Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold uneven with 600 to 650 and 800 to 850 lbs steers selling 1.00 higher, steers 750 to 800 lbs and 850 to 950 lbs selling 2.00 to 6.00 higher while steers 650 to 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers were also uneven with 500 to 600 lbs selling 3.00 to 7.00 higher and 700 to 750 selling 2.00 higher while 600 to 700 lb heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower and 800 to 900 lb heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. The supply was moderate to heavy with a moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.36/cwt on 2,152 head.

Average price

$162.36

2,152 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$445

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$27.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	617	171.83	1,060	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	673	164.36	1,107	304
Medium and Large 1	774	162.29	1,256	1,794
Large 1	1,043	144.25	1,505	36

One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about −$445 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 sale2,152 hd

162.36

—

KS average3 barns · 5,207 hd

165.29

−2.93

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	193.29/cwt	193.00–194.00	937	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,017	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,510	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	193.56/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,072	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	154.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,352	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	160.55/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,162	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	147.14/cwt	144.50–154.00	1,133	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	145.86/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,049	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	143.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	211.24/cwt	209.00–215.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	145.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,409	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	163.44/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,111	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	137.32/cwt	136.50–141.00	1,273	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	773	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	145.54/cwt	139.00–148.50	1,268	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	162.05/cwt	155.00–165.25	1,245	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	178.16/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,106	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	180.41/cwt	176.00–183.50	1,055	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	151.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,408	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	208.73/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,085	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	158.44/cwt	154.75–164.25	1,309	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	208.52/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,005	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	139.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	990	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	163.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	156.97/cwt	156.00–160.50	846	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,299	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	762	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	144.01/cwt	138.00–146.50	1,280	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	146.64/cwt	141.00–151.00	933	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	145.26/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,188	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	149.57/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,002	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.81/cwt	151.00–160.00	951	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	172.53/cwt	168.00–179.00	826	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	148.83/cwt	142.50–150.75	1,165	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	150.26/cwt	145.00–152.75	1,083	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	657	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	174.39/cwt	172.00–177.00	762	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	159.82/cwt	156.00–168.50	909	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	168.54/cwt	166.00–171.00	887	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	692	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	75
Steers	Large 1	—	1,122	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	810	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,330	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,354	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	196.22/cwt	192.00–200.50	1,040	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	135.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,236	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	156.37/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,060	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	166.61/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,061	97
Steers	Medium 1	—	568	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	626	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,027	7

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 20, 2022

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

Receipts 4,389Last week 5,848Year ago 4,202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	485	193.00–194.00	193.29
28	—	770	144.50–154.00	147.14
26	—	719	141.00–151.00	145.86
13	—	831	140.00–152.00	143.88
11	—	927	136.50–141.00	137.32
23	—	871	139.00–148.50	145.54
72	—	585	176.00–183.50	180.41
15	—	530	192.00–200.50	196.22
12	—	678	149.00–160.00	156.37
97	—	637	165.00–169.00	166.61
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,017	148.50	148.50
9	—	1,122	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	554	188.00–200.00	193.56
398	—	873	150.00–157.00	154.91
342	—	724	155.00–166.25	160.55
10	—	429	209.00–215.00	211.24
85	—	971	140.00–149.00	145.08
135	—	680	160.00–168.50	163.44
332	—	768	155.00–165.25	162.05
127	—	621	172.00–184.00	178.16
84	—	929	145.00–154.00	151.57
36	—	520	202.00–213.00	208.73
186	—	826	154.75–164.25	158.44
21	—	482	206.00–211.00	208.52
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	145.00	145.00
5	—	540	191.00	191.00
3	—	568	185.00	185.00
7	—	626	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	148.00	148.00
20	—	711	137.00–140.00	139.18
16	—	470	160.00–166.00	163.92
9	—	539	156.00–160.50	156.97
5	—	404	164.00	164.00
24	—	636	141.00–151.00	146.64
5	—	668	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	400	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	889	138.00–146.50	144.01
170	—	818	139.00–149.00	145.26
181	—	670	144.00–154.50	149.57
275	—	618	151.00–160.00	153.81
53	—	479	168.00–179.00	172.53
222	—	783	142.50–150.75	148.83
264	—	721	145.00–152.75	150.26
31	—	337	195.00	195.00
29	—	437	172.00–177.00	174.39
138	—	569	156.00–168.50	159.82
74	—	526	166.00–171.00	168.54
3	—	368	188.00	188.00
14	—	983	137.75	137.75
19	—	912	135.00–138.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	465	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	810	164.25	164.25

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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