Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold mixed on a light test. Steers 750 to 850 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and 850 to 950 sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 700 to 900 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.09/cwt on 1,255 head.

Average price

$181.09

1,255 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$852

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

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	764	184.88	1,412	932
Medium and Large 1-2	706	171.69	1,213	139
Medium 1	770	170.79	1,316	61
Large 1	1,032	169.97	1,754	117
Medium 1-2	427	131.00	559	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about $852 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 sale1,255 hd

181.09

—

KS average4 barns · 5,303 hd

183.33

−2.24

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

69 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 1-2Unweaned	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,729	52
Steers	Medium 1	—	576	170.09/cwt	166.00–172.00	980	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	185.39/cwt	184.00–186.25	1,077	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	171.66/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,337	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	182.33/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,526	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	193.98/cwt	187.50–199.00	1,108	53
Steers	Medium 1	—	843	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,416	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	192.87/cwt	186.50–197.00	1,207	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	165.73/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	161.31/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	186.16/cwt	185.00–187.00	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	179.37/cwt	174.00–182.50	1,089	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	183.59/cwt	176.50–185.35	1,715	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	181.30/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,200	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	176.87/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,542	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	208.63/cwt	208.00–209.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	570	155.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	676	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	170.13/cwt	169.50–171.00	1,143	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	203.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,067	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	210.39/cwt	210.00–211.00	980	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	387	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	170.73/cwt	160.00–173.60	1,342	105
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,128	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	157.83/cwt	157.00–160.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	164.82/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,009	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.86/cwt	151.00–153.50	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	170.95/cwt	167.00–175.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	167.62/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,378	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	162.63/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,099	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	684	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	155.85/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	168.80/cwt	166.00–170.50	1,234	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	164.61/cwt	163.00–166.50	881	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	556	150.64/cwt	148.00–152.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	167.21/cwt	157.00–169.50	965	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	150.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	174.21/cwt	171.00–179.00	929	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	879	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,468	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	795	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,427	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	706	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,236	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.04/cwt	151.00–159.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,094	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	427	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	168.52/cwt	163.50–170.00	1,232	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	177.19/cwt	174.50–184.00	1,267	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,041	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	173.31/cwt	170.00–174.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	187.36/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,437	102
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	169.97/cwt	166.50–174.00	1,754	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	957	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,749	27

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 Oct 27, 2022

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

Receipts 2,369Last week 1,632Year ago 2,211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	659	138.00	138.00
9	—	556	148.00–152.00	150.64
6	—	622	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	145.00	145.00
4	—	673	144.00	144.00
7	—	859	150.00	150.00
6	—	569	151.00–153.50	151.86
4	—	935	142.00	142.00
10	—	787	140.00–155.00	150.62
10	—	535	151.00–159.00	156.04
9	—	706	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	786	160.00–173.60	170.73
10	—	861	168.50	168.50
6	—	448	182.00	182.00
42	—	612	162.50–170.00	164.82
16	—	513	167.00–175.00	170.95
100	—	822	161.00–169.00	167.62
78	—	676	156.00–169.00	162.63
14	—	966	155.00–157.00	155.85
139	—	731	166.00–170.50	168.80
48	—	577	157.00–169.50	167.21
4	—	465	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	785	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	173.00	173.00
34	—	706	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	535	163.00–166.50	164.61
13	—	677	153.75	153.75
4	—	465	167.00	167.00
14	—	425	170.00–174.00	173.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	940	173.50	173.50
4	—	688	163.00	163.00
25	—	581	184.00–186.25	185.39
14	—	779	168.00–176.00	171.66
11	—	968	165.50–166.00	165.73
7	—	828	159.00–167.00	161.31
10	—	533	171.00–179.00	174.21
13	—	731	163.50–170.00	168.52
9	—	884	170.00	170.00
8	—	620	170.00–180.00	174.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	988	175.00	175.00
62	—	837	180.00–183.00	182.33
53	—	571	187.50–199.00	193.98
78	—	626	186.50–197.00	192.87
160	—	934	176.50–185.35	183.59
51	—	662	177.00–189.00	181.30
148	—	872	172.50–180.00	176.87
8	—	421	208.00–209.00	208.63
47	—	525	200.00–205.00	203.25
25	—	466	210.00–211.00	210.39
3	—	345	224.00	224.00
20	—	715	174.50–184.00	177.19
102	—	767	186.00–188.00	187.36
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	166.00–172.00	170.09
19	—	843	168.00	168.00
13	—	879	167.00	167.00
13	—	795	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	185.00–187.00	186.16
41	—	607	174.00–182.50	179.37
28	—	672	169.50–171.00	170.13
5	—	485	198.00	198.00
10	—	561	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	154.00–158.00	155.08
4	—	676	160.00	160.00
6	—	387	185.00–195.00	189.85
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,032	166.50–174.00	169.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	957	182.75	182.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	157.00–160.00	157.83

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