Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with the exception of 600 lb steers selling 3.00 lower and 900 lb steers sold steady. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower with the exception of 700 lb. heifers selling 1.00 higher. 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 $184.86/cwt on 2,012 head.

Average price

$184.86

2,012 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$400

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$30.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	652	186.10	1,213	97
Medium and Large 1	766	185.47	1,420	1,655
Medium and Large 1-2	680	181.02	1,231	255
Large 1	1,034	156.00	1,613	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.10/cwt here — about −$400 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 sale2,012 hd

184.86

—

KS average3 barns · 3,066 hd

185.89

−1.03

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

67 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	—	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.79/cwt	175.00–187.00	869	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	176.30/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,186	37
Steers	Medium 1	—	624	191.09/cwt	190.50–195.00	1,192	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	203.55/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,160	24
Steers	Medium 1	—	532	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,016	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	169.52/cwt	164.00–170.50	1,585	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	149.96/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	170.15/cwt	169.00–171.50	1,388	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	170.28/cwt	160.00–172.75	1,323	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	191.97/cwt	188.00–196.75	1,282	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	210.58/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,118	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	186.82/cwt	185.00–190.50	1,186	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	176.85/cwt	175.00–178.75	1,535	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	168.48/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,221	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	216.49/cwt	212.00–218.75	1,277	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	182.20/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,328	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	169.31/cwt	161.00–170.25	1,649	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	214.85/cwt	209.00–218.00	928	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	199.80/cwt	194.00–208.50	1,265	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	180.26/cwt	175.50–184.25	1,399	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	226.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,205	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	217.55/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,001	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	178.08/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,442	97
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	961	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,083	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	863	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,183	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,151	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	157.32/cwt	155.00–165.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	147.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	192.31/cwt	190.00–196.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	155.63/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,130	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	155.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,042	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	173.98/cwt	166.00–177.00	936	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	163.98/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,346	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	178.18/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,042	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	167.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,226	379
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	150.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,232	19
Heifers	Medium 1	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	172.45/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	173.86/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,097	154
Heifers	Medium 1	—	545	170.18/cwt	169.00–175.00	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	192.94/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,030	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	608	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,085	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	157.17/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,375	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,494	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	169.85/cwt	168.00–173.50	1,160	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,415	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	746	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,309	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	160.87/cwt	158.00–165.75	1,256	72
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,351	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	634	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,125	21

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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 3,863Last week 2,068Year ago 3,147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	205.00	205.00
3	—	428	184.00	184.00
5	—	850	165.50	165.50
37	—	673	171.00–186.00	176.30
24	—	570	198.00–209.00	203.55
7	—	911	146.00–153.00	149.96
10	—	816	169.00–171.50	170.15
48	—	777	160.00–172.75	170.28
22	—	531	209.00–212.00	210.58
50	—	635	185.00–190.50	186.82
43	—	725	164.00–173.00	168.48
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	624	190.50–195.00	191.09
12	—	532	191.00	191.00
31	—	746	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	935	164.00–170.50	169.52
149	—	668	188.00–196.75	191.97
267	—	868	175.00–178.75	176.85
122	—	590	212.00–218.75	216.49
179	—	729	177.50–190.00	182.20
69	—	974	161.00–170.25	169.31
22	—	432	209.00–218.00	214.85
90	—	633	194.00–208.50	199.80
358	—	776	175.50–184.25	180.26
25	—	533	225.00–230.00	226.06
19	—	460	213.00–221.00	217.55
97	—	810	175.50–180.00	178.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	217.50	217.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	701	192.75	192.75
10	—	515	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	478	175.00–187.00	181.79
7	—	319	212.00	212.00
140	—	821	162.00–164.50	163.98
58	—	585	176.00–186.00	178.18
379	—	734	160.00–172.00	167.03
154	—	631	168.00–176.00	173.86
57	—	534	186.00–197.00	192.94
8	—	449	193.00	193.00
92	—	875	152.00–160.00	157.17
8	—	382	211.00	211.00
20	—	961	155.50	155.50
217	—	683	168.00–173.50	169.85
9	—	926	150.00–155.00	152.79
72	—	781	158.00–165.75	160.87
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,183	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	650	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	155.00–165.00	157.32
7	—	756	144.00–153.00	147.02
7	—	643	159.00	159.00
8	—	377	190.00–196.00	192.31
18	—	726	149.00–157.00	155.63
27	—	669	152.00–162.00	155.82
23	—	538	166.00–177.00	173.98
19	—	818	145.00–155.00	150.65
11	—	584	168.00–175.00	172.45
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	165.00	165.00
10	—	545	169.00–175.00	170.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	608	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	634	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	312	254.00	254.00
17	—	460	209.00	209.00
7	—	747	145.00	145.00
10	—	364	237.00	237.00
3	—	697	158.00	158.00
3	—	603	166.00	166.00
6	—	589	177.00	177.00

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