Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the light sale last week most classes of cattle did not have a good test. However steers 850 to 950 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower and heifers 750 to 850 lbs sold mostly 2.00 higher. The receipts were moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.66/cwt on 1,468 head.

Average price

$182.66

1,468 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$590

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$52.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	435	204.00	887	12thin
Medium and Large 1	697	183.52	1,280	1,240
Medium and Large 1-2	606	180.84	1,095	185
Large 1	979	151.01	1,478	31

One grade step is worth $52.99/cwt here — about −$590 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 sale1,468 hd

182.66

—

KS average3 barns · 4,443 hd

183.69

−1.02

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

62 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	—	468	234.30/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,097	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	183.78/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,524	131
Steers	Large 1	—	1,067	157.10/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,676	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	358	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	163.95/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,505	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	231.93/cwt	230.00–233.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	265.70/cwt	257.50–267.00	988	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	212.02/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,433	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	195.17/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,235	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	164.49/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,625	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	216.47/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,362	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	239.35/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,039	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	493	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	236.91/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,391	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	232.89/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,253	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	176.99/cwt	171.50–180.50	1,540	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	245.93/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,313	61
Steers	Medium 1	—	605	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	343	219.27/cwt	213.00–230.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	182.36/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,411	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	250.88/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,202	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	196.78/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,409	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	172.72/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,608	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	197.73/cwt	190.00–205.00	959	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	170.56/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,136	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,250	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	800	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,432	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	966	154.97/cwt	153.25–159.00	1,497	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,097	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	173.61/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,262	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	168.93/cwt	163.50–171.50	1,448	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	202.08/cwt	197.00–210.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	154.86/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,352	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	201.02/cwt	197.00–210.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	172.01/cwt	166.50–173.75	1,331	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	191.43/cwt	184.00–194.50	1,202	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	157.41/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,283	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	189.09/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,089	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	158.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,448	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	169.64/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,391	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	211.61/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,007	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	166.17/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,034	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	195.43/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	209.13/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,179	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,350	47
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	203.45/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,044	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	221.12/cwt	212.00–225.00	938	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,438	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,343	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	197.06/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,326	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	181.28/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,229	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	224.14/cwt	224.00–225.00	872	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	3

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 Feb 23, 2023

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

Receipts 3,114Last week 1,508Year ago 2,110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	468	231.00–236.00	234.30
5	—	889	165.00	165.00
30	—	918	161.00–168.00	163.95
11	—	427	230.00–233.00	231.93
31	—	633	192.00–206.00	195.17
11	—	538	230.00–235.00	232.89
47	—	777	173.75	173.75
7	—	726	185.00	185.00
8	—	673	194.00–199.00	197.06
3	—	565	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	829	176.00–186.00	183.78
17	—	372	257.50–267.00	265.70
51	—	676	203.00–218.00	212.02
38	—	988	163.00–166.00	164.49
117	—	629	214.00–221.00	216.47
17	—	434	237.50–245.00	239.35
35	—	587	233.00–244.00	236.91
410	—	870	171.50–180.50	176.99
61	—	534	237.00–250.00	245.93
59	—	774	176.00–186.00	182.36
39	—	479	247.50–254.00	250.88
53	—	716	189.00–200.00	196.78
164	—	931	170.00–177.00	172.72
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,067	155.00–164.50	157.10
4	—	1,015	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	212.50	212.50
6	—	493	216.00	216.00
6	—	605	206.00	206.00
8	—	343	213.00–230.00	219.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	264.00	264.00
12	—	603	238.50	238.50
5	—	535	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	485	190.00–205.00	197.73
17	—	666	166.00–174.00	170.56
5	—	361	197.00–210.00	202.08
10	—	873	153.00–158.50	154.86
13	—	428	197.00–210.00	201.02
8	—	749	165.00	165.00
15	—	815	156.00–159.00	157.41
61	—	576	182.00–195.00	189.09
28	—	622	160.00–173.00	166.17
9	—	513	195.00–196.00	195.43
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	176.50	176.50
71	—	706	177.00	177.00
24	—	800	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	966	153.25–159.00	154.97
3	—	1,097	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	727	168.00–175.50	173.61
61	—	857	163.50–171.50	168.93
261	—	774	166.50–173.75	172.01
178	—	628	184.00–194.50	191.43
23	—	912	155.00–160.00	158.73
172	—	820	164.00–171.50	169.64
40	—	476	209.00–216.00	211.61
119	—	564	199.00–213.00	209.13
26	—	513	198.00–208.00	203.45
48	—	424	212.00–225.00	221.12
56	—	678	177.50–188.00	181.28
21	—	389	224.00–225.00	224.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	654	190.00	190.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas