Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 600 to 700 lb steers were 7.00 to 8.00 higher and 800 to 950 lb steers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher while 700 to 800 lb steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. On the heifers 600 to 750 lb sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher while 500 to 600 lb heifers sold 5.00 lower and 750 to 850 lb heifers sold 3.00 lower. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.15/cwt on 1,461 head.

Average price

$190.15

1,461 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$477

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$51.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	201.36	1,047	116
Medium and Large 1	688	190.54	1,311	1,300
Large 1	1,018	149.80	1,525	45

One grade step is worth $51.56/cwt here — about −$477 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 sale1,461 hd

190.15

—

KS average3 barns · 3,251 hd

184.35

+5.80

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

59 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	—	540	251.02/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,356	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	198.50/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,461	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	224.33/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,416	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	171.01/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,513	35
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	583	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	234.43/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,357	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	187.45/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,528	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	242.41/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,311	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	190.21/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,465	69
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	681	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	242.36/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,406	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	222.11/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,470	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	182.10/cwt	177.50–188.85	1,590	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	181.21/cwt	176.00–181.50	1,682	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,059	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	262.78/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,267	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	180.71/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,316	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	293.32/cwt	290.00–298.50	959	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	271.18/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,196	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	785	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	997	153.36/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,529	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,075	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,156	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	915	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	227.93/cwt	224.00–235.00	962	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	173.28/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,359	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	182.40/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,299	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	197.13/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,074	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	174.41/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,270	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	198.29/cwt	194.00–206.50	1,235	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	184.13/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	171.04/cwt	169.00–175.25	1,406	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.31/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,088	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	213.85/cwt	212.00–215.00	939	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	245.39/cwt	240.00–247.50	802	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	199.10/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,169	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	715	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,484	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	166.38/cwt	163.25–168.50	1,544	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	206.18/cwt	203.00–213.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	187.36/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,267	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	234.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,435	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	172.80/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,490	48
Steers	Large 1	—	1,071	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,690	44
Steers	Large 1	—	1,042	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,467	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	185.94/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,473	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	693	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,466	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	177.06/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	204.15/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,396	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	263.98/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,101	10

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 3,365Last week 3,954Year ago 1,465

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	540	249.00–258.00	251.02
43	—	736	191.00–203.00	198.50
98	—	815	182.00–193.00	187.45
11	—	997	155.00	155.00
69	—	770	188.00–198.00	190.21
39	—	580	238.00–246.00	242.36
59	—	662	216.00–225.00	222.11
260	—	873	177.50–188.85	182.10
132	—	928	176.00–181.50	181.21
13	—	359	295.00	295.00
31	—	482	256.00–268.00	262.78
25	—	327	290.00–298.50	293.32
61	—	441	269.00–279.00	271.18
78	—	612	230.00–240.00	234.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	631	217.00–228.00	224.33
35	—	885	163.00–173.00	171.01
17	—	579	231.00–236.00	234.43
30	—	541	236.00–244.00	242.41
4	—	928	166.00	166.00
9	—	713	174.00–189.00	180.71
45	—	792	180.00–187.00	185.94
12	—	350	270.00	270.00
5	—	819	175.00–180.00	177.06
104	—	684	198.00–208.00	204.15
10	—	417	260.00–265.00	263.98
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	198.00	198.00
9	—	681	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	245.00	245.00
9	—	506	260.00	260.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,071	157.75	157.75
3	—	1,042	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	600	244.50	244.50
7	—	500	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	349	225.00	225.00
4	—	563	180.00	180.00
30	—	545	190.00–199.00	197.13
17	—	728	173.00–177.00	174.41
7	—	633	183.00–186.00	184.13
52	—	439	212.00–215.00	213.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	997	149.00–155.00	153.36
12	—	1,075	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	528	219.00	219.00
24	—	321	285.00	285.00
5	—	422	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	422	224.00–235.00	227.93
230	—	784	168.00–174.00	173.28
164	—	712	179.00–185.00	182.40
104	—	623	194.00–206.50	198.29
11	—	370	240.00	240.00
251	—	822	169.00–175.25	171.04
141	—	525	203.00–213.00	207.31
18	—	327	240.00–247.50	245.39
55	—	587	197.00–205.00	199.10
24	—	928	163.25–168.50	166.38
6	—	477	203.00–213.00	206.18
73	—	676	184.00–191.00	187.36
48	—	862	170.00–174.00	172.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	715	207.50	207.50
34	—	693	211.50	211.50

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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