Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500 to 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower and steers over 650 lbs sold 4.00 lower with the exception of 750 to 800 lb steers selling steady. Heifers 450 to 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower and heifers 700 to 850 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and 850 to 900 lb heifers sold 10.00 lower. The supply was moderate to heavy and trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.36/cwt on 2,020 head.

Average price

$167.36

2,020 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$1.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	655	168.54	1,104	301
Medium and Large 1	740	167.16	1,237	1,719

One grade step is worth $1.38/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale2,020 hd

167.36

—

KS average3 barns · 4,953 hd

161.01

+6.35

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

64 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	—	858	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,345	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	816	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,336	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	212.47/cwt	204.00–217.00	911	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	162.38/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,101	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,032	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	190.94/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,092	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	152.09/cwt	148.50–153.00	1,226	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	136.52/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	178.66/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,190	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	134.79/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,316	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	167.28/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,059	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	197.26/cwt	195.00–198.50	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	212.14/cwt	207.00–217.00	817	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	205.79/cwt	203.00–210.00	959	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	441	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	975	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	384	221.45/cwt	221.00–221.50	850	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	179.59/cwt	175.00–185.50	1,121	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	158.41/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,234	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	225.67/cwt	221.00–230.00	718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	166.19/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,203	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	146.12/cwt	143.60–153.00	1,281	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	143.22/cwt	139.50–145.85	1,322	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,079	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,033	121.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	949	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	166.70/cwt	165.00–168.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	154.06/cwt	152.00–155.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.90/cwt	165.00–171.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	161.29/cwt	155.00–164.00	776	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	124.81/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,162	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.32/cwt	140.00–152.50	895	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.70/cwt	139.50–151.00	1,049	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	135.43/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,125	230
Heifers	Medium 1	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.74/cwt	135.00–147.50	966	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	176.27/cwt	173.00–184.00	765	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	131.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,041	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	184.61/cwt	181.00–186.00	672	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.26/cwt	163.00–174.00	880	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.25/cwt	152.00–162.00	828	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	169.82/cwt	165.00–177.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,076	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	133.12/cwt	130.00–133.75	1,233	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,231	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	771	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.77/cwt	158.00–168.00	938	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	149.73/cwt	148.25–158.00	1,012	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	130.81/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,150	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	185.52/cwt	182.00–190.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	192.10/cwt	185.00–196.50	914	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	188.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	169.69/cwt	165.00–174.00	815	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	159.19/cwt	155.00–164.00	995	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,186	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,149	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	179.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,046	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	141.39/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,236	53

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

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Receipts 4,203Last week 5,621Year ago 4,744

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	858	156.75	156.75
38	—	816	163.75	163.75
30	—	636	193.50	193.50
15	—	771	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	429	204.00–217.00	212.47
114	—	524	192.00–202.00	196.86
113	—	572	186.00–195.00	190.94
89	—	806	148.50–153.00	152.09
68	—	666	171.00–184.00	178.66
59	—	976	133.50–140.00	134.79
17	—	385	207.00–217.00	212.14
50	—	466	203.00–210.00	205.79
132	—	624	175.00–185.50	179.59
116	—	779	152.00–164.00	158.41
13	—	318	221.00–230.00	225.67
78	—	724	162.00–168.00	166.19
316	—	877	143.60–153.00	146.12
303	—	923	139.50–145.85	143.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	678	155.00–169.00	162.38
5	—	319	204.00	204.00
4	—	390	192.50	192.50
6	—	925	135.50–137.50	136.52
13	—	633	161.00–171.00	167.28
13	—	420	195.00–198.50	197.26
30	—	476	185.00–196.50	192.10
11	—	543	185.00–190.00	188.63
26	—	741	160.00	160.00
23	—	775	148.25	148.25
85	—	582	175.00–185.00	179.81
53	—	874	138.00–142.00	141.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	441	221.00	221.00
18	—	384	221.00–221.50	221.45
12	—	495	218.00	218.00
5	—	613	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,033	120.00–126.00	121.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	590	152.00–155.00	154.06
13	—	441	165.00–171.00	165.90
4	—	345	178.00	178.00
23	—	481	155.00–164.00	161.29
22	—	931	121.00–128.50	124.81
33	—	616	140.00–152.50	145.32
54	—	677	135.00–147.50	142.74
24	—	793	125.00–134.00	131.27
50	—	523	152.00–162.00	158.25
5	—	396	165.00–177.00	169.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	725	139.50–151.00	144.70
230	—	831	132.50–138.00	135.43
37	—	434	173.00–184.00	176.27
25	—	364	181.00–186.00	184.61
85	—	523	163.00–174.00	168.26
176	—	765	135.00–146.00	140.62
76	—	926	130.00–133.75	133.12
126	—	573	158.00–168.00	163.77
117	—	676	148.25–158.00	149.73
71	—	879	130.00–133.50	130.81
12	—	329	182.00–190.00	185.52
77	—	480	165.00–174.00	169.69
186	—	625	155.00–164.00	159.19
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	785	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	165.00–168.00	166.70
4	—	431	182.00	182.00
3	—	678	144.00	144.00
3	—	470	161.00	161.00

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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