Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers over 400 lbs were steady to 7.00 higher and steers 350 to 400 lbs were down 5.00. On the heifers 500 to 600 lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers 400 to 500 lbs were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while heifers 600 to 850 lbs were steady to 4.00 higher. The demand was light with light to moderate receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.18/cwt on 1,150 head.

Average price

$145.18

1,150 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$336

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

$45.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.34

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	515	161.51	832	117
Medium and Large 1	731	143.59	1,050	1,023
Large 1	1,003	116.50	1,168	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.01/cwt here — about −$336 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 sale1,150 hd

145.18

—

KS average3 barns · 4,727 hd

136.84

+8.34

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

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	136.44/cwt	132.00–138.25	1,042	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.68/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,034	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	123.16/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,017	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.19/cwt	123.00–128.00	975	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	128.20/cwt	121.00–130.50	918	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	120.87/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	158.70/cwt	158.50–159.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,114	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	813	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.51/cwt	178.00–186.00	690	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.22/cwt	169.00–179.00	741	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	119.93/cwt	115.00–121.50	1,149	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	123.52/cwt	122.50–123.60	1,124	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	144.84/cwt	138.50–149.00	814	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.23/cwt	162.00–171.00	964	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	943	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,003	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,168	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	142.62/cwt	134.00–143.50	857	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	772	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.37/cwt	128.00–138.00	898	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	178.40/cwt	174.00–181.00	838	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.56/cwt	148.00–155.00	651	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	131.69/cwt	129.25–137.00	1,092	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	135.19/cwt	130.00–143.00	503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	165.58/cwt	157.00–169.00	782	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.45/cwt	131.00–139.00	722	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.45/cwt	170.00–181.00	919	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.47/cwt	144.00–154.00	732	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	119.67/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	144.31/cwt	141.00–147.50	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.23/cwt	166.00–169.00	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	904	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.84/cwt	154.00–163.50	969	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	132.40/cwt	127.00–136.00	780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	135.36/cwt	134.00–143.50	988	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	145.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	976	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	148.52/cwt	144.00–152.00	930	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.00	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	125.96/cwt	124.50–127.00	853	23

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 Apr 29, 2021

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

Receipts 2,673Last week 2,561Year ago 4,783

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	764	132.00–138.25	136.44
81	—	720	140.00–149.50	143.68
60	—	860	129.50	129.50
21	—	380	178.00–186.00	181.51
74	—	423	169.00–179.00	175.22
85	—	958	115.00–121.50	119.93
10	—	322	181.00	181.00
65	—	910	122.50–123.60	123.52
59	—	573	162.00–171.00	168.23
28	—	470	174.00–181.00	178.40
309	—	829	129.25–137.00	131.69
65	—	530	170.00–181.00	173.45
43	—	618	154.00–163.50	156.84
23	—	671	140.00–149.00	145.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,003	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	472	157.00–169.00	165.58
12	—	525	166.00–169.00	167.23
36	—	584	150.00–160.00	154.80
10	—	626	144.00–152.00	148.52
11	—	369	170.00–172.00	171.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	826	121.00–128.00	123.16
87	—	773	123.00–128.00	126.19
45	—	716	121.00–130.50	128.20
7	—	864	120.00–123.00	120.87
118	—	562	138.50–149.00	144.84
65	—	601	134.00–143.50	142.62
68	—	528	140.00–150.00	146.21
142	—	673	128.00–138.00	133.37
60	—	427	148.00–155.00	152.56
142	—	483	144.00–154.00	151.47
9	—	902	117.00–123.00	119.67
5	—	318	161.00	161.00
5	—	369	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	158.50–159.00	158.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	813	136.00	136.00
35	—	730	134.00–143.50	135.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	657	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,007	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	372	130.00–143.00	135.19
17	—	529	131.00–139.00	136.45
6	—	341	141.00–147.50	144.31
17	—	589	127.00–136.00	132.40
23	—	677	124.50–127.00	125.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	630	147.00	147.00
6	—	705	125.00	125.00

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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