Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers not well tested today, however a higher undertone was noted on yearlings offered today. Nice offering of feeder cattle coming off grass with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.82/cwt on 2,867 head.

Average price

$154.82

2,867 head · 846 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	842	155.86	1,313	2,613
Medium and Large 1-2	745	155.27	1,156	93
Medium 1	782	149.68	1,170	22
Large 1	990	135.76	1,344	139

One grade step is worth $20.09/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale2,867 hd

154.82

—

KS average2 barns · 4,568 hd

154.01

+0.81

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

44 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	—	678	144.86/cwt	142.00–151.00	982	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	152.89/cwt	150.00–154.10	1,405	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	144.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,029	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.96/cwt	172.00–179.50	1,102	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	166.72/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,135	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	144.49/cwt	139.50–151.50	1,409	409
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	158.84/cwt	156.75–163.00	1,234	372
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.34/cwt	161.00–165.50	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	949	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	155.33/cwt	152.00–157.10	1,299	432
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,399	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	163.36/cwt	162.00–164.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	182.82/cwt	178.50–186.00	976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	574	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	815	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	759	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,176	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	842	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,141	6
Steers	Large 1	—	985	137.10/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,350	123
Steers	Large 1	—	1,029	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,291	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	166.00/cwt	163.50–170.50	1,199	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	149.89/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,160	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	153.28/cwt	151.50–158.50	1,114	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,141	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	138.57/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,145	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.57/cwt	142.00–147.50	924	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	146.13/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,274	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	698	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,208	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	834	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,336	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	179.65/cwt	176.50–182.50	1,002	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	159.50/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	154.19/cwt	154.00–154.25	1,204	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	166.65/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,283	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	151.30/cwt	148.85–155.00	1,339	598
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	839	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,208	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	850	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,226	61

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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 3,473Last week 2,590Year ago 3,488

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	678	142.00–151.00	144.86
18	—	714	143.00–150.00	144.17
10	—	479	161.00–165.50	163.34
27	—	615	150.00–158.00	154.23
13	—	513	162.00–164.00	163.36
12	—	565	155.00	155.00
55	—	774	149.00–150.00	149.89
9	—	858	133.00	133.00
80	—	826	134.00–142.00	138.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	154.00	154.00
4	—	726	135.00	135.00
37	—	635	142.00–147.50	145.57
7	—	830	132.00	132.00
9	—	580	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	839	144.00	144.00
61	—	850	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	919	150.00–154.10	152.89
31	—	630	172.00–179.50	174.96
112	—	681	164.50–169.00	166.72
409	—	975	139.50–151.50	144.49
372	—	777	156.75–163.00	158.84
432	—	836	152.00–157.10	155.33
20	—	1,001	139.75	139.75
7	—	534	178.50–186.00	182.82
4	—	421	201.00	201.00
59	—	722	163.50–170.50	166.00
3	—	460	187.00	187.00
17	—	558	176.50–182.50	179.65
598	—	885	148.85–155.00	151.30
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	759	155.00	155.00
6	—	842	135.50	135.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	985	137.00–139.00	137.10
16	—	1,029	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	727	151.50–158.50	153.28
18	—	872	145.00–147.50	146.13
12	—	640	156.00–162.00	159.50
27	—	781	154.00–154.25	154.19
9	—	814	150.00	150.00
11	—	529	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	698	173.00	173.00
124	—	834	160.25	160.25
197	—	770	166.00–167.00	166.65

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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