Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers over 550 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy with a large offering of heifer in the mix. Demand was good was good to very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.29/cwt on 1,952 head.

Average price

$149.29

1,952 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	149.59	1,059	1,837
Medium and Large 1-2	587	146.69	861	103
Large 1	1,016	126.00	1,280	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about −$221 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 sale1,952 hd

149.29

—

KS average3 barns · 2,636 hd

146.24

+3.06

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	—	675	170.81/cwt	167.00–175.50	1,153	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	152.83/cwt	151.50–155.00	860	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,280	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,426	64
Steers	Medium 1	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	792	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,092	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,121	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	206.16/cwt	204.00–210.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	754	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,176	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	181.98/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,050	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	150.50/cwt	146.50–156.00	1,255	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	143.53/cwt	139.00–146.25	1,107	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	173.14/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,067	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	177.14/cwt	174.00–184.00	863	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	145.32/cwt	144.75–148.50	1,404	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	184.68/cwt	184.00–186.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.33/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,005	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	157.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,213	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,268	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.92/cwt	153.00–163.00	840	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	147.81/cwt	144.50–148.25	1,360	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	163.16/cwt	155.00–165.50	1,171	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,049	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	148.35/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,062	429
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	159.02/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,099	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	160.20/cwt	156.50–163.00	923	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.98/cwt	155.00–167.00	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.83/cwt	158.00–165.00	764	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	159.85/cwt	158.00–162.00	702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	143.95/cwt	140.25–146.50	1,163	394
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	142.62/cwt	141.00–143.50	944	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	164.24/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,022	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	155.72/cwt	154.00–158.00	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	145.25/cwt	145.00–147.00	779	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	152.82/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,109	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,288	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	985	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.26/cwt	153.00–162.00	999	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	174.01/cwt	169.00–180.00	915	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.97/cwt	141.00–149.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,145	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	5

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 Jul 15, 2021

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

Receipts 3,373Last week 2,561Year ago 3,447

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	675	167.00–175.50	170.81
11	—	388	204.00–210.00	206.16
85	—	577	175.00–188.00	181.98
86	—	834	146.50–156.00	150.50
99	—	616	169.00–181.00	173.14
19	—	487	174.00–184.00	177.14
59	—	966	144.75–148.50	145.32
12	—	440	184.00–186.00	184.68
140	—	771	152.00–162.00	157.30
70	—	920	144.50–148.25	147.81
116	—	718	155.00–165.50	163.16
6	—	865	151.00	151.00
39	—	526	169.00–180.00	174.01
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,033	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	129.00	129.00
7	—	792	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	601	186.50	186.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	691	154.00–162.00	159.02
15	—	515	155.00–167.00	162.98
8	—	939	136.00	136.00
50	—	622	163.00–168.00	164.24
23	—	726	151.00–157.00	152.82
21	—	956	134.75	134.75
18	—	581	167.00–172.00	169.46
5	—	497	166.00	166.00
27	—	771	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	563	151.50–155.00	152.83
12	—	766	137.00	137.00
23	—	662	141.00–143.50	142.62
14	—	488	154.00–158.00	155.72
24	—	536	145.00–147.00	145.25
6	—	628	141.00–149.00	144.97
5	—	380	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,016	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	674	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	754	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	771	139.00–146.25	143.53
163	—	673	145.00–157.50	149.33
60	—	939	135.00	135.00
99	—	532	153.00–163.00	157.92
429	—	716	143.00–151.50	148.35
122	—	576	156.50–163.00	160.20
40	—	478	158.00–165.00	159.83
15	—	439	158.00–162.00	159.85
4	—	389	164.00	164.00
394	—	808	140.25–146.50	143.95
238	—	631	153.00–162.00	158.26

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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