Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week most weights of steer cattle sold down 2.00 to 3.00 with the exception of 800 to 900 lb steers selling steady to 3.00 higher. The heifers mostly sold down 1.00 to 3.00 with the exception of 850 to 900 lb heifers selling 3.00 higher. The supply was moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.91/cwt on 1,768 head.

Average price

$184.91

1,768 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$52.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	186.22	1,464	1,494
Medium and Large 1-2	717	178.40	1,279	270
Large 1	1,205	134.00	1,615	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.22/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale1,768 hd

184.91

—

KS average3 barns · 4,039 hd

189.09

−4.19

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	—	1,205	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	582	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	194.40/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	207.08/cwt	204.00–210.50	1,327	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	235.82/cwt	235.00–237.50	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	180.55/cwt	176.00–183.75	1,578	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	197.04/cwt	190.00–203.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	185.25/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,076	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	200.04/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,158	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,705	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	209.00/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,009	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	179.56/cwt	173.00–184.25	1,485	447
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	219.36/cwt	214.00–224.00	934	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	174.57/cwt	174.25–175.25	1,592	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	190.71/cwt	186.50–194.25	1,388	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	199.81/cwt	195.00–204.25	1,357	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	216.36/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,093	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	160.85/cwt	156.00–161.25	1,181	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	184.67/cwt	182.00–187.00	888	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	179.07/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,022	31
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,075	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,392	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	751	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	163.35/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,255	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	169.10/cwt	165.00–176.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	169.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,212	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	184.53/cwt	181.00–188.00	965	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	171.22/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,068	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,218	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	179.00/cwt	174.00–186.50	1,122	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	199.11/cwt	192.00–207.00	741	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	177.90/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,308	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	167.33/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,467	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	188.66/cwt	188.00–190.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	932	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,685	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	162.94/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,431	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,430	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	184.69/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,252	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	165.84/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,368	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	166.61/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	169.19/cwt	164.00–173.50	1,289	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,549	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	169.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,390	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	184.46/cwt	181.50–196.50	1,164	43

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 Sep 8, 2022

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

Receipts 2,755Last week 3,026Year ago 1,868

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	214.50	214.50
58	—	932	180.75	180.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	192.00–199.00	194.40
6	—	479	190.00–203.00	197.04
47	—	581	179.00–193.00	185.25
6	—	387	221.00	221.00
20	—	735	173.00–180.00	177.90
37	—	877	167.00–169.00	167.33
20	—	678	182.00–188.00	184.69
22	—	762	164.00–173.50	169.19
18	—	911	170.00	170.00
45	—	820	165.00–170.00	169.56
43	—	631	181.50–196.50	184.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	641	204.00–210.50	207.08
6	—	308	235.00–237.50	235.82
303	—	874	176.00–183.75	180.55
77	—	579	197.50–210.00	200.04
58	—	966	176.50	176.50
51	—	483	207.00–212.00	209.00
447	—	827	173.00–184.25	179.56
9	—	371	237.00	237.00
20	—	426	214.00–224.00	219.36
78	—	912	174.25–175.25	174.57
152	—	728	186.50–194.25	190.71
90	—	679	195.00–204.25	199.81
9	—	505	211.00–219.00	216.36
92	—	787	180.00–185.00	181.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	214.50	214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	734	156.00–161.25	160.85
4	—	482	181.00	181.00
8	—	531	165.00–176.00	169.10
5	—	886	151.00	151.00
43	—	624	165.00–173.00	171.22
15	—	786	155.00	155.00
9	—	391	188.00–190.00	188.66
8	—	696	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	481	182.00–187.00	184.67
31	—	571	175.00–183.00	179.07
73	—	768	160.00–168.00	163.35
4	—	444	192.00	192.00
4	—	310	212.00	212.00
69	—	715	165.00–175.00	169.50
68	—	523	181.00–188.00	184.53
63	—	627	174.00–186.50	179.00
17	—	372	192.00–207.00	199.11
53	—	878	158.00–165.00	162.94
21	—	825	162.00–167.50	165.84
10	—	674	165.00–173.00	166.61
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	129.50	129.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	160.00	160.00
4	—	569	164.00	164.00

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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