Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts there was no comparison for steers under 800 lbs or heifers under 750 lbs. The 800 to 950 lb steers sold steady to 4.00 higher compared to last week and 750 to 900 lb heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. This weeks receipts were light and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.68/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$160.68

934 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$297

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

$38.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.06

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	614	166.95	1,025	34
Medium and Large 1	784	160.92	1,261	884
Medium 1	621	151.00	938	4thin
Large 1	1,027	128.75	1,322	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about −$297 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 sale934 hd

160.68

—

KS average3 barns · 3,475 hd

152.62

+8.06

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	727	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	131.71/cwt	129.50–133.10	1,158	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	156.07/cwt	153.50–159.00	1,302	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	169.49/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,142	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.10	1,386	116
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,062	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	798	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	192.06/cwt	189.50–197.50	1,028	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	175.44/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,077	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	195.72/cwt	191.00–197.50	857	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	158.76/cwt	155.00–159.75	1,251	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	679	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	150.04/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,298	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	173.64/cwt	169.00–181.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	621	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	176.18/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,025	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	942	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	10
Bulls	Medium 1	—	928	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.37/cwt	148.00–154.50	1,012	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	172.56/cwt	164.50–175.00	889	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	550	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,086	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,238	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	144.36/cwt	143.00–147.50	1,016	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	867	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.11/cwt	159.00–161.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	819	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,117	110.30/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	133.04/cwt	130.00–133.75	1,106	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	159.56/cwt	156.00–165.00	898	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	161.44/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	159.81/cwt	156.00–163.50	986	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	175.91/cwt	175.00–177.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.81/cwt	137.75–142.75	1,088	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	170.26/cwt	169.00–172.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	147.01/cwt	141.00–147.85	1,357	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	999	6

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 May 19, 2022

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

Receipts 2,000Last week 3,060Year ago 2,592

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	367	198.00	198.00
177	—	879	129.50–133.10	131.71
34	—	673	148.00–154.50	150.37
34	—	515	164.50–175.00	172.56
20	—	704	143.00–147.50	144.36
4	—	951	115.00	115.00
13	—	312	188.00	188.00
112	—	831	130.00–133.75	133.04
31	—	563	156.00–165.00	159.56
30	—	617	156.00–163.50	159.81
18	—	407	175.00–177.00	175.91
126	—	773	137.75–142.75	140.81
7	—	466	169.00–172.00	170.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	154.00	154.00
5	—	311	177.00	177.00
7	—	529	159.00–161.00	160.11
3	—	793	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,238	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,015	122.00	122.00
10	—	1,117	110.00–111.00	110.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	447	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	819	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	834	153.50–159.00	156.07
50	—	674	167.00–177.50	169.49
14	—	480	190.00	190.00
116	—	976	140.00–144.10	142.01
39	—	372	214.50	214.50
23	—	535	189.50–197.50	192.06
44	—	614	170.00–179.00	175.44
40	—	438	191.00–197.50	195.72
44	—	788	155.00–159.75	158.76
21	—	316	215.00	215.00
151	—	865	145.00–153.50	150.04
3	—	745	159.50	159.50
20	—	582	175.50–180.00	176.18
180	—	923	141.00–147.85	147.01
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,062	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	169.00–181.00	173.64
3	—	623	165.00	165.00
9	—	696	157.00–165.00	161.44
6	—	779	148.00	148.00
6	—	543	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	179.00	179.00
3	—	385	185.00	185.00
11	—	575	160.00–167.00	163.74
10	—	720	148.00	148.00
5	—	661	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	114.00	114.00

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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