Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavy receipts this week due to cancelations last week due to the weather. The demand was moderate. Compared to last week 500 to 550 lb steers sold 2.00 lower. 600 to 700 lb steers sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher and 700 to 900 lb steers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower and 600 to 800 lb heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower and 800 to 850 lb heifers sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.85/cwt on 3,066 head.

Average price

$163.85

3,066 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$354

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$36.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	624	174.88	1,091	28
Medium and Large 1-2	638	171.04	1,090	476
Medium and Large 1	771	162.59	1,254	2,542
Large 1	1,048	138.00	1,446	20

One grade step is worth $36.88/cwt here — about −$354 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 sale3,066 hd

163.85

—

KS average3 barns · 8,440 hd

165.39

−1.54

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

62 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	187.12/cwt	181.50–191.50	1,076	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	140.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,319	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	164.30/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,029	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	153.11/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,110	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	160.93/cwt	154.00–164.50	1,089	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	157.13/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,307	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	176.98/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,104	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	149.86/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,158	30
Steers	Medium 1	—	544	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	162.69/cwt	158.00–168.50	1,191	446
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	155.61/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,206	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.41/cwt	165.00–176.25	1,145	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	199.80/cwt	199.00–200.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	203.93/cwt	202.00–205.00	869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	214.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	908	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	579	184.43/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,068	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	199.30/cwt	197.50–202.00	1,116	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	211.59/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,011	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	205.07/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,091	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	149.30/cwt	148.75–152.00	1,403	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	151.38/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,329	548
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	149.28/cwt	145.00–150.75	1,430	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.12/cwt	149.00–153.00	805	42
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,073	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,250	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	134.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,043	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	976	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	599	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	979	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	876	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	176.06/cwt	175.00–177.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	126.39/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,175	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.33/cwt	151.50–160.00	905	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,126	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	143.63/cwt	139.00–145.00	961	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	151.96/cwt	146.50–156.00	1,017	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.00/cwt	135.00–144.00	854	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	148.32/cwt	142.25–152.75	1,136	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	161.16/cwt	159.00–166.00	859	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.10/cwt	156.00–166.00	779	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,282	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	177.17/cwt	173.00–179.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,178	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	164.10/cwt	164.10–164.10	1,318	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	149.20/cwt	144.50–152.00	1,219	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.72/cwt	143.50–153.50	1,075	440
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	172.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	823	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.61/cwt	183.50–189.00	677	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,443	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,114	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	146.96/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,264	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	183.83/cwt	179.00–188.00	761	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	716	152.75/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,094	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,267	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	148.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	197.27/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,067	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	714	171.10/cwt	171.10–171.10	1,222	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	153.63/cwt	148.00–156.00	951	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	803	5

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 Jan 13, 2022

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

Receipts 5,848Last week 3,237Year ago 5,230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	575	181.50–191.50	187.12
6	—	936	139.00–145.00	140.97
67	—	626	160.00–171.00	164.30
78	—	725	147.00–157.00	153.11
100	—	677	154.00–164.50	160.93
30	—	773	149.00–150.00	149.86
15	—	455	199.00–200.00	199.80
15	—	426	202.00–205.00	203.93
12	—	814	147.00–150.00	148.75
45	—	541	193.00–199.00	197.27
5	—	387	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	214.00	214.00
37	—	658	179.00	179.00
56	—	803	164.10	164.10
48	—	761	166.50	166.50
29	—	714	171.10	171.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	219.00	219.00
345	—	832	152.00–162.00	157.13
183	—	624	173.00–182.50	176.98
446	—	732	158.00–168.50	162.69
3	—	338	230.00	230.00
288	—	775	151.00–162.00	155.61
245	—	668	165.00–176.25	171.41
6	—	424	210.00–218.00	214.23
28	—	560	197.50–202.00	199.30
13	—	478	210.00–214.00	211.59
88	—	532	200.00–207.00	205.07
79	—	940	148.75–152.00	149.30
548	—	878	148.00–157.00	151.38
92	—	958	145.00–150.75	149.28
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	196.00	196.00
10	—	579	180.00–187.50	184.43
11	—	716	152.00–154.00	152.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,031	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,114	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	533	149.00–153.00	151.12
13	—	778	130.00–136.00	134.08
4	—	886	137.00–137.50	137.25
13	—	417	175.00–177.00	176.06
13	—	930	124.00–129.00	126.39
21	—	835	130.00–140.00	134.90
34	—	669	139.00–145.00	143.63
23	—	623	135.00–144.00	137.00
8	—	558	140.00–143.00	141.51
32	—	475	156.00–166.00	164.10
16	—	387	173.00–179.00	177.17
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,073	116.50	116.50
8	—	976	122.00–127.00	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	599	163.50	163.50
14	—	512	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	579	151.50–160.00	156.33
334	—	669	146.50–156.00	151.96
290	—	766	142.25–152.75	148.32
107	—	533	159.00–166.00	161.16
9	—	922	139.00	139.00
121	—	817	144.50–152.00	149.20
440	—	723	143.50–153.50	148.72
65	—	478	170.00–175.00	172.28
7	—	363	183.50–189.00	186.61
100	—	860	144.50–148.00	146.96
11	—	414	179.00–188.00	183.83
225	—	619	148.00–156.00	153.63

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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