Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500 to 850 lb steers sold mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher and 850 to 950 lb steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. On the heifers 400 to 600 lb sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher and 650 lb heifers sold 8.00 higher and 700 to 850 lb heifers sold steady to 3.00 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 $210.93/cwt on 2,051 head.

Average price

$210.93

2,051 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$584

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

$58.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.98

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	578	224.06	1,295	397
Medium and Large 1	758	208.76	1,583	1,593
Medium 1	541	201.02	1,087	28
Large 1	1,131	166.03	1,878	33

One grade step is worth $58.02/cwt here — about −$584 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 sale2,051 hd

210.93

—

KS average3 barns · 4,729 hd

200.95

+9.98

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

81 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 1Fancy	—	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	215.23/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,352	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	176.93/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,355	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	274.11/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,031	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,466	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,066	168.27/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,794	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	932	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,636	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	181.45/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,597	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	188.07/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,458	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	257.21/cwt	257.00–257.50	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	239.85/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,264	117
Steers	Large 1	—	1,220	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	256.86/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,110	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	201.44/cwt	197.50–208.00	1,477	55
Steers	Medium 1	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	224.68/cwt	217.50–234.00	1,505	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	273.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	182.83/cwt	181.00–183.75	1,746	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	182.60/cwt	179.50–185.50	1,663	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	376	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,090	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	259.39/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,349	48
Steers	Medium 1	—	687	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,226	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	276.63/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,350	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	234.30/cwt	226.50–244.00	975	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	442	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	321	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	963	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	228.96/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,330	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,568	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	209.19/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,385	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	591	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	230.83/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,413	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	191.35/cwt	185.00–195.75	1,571	114
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	210.60/cwt	208.00–214.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	198.84/cwt	194.00–204.00	966	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	176.66/cwt	174.00–180.50	1,192	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	25
Heifers	Medium 1	—	411	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	203.17/cwt	202.50–203.50	1,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	166.59/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,423	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	164.99/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,518	155
Heifers	Medium 1	—	674	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	968	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,102	30
Heifers	Medium 1	—	827	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	208.31/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,194	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	211.22/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,098	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	186.59/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,174	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	195.92/cwt	188.00–202.00	1,119	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	972	156.45/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,521	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	199.28/cwt	196.00–207.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	176.99/cwt	174.25–182.00	1,281	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	176.85/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,353	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	216.52/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,026	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.61/cwt	199.50–208.50	1,275	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	207.52/cwt	202.00–215.00	851	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	749	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	796	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,552	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	301.49/cwt	297.50–304.00	1,164	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	223.32/cwt	222.00–227.00	746	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	224.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	172.82/cwt	168.50–175.85	1,422	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	190.22/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,387	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	346	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	188.01/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,294	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	343	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	224.67/cwt	218.00–231.00	964	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	241.62/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,143	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	248.56/cwt	245.00–257.50	959	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	243.26/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,416	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,160	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,387	19

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 30, 2023

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

Receipts 4,276Last week 4,306Year ago 5,621

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	280.00	280.00
19	—	564	260.00	260.00
33	—	796	195.00	195.00
21	—	386	297.50–304.00	301.49
5	—	346	292.50	292.50
9	—	418	277.50	277.50
19	—	508	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	628	211.00–222.00	215.23
20	—	766	174.00–179.00	176.93
5	—	311	257.00–257.50	257.21
117	—	527	228.00–245.00	239.85
3	—	962	167.00	167.00
14	—	416	226.50–244.00	234.30
48	—	581	217.00–236.00	228.96
13	—	901	174.00	174.00
19	—	662	206.00–214.00	209.19
9	—	878	177.50	177.50
36	—	729	182.00–196.00	190.22
40	—	473	235.00–258.00	241.62
37	—	386	245.00–257.50	248.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	376	265.00–287.50	274.11
261	—	880	179.00–184.00	181.45
68	—	775	182.50–190.00	188.07
28	—	432	245.00–267.50	256.86
55	—	733	197.50–208.00	201.44
67	—	670	217.50–234.00	224.68
14	—	327	270.00–280.00	273.68
180	—	955	181.00–183.75	182.83
292	—	911	179.50–185.50	182.60
48	—	520	252.00–262.00	259.39
14	—	488	275.00–277.50	276.63
126	—	612	223.00–241.00	230.83
114	—	821	185.00–195.75	191.35
65	—	582	237.00–248.00	243.26
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,066	162.00–174.00	168.27
14	—	1,220	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	932	175.50	175.50
6	—	749	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	240.00	240.00
9	—	687	178.50	178.50
11	—	442	217.00	217.00
5	—	591	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	376	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	321	300.00	300.00
23	—	456	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	218.00	218.00
3	—	553	200.00	200.00
3	—	418	242.50	242.50
4	—	610	210.00	210.00
4	—	485	235.00	235.00
5	—	689	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	376	208.00–214.00	210.60
16	—	486	194.00–204.00	198.84
15	—	675	174.00–180.50	176.66
9	—	536	202.50–203.50	203.17
77	—	629	177.00–190.00	186.59
16	—	571	188.00–202.00	195.92
54	—	410	202.00–215.00	207.52
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	153.00	153.00
11	—	972	154.00–157.00	156.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	315	250.00	250.00
50	—	412	235.00	235.00
30	—	479	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	203.00	203.00
4	—	674	171.50	171.50
7	—	827	164.50	164.50
7	—	475	196.00–207.00	199.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	854	166.00–168.00	166.59
155	—	920	160.00–168.00	164.99
103	—	573	203.00–219.00	208.31
76	—	520	206.00–219.00	211.22
197	—	724	174.25–182.00	176.99
136	—	765	173.00–179.00	176.85
129	—	474	212.00–220.00	216.52
135	—	623	199.50–208.50	204.61
23	—	334	222.00–227.00	223.32
18	—	380	220.00–235.00	224.80
186	—	823	168.50–175.85	172.82
126	—	688	185.00–199.00	188.01
58	—	429	218.00–231.00	224.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	245.00	245.00

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