Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week most steers sold lower. 450 to 650 lb steers sold 6.00 to 10 lower while 650 to 750 and 850 to 950 sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. The 750 to 850 lb steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. The heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The receipts were moderate to heavy and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.11/cwt on 2,402 head.

Average price

$185.11

2,402 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	186.88	1,400	1,725
Medium and Large 1-2	696	181.15	1,260	618
Medium 1	686	178.35	1,224	38
Large 1	1,012	168.05	1,701	21

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$300 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 sale2,402 hd

185.11

—

KS average4 barns · 8,192 hd

193.41

−8.30

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	Large 1	—	1,012	168.05/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	812	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,541	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	181.03/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,466	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	188.56/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,194	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	181.61/cwt	174.00–185.75	1,397	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.52/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,090	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	221.24/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,077	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	207.50/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,089	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	218.50/cwt	216.00–223.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.87/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,227	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	218.74/cwt	213.50–224.00	1,133	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	167.17/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,317	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	169.53/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,575	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	199.48/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,135	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	226.31/cwt	223.00–232.00	867	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	363	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	809	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,529	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	199.42/cwt	193.50–208.00	1,236	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	171.65/cwt	163.00–176.50	1,241	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	182.21/cwt	177.00–187.25	1,316	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	186.42/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,234	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	174.35/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,540	283
Steers	Medium 1	—	552	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	726	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,385	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	158.67/cwt	153.00–163.50	1,311	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	177.28/cwt	175.00–181.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	458	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	599	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,162	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.21/cwt	184.00–191.00	884	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	159.15/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,407	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	173.65/cwt	171.00–178.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	160.72/cwt	159.50–163.50	1,258	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	546	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	905	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	183.50/cwt	178.00–190.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	164.68/cwt	161.00–167.50	952	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	161.11/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,184	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	187.82/cwt	179.00–192.00	994	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	171.82/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,160	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,011	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	636	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,129	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	166.21/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,371	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	156.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.84/cwt	167.00–177.25	1,082	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	816	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	644	172.81/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,113	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	183.52/cwt	179.00–188.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	150.54/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,403	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	191.60/cwt	191.50–191.75	1,366	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	193.92/cwt	193.00–194.50	1,276	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	169.10/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,212	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	168.61/cwt	166.50–170.50	1,295	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	172.82/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,179	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	172.36/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,446	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	163.10/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,595	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	829	5

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 12, 2023

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

Receipts 4,475Last week 3,874Year ago 5,848

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,012	162.00–169.50	168.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	812	189.75	189.75
55	—	713	191.50–191.75	191.60
13	—	658	193.00–194.50	193.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	810	179.00–183.50	181.03
323	—	769	174.00–185.75	181.61
66	—	473	225.00–237.00	230.52
78	—	566	211.00–221.00	216.87
32	—	518	213.50–224.00	218.74
82	—	929	163.50–174.00	169.53
13	—	383	223.00–232.00	226.31
148	—	620	193.50–208.00	199.42
282	—	722	177.00–187.25	182.21
4	—	403	234.00	234.00
64	—	662	181.00–190.00	186.42
283	—	883	171.00–178.00	174.35
61	—	978	158.00–164.50	163.10
5	—	341	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	633	183.00–192.00	188.56
32	—	487	216.00–224.00	221.24
4	—	911	156.00	156.00
15	—	525	204.00–213.00	207.50
13	—	424	216.00–223.00	218.50
27	—	788	165.00–172.00	167.17
27	—	569	195.00–206.00	199.48
51	—	723	163.00–176.50	171.65
4	—	850	169.00	169.00
4	—	390	210.00	210.00
161	—	682	165.00–179.00	172.82
154	—	839	171.00–176.00	172.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	245.00	245.00
59	—	809	189.00	189.00
12	—	726	190.75	190.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	185.00	185.00
14	—	818	180.00	180.00
15	—	644	168.00–180.00	172.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	826	153.00–163.50	158.67
8	—	461	175.00–181.00	177.28
5	—	606	159.00	159.00
13	—	527	171.00–178.00	173.65
12	—	783	159.50–163.50	160.72
17	—	578	161.00–167.50	164.68
14	—	735	153.00–164.00	161.11
11	—	442	155.00–162.00	156.19
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	172.00	172.00
5	—	546	174.00	174.00
3	—	905	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	599	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	472	184.00–191.00	187.21
24	—	884	157.00–160.00	159.15
12	—	376	178.00–190.00	183.50
76	—	529	179.00–192.00	187.82
290	—	675	167.00–174.50	171.82
107	—	575	170.00–180.00	175.88
158	—	825	165.00–168.50	166.21
179	—	626	167.00–177.25	172.84
13	—	425	179.00–188.00	183.52
77	—	932	150.00–154.00	150.54
215	—	717	163.50–174.00	169.10
185	—	768	166.50–170.50	168.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	503	194.00	194.00
12	—	636	177.50	177.50
6	—	414	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	170.00	170.00

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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