Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 650 to 950 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher and heifers 600 to 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher while 550 lb heifers sold 4.00 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 $214.22/cwt on 2,119 head.

Average price

$214.22

2,119 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$69.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.28

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	216.83	1,481	1,687
Medium and Large 1-2	659	205.93	1,357	409
Medium 1	697	199.00	1,387	10thin
Large 1	1,051	147.62	1,552	13thin

One grade step is worth $69.22/cwt here — about −$71 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 sale2,119 hd

214.22

—

KS average3 barns · 5,442 hd

202.94

+11.28

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

65 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	—	625	218.61/cwt	211.00–222.50	1,366	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	190.07/cwt	189.00–194.50	1,367	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	179.13/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,410	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,463	32
Steers	Large 1	—	1,133	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	245.88/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,318	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	246.45/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,417	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	223.11/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,274	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	235.76/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,103	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	183.99/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,536	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	231.55/cwt	229.00–237.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	200.77/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,450	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	259.37/cwt	255.00–266.00	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,385	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	178.51/cwt	171.50–179.50	1,573	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	257.06/cwt	255.00–260.00	961	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	194.12/cwt	188.00–199.75	1,499	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	253.48/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,199	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.32/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,089	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	177.03/cwt	176.50–179.00	1,622	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	204.69/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,398	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	505	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,333	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	603	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	1,452	35
Steers	Medium 1	—	697	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,387	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	971	154.90/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,504	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	915	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	195.10/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,044	37
Heifers	Medium 1	—	641	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	816	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	184.41/cwt	179.50–189.00	1,164	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	204.69/cwt	201.00–211.00	972	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	192.50/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,095	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	173.59/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,160	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	208.10/cwt	206.00–210.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	160.72/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	176.39/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,351	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	226.57/cwt	221.00–228.00	981	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	215.68/cwt	213.00–220.00	828	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	187.67/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,265	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	217.42/cwt	215.00–219.00	922	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	639	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,294	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	168.49/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,242	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	179.77/cwt	176.00–183.25	1,300	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	174.02/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,411	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	221.89/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,047	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	205.03/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,179	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	196.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,218	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	212.57/cwt	200.00–215.50	1,114	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,157	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	169.01/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,467	12
Steers	Large 1	—	981	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	501	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,110	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,397	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,435	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	754	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,503	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	173.45/cwt	171.00–174.25	1,660	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,368	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	214.76/cwt	209.00–224.50	1,458	180

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Receipts 3,954Last week 3,114Year ago 4,973

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	625	211.00–222.50	218.61
40	—	719	189.00–194.50	190.07
83	—	787	175.50–180.00	179.13
74	—	571	218.00–233.00	223.11
27	—	468	230.00–238.00	235.76
7	—	394	229.00–237.00	231.55
14	—	810	171.00	171.00
3	—	502	228.00	228.00
73	—	683	202.00–207.50	204.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	646	226.50	226.50
171	—	536	238.00–253.00	245.88
128	—	575	240.00–252.00	246.45
111	—	835	182.00–192.00	183.99
161	—	722	195.00–206.00	200.77
15	—	340	255.00–266.00	259.37
69	—	881	171.50–179.50	178.51
22	—	374	255.00–260.00	257.06
241	—	772	188.00–199.75	194.12
48	—	473	245.00–258.00	253.48
14	—	425	255.00–258.00	256.32
82	—	916	176.50–179.00	177.03
83	—	957	171.00–174.25	173.45
180	—	679	209.00–224.50	214.76
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	125.00	125.00
7	—	981	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	505	264.00	264.00
35	—	603	240.75	240.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	697	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	470	260.00	260.00
26	—	552	253.00	253.00
43	—	604	237.50	237.50
13	—	754	202.50	202.50
93	—	659	228.00	228.00
34	—	528	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	971	154.00–157.00	154.90
5	—	915	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	535	189.00–197.00	195.10
34	—	631	179.50–189.00	184.41
26	—	475	201.00–211.00	204.69
51	—	569	186.00–197.00	192.50
19	—	668	171.00–177.50	173.59
8	—	384	206.00–210.00	208.10
12	—	821	159.00–162.00	160.72
5	—	778	163.00	163.00
13	—	424	215.00–219.00	217.42
24	—	737	168.00–172.00	168.49
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	173.00	173.00
4	—	816	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	766	170.00–178.50	176.39
67	—	433	221.00–228.00	226.57
23	—	384	213.00–220.00	215.68
163	—	674	181.00–193.00	187.67
180	—	723	176.00–183.25	179.77
149	—	811	169.00–176.00	174.02
55	—	472	218.00–228.00	221.89
86	—	575	202.00–207.00	205.03
166	—	620	190.00–200.00	196.45
134	—	524	200.00–215.50	212.57
12	—	868	167.00–171.00	169.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	639	202.50	202.50
15	—	501	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	532	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	218.00	218.00

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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