Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 500 lbs sold with a higher undertone on a light test. Steers 500 to 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 lb steers sold 15.00 higher, 600 to 650 and 700 to 800 lb steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, 850 to 1000 lb steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and 800 to 850 lb steers sold 2.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and 700 to 950 lbs heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. The receipts were lighter due to the overnight storms and muddy conditions. Overall the receipts were light to moderate and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.36/cwt on 1,173 head.

Average price

$139.36

1,173 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$315

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

$31.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

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	601	152.21	914	48
Medium and Large 1	814	140.37	1,143	1,035
Large 1	1,017	120.89	1,230	90

One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about −$315 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 sale1,173 hd

139.36

—

KS average3 barns · 3,611 hd

134.88

+4.48

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

41 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	Large 1	—	1,054	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,212	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,014	121.39/cwt	114.50–125.00	1,231	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	906	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,200	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	165.60/cwt	156.00–167.50	931	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	187.19/cwt	183.00–188.50	893	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	757	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,100	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	128.55/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,260	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.87/cwt	139.50–142.25	1,097	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.27/cwt	183.00–189.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.75/cwt	138.25–142.75	959	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	135.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,168	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	154.08/cwt	149.00–160.00	977	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.25/cwt	138.50–144.50	885	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	170.67/cwt	167.00–174.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	135.06/cwt	132.50–138.50	968	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	122.80/cwt	120.00–123.75	1,082	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	145.06/cwt	142.50–153.00	837	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	136.27/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,141	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,073	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.87/cwt	147.00–153.00	788	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.42/cwt	138.00–141.00	806	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	141.41/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,017	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	144.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	128.63/cwt	126.50–129.00	983	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	131.04/cwt	126.00–131.85	1,209	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	137.91/cwt	137.00–139.00	941	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	126.48/cwt	125.35–126.75	1,049	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	158.78/cwt	158.00–160.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	155.69/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,031	42

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 27, 2021

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

Receipts 1,888Last week 2,592Year ago 2,364

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	115.00	115.00
83	—	1,014	114.50–125.00	121.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	706	147.00	147.00
29	—	906	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	562	156.00–167.50	165.60
21	—	477	183.00–188.50	187.19
107	—	980	128.00–129.00	128.55
207	—	773	139.50–142.25	141.87
10	—	415	183.00–189.00	187.27
231	—	865	129.00–137.00	135.01
20	—	634	149.00–160.00	154.08
13	—	529	167.00–174.00	170.67
130	—	837	128.00–137.50	136.27
5	—	326	205.00	205.00
26	—	719	139.00–143.50	141.41
127	—	923	126.00–131.85	131.04
42	—	662	155.00–156.00	155.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	757	145.25	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	177.00	177.00
4	—	728	135.00	135.00
5	—	648	140.00–148.00	144.80
6	—	780	133.00–138.00	135.52
11	—	682	137.00–139.00	137.91
10	—	533	158.00–160.00	158.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	140.00	140.00
9	—	469	164.00	164.00
11	—	581	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	681	138.25–142.75	140.75
45	—	622	138.50–144.50	142.25
55	—	717	132.50–138.50	135.06
53	—	881	120.00–123.75	122.80
39	—	577	142.50–153.00	145.06
8	—	393	158.00	158.00
9	—	908	122.00	122.00
31	—	526	147.00–153.00	149.87
76	—	764	126.50–129.00	128.63
5	—	462	146.00	146.00
80	—	829	125.35–126.75	126.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	945	113.50	113.50
15	—	574	138.00–141.00	140.42
9	—	693	128.00–131.00	129.67

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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