Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500 to 600 and 750 to 850 lb steers sold steady while 600 to 650 lb steers sold 6.00 lower and 850 to 950 lb steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. The 500 to 550 lb heifers sold 2.00 higher and 750 to 850 lb heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher while 550 to 750 lb heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. The receipts were heavy with an active market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.22/cwt on 2,663 head.

Average price

$208.22

2,663 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$431

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

$45.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.36

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	606	219.59	1,331	597
Medium and Large 1	729	206.34	1,504	1,901
Medium 1	683	198.69	1,358	98
Large 1	1,012	174.13	1,762	67

One grade step is worth $45.46/cwt here — about −$431 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 sale2,663 hd

208.22

—

KS average3 barns · 6,112 hd

198.86

+9.36

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

90 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	—	441	266.53/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,175	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,698	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	200.67/cwt	194.50–208.00	1,465	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	190.84/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,473	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	250.13/cwt	243.00–259.00	1,296	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	242.77/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,406	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	183.59/cwt	175.00–185.50	1,430	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	214.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,364	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	792	184.53/cwt	177.00–186.50	1,461	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	228.20/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,426	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	904	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	269.26/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,255	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	249	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	660	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	206.90/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,405	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	251.37/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,184	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	258.69/cwt	258.00–260.00	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	237.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	773	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	863	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,597	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	230.62/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,356	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	235.07/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,232	164
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	221.78/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,062	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	688	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	276.46/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	744	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	179.62/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,636	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,525	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,454	31
Steers	Medium 1	—	556	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	180.41/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,573	397
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	187.31/cwt	181.50–191.50	1,530	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	216.52/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,455	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,047	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,295	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,115	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,175	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,035	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	909	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,527	4
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,095	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	202.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	165.01/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,272	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	972	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,058	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	197.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,049	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	34
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,003	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	214.39/cwt	212.00–222.00	907	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	190.22/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,113	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	228.01/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,076	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	178.26/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,121	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,246	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	215.81/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,025	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	474	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	863	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	174.37/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,362	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	160.12/cwt	154.50–165.50	1,484	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	247.47/cwt	246.00–248.00	886	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	177.52/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,207	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	237.57/cwt	235.00–238.00	995	14
Heifers	Medium 1	—	583	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	170.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,413	261
Heifers	Medium 1	—	616	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	209.34/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,097	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	199.69/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,124	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	183.39/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,245	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	572	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	178.23/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,298	326
Heifers	Medium 1	—	493	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	947	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	191.06/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,188	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	525	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	26
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	174.13/cwt	162.00–175.25	1,762	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	589	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	542	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	187.02/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,352	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	174.56/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,461	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	249.77/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,049	13

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 16, 2023

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

Receipts 5,058Last week 3,365Year ago 3,984

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	441	262.00–280.00	266.53
55	—	976	174.00	174.00
147	—	730	194.50–208.00	200.67
157	—	772	188.00–195.00	190.84
100	—	518	243.00–259.00	250.13
100	—	579	235.00–249.00	242.77
64	—	625	225.00–236.00	228.20
10	—	338	267.50	267.50
32	—	466	266.00–274.00	269.26
35	—	249	265.00	265.00
8	—	370	272.00–278.00	276.46
96	—	911	170.00–183.00	179.62
397	—	872	178.00–183.00	180.41
227	—	817	181.50–191.50	187.31
209	—	672	211.00–225.00	216.52
26	—	207	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	779	175.00–185.50	183.59
18	—	636	210.00–220.00	214.44
55	—	679	197.00–210.00	206.90
5	—	871	174.00	174.00
60	—	471	243.00–258.00	251.37
8	—	382	258.00–260.00	258.69
10	—	956	159.50	159.50
16	—	325	235.00–250.00	237.71
110	—	588	227.00–234.00	230.62
164	—	524	230.00–241.00	235.07
24	—	723	179.00–191.00	187.02
22	—	837	173.00–179.00	174.56
13	—	420	248.00–256.00	249.77
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	792	177.00–186.50	184.53
26	—	479	217.00–228.00	221.78
11	—	688	200.00	200.00
4	—	744	185.00	185.00
5	—	556	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	863	185.00	185.00
4	—	589	254.00	254.00
4	—	542	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	716	213.00	213.00
31	—	606	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	253.00	253.00
11	—	558	232.00	232.00
36	—	500	223.00	223.00
3	—	338	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	418	281.00	281.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,012	162.00–175.25	174.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	228.00	228.00
21	—	424	244.00	244.00
6	—	466	241.00	241.00
4	—	909	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	202.00–205.00	202.98
9	—	329	210.00	210.00
5	—	792	163.00–168.00	165.01
31	—	532	190.00–200.00	197.18
40	—	423	212.00–222.00	214.39
34	—	585	186.00–193.00	190.22
16	—	629	170.00–182.00	178.26
13	—	742	166.00–170.00	167.97
45	—	475	209.00–224.00	215.81
4	—	843	149.00	149.00
25	—	680	175.00–179.00	177.52
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,272	137.00	137.00
4	—	972	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,058	140.00	140.00
14	—	1,003	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
34	—	253	585.00	585.00
26	—	203	510.00	510.00
137	—	472	225.00–239.00	228.01
114	—	781	171.00–178.00	174.37
23	—	927	154.50–165.50	160.12
16	—	358	246.00–248.00	247.47
10	—	297	232.50	232.50
14	—	419	235.00–238.00	237.57
261	—	829	165.00–175.00	170.43
92	—	524	208.00–217.00	209.34
43	—	563	197.00–205.00	199.69
162	—	679	181.00–187.00	183.39
326	—	728	174.00–183.00	178.23
230	—	622	185.00–197.00	191.06
6	—	893	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	186.00	186.00
6	—	616	185.00	185.00
14	—	493	192.00	192.00
7	—	525	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	178.50	178.50

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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