Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale reported last week due to the Veterans Day Holiday. Compared to 2 weeks ago steers under 600 lbs and 700 - 850 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher and steers 600 to 700 lbs and 850 to 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers 450 to 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and 600 to 850 lb heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with the exception of 750 to 800 lb heifers selling 4.00 lower. The offering was moderate with a moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.76/cwt on 1,253 head.

Average price

$161.76

1,253 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$315

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.95

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	163.49	1,204	1,099
Medium and Large 1-2	694	150.88	1,048	131
Large 1	1,075	141.26	1,519	23

One grade step is worth $22.23/cwt here — about −$315 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 sale1,253 hd

161.76

—

KS average3 barns · 3,135 hd

166.72

−4.95

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

53 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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,039	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	158.58/cwt	157.25–160.50	1,407	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	170.48/cwt	168.00–172.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	160.15/cwt	156.00–163.50	998	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	159.65/cwt	153.50–164.00	1,063	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	145.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,069	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.77/cwt	174.00–185.00	935	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	196.68/cwt	192.00–202.00	824	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	164.83/cwt	162.00–169.00	946	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	160.18/cwt	158.50–162.25	1,350	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	160.41/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,142	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	194.82/cwt	192.00–196.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	159.09/cwt	155.50–162.50	1,451	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	150.53/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,459	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	161.51/cwt	160.50–163.00	1,268	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	183.64/cwt	179.00–189.00	896	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	149.15/cwt	145.00–152.00	786	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	133.06/cwt	131.75–135.00	970	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	164.72/cwt	162.00–166.00	633	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	964	131.90/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,272	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	148.54/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,153	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	152.95/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,040	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	154.21/cwt	153.00–155.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,287	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,132	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,551	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	996	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	133.96/cwt	131.50–142.00	1,220	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	135.23/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,208	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	754	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,142	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	604	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	149.60/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,243	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.96/cwt	158.00–167.00	848	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.53/cwt	155.00–159.00	737	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.67/cwt	153.00–164.50	916	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	145.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,103	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	143.63/cwt	141.00–144.50	878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	163.98/cwt	158.00–167.00	707	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	859	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	139.05/cwt	134.00–143.50	944	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	127.10/cwt	126.00–129.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	149.60/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,098	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	151.52/cwt	146.00–154.00	950	93

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 Nov 18, 2021

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

Receipts 2,486Last week 3,102Year ago 4,157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,039	144.00	144.00
9	—	1,132	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	887	157.25–160.50	158.58
81	—	623	156.00–163.50	160.15
106	—	666	153.50–164.00	159.65
71	—	520	174.00–185.00	179.77
26	—	419	192.00–202.00	196.68
82	—	574	162.00–169.00	164.83
192	—	843	158.50–162.25	160.18
59	—	712	155.00–162.00	160.41
7	—	369	192.00–196.00	194.82
128	—	912	155.50–162.50	159.09
15	—	969	150.00–154.00	150.53
100	—	785	160.50–163.00	161.51
32	—	488	179.00–189.00	183.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	168.00–172.00	170.48
47	—	733	145.00–150.00	145.82
4	—	881	154.00	154.00
7	—	814	140.00–145.00	142.16
26	—	776	146.00–157.00	148.54
5	—	611	153.00–155.00	154.21
15	—	664	150.00	150.00
4	—	595	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	492	161.25	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	171.00	171.00
13	—	679	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	765	168.25	168.25
29	—	635	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	440	150.00–156.00	154.41
25	—	527	145.00–152.00	149.15
15	—	729	131.75–135.00	133.06
20	—	611	141.00–144.50	143.63
32	—	588	140.00–149.00	146.14
32	—	679	134.00–143.50	139.05
8	—	928	128.50	128.50
8	—	782	126.00–129.00	127.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	384	162.00–166.00	164.72
49	—	680	147.00–156.00	152.95
23	—	911	131.50–142.00	133.96
6	—	345	171.00	171.00
13	—	893	134.00–136.00	135.23
83	—	831	144.00–151.00	149.60
76	—	527	158.00–167.00	160.96
30	—	471	155.00–159.00	156.53
66	—	577	153.00–164.50	158.67
71	—	758	141.00–146.00	145.56
34	—	431	158.00–167.00	163.98
75	—	734	146.00–154.00	149.60
93	—	627	146.00–154.00	151.52
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	964	125.00–134.00	131.90
9	—	1,007	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	754	151.50	151.50
4	—	604	166.00	166.00

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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