Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 500 to 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher while 650 to 750 lb steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and 800 to 900 lb steers sold 5.00 lower. Most heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with the exception of 600 tp 650 lb heifers that sold 10.00 lower and 850 tp 900 lb heifers that sold 2.00 lower. The receipts were moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.65/cwt on 1,697 head.

Average price

$167.65

1,697 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$373

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	596	171.76	1,023	36
Medium and Large 1	711	168.88	1,201	1,285
Medium and Large 1-2	659	164.65	1,084	356
Large 1	1,032	135.28	1,396	20

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about −$373 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 sale1,697 hd

167.65

—

KS average3 barns · 4,265 hd

159.12

+8.53

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	950	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	613	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,091	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	183.83/cwt	177.00–190.00	952	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	186.20/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,052	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	207.70/cwt	202.00–214.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	137.94/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,375	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	190.70/cwt	190.00–194.00	908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	145.01/cwt	143.75–149.00	1,125	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	167.92/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,055	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	179.14/cwt	174.00–180.50	1,116	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	164.77/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,106	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	150.46/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,092	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,294	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	162.07/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,241	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	214.37/cwt	210.00–219.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	404	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	152.50/cwt	149.00–152.75	1,395	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	199.23/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,120	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	160.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,164	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	149.43/cwt	146.00–154.75	1,299	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	199.87/cwt	196.00–205.00	965	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	202.66/cwt	198.00–210.00	853	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	151.61/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,264	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	196.22/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,022	151
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,056	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,183	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	957	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,196	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.99/cwt	177.00–187.00	668	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.86/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.05/cwt	149.50–155.00	805	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.37/cwt	136.00–143.00	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.61/cwt	157.00–173.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	166.26/cwt	166.00–167.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	151.34/cwt	146.00–158.00	947	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	144.03/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,063	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	158.30/cwt	155.00–166.00	898	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	175.74/cwt	171.00–180.00	757	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	149.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	999	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.27/cwt	132.00–135.00	960	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	149.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	850	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.74/cwt	168.00–175.00	819	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	140.05/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,094	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	527	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.44/cwt	157.00–166.50	867	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	138.02/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,137	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	188.22/cwt	186.00–192.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	557	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	780	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	578	181.34/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,048	27
Steers	Medium 1	—	649	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	928	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	885	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	136.45/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,186	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	143.08/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,248	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	135.28/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,396	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	144.45/cwt	144.00–144.50	1,212	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	152.33/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,022	12

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 3,669Last week 4,130Year ago 2,673

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	564	168.50	168.50
11	—	527	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,056	112.00	112.00
11	—	957	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,014	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	450	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	365	177.00–187.00	182.99
7	—	934	124.00	124.00
133	—	626	146.00–158.00	151.34
98	—	738	138.00–146.00	144.03
61	—	567	155.00–166.00	158.30
83	—	431	171.00–180.00	175.74
79	—	669	145.00–155.00	149.36
145	—	477	168.00–175.00	171.74
141	—	781	136.50–144.00	140.05
84	—	527	157.00–166.50	164.44
112	—	824	134.00–139.00	138.02
10	—	328	186.00–192.00	188.22
210	—	869	132.00–138.00	136.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	421	155.00–160.00	158.86
31	—	533	149.50–155.00	151.05
15	—	677	136.00–143.00	139.37
9	—	376	157.00–173.00	166.61
8	—	474	166.00–167.00	166.26
3	—	897	125.00	125.00
8	—	842	130.00–131.00	130.50
17	—	715	132.00–135.00	134.27
52	—	567	145.00–154.00	149.99
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	140.00	140.00
8	—	885	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	518	177.00–190.00	183.83
56	—	565	183.00–188.00	186.20
11	—	476	190.00–194.00	190.70
73	—	776	143.75–149.00	145.01
3	—	332	197.50	197.50
39	—	628	160.00–171.00	167.92
54	—	726	145.00–155.00	150.46
10	—	924	140.00	140.00
4	—	418	191.00	191.00
7	—	872	142.00–143.50	143.08
19	—	839	144.00–144.50	144.45
12	—	671	148.00–155.00	152.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	202.00–214.00	207.70
52	—	997	136.50–138.00	137.94
81	—	623	174.00–180.50	179.14
101	—	671	161.00–169.00	164.77
13	—	766	160.00–163.00	162.07
11	—	317	210.00–219.00	214.37
59	—	915	149.00–152.75	152.50
47	—	562	199.00–200.00	199.23
80	—	725	157.00–165.00	160.58
261	—	869	146.00–154.75	149.43
82	—	483	196.00–205.00	199.87
77	—	421	198.00–210.00	202.66
246	—	834	147.00–159.00	151.61
151	—	521	193.00–202.00	196.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	404	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	578	179.00–185.00	181.34
9	—	649	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,032	135.00–135.50	135.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	144.00	144.00
6	—	763	129.00	129.00

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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