher, heifers 650 to 700 and 850 to 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. The 350 to 650 and 700 to 850 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 lower. The supply was moderate with good demand, especially for grass quality cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.46/cwt on 2,553 head.

Average price

$134.46

2,553 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	715	137.40	982	242
Medium and Large 1	803	135.23	1,086	2,140
Large 1	1,010	120.69	1,219	171

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale2,553 hd

134.46

—

KS average3 barns · 8,862 hd

135.59

−1.13

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

54 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	—	627	136.63/cwt	130.00–141.25	857	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	136.21/cwt	130.50–140.00	921	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.61/cwt	142.00–152.00	774	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	125.15/cwt	123.75–129.50	961	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.34/cwt	144.00–157.50	716	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	122.16/cwt	118.00–123.50	1,079	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	171.65/cwt	166.00–175.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	153.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.35/cwt	136.00–147.00	823	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	134.46/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,030	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	125.06/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,141	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	153.51/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,021	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.60/cwt	166.00–173.00	973	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	126.10/cwt	124.35–130.50	1,095	615
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	118.71/cwt	114.50–119.25	1,093	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	173.14/cwt	171.00–176.00	855	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	178.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	757	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	129.41/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,065	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,162	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	952	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	120.69/cwt	119.50–122.00	1,219	171
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,173	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	938	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	994	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	123.67/cwt	121.50–126.50	1,028	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	149.75/cwt	148.75–152.50	963	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.77/cwt	156.00–163.00	918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,055	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	801	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	124.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	973	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.19/cwt	120.00–120.25	950	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.92/cwt	132.00–137.00	704	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	165.68/cwt	165.00–166.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	131.84/cwt	127.00–135.50	961	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.20/cwt	139.00–146.00	966	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	118.77/cwt	118.50–119.50	1,100	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	124.96/cwt	123.50–126.00	792	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	123.53/cwt	122.50–128.00	851	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	130.84/cwt	127.00–134.00	764	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	141.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,037	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.94/cwt	157.00–162.00	998	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	172.41/cwt	167.00–177.00	917	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.83/cwt	120.00–127.25	908	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,011	161

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 Mar 4, 2021

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

Receipts 4,648Last week 4,652Year ago 2,342

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	627	130.00–141.25	136.63
114	—	676	130.50–140.00	136.21
69	—	528	142.00–152.00	146.61
229	—	768	123.75–129.50	125.15
47	—	483	144.00–157.50	148.34
36	—	883	118.00–123.50	122.16
11	—	335	166.00–175.00	171.65
6	—	381	152.00–158.00	153.96
5	—	445	155.00	155.00
223	—	574	136.00–147.00	143.35
63	—	921	114.50–119.25	118.71
207	—	727	120.00–127.25	124.83
161	—	830	120.00–124.50	121.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	710	129.00	129.00
21	—	550	149.00	149.00
19	—	674	141.25	141.25
74	—	529	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	80.00	80.00
5	—	994	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	790	120.00–120.25	120.19
20	—	522	132.00–137.00	134.92
14	—	715	115.00	115.00
9	—	871	110.00–115.00	113.28
7	—	830	110.00	110.00
48	—	634	123.50–126.00	124.96
30	—	689	122.50–128.00	123.53
24	—	584	127.00–134.00	130.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	766	132.00–139.00	134.46
204	—	912	122.50–129.00	125.06
164	—	665	148.00–159.00	153.51
100	—	577	166.00–173.00	168.60
615	—	868	124.35–130.50	126.10
36	—	494	171.00–176.00	173.14
27	—	424	175.00–185.00	178.52
3	—	337	200.00	200.00
339	—	823	127.00–135.00	129.41
240	—	963	120.00–122.00	120.67
69	—	735	139.00–146.00	141.09
47	—	624	157.00–162.00	159.94
43	—	532	167.00–177.00	172.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	1,010	119.50–122.00	120.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	831	121.50–126.50	123.67
22	—	643	148.75–152.50	149.75
22	—	578	156.00–163.00	158.77
18	—	781	122.00–128.00	124.62
9	—	529	165.00–166.00	165.68
8	—	493	155.00	155.00
4	—	965	115.50	115.50
4	—	429	174.00	174.00
65	—	729	127.00–135.50	131.84
38	—	679	139.00–146.00	142.20
15	—	926	118.50–119.50	118.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	608	173.50	173.50
5	—	587	178.00	178.00

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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