Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 550 lbs sold 3.00 lower while 550 to 700 lb steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower and 750 to 900 lb steers sold sold steady. 900 lb steers sold 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 450 to 500 lbs sold 2.00 lower while 500 to 650 lb heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. THe supply was moderate to heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.96/cwt on 1,937 head.

Average price

$164.96

1,937 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$309

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

$54.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	611	173.00	1,057	221
Medium 1	599	165.19	990	37
Medium and Large 1	785	164.06	1,288	1,673
Large 1	1,148	119.00	1,366	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.00/cwt here — about −$309 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 sale1,937 hd

164.96

—

KS average3 barns · 6,878 hd

161.47

+3.49

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

70 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	—	576	181.68/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,046	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,253	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	144.25/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,115	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	171.79/cwt	166.50–175.00	1,077	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	162.97/cwt	157.50–171.00	1,188	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	160.51/cwt	157.00–164.25	1,247	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	196.43/cwt	190.00–201.00	856	27
Steers	Large 1	—	1,148	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	188.30/cwt	185.00–194.00	902	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	150.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	157.50/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,315	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	151.86/cwt	144.00–155.25	1,391	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	191.33/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,079	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	144.58/cwt	142.00–145.50	1,184	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	201.20/cwt	196.00–209.00	970	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	136.73/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,255	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	165.55/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,142	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	154.44/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,356	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	215.08/cwt	207.00–218.00	807	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,385	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	183.29/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,140	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	201.37/cwt	200.00–203.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	212.64/cwt	209.00–218.00	672	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	195.01/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,026	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	209.60/cwt	204.00–215.00	859	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,076	116.21/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,250	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	986	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,161	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	589	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,026	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	780	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,099	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.95/cwt	148.00–152.00	877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	142.61/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.12/cwt	165.00–171.00	792	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	162.13/cwt	158.00–168.00	940	59
Heifers	Medium 1	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.98/cwt	157.00–163.00	838	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	145.54/cwt	145.50–146.00	988	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.94/cwt	167.00–175.50	894	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	177.95/cwt	174.00–181.00	776	87
Heifers	Medium 1	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	657	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.41/cwt	163.00–168.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	149.12/cwt	147.50–152.00	933	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,181	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.66/cwt	172.00–184.00	847	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,053	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	143.49/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,174	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	149.41/cwt	144.75–155.50	1,082	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	162.85/cwt	154.50–167.50	1,024	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	138.24/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,223	144
Steers	Medium 1	—	494	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	869	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	538	150.67/cwt	150.00–151.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	154.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,058	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	183.60/cwt	178.00–186.00	696	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	183.73/cwt	178.00–186.00	950	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	618	165.70/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,024	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	147.34/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,143	173
Heifers	Medium 1	—	572	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	812	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,324	21

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 Apr 21, 2022

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	180.00–183.00	181.68
7	—	897	147.00	147.00
5	—	345	210.00	210.00
13	—	773	141.00–147.00	144.25
39	—	627	166.50–175.00	171.79
27	—	436	190.00–201.00	196.43
34	—	479	185.00–194.00	188.30
8	—	719	145.00–155.00	150.54
18	—	819	142.00–145.50	144.58
21	—	918	136.00–141.00	136.73
13	—	389	200.00–203.00	201.37
18	—	517	178.00–186.00	183.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	710	176.50	176.50
11	—	471	214.00	214.00
21	—	812	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	729	157.50–171.00	162.97
96	—	777	157.00–164.25	160.51
338	—	835	150.00–161.00	157.50
331	—	916	144.00–155.25	151.86
62	—	564	186.00–194.00	191.33
50	—	482	196.00–209.00	201.20
46	—	690	158.50–170.00	165.55
383	—	878	149.00–160.00	154.44
44	—	375	207.00–218.00	215.08
36	—	952	145.50	145.50
34	—	622	177.00–189.00	183.29
20	—	316	209.00–218.00	212.64
47	—	526	188.00–198.00	195.01
30	—	410	204.00–215.00	209.60
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	176.00	176.00
4	—	661	143.00	143.00
26	—	618	165.00–167.00	165.70
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,076	116.00–117.00	116.21
9	—	986	115.00–120.00	117.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	589	174.25	174.25
16	—	404	193.00	193.00
9	—	668	162.00	162.00
55	—	700	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	585	148.00–152.00	149.95
3	—	390	167.00	167.00
21	—	728	141.00–143.00	142.61
19	—	471	165.00–171.00	168.12
4	—	309	174.00	174.00
4	—	764	143.00	143.00
41	—	527	157.00–163.00	158.98
26	—	679	145.50–146.00	145.54
7	—	434	163.00–168.00	164.41
17	—	626	147.50–152.00	149.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	580	158.00–168.00	162.13
116	—	517	167.00–175.50	172.94
87	—	436	174.00–181.00	177.95
20	—	926	127.50	127.50
73	—	474	172.00–184.00	178.66
211	—	818	141.00–147.50	143.49
139	—	724	144.75–155.50	149.41
233	—	629	154.50–167.50	162.85
144	—	885	137.00–143.00	138.24
76	—	684	150.00–159.00	154.71
8	—	337	187.00	187.00
46	—	379	178.00–186.00	183.60
173	—	776	144.00–154.00	147.34
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	132.00	132.00
8	—	610	144.00	144.00
6	—	657	146.00	146.00
6	—	538	150.00–151.00	150.67
3	—	572	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	612	172.00	172.00
12	—	558	174.50	174.50

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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