Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed with 550 to 600 lb steers selling 7.00 higher and 600 to 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher while 500 to 550 lb and 800 to 950 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. The heifers sold mostly higher with 500 to 700 lb selling 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The receipts were moderate and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.54/cwt on 1,692 head.

Average price

$185.54

1,692 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	777	186.26	1,448	1,465
Medium and Large 1-2	681	181.59	1,237	199
Medium 1	592	180.42	1,068	24
Large 1	1,033	150.00	1,550	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.26/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale1,692 hd

185.54

—

KS average4 barns · 6,610 hd

193.05

−7.51

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

58 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 1-2	—	426	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	163.09/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	166.64/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,446	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	460	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	961	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	586	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	211.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,126	59
Steers	Medium 1	—	694	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	179.72/cwt	173.00–182.75	1,558	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	176.16/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,260	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	173.10/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	198.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	187.29/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,242	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	226.80/cwt	221.00–229.50	1,084	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	177.45/cwt	174.50–182.00	1,647	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.82/cwt	186.50–197.00	1,191	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	181.79/cwt	178.50–182.75	1,482	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	208.09/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,188	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,687	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	181.13/cwt	172.00–184.50	1,420	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	218.22/cwt	214.00–224.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	184.53/cwt	180.00–189.50	1,329	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	172.09/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,000	38
Heifers	Medium 1	—	628	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,024	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,195	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	975	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	192.16/cwt	185.00–197.00	834	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	158.84/cwt	156.50–162.00	1,466	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	189.22/cwt	185.00–192.00	988	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	167.83/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,376	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	171.82/cwt	169.75–177.00	1,151	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.64/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,081	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	165.40/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,154	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,057	144.39/cwt	143.50–151.00	1,526	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	971	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,801	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.91/cwt	186.00–193.00	882	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	183.82/cwt	178.50–189.00	1,055	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	175.36/cwt	169.00–176.50	1,471	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	175.89/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,108	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,102	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	810	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,502	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	189.23/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,098	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	216.26/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,014	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	166.95/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,294	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	188.60/cwt	184.00–192.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,365	23

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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Receipts 2,958Last week 3,584Year ago 3,430

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	189.00	189.00
12	—	968	162.00–164.00	163.09
8	—	868	165.00–170.00	166.64
65	—	715	175.00–178.00	176.16
9	—	679	172.00–175.00	173.10
14	—	544	195.00–205.00	198.98
20	—	839	169.00–176.50	175.36
16	—	630	175.00–178.00	175.89
39	—	580	186.00–196.00	189.23
12	—	469	216.00–217.00	216.26
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	209.00	209.00
14	—	586	181.00	181.00
6	—	694	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	533	210.00–215.00	211.34
293	—	867	173.00–182.75	179.72
140	—	663	181.00–194.00	187.29
31	—	478	221.00–229.50	226.80
158	—	928	174.50–182.00	177.45
71	—	621	186.50–197.00	191.82
144	—	815	178.50–182.75	181.79
64	—	571	201.00–212.00	208.09
25	—	964	175.00	175.00
151	—	784	172.00–184.50	181.13
9	—	422	214.00–224.00	218.22
4	—	353	233.00	233.00
169	—	720	180.00–189.50	184.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	971	185.50	185.50
21	—	803	187.00	187.00
23	—	713	191.50	191.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	581	168.00–176.00	172.09
3	—	473	170.00	170.00
3	—	605	158.00	158.00
15	—	698	165.00–168.00	165.40
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	588	190.00	190.00
55	—	666	179.50	179.50
21	—	505	193.00	193.00
5	—	619	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	434	185.00–197.00	192.16
21	—	923	156.50–162.00	158.84
53	—	522	185.00–192.00	189.22
33	—	820	165.00–169.00	167.83
253	—	670	169.75–177.00	171.82
142	—	626	170.00–176.00	172.64
8	—	868	178.00	178.00
3	—	728	170.00	170.00
17	—	467	186.00–193.00	188.91
66	—	574	178.50–189.00	183.82
28	—	775	165.00–168.50	166.95
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,057	143.50–151.00	144.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	195.00	195.00
8	—	407	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	183.00	183.00
6	—	563	168.00	168.00
9	—	377	184.00–192.00	188.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	602	183.00	183.00

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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