Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice run of cattle after yesterdays wind storms that went thru the area. This being the last regular sale of the calendar year helped to bring the cattle in this week. Compared to last week 500 to 600 lb steers sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower, and steers 700 to 950 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 450 to 600 lbs sold steady, 650 to 850 sold steady to 3.00 higher, heifers weighing 600 to 650 and 850 to 900 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. The supply was moderate to heavy and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.29/cwt on 1,739 head.

Average price

$161.29

1,739 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.83

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	162.97	1,235	1,490
Medium and Large 1-2	712	153.05	1,090	223
Large 1	1,164	135.88	1,581	26

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale1,739 hd

161.29

—

KS average3 barns · 6,100 hd

176.12

−14.83

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

55 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	—	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	887	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	844	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	160.52/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,230	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	160.96/cwt	156.50–166.50	1,180	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	155.61/cwt	149.00–161.50	1,352	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	199.35/cwt	193.00–202.00	965	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	202.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	186.41/cwt	184.00–188.00	816	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.77/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,049	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	144.92/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,139	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	153.35/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,428	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	149.48/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,000	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	151.16/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,244	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	180.26/cwt	175.50–185.00	1,022	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	184.75/cwt	182.00–188.00	883	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	187.68/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,004	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	196.69/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,039	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	146.87/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	158.86/cwt	156.50–164.25	1,330	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,103	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	171.01/cwt	169.00–173.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	156.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	601	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	152.91/cwt	149.00–160.00	968	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	967	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	142.45/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,083	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	142.09/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,034	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.92/cwt	136.00–141.00	854	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.97/cwt	146.00–155.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.64/cwt	151.00–164.00	752	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	149.75/cwt	147.00–154.00	999	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.18/cwt	145.00–153.50	871	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	149.57/cwt	149.50–151.00	1,219	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	143.84/cwt	140.75–147.50	1,256	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	931	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	129.15/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,257	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.53/cwt	142.00–146.00	749	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	166.78/cwt	166.00–167.00	804	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	151.41/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,178	503
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	129.62/cwt	128.75–130.50	1,228	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.63/cwt	154.00–159.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	148.58/cwt	137.00–154.50	1,086	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	149.68/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,091	262
Steers	Large 1	—	1,107	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,528	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,254	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	154.55/cwt	148.00–157.00	833	45

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 Dec 16, 2021

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

Receipts 3,832Last week 3,430Year ago 3,491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	165.00	165.00
7	—	640	143.00	143.00
30	—	558	159.00	159.00
3	—	465	164.00	164.00
5	—	844	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	531	169.50	169.50
9	—	611	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	384	153.00–160.00	156.61
44	—	483	151.00–164.00	155.64
162	—	667	147.00–154.00	149.75
100	—	580	145.00–153.50	150.18
67	—	815	149.50–151.00	149.57
144	—	873	140.75–147.50	143.84
60	—	630	145.00–150.00	147.76
20	—	973	125.00–131.00	129.15
503	—	778	148.00–155.00	151.41
28	—	947	128.75–130.50	129.62
13	—	417	154.00–159.00	156.63
262	—	729	145.00–154.50	149.68
45	—	539	148.00–157.00	154.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	138.00–145.00	142.64
11	—	760	139.50–145.00	142.45
10	—	728	137.00–144.50	142.09
9	—	582	131.00	131.00
23	—	610	136.00–141.00	139.92
12	—	466	146.00–155.00	149.97
9	—	436	145.00–147.00	146.32
32	—	518	142.00–146.00	144.53
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	482	166.00–167.00	166.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	765	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	766	153.00–164.00	160.52
170	—	733	156.50–166.50	160.96
376	—	869	149.00–161.50	155.61
27	—	484	193.00–202.00	199.35
8	—	390	200.00–210.00	202.40
15	—	438	184.00–188.00	186.41
114	—	625	165.00–175.50	167.77
133	—	931	146.00–157.00	153.35
78	—	567	175.50–185.00	180.26
43	—	528	191.00–205.00	196.69
9	—	969	143.00–150.00	146.87
181	—	837	156.50–164.25	158.86
256	—	669	160.00–170.00	164.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	786	144.00–145.00	144.92
32	—	669	145.00–156.00	149.48
30	—	823	149.00–151.50	151.16
11	—	478	182.00–188.00	184.75
13	—	535	183.00–189.00	187.68
6	—	569	169.00–173.00	171.01
27	—	633	149.00–160.00	152.91
31	—	731	137.00–154.50	148.58
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,107	138.00	138.00
10	—	1,254	132.50	132.50

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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