Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold uneven; 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher with 900-950 lbs Steers selling 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers above 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.75/cwt on 2,819 head.

Average price

$154.75

2,819 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	847	155.43	1,316	2,493
Medium and Large 1-2	786	152.59	1,200	210
Large 1	978	144.06	1,409	116

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale2,819 hd

154.75

—

KS average2 barns · 7,182 hd

156.03

−1.28

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

40 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	—	620	158.46/cwt	156.00–163.00	982	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	147.94/cwt	143.00–151.75	1,133	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.39/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,110	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	143.62/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,186	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	154.82/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,288	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	951	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	141.04/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,020	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	178.17/cwt	174.50–184.00	1,012	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	175.89/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,113	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	865	5
Steers	Large 1	—	978	144.06/cwt	143.25–145.00	1,409	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,044	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.71/cwt	158.00–166.00	857	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	159.75/cwt	158.00–163.00	903	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,191	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	164.42/cwt	159.50–167.85	1,195	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	148.21/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,380	610
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	152.69/cwt	146.00–156.00	779	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	147.33/cwt	144.00–150.75	1,426	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	152.74/cwt	148.50–153.75	1,338	623
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	185.06/cwt	180.00–193.00	966	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	747	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	158.44/cwt	156.50–163.50	1,228	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	153.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,204	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.36/cwt	152.00–153.00	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.43/cwt	143.50–150.00	924	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.07/cwt	150.00–152.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	172.73/cwt	167.00–179.50	1,150	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	150.21/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,018	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	156.11/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,060	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	146.82/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,269	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	157.13/cwt	154.00–158.50	1,128	16

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Receipts 4,138Last week 3,473Year ago 4,298

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	620	156.00–163.00	158.46
121	—	766	143.00–151.75	147.94
145	—	738	148.00–154.00	150.39
194	—	826	138.00–145.50	143.62
22	—	530	158.00–166.00	161.71
22	—	565	158.00–163.00	159.75
22	—	851	140.00	140.00
41	—	678	146.00–153.00	150.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	684	135.00–142.00	139.08
66	—	723	138.00–143.50	141.04
24	—	510	146.00–156.00	152.69
16	—	477	152.00–153.00	152.36
47	—	631	143.50–150.00	146.43
13	—	567	150.00–152.00	151.07
8	—	844	131.00	131.00
10	—	781	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	160.00	160.00
14	—	629	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	673	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	832	152.00–158.00	154.82
49	—	568	174.50–184.00	178.17
100	—	633	169.00–182.00	175.89
5	—	446	194.00	194.00
100	—	727	159.50–167.85	164.42
6	—	484	183.00	183.00
610	—	931	144.00–151.00	148.21
348	—	968	144.00–150.75	147.33
623	—	876	148.50–153.75	152.74
44	—	522	180.00–193.00	185.06
155	—	775	156.50–163.50	158.44
139	—	666	167.00–179.50	172.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	579	172.00	172.00
5	—	540	173.00	173.00
7	—	812	148.50	148.50
40	—	785	152.00–155.00	153.42
20	—	679	155.00–160.50	156.11
104	—	864	142.00–147.50	146.82
16	—	718	154.00–158.50	157.13
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	978	143.25–145.00	144.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	386	193.50	193.50

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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