Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lots of nice cattle coming off grass today. Compared to last week 750 to 950 lb. steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 700 lb. sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and 700 to 800 lb. heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. The receipts were moderate to heavy and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.57/cwt on 3,294 head.

Average price

$177.57

3,294 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.65

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	841	179.48	1,510	2,553
Medium 1	803	173.41	1,393	64
Medium and Large 1-2	815	172.81	1,408	598
Large 1	1,042	155.48	1,620	79

One grade step is worth $24.00/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale3,294 hd

177.57

—

KS average2 barns · 4,361 hd

178.23

−0.65

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

56 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	Large 1	—	1,017	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,620	55
Steers	Large 1	—	1,055	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	183.67/cwt	182.75–190.50	1,355	165
Steers	Large 1	—	1,163	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,438	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	167.36/cwt	165.85–171.25	1,573	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	180.05/cwt	174.75–185.25	1,493	484
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	166.97/cwt	166.75–167.25	1,616	462
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	178.39/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,138	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,273	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	197.68/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,340	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	173.73/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,327	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	171.12/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,434	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	205.87/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	176.17/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,533	516
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	747	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,363	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,125	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	178.67/cwt	176.50–180.25	1,640	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	183.64/cwt	178.50–188.25	1,425	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	200.32/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,246	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	198.01/cwt	195.50–201.00	1,139	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	168.73/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	155.63/cwt	152.50–158.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,176	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,244	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,161	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	158.39/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	180.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	974	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	179.24/cwt	176.00–184.00	862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	160.41/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,391	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	174.56/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,185	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	170.53/cwt	168.60–174.25	1,252	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	167.77/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,304	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,023	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,125	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	167.42/cwt	166.50–168.00	1,351	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	179.69/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,150	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	188.86/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	179.27/cwt	175.50–183.00	1,034	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	193.53/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,397	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	835	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	1,555	38
Steers	Medium 1	—	599	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,111	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	882	168.06/cwt	165.50–168.50	1,482	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	579	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,089	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	182.19/cwt	181.50–182.50	1,193	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	175.27/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,262	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	172.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,484	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	181.60/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,240	84

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 Aug 4, 2022

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

Receipts 4,496Last week 3,519Year ago 4,138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,017	159.25	159.25
14	—	1,055	156.00	156.00
10	—	1,163	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	738	182.75–190.50	183.67
484	—	829	174.75–185.25	180.05
462	—	968	166.75–167.25	166.97
93	—	678	191.00–204.00	197.68
15	—	524	203.00–210.00	205.87
516	—	870	175.00–180.00	176.17
309	—	918	176.50–180.25	178.67
237	—	776	178.50–188.25	183.64
58	—	622	191.00–206.00	200.32
15	—	575	195.50–201.00	198.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	755	190.50	190.50
39	—	722	193.00–194.00	193.53
38	—	835	186.25	186.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	940	165.85–171.25	167.36
10	—	954	162.00	162.00
43	—	638	173.00–186.00	178.39
67	—	764	168.00–177.50	173.73
182	—	838	165.00–172.50	171.12
7	—	589	186.00–190.00	188.86
5	—	539	195.00	195.00
18	—	720	173.00–180.00	175.27
19	—	860	170.00–173.00	172.53
84	—	683	176.00–187.00	181.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	653	195.00	195.00
22	—	747	182.50	182.50
19	—	577	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	780	176.00	176.00
11	—	599	185.50	185.50
34	—	882	165.50–168.50	168.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	166.00–172.00	168.73
7	—	813	152.50–158.00	155.63
7	—	711	165.00–166.00	165.43
6	—	688	150.00	150.00
5	—	787	158.00–159.00	158.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	701	177.50	177.50
11	—	631	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	193.00	193.00
57	—	540	177.00–185.00	180.37
15	—	481	176.00–184.00	179.24
141	—	867	153.00–162.50	160.41
116	—	679	171.00–179.00	174.56
158	—	734	168.60–174.25	170.53
64	—	777	166.00–173.50	167.77
3	—	345	200.00	200.00
5	—	908	154.50	154.50
13	—	807	166.50–168.00	167.42
156	—	640	175.00–182.00	179.69
24	—	577	175.50–183.00	179.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	588	174.00	174.00
20	—	662	170.00	170.00
9	—	522	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	579	188.00	188.00
55	—	655	181.50–182.50	182.19

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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