Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550 to 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher while steers 600 to 800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower and steers 800 to 950 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 450 to 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher while heifers 700 to 850 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and 600 to 700 lb heifers sold 9.00 to 10.00 lower. The market was moderate with moderate to light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.51/cwt on 1,840 head.

Average price

$166.51

1,840 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	768	166.76	1,280	1,642
Medium and Large 1-2	674	164.44	1,108	198

One grade step is worth $2.32/cwt here — about $172 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 sale1,840 hd

166.51

—

KS average3 barns · 4,696 hd

166.17

+0.34

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

52 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 1Fancy	—	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	183.41/cwt	177.50–187.50	945	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	147.31/cwt	146.50–148.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,297	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	204.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,072	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	152.38/cwt	150.50–154.60	1,336	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	204.35/cwt	196.00–208.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	192.32/cwt	190.00–194.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	220.35/cwt	218.00–223.00	853	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	151.25/cwt	151.00–151.75	1,384	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,203	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	203.15/cwt	197.00–206.50	1,152	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	148.34/cwt	143.50–149.50	1,197	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	181.44/cwt	178.50–185.00	1,116	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	221.92/cwt	219.00–228.50	1,070	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	174.74/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,171	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	158.10/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,304	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	166.42/cwt	159.50–170.75	1,210	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,404	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.06/cwt	166.50–175.50	986	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	214.88/cwt	211.00–219.00	703	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,022	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,313	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	917	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	812	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	158.46/cwt	156.00–162.00	911	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.24/cwt	161.00–171.00	786	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.82/cwt	182.00–188.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	161.70/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,006	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	184.23/cwt	175.00–186.00	864	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.75/cwt	182.00–194.00	799	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	157.14/cwt	153.50–164.50	1,065	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	148.43/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,000	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	186.34/cwt	185.00–197.00	997	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,254	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	168.36/cwt	166.00–176.00	874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	143.52/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	152.00/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,189	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	152.30/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,110	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	158.80/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,220	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	152.84/cwt	152.00–153.00	958	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	149.37/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,220	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,295	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	164.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,123	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	184.84/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,063	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,122	30

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 Feb 17, 2022

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

Receipts 3,244Last week 5,141Year ago 1,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	220.00	220.00
12	—	669	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	782	146.50–148.00	147.31
10	—	882	147.00	147.00
13	—	464	196.00–208.00	204.35
7	—	419	190.00–194.00	192.32
27	—	807	143.50–149.50	148.34
18	—	535	185.00–197.00	186.34
25	—	627	152.00–153.00	152.84
34	—	682	160.00–170.00	164.65
18	—	575	179.00–192.00	184.84
5	—	917	145.00	145.00
30	—	726	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	200.00–210.00	204.59
392	—	877	150.50–154.60	152.38
37	—	387	218.00–223.00	220.35
178	—	915	151.00–151.75	151.25
90	—	567	197.00–206.50	203.15
49	—	615	178.50–185.00	181.44
73	—	482	219.00–228.50	221.92
54	—	670	172.00–177.50	174.74
264	—	825	156.00–162.00	158.10
247	—	727	159.50–170.75	166.42
19	—	968	145.00	145.00
5	—	410	218.00	218.00
177	—	768	151.00–161.50	158.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	606	198.50	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	515	177.50–187.50	183.41
43	—	580	166.50–175.50	170.06
28	—	327	211.00–219.00	214.88
14	—	382	182.00–188.00	186.82
4	—	931	144.00	144.00
87	—	622	156.00–164.00	161.70
54	—	469	175.00–186.00	184.23
48	—	428	182.00–194.00	186.75
113	—	678	153.50–164.50	157.14
136	—	782	148.00–153.00	152.00
127	—	729	150.00–153.50	152.30
167	—	817	145.00–152.50	149.37
24	—	875	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,022	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	146.00	146.00
26	—	575	156.00–162.00	158.46
17	—	473	161.00–171.00	166.24
4	—	341	200.00	200.00
14	—	441	171.00	171.00
14	—	674	148.00–150.00	148.43
17	—	519	166.00–176.00	168.36
6	—	763	143.00–144.50	143.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	196.00	196.00
14	—	350	232.00	232.00
9	—	554	191.00	191.00

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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