Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower; 400 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 higher; over 700 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers overall sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Buyer attendance and demand overall was moderate for a moderate sale supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.06/cwt on 2,183 head.

Average price

$228.06

2,183 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$27.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.86

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	531	252.19	1,340	69
Medium and Large 1	674	227.53	1,535	1,913
Medium and Large 1-2	529	224.82	1,189	201

One grade step is worth $27.36/cwt here — about $151 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 sale2,183 hd

228.06

—

KS average3 barns · 4,174 hd

217.20

+10.86

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

66 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	Large 1	—	578	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,422	21
Steers	Large 1	—	524	247.20/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,295	18
Steers	Large 1	—	730	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	233.68/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,542	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	244.48/cwt	226.00–255.00	1,398	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	204.15/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,692	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	218.67/cwt	206.00–223.50	1,574	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	235.42/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,493	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	193.88/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,710	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	859	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	278.25/cwt	266.00–290.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	238.03/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,264	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	229.55/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,015	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	186.69/cwt	180.50–194.00	1,704	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	267.92/cwt	240.00–277.50	994	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	182.56/cwt	178.50–185.10	1,793	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	258.26/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,087	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	190.99/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	227.53/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,101	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	279.54/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,157	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	277.00/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,407	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	201.84/cwt	189.00–210.00	1,556	61
Steers	Large 1	—	468	269.28/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,260	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	257.00/cwt	242.00–272.50	1,226	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	253.18/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,344	143
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,103	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,445	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	488	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,087	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,446	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	240.49/cwt	237.50–245.00	902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	594	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	511	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,145	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	224.21/cwt	223.00–225.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	171.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	230.53/cwt	225.00–236.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	215.76/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,126	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	187.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,176	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	218.25/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,026	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	206.04/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,193	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	223.14/cwt	219.00–227.00	948	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	181.09/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,300	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	195.72/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,417	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	176.26/cwt	175.00–178.75	1,556	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	246.06/cwt	226.00–256.00	1,265	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	215.96/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,339	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	245.36/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,043	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	187.64/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,696	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	242.08/cwt	236.00–256.00	905	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	222.98/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,255	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	250.65/cwt	245.00–255.00	792	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	196.02/cwt	195.50–196.50	1,370	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	233.63/cwt	232.00–235.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	182.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,433	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,029	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,893	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	218.92/cwt	218.50–219.25	1,655	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	236.81/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,104	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	176.59/cwt	174.50–179.00	1,467	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	204.61/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,279	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	221.85/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,300	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	238.95/cwt	232.50–245.00	903	16

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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Receipts 4,502Last week 4,276Year ago 4,203

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	246.00	246.00
18	—	524	246.00–249.00	247.20
4	—	730	196.00	196.00
26	—	468	253.00–280.00	269.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	660	217.00–236.00	233.68
107	—	572	226.00–255.00	244.48
272	—	829	191.00–210.00	204.15
199	—	720	206.00–223.50	218.67
199	—	634	220.00–246.00	235.42
35	—	882	188.00–196.50	193.88
33	—	320	265.00–270.00	268.34
11	—	228	266.00–290.00	278.25
133	—	913	180.50–194.00	186.69
84	—	371	240.00–277.50	267.92
100	—	982	178.50–185.10	182.56
81	—	421	247.50–267.50	258.26
61	—	771	189.00–210.00	201.84
160	—	477	242.00–272.50	257.00
143	—	531	240.00–267.50	253.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	252.00	252.00
52	—	531	234.00–239.00	238.03
53	—	442	220.00–240.00	229.55
15	—	729	181.00–193.00	190.99
7	—	484	224.00–229.00	227.53
5	—	696	211.00	211.00
33	—	625	190.00–211.00	204.61
16	—	586	217.00–225.00	221.85
16	—	378	232.50–245.00	238.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	414	277.50–285.00	279.54
27	—	508	272.00–280.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,029	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	756	218.50–219.25	218.92
7	—	456	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,103	131.00	131.00
10	—	488	228.00	228.00
15	—	511	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,087	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	385	223.00–225.00	224.21
12	—	900	170.00–175.00	171.67
11	—	337	225.00–236.00	230.53
33	—	522	206.00–218.00	215.76
20	—	629	186.00–190.00	187.00
6	—	668	197.00	197.00
20	—	470	215.00–222.00	218.25
16	—	964	165.00–166.00	165.75
66	—	579	197.00–212.00	206.04
37	—	425	219.00–227.00	223.14
34	—	718	173.00–186.00	181.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	724	183.00–200.00	195.72
90	—	883	175.00–178.75	176.26
75	—	514	226.00–256.00	246.06
145	—	620	198.00–219.00	215.96
48	—	425	236.00–255.00	245.36
41	—	904	183.00–188.00	187.64
58	—	374	236.00–256.00	242.08
92	—	563	214.00–230.00	222.98
30	—	316	245.00–255.00	250.65
27	—	699	195.50–196.50	196.02
13	—	231	232.00–235.00	233.63
264	—	783	180.00–190.00	182.98
159	—	466	225.00–253.00	236.81
61	—	831	174.50–179.00	176.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	237.50–245.00	240.49
6	—	429	244.00	244.00
5	—	594	215.00	215.00

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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