Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of cattle coming off grass. Compared to last week 650 to 700 lb steers sold 2.00 higher, 700 to 800 lb steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, and 800 to 950 lb steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 650 to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and 850 to 900 lb heifers sold 2.00 higher. The receipts were moderate and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.64/cwt on 2,863 head.

Average price

$183.64

2,863 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	823	185.45	1,526	2,376
Medium 1	643	179.00	1,151	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	811	175.82	1,426	466
Large 1	1,065	145.36	1,547	17thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale2,863 hd

183.64

—

KS average3 barns · 6,334 hd

183.93

−0.29

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
Steers	Large 1	—	1,127	134.51/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	800	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,540	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	776	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	175.73/cwt	173.00–180.50	1,372	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	197.95/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,144	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	189.14/cwt	184.50–191.50	1,479	356
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	170.36/cwt	165.75–173.00	1,595	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	199.53/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,331	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	190.17/cwt	190.00–190.50	1,103	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	721	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,444	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	175.56/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,526	562
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	173.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,444	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	184.29/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,159	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	203.41/cwt	203.00–203.75	1,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	178.42/cwt	178.25–179.00	1,661	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	194.95/cwt	193.00–198.50	1,392	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	165.89/cwt	164.00–166.75	1,586	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	651	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	785	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,525	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	164.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	193.30/cwt	191.00–195.00	845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	151.90/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,405	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	143.69/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,525	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,228	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	158.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	166.42/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,479	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	188.69/cwt	183.50–191.00	1,287	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	697	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,244	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	796	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,421	77
Steers	Medium 1	—	643	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	182.03/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,507	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	869	186.83/cwt	185.00–188.35	1,624	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,533	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	148.94/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,443	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	179.87/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,025	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	186.75/cwt	184.00–192.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	181.12/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,320	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	171.44/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,349	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	177.73/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,185	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	168.93/cwt	165.00–171.50	1,054	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	151.33/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,236	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	156.87/cwt	154.50–163.50	1,142	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	177.94/cwt	172.00–180.50	1,303	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	182.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	969	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	178.11/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,115	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	162.61/cwt	158.75–164.00	1,390	87

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 11, 2022

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

Receipts 3,917Last week 4,496Year ago 3,464

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,127	129.00–140.00	134.51
9	—	1,009	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	800	192.50	192.50
384	—	869	185.00–188.35	186.83
71	—	792	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	318	244.00	244.00
18	—	578	195.00–204.00	197.95
356	—	782	184.50–191.50	189.14
58	—	667	194.00–202.00	199.53
562	—	869	172.00–182.00	175.56
9	—	638	203.00–203.75	203.41
141	—	931	178.25–179.00	178.42
108	—	714	193.00–198.50	194.95
90	—	956	164.00–166.75	165.89
10	—	418	241.00	241.00
270	—	828	177.00–187.50	182.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	781	173.00–180.50	175.73
139	—	936	165.75–173.00	170.36
9	—	580	190.00–190.50	190.17
35	—	831	170.00–175.00	173.74
11	—	629	179.00–191.00	184.29
6	—	960	156.00–160.00	158.67
42	—	889	165.50–169.00	166.42
49	—	682	183.50–191.00	188.69
6	—	517	184.00–192.00	186.75
70	—	729	175.00–187.50	181.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	721	200.25	200.25
71	—	785	194.25	194.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	682	160.00–170.00	164.24
4	—	333	195.00	195.00
12	—	437	191.00–195.00	193.30
33	—	624	165.00–171.50	168.93
3	—	851	154.00	154.00
39	—	728	154.50–163.50	156.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	925	151.00–153.00	151.90
32	—	969	145.00–156.00	148.94
32	—	570	179.00–181.00	179.87
79	—	787	165.00–172.50	171.44
34	—	667	174.00–180.00	177.73
19	—	328	237.00	237.00
17	—	817	149.00–159.00	151.33
134	—	732	172.00–180.50	177.94
16	—	530	180.00–185.00	182.74
15	—	401	220.00	220.00
49	—	626	176.00–180.00	178.11
87	—	855	158.75–164.00	162.61
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	143.00–144.00	143.69
3	—	1,228	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	697	178.50	178.50
77	—	796	178.50	178.50

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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