Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 650 to 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and steers 750 to 850 lbs and 900 to 950 lb sold steady. 850 to 900 lb steers sold 6.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and 700 to 800 lb heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $185.06/cwt on 1,883 head.

Average price

$185.06

1,883 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	808	186.45	1,507	1,340
Medium and Large 1-2	706	185.33	1,309	402
Medium 1	713	184.05	1,312	19thin
Large 1	1,018	169.00	1,720	112
Medium 1-2	695	168.50	1,171	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $336 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 sale1,883 hd

185.06

—

KS average3 barns · 4,379 hd

185.20

−0.15

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

51 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	—	435	218.94/cwt	215.00–227.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	191.66/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,119	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	197.32/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,354	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	164.10/cwt	164.10–164.10	1,620	60
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	695	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,171	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	206.42/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,307	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	210.70/cwt	204.50–214.00	1,197	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	182.36/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,523	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	206.81/cwt	204.00–212.50	908	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	762	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,372	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,720	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	181.76/cwt	177.00–186.25	1,578	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	178.01/cwt	176.00–179.75	1,632	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	210.20/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	202.42/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,002	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	184.77/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,353	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	184.73/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,256	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	189.55/cwt	183.50–192.50	1,478	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	171.95/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,159	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,040	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,394	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	958	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,504	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,179	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,199	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,098	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	628	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	184.02/cwt	180.00–189.00	983	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	171.80/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,070	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	198.53/cwt	197.00–201.00	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	173.22/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,420	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	172.97/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,512	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	162.10/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,334	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	178.14/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,126	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	185.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,066	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	193.92/cwt	187.00–200.50	1,200	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	180.45/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,422	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	191.79/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,394	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	164.69/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,209	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	162.85/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	170.20/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,297	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	180.68/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,203	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	776	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,513	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	714	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,460	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	177.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,281	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	185.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	900	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	153.89/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,367	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	177.86/cwt	177.50–179.00	976	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	983	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,406	9

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 18, 2022

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

Receipts 3,421Last week 3,917Year ago 3,105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	215.00–227.00	218.94
48	—	686	192.00–200.00	197.32
60	—	987	164.10	164.10
63	—	633	202.00–211.00	206.42
12	—	568	204.50–214.00	210.70
231	—	835	179.00–185.00	182.36
383	—	868	177.00–186.25	181.76
119	—	917	176.00–179.75	178.01
17	—	485	207.00–213.00	210.20
205	—	780	183.50–192.50	189.55
12	—	538	204.00	204.00
121	—	727	188.00–197.00	191.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	584	186.00–200.00	191.66
6	—	439	204.00–212.50	206.81
26	—	495	202.00–206.00	202.42
75	—	732	181.00–187.00	184.77
50	—	680	180.00–186.50	184.73
27	—	820	170.00–177.00	173.22
27	—	874	172.00–173.50	172.97
9	—	907	170.00	170.00
49	—	619	187.00–200.50	193.92
86	—	788	172.00–182.00	180.45
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	695	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	762	180.00	180.00
7	—	628	191.00	191.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,018	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	776	195.00	195.00
27	—	714	204.50	204.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	674	170.00–173.50	171.95
34	—	623	171.00–174.00	171.80
28	—	734	160.00–166.50	164.69
7	—	768	162.00–164.00	162.85
4	—	414	181.00	181.00
29	—	549	177.50–179.00	177.86
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,040	134.00	134.00
10	—	958	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,179	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	631	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	534	180.00–189.00	184.02
12	—	422	197.00–201.00	198.53
48	—	823	162.00–163.00	162.10
91	—	632	176.00–184.00	178.14
81	—	574	180.00–190.00	185.71
248	—	762	166.00–173.00	170.20
72	—	666	175.00–186.00	180.68
127	—	722	170.00–180.00	177.44
41	—	485	180.00–190.00	185.63
17	—	888	151.00–156.50	153.89
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	983	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	185.00	185.00

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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