Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were 15.00-19.00 lower on a light test; steer calves 550-650 lbs were 9.00 to 14.00 lower; over 650 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs were 10.00 to 16.00 lower; over 700 lbs were 1.00 to 5.00 lower, with a few of the light 7 weight heifers being steady. The supply was light to moderate with a light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.31/cwt on 1,185 head.

Average price

$133.31

1,185 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$295

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

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	574	140.96	809	56
Medium and Large 1	830	132.93	1,104	1,129

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about −$295 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 sale1,185 hd

133.31

—

KS average3 barns · 4,893 hd

129.86

+3.45

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

42 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	Large 1	—	1,001	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,051	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	942	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,064	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.60/cwt	161.00–173.00	605	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.74/cwt	157.00–164.00	690	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	125.89/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,159	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	147.61/cwt	145.50–151.00	909	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,065	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.49/cwt	157.00–161.00	758	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	806	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.82/cwt	148.00–157.50	874	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.89/cwt	128.00–136.00	752	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	142.07/cwt	137.00–144.50	685	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.31/cwt	133.00–140.00	720	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	123.94/cwt	117.50–124.75	1,062	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	122.61/cwt	118.00–125.35	1,181	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.53/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,099	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.08/cwt	123.00–129.10	928	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,011	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	144.39/cwt	138.00–147.00	554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.73/cwt	124.00–132.00	798	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	112.53/cwt	111.00–114.50	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.18/cwt	134.50–136.50	919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	129.26/cwt	126.85–131.00	1,148	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.67/cwt	148.00–153.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	150.50/cwt	149.00–155.00	649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	128.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	4

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 May 6, 2021

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

Receipts 1,990Last week 2,673Year ago 3,096

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	105.00	105.00
16	—	942	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	140.00–142.00	140.82
8	—	416	135.00–139.00	135.97
31	—	566	128.00–136.00	132.89
44	—	482	137.00–144.50	142.07
62	—	528	133.00–140.00	136.31
68	—	857	117.50–124.75	123.94
9	—	763	120.00–122.00	121.34
10	—	669	120.00–125.00	122.75
81	—	730	123.00–129.10	127.08
113	—	833	120.00–124.00	121.32
16	—	384	138.00–147.00	144.39
18	—	620	124.00–132.00	128.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	119.50	119.50
7	—	466	130.00–136.00	133.80
9	—	871	111.00–114.50	112.53
4	—	571	127.00	127.00
4	—	655	114.00–117.00	115.50
5	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.88
6	—	620	121.00–122.00	121.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	125.00	125.00
6	—	622	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	370	161.00–173.00	163.60
22	—	424	157.00–164.00	162.74
290	—	921	123.00–127.50	125.89
23	—	616	145.50–151.00	147.61
29	—	721	147.00–148.00	147.66
35	—	478	157.00–161.00	158.49
35	—	520	154.00–159.00	154.98
48	—	561	148.00–157.50	155.82
194	—	963	118.00–125.35	122.61
252	—	829	131.00–135.00	132.53
176	—	888	126.85–131.00	129.26
9	—	659	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	153.00	153.00
6	—	680	134.50–136.50	135.18
8	—	576	145.00	145.00
9	—	474	148.00–153.00	150.67
10	—	431	149.00–155.00	150.50
13	—	721	125.00–131.00	128.26
4	—	785	119.00	119.00

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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