Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves and feeders sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower and light heifers sold mostly 3.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. The receipts were moderate and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.95/cwt on 1,506 head.

Average price

$219.95

1,506 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$290

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$101.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	502	248.06	1,245	31
Medium and Large 1-2	564	234.55	1,323	133
Medium and Large 1	744	218.22	1,623	1,335
Large 1	1,044	147.00	1,535	7thin

One grade step is worth $101.06/cwt here — about −$290 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 sale1,506 hd

219.95

—

KS average3 barns · 3,660 hd

212.95

+7.00

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

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	852	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	176.04/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,255	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	215.50/cwt	213.00–216.50	1,461	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	204.45/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,556	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	263.61/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,149	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,778	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	195.31/cwt	193.75–197.50	1,639	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	239.56/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,385	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	207.32/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	272.88/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,315	41
Steers	Medium 1	—	457	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	280.78/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,196	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	228.80/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,302	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	239.78/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,208	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	263.26/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,382	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,476	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	218.50/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,392	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	191.32/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,766	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,716	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	187.32/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,485	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	288.76/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	763	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,642	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	213.78/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,573	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	235.90/cwt	229.50–243.00	1,491	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	203.09/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,180	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,028	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	186.82/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	223.99/cwt	222.00–226.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	216.23/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,163	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	213.99/cwt	207.00–222.50	1,211	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	241.43/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,127	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	195.12/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,243	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,201	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	228.01/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,104	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,389	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	178.41/cwt	176.50–182.50	1,550	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	185.88/cwt	185.00–187.25	1,530	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,058	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	786	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,544	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	170.43/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,389	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	209.31/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,294	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,376	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	195.37/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,420	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	175.37/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	247.71/cwt	243.00–252.50	959	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	520	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,269	22
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,649	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	838	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,697	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	231.95/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,215	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	251.77/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,226	30

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 May 4, 2023

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

Receipts 2,688Last week 4,150Year ago 2,148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	176.00	176.00
4	—	566	186.00	186.00
3	—	950	160.00	160.00
3	—	852	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	713	174.00–184.00	176.04
10	—	581	201.00–205.00	203.09
18	—	668	185.00–189.50	186.82
6	—	409	222.00–226.00	223.99
9	—	858	173.00	173.00
18	—	538	214.00–220.00	216.23
32	—	637	193.00–197.00	195.12
11	—	785	153.00	153.00
38	—	484	225.00–230.00	228.01
19	—	815	161.00–177.00	170.43
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,028	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	757	192.00	192.00
52	—	566	207.00–222.50	213.99
29	—	467	235.00–248.00	241.43
6	—	340	245.00	245.00
15	—	668	208.00	208.00
38	—	869	176.50–182.50	178.41
70	—	823	185.00–187.25	185.88
29	—	428	245.00–250.00	247.31
38	—	618	200.00–213.00	209.31
116	—	727	188.00–198.00	195.37
12	—	924	173.00–180.00	175.37
6	—	387	243.00–252.50	247.71
79	—	524	222.00–237.00	231.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	786	196.50	196.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	601	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	678	213.00–216.50	215.50
33	—	761	195.00–207.00	204.45
4	—	314	305.00	305.00
20	—	969	183.50	183.50
181	—	839	193.75–197.50	195.31
99	—	578	235.00–244.00	239.56
41	—	482	265.00–277.50	272.88
43	—	426	275.00–285.00	280.78
48	—	525	256.00–278.00	263.26
281	—	923	184.00–195.00	191.32
82	—	887	193.50	193.50
12	—	372	285.00–290.00	288.76
88	—	736	212.00–220.00	213.78
192	—	632	229.50–243.00	235.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	436	257.50–270.00	263.61
7	—	727	205.00–209.00	207.32
21	—	569	226.00–233.00	228.80
21	—	504	235.00–245.00	239.78
8	—	333	290.00	290.00
15	—	637	212.00–223.00	218.50
9	—	793	186.00–190.00	187.32
6	—	901	182.00	182.00
4	—	695	203.00	203.00
30	—	487	242.50–257.00	251.77
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	258.00	258.00
22	—	520	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	559	264.00	264.00
77	—	763	215.25	215.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	758	217.50	217.50
39	—	838	202.50	202.50

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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