Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. On a limited test steers under 700 lbs had a higher undertone. Steers 700 to 750 lbs sold 6.00 higher, while steers 750 to 950 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs there was a limited test but a lower undertone was noted. Heifers 650 to 750 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 850 to 900 lbs sold 4.00 higher. The supply was moderate and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.15/cwt on 1,241 head.

Average price

$158.15

1,241 head · 825 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	159.87	1,325	1,065
Medium and Large 1-2	772	149.31	1,153	163
Large 1	1,153	127.69	1,472	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.18/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale1,241 hd

158.15

—

KS average3 barns · 4,531 hd

158.80

−0.65

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	Large 1	—	980	123.95/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,215	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,273	14
Heifers	Medium 1	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	132.08/cwt	129.00–140.00	839	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	155.74/cwt	153.25–156.10	1,425	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	159.41/cwt	155.00–163.60	1,322	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	159.69/cwt	158.25–162.00	1,241	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	163.23/cwt	157.00–163.50	1,175	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	164.20/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,053	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	174.78/cwt	173.00–175.00	988	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	178.41/cwt	178.00–180.00	937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	148.09/cwt	143.50–155.50	1,063	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	154.52/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,045	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	158.56/cwt	156.25–160.25	1,387	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	875	160.60/cwt	160.60–160.60	1,405	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,334	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	166.37/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,133	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,113	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	871	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,415	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	143.57/cwt	140.50–146.50	1,107	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.60/cwt	147.00–148.50	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	144.96/cwt	143.25–147.75	1,113	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.55/cwt	146.00–152.50	795	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	148.59/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,202	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	147.47/cwt	138.50–150.00	1,361	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	145.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	856	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	150.41/cwt	150.00–151.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	141.72/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,027	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	750	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,424	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,170	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	149.62/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,100	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.00/cwt	137.00–143.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.15/cwt	143.00–152.00	994	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	146.82/cwt	144.00–148.00	929	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,194	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3

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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Receipts 2,087Last week 1,568Year ago 2,406

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	980	123.50–124.50	123.95
14	—	1,065	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	138.00	138.00
18	—	635	129.00–140.00	132.08
26	—	725	137.00–145.00	141.72
17	—	575	128.00–135.00	130.42
6	—	438	137.00–143.00	139.00
4	—	763	140.00	140.00
3	—	535	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	164.00	164.00
12	—	912	122.00	122.00
73	—	768	143.25–147.75	144.96
36	—	535	146.00–152.50	148.55
42	—	587	145.00–150.00	145.85
10	—	474	150.00–151.00	150.41
122	—	735	146.00–153.00	149.62
4	—	811	149.00	149.00
70	—	671	143.00–152.00	148.15
41	—	633	144.00–148.00	146.82
82	—	871	135.00–139.50	137.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	915	153.25–156.10	155.74
249	—	829	155.00–163.60	159.41
111	—	777	158.25–162.00	159.69
71	—	720	157.00–163.50	163.23
30	—	641	164.00–166.00	164.20
28	—	565	173.00–175.00	174.78
14	—	525	178.00–180.00	178.41
187	—	875	156.25–160.25	158.56
18	—	681	165.00–167.50	166.37
3	—	472	180.00	180.00
7	—	976	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	718	143.50–155.50	148.09
27	—	676	152.00–156.00	154.52
7	—	597	166.00	166.00
23	—	874	150.00–155.50	152.61
43	—	771	140.50–146.50	143.57
5	—	618	147.00–148.50	147.60
12	—	809	140.00–153.00	148.59
21	—	923	138.50–150.00	147.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	875	160.60	160.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	871	162.50	162.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,170	127.00	127.00

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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