Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550 to 800 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher and steers 800 to 850 lbs. sold 9.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The receipts were moderate to heavy due to this being the last regular sale of the year and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.41/cwt on 2,035 head.

Average price

$187.41

2,035 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$533

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$31.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	586	198.50	1,163	18thin
Medium and Large 1	729	188.52	1,375	1,591
Medium and Large 1-2	622	186.47	1,160	343
Medium 1-2	572	170.48	975	16thin
Large 1	1,016	166.97	1,696	67

One grade step is worth $31.53/cwt here — about −$533 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 sale2,035 hd

187.41

—

KS average3 barns · 5,957 hd

195.26

−7.85

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

75 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	—	929	172.91/cwt	168.50–174.50	1,606	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	183.88/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,164	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	208.74/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,198	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	224.15/cwt	220.00–229.00	962	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	172.77/cwt	169.00–174.75	1,451	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	208.31/cwt	208.00–210.00	962	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	174.85/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,028	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	186.34/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,200	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,058	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	908	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	190.28/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	217.60/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,129	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	171.70/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,648	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	200.39/cwt	198.00–215.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	170.55/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,308	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	751	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,085	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	209.29/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,099	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	174.20/cwt	174.00–174.50	1,326	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,574	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	586	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,163	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	231.05/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,139	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	192.92/cwt	188.50–196.50	1,208	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	165.52/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,428	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	572	170.48/cwt	170.00–171.00	975	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,114	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	178.92/cwt	176.50–182.25	1,574	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	194.51/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,138	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	185.45/cwt	179.00–187.50	1,330	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	185.70/cwt	182.00–192.00	971	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	186.41/cwt	182.50–196.00	818	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,006	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,574	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,214	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,518	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,083	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	182.55/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,039	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	165.42/cwt	165.25–166.00	1,423	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	172.57/cwt	169.00–179.50	1,091	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	837	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	971	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	195.22/cwt	192.00–197.00	914	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	204.46/cwt	204.00–214.00	883	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	170.57/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,133	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	182.15/cwt	180.00–184.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	178.31/cwt	177.00–179.00	949	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	170.22/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,377	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,127	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,018	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	171.24/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,253	283
Steers	Large 1	—	1,006	168.25/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,693	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,309	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	165.28/cwt	165.00–165.50	1,511	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	187.19/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,256	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	183.92/cwt	179.50–189.00	1,414	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	160.24/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,165	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	994	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,015	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	167.91/cwt	164.00–169.50	1,303	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	226.67/cwt	226.00–228.00	868	6

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 15, 2022

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

Receipts 3,812Last week 2,958Year ago 3,832

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	929	168.50–174.50	172.91
124	—	574	203.00–216.00	208.74
11	—	429	220.00–229.00	224.15
100	—	840	169.00–174.75	172.77
43	—	519	212.00–226.00	217.60
67	—	960	165.00–172.50	171.70
32	—	493	226.00–232.50	231.05
78	—	626	188.50–196.50	192.92
226	—	880	176.50–182.25	178.92
96	—	717	179.00–187.50	185.45
277	—	671	183.00–194.00	187.19
340	—	769	179.50–189.00	183.92
6	—	383	226.00–228.00	226.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	633	181.00–185.00	183.88
38	—	462	208.00–210.00	208.31
22	—	440	198.00–215.00	200.39
22	—	525	207.00–211.00	209.29
34	—	761	174.00–174.50	174.20
11	—	984	160.00	160.00
18	—	863	161.00–170.00	165.52
97	—	585	187.00–202.00	194.51
3	—	352	192.00	192.00
20	—	727	157.00–169.00	160.24
5	—	823	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	588	174.00–175.00	174.85
4	—	751	156.00	156.00
12	—	646	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	644	184.00–194.00	186.34
5	—	575	186.00–193.00	190.28
33	—	767	168.00–172.00	170.55
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	586	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	170.00–171.00	170.48
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	154.00	154.00
61	—	1,006	168.00–171.00	168.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	501	228.00	228.00
3	—	355	240.00	240.00
10	—	423	235.00	235.00
7	—	453	236.00	236.00
60	—	640	204.50	204.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	160.50	160.50
30	—	537	197.00	197.00
10	—	408	218.00	218.00
22	—	468	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	143.00	143.00
3	—	387	207.00	207.00
5	—	519	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	523	182.00–192.00	185.70
89	—	569	177.00–188.00	182.55
80	—	860	165.25–166.00	165.42
60	—	632	169.00–179.50	172.57
43	—	468	192.00–197.00	195.22
41	—	432	204.00–214.00	204.46
176	—	664	164.00–173.00	170.57
178	—	809	168.00–172.00	170.22
283	—	732	169.00–172.50	171.24
5	—	379	204.00	204.00
28	—	914	165.00–165.50	165.28
6	—	343	212.00	212.00
152	—	776	164.00–169.50	167.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	146.00	146.00
23	—	439	182.50–196.00	186.41
3	—	455	184.00	184.00
3	—	615	167.00	167.00
11	—	386	180.00–184.00	182.15
9	—	532	177.00–179.00	178.31
25	—	585	174.00	174.00
4	—	673	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,006	156.50	156.50
8	—	1,214	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,083	131.00	131.00
7	—	971	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	648	165.00	165.00
29	—	681	165.50	165.50
36	—	565	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	194.00	194.00

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