Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice offering of steers and heifers coming off grass today. Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs were not tested, however a lower undertone was noted. 700 to 800 lb steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher and steers over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs were not tested but a lower under tone was noted. Heifers 600 to 800 lbs were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 800 lbs had no previous week comparison. The supply was moderate and the demand was light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.39/cwt on 946 head.

Average price

$144.39

946 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	147.61	1,085	741
Medium and Large 1-2	650	134.84	876	175
Medium 1	616	130.00	801	4thin
Large 1	1,034	118.91	1,230	26

One grade step is worth $28.70/cwt here — about −$144 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 sale946 hd

144.39

—

KS average3 barns · 2,395 hd

146.26

−1.88

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

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	961	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,174	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	988	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,040	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,230	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,275	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	162.80/cwt	158.00–166.00	995	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	163.82/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,153	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	171.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,423	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	146.46/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,409	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	155.09/cwt	151.25–160.00	1,360	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	148.85/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,078	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	177.62/cwt	175.00–179.00	920	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,313	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.78/cwt	157.00–164.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	150.90/cwt	149.00–155.00	960	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.15/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,004	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	156.79/cwt	156.00–157.00	679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	150.46/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,098	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	889	160.85/cwt	160.85–160.85	1,430	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	138.00/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,078	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	134.78/cwt	132.00–135.50	859	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	616	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.99/cwt	131.00–141.00	782	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	145.22/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	146.31/cwt	144.00–150.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,161	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	149.28/cwt	148.00–153.00	802	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	154.68/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,046	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.90/cwt	142.00–148.00	846	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.49/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,159	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	146.05/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,215	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	134.77/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,264	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	150.42/cwt	145.00–154.00	934	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	141.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,088	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,306	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 21, 2021

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

Receipts 2,027Last week 2,087Year ago 1,923

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	172.00	172.00
3	—	688	140.00	140.00
8	—	464	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	748	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	124.00	124.00
23	—	1,040	118.25	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	156.00–157.00	156.79
66	—	730	150.00–151.50	150.46
8	—	485	144.00–150.00	146.31
3	—	392	159.00	159.00
4	—	879	135.00	135.00
33	—	537	148.00–153.00	149.28
112	—	676	154.50–155.00	154.68
26	—	584	142.00–148.00	144.90
207	—	770	148.00–151.50	150.49
94	—	832	143.00–146.50	146.05
87	—	938	132.00–142.50	134.77
37	—	621	145.00–154.00	150.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	781	137.00–140.50	138.00
64	—	637	132.00–135.50	134.78
5	—	677	138.00	138.00
10	—	530	130.00–134.00	132.40
24	—	492	140.00	140.00
20	—	579	131.00–141.00	134.99
3	—	862	124.00	124.00
9	—	712	143.00–148.00	145.22
6	—	802	137.00	137.00
14	—	948	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	575	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	806	158.25	158.25
46	—	611	158.00–166.00	162.80
98	—	704	157.50–166.00	163.82
15	—	457	170.00–175.00	171.34
15	—	918	155.00	155.00
29	—	962	145.00–147.50	146.46
138	—	877	151.25–160.00	155.09
56	—	518	175.00–179.00	177.62
60	—	798	164.50	164.50
20	—	560	157.00–164.00	159.78
36	—	664	150.00–153.50	151.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	724	143.00–152.00	148.85
22	—	636	149.00–155.00	150.90
3	—	787	148.00	148.00
7	—	680	140.00–147.00	141.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	889	160.85	160.85
15	—	424	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	120.00	120.00

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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