Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer cattle sold mostly 5.00 higher and feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold uneven with a range of 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower and 400 to 600 lb heifer calves sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.30/cwt on 2,063 head.

Average price

$224.30

2,063 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$50.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

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	545	237.61	1,294	238
Medium and Large 1	744	222.62	1,656	1,822
Medium 1-2	660	187.50	1,238	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.11/cwt here — about $57 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 sale2,063 hd

224.30

—

KS average3 barns · 3,468 hd

218.05

+6.26

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	Medium and Large 1	—	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	198.50/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	248.83/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,194	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	229.07/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,335	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	232.11/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,734	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	660	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	291.07/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,106	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	258.36/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,488	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	208.26/cwt	204.96–214.00	1,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	244.39/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,527	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	214.97/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,657	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	280.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,312	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	201.16/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,736	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	192.83/cwt	185.25–197.00	1,776	442
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	267.17/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,165	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	555	239.40/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,329	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,447	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	205.07/cwt	197.00–208.25	1,688	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	266.20/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,414	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	219.69/cwt	213.00–229.50	1,571	176
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,211	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,305	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,458	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,175	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	198.58/cwt	189.00–204.50	1,257	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	228.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,069	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	188.17/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,368	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	434	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	972	161.63/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	235.63/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,249	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	246.89/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,155	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	231.30/cwt	230.00–232.50	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	222.17/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,191	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	215.66/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,234	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,320	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	233.93/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,338	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	253.58/cwt	240.00–257.50	923	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	245.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	176.38/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	196.30/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,415	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	182.03/cwt	179.50–184.75	1,494	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	552	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,397	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	211.37/cwt	206.50–220.00	1,306	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	197.48/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,351	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	249.49/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,073	40
Heifers	Medium 1	—	739	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	189.81/cwt	184.00–195.50	1,444	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	362	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	504	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,129	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	411	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	811	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,537	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	754	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,534	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	263.98/cwt	250.00–275.00	982	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	227.25/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,413	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	239.13/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,282	47

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 27, 2023

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

Receipts 4,150Last week 4,324Year ago 3,669

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	280.00	280.00
11	—	676	231.00–234.00	232.11
5	—	974	178.00	178.00
48	—	380	285.00–305.00	291.07
29	—	576	247.00–270.00	258.36
146	—	625	235.00–257.00	244.39
111	—	771	211.00–217.50	214.97
93	—	467	270.00–290.00	280.98
247	—	863	191.00–208.00	201.16
442	—	921	185.25–197.00	192.83
19	—	436	262.50–285.00	267.17
245	—	823	197.00–208.25	205.07
189	—	531	256.00–275.00	266.20
176	—	715	213.00–229.50	219.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	325.00	325.00
11	—	423	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	404	260.00	260.00
6	—	763	193.00–204.00	198.50
5	—	743	202.00	202.00
5	—	346	275.00	275.00
41	—	480	240.00–257.50	248.83
27	—	583	227.00–235.00	229.07
8	—	679	204.96–214.00	208.26
26	—	372	250.00–275.00	263.98
66	—	622	218.00–232.00	227.25
47	—	536	225.00–251.00	239.13
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	555	239.00–240.00	239.40
15	—	629	230.00	230.00
6	—	470	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,065	145.00	145.00
7	—	972	152.00–169.00	161.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	522	250.00	250.00
34	—	565	258.00	258.00
27	—	459	256.00	256.00
9	—	602	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	633	189.00–204.50	198.58
25	—	469	225.00–235.00	228.02
16	—	727	186.00–190.00	188.17
8	—	377	230.00–232.50	231.30
61	—	536	212.00–228.00	222.17
46	—	572	211.00–220.00	215.66
9	—	682	193.50	193.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	222.00	222.00
3	—	502	200.00	200.00
5	—	739	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	530	230.00–243.00	235.63
135	—	468	237.00–251.00	246.89
53	—	572	224.00–245.00	233.93
23	—	364	240.00–257.50	253.58
15	—	335	240.00–255.00	245.85
13	—	867	175.00–179.00	176.38
195	—	721	191.00–207.00	196.30
265	—	821	179.50–184.75	182.03
176	—	618	206.50–220.00	211.37
40	—	684	195.00–203.00	197.48
40	—	430	248.00–255.00	249.49
54	—	761	184.00–195.50	189.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	552	253.00	253.00
14	—	811	189.50	189.50
13	—	754	203.50	203.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	504	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	230.00	230.00
8	—	411	267.50	267.50

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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