Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the holiday season and not having a regular sale for 3 weeks there is no recent comparison. However a higher undertone was noted. The receipts were moderate with a good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.08/cwt on 1,984 head.

Average price

$189.08

1,984 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$272

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	189.89	1,424	1,730
Medium 1	644	185.50	1,195	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	654	184.99	1,210	230
Large 1	1,080	157.00	1,696	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about −$272 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 sale1,984 hd

189.08

—

KS average4 barns · 9,166 hd

192.90

−3.82

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

64 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	—	875	178.35/cwt	174.50–181.00	1,561	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	175.62/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,254	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.48/cwt	214.00–227.50	1,268	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	886	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,626	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	215.33/cwt	209.00–224.00	928	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	235.76/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,245	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	169.61/cwt	167.00–171.50	1,428	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,580	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	194.83/cwt	187.50–198.50	1,212	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	190.80/cwt	184.00–194.25	1,385	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	178.78/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,393	327
Steers	Medium 1	—	644	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,195	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	187.94/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,267	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	161.84/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,589	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	241.35/cwt	235.00–245.50	1,125	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	976	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	179.91/cwt	176.00–185.50	1,490	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,298	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	170.04/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,330	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	208.25/cwt	205.50–212.00	1,191	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	562	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	916	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,069	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,095	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,385	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	193.16/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,028	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	182.09/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,160	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	722	198.25/cwt	198.25–198.25	1,431	69
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	184.72/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,075	88
Heifers	Medium 1	—	494	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	177.53/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,214	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	165.60/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,423	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	654	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,174	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	163.57/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,372	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	172.64/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,245	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	205.33/cwt	197.50–207.50	967	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	768	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,428	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	172.18/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,183	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	184.26/cwt	184.00–185.00	969	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	189.03/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,000	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	739	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,375	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	160.55/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	155.07/cwt	151.00–160.00	963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	171.33/cwt	168.00–174.00	995	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	162.14/cwt	157.50–166.25	1,412	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	174.69/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,097	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	190.93/cwt	189.00–193.00	903	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	974	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	159.76/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,161	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	163.41/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,113	18

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Receipts 3,874Last week 3,812Year ago 3,237

Due to the holiday season and not having a regular sale for 3 weeks there is no recent comparison. However a higher undertone was noted. The receipts were moderate with a good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	875	174.50–181.00	178.35
79	—	570	214.00–227.50	222.48
29	—	528	232.00–239.00	235.76
181	—	903	175.00	175.00
113	—	622	187.50–198.50	194.83
110	—	726	184.00–194.25	190.80
327	—	779	174.00–183.00	178.78
179	—	674	181.00–193.00	187.94
59	—	982	160.00–164.00	161.84
50	—	466	235.00–245.50	241.35
35	—	395	247.00	247.00
32	—	325	250.00	250.00
3	—	415	239.00	239.00
115	—	828	176.00–185.50	179.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	714	170.00–181.00	175.62
6	—	937	160.00	160.00
15	—	431	209.00–224.00	215.33
13	—	381	209.00	209.00
12	—	842	167.00–171.50	169.61
28	—	572	205.50–212.00	208.25
3	—	765	165.00	165.00
18	—	532	193.00–194.00	193.16
27	—	637	175.00–186.00	182.09
47	—	684	174.00–179.00	177.53
17	—	859	163.00–168.00	165.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	886	183.50	183.50
69	—	722	198.25	198.25
4	—	564	236.00	236.00
38	—	768	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	644	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	563	230.50	230.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,080	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	201.00	201.00
288	—	782	166.00–172.50	170.04
88	—	582	179.00–189.00	184.72
18	—	839	162.50–165.00	163.57
251	—	721	166.00–176.00	172.64
67	—	471	197.50–207.50	205.33
271	—	687	166.00–177.00	172.18
12	—	900	164.00	164.00
54	—	529	186.00–196.00	189.03
79	—	871	157.50–166.25	162.14
211	—	628	170.00–179.00	174.69
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	163.00	163.00
14	—	494	164.00	164.00
3	—	660	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,069	137.50	137.50
3	—	1,140	130.00	130.00
4	—	974	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	198.00	198.00
20	—	556	197.00	197.00
68	—	803	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	654	179.50	179.50
21	—	739	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	184.00–185.00	184.26
10	—	769	156.00–163.00	160.55
12	—	621	151.00–160.00	155.07
5	—	426	180.00	180.00
16	—	581	168.00–174.00	171.33
18	—	473	189.00–193.00	190.93
4	—	365	191.00	191.00
12	—	727	155.00–163.00	159.76
18	—	681	160.00–165.50	163.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	141.00	141.00

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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