Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs there was no recent comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. 700 lb steers sold 7.00 lower, 800 to 950 lb steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers 750 to 800 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Steers over 950 there was no comparison, however a higher undertone was noted. Heifers under 50 there was no recent comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. 650 lb heifers sold 8.00 higher and 700 to 850 lb heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. The demand was light on a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.92/cwt on 905 head.

Average price

$152.92

905 head · 853 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	824	155.34	1,280	723
Large 1	1,050	144.46	1,517	112
Medium and Large 1-2	841	141.77	1,192	67
Medium 1	637	135.00	860	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $420 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 sale905 hd

152.92

—

KS average3 barns · 2,468 hd

153.60

−0.68

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 1-2	—	709	134.21/cwt	134.00–135.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	905	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	983	124.43/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,037	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	127.44/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,138	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.66/cwt	135.50–140.00	927	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.58/cwt	142.00–146.00	747	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.84/cwt	165.00–168.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	155.83/cwt	155.60–156.10	1,385	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	142.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,171	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	160.92/cwt	159.00–163.00	949	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	163.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	157.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,244	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	153.41/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,103	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	149.75/cwt	148.75–152.50	1,411	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	156.33/cwt	154.60–158.85	1,285	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	132.86/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.84/cwt	160.00–161.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.76/cwt	141.00–146.75	1,052	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	983	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	152.02/cwt	148.10–155.25	1,464	108
Steers	Large 1	—	1,043	144.88/cwt	144.60–148.00	1,511	59
Steers	Medium 1	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	142.49/cwt	140.50–144.75	1,103	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	126.97/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,191	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	148.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	144.15/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	147.23/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,000	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.66/cwt	137.00–142.50	806	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	793	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,178	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,058	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,524	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	135.23/cwt	131.00–137.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	142.64/cwt	139.50–146.50	1,161	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	139.61/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,208	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	131.57/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,267	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.44/cwt	145.00–154.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,051	13

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 Sep 30, 2021

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

Receipts 1,778Last week 1,925Year ago 1,384

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	709	134.00–135.00	134.21
18	—	893	127.00–131.00	127.44
19	—	678	135.50–140.00	136.66
3	—	848	127.00	127.00
32	—	577	137.00–142.50	139.66
3	—	910	119.00	119.00
9	—	639	131.00–137.00	135.23
13	—	756	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	626	141.00–146.00	144.63
20	—	520	142.00–146.00	143.58
12	—	379	160.00–161.00	160.84
115	—	722	141.00–146.75	145.76
85	—	774	140.50–144.75	142.49
14	—	938	125.00–132.00	126.97
52	—	679	144.00–150.50	147.23
3	—	408	162.00	162.00
156	—	814	139.50–146.50	142.64
33	—	865	135.00–142.50	139.61
35	—	963	130.00–132.50	131.57
14	—	574	145.00–154.00	149.44
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	983	123.50–125.00	124.43
6	—	1,037	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	793	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	165.00–168.00	166.84
128	—	889	155.60–156.10	155.83
28	—	590	159.00–163.00	160.92
8	—	611	160.00–164.00	163.02
76	—	791	155.00–157.50	157.26
63	—	719	152.50–155.00	153.41
67	—	942	148.75–152.50	149.75
6	—	388	199.00	199.00
189	—	822	154.60–158.85	156.33
6	—	463	170.00–175.00	173.27
31	—	672	146.00–147.00	146.33
108	—	963	148.10–155.25	152.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	823	140.00–149.00	142.24
3	—	752	144.00	144.00
10	—	940	129.00–134.50	132.86
10	—	984	139.00	139.00
10	—	628	145.00–150.00	148.50
14	—	865	143.50–145.00	144.15
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,043	144.60–148.00	144.88
53	—	1,058	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	135.00	135.00

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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