Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Steer calves 500 to 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder steers 800 to 900 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and 900 lb steers sold 4.00 lower. Heifer calves did not have enough for a test, feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower, 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 $217.60/cwt on 1,311 head.

Average price

$217.60

1,311 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$708

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$72.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	449	249.88	1,122	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	225.50	1,331	163
Medium and Large 1	747	216.50	1,618	1,116
Large 1	1,034	177.00	1,830	15thin

One grade step is worth $72.88/cwt here — about −$708 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 sale1,311 hd

217.60

—

KS average3 barns · 2,586 hd

211.68

+5.92

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

62 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 1-2	—	929	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	277.07/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,058	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	881	199.75/cwt	199.50–200.00	1,760	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	226.78/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	289.09/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,075	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	240.76/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,396	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	214.53/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,465	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	420	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	482	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,130	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	187.10/cwt	186.75–187.50	1,729	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,543	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	268.45/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,434	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	198.68/cwt	194.50–205.75	1,633	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	193.82/cwt	188.00–198.50	1,702	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	195.15/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,553	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	175.23/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	266.94/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,228	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,168	23
Heifers	Medium 1	—	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,141	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	309	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,382	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	781	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,406	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	247.38/cwt	244.00–250.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	206.68/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,294	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	213.24/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,062	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	175.88/cwt	173.50–178.00	1,275	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	220.78/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,283	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	246.07/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,056	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	172.55/cwt	169.00–179.25	1,522	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	186.89/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,366	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	265.55/cwt	255.00–267.00	988	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	178.49/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,380	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	230.75/cwt	224.00–234.50	1,211	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	174.21/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,580	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	246.22/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,182	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	181.64/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,433	27
Heifers	Medium 1	—	445	223.91/cwt	221.00–228.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	179.17/cwt	172.50–183.00	1,480	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	233.28/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,096	88
Heifers	Medium 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	241.71/cwt	239.50–243.00	1,458	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	232.65/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,247	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	252.87/cwt	251.00–255.00	814	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	254.40/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,025	5

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 11, 2023

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

Receipts 2,709Last week 2,688Year ago 3,060

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	929	180.00	180.00
23	—	382	275.00–277.50	277.07
5	—	626	222.00–234.00	226.78
3	—	572	235.00	235.00
11	—	808	191.00	191.00
9	—	702	179.00	179.00
5	—	887	172.00–180.00	175.23
45	—	480	242.00–250.00	246.22
27	—	789	175.00–186.00	181.64
19	—	536	231.00–236.00	232.65
5	—	403	250.00–261.00	254.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	287.50	287.50
40	—	372	282.50–295.00	289.09
53	—	580	237.00–245.00	240.76
26	—	683	214.00–216.00	214.53
21	—	411	275.00	275.00
115	—	924	186.75–187.50	187.10
3	—	713	212.00	212.00
73	—	534	266.00–275.00	268.45
240	—	822	194.50–205.75	198.68
247	—	878	188.00–198.50	193.82
24	—	796	194.00–201.00	195.15
86	—	460	263.00–275.00	266.94
27	—	603	239.50–243.00	241.71
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,034	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	881	199.50–200.00	199.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	256.00	256.00
8	—	482	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	460	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	245.00	245.00
12	—	445	221.00–228.00	223.91
6	—	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
12	—	1,141	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	309	290.00	290.00
9	—	617	224.00	224.00
6	—	781	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	925	152.00	152.00
10	—	386	244.00–250.00	247.38
6	—	518	223.00	223.00
17	—	498	212.00–219.00	213.24
16	—	725	173.50–178.00	175.88
4	—	341	230.00	230.00
12	—	434	232.00	232.00
3	—	812	165.00	165.00
5	—	623	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	626	205.00–214.00	206.68
38	—	581	215.00–227.00	220.78
52	—	429	239.00–249.00	246.07
81	—	882	169.00–179.25	172.55
131	—	731	180.00–191.00	186.89
26	—	372	255.00–267.00	265.55
11	—	660	208.00	208.00
51	—	773	176.00–182.00	178.49
91	—	525	224.00–234.50	230.75
78	—	907	164.00–177.00	174.21
140	—	826	172.50–183.00	179.17
88	—	470	230.00–238.00	233.28
11	—	322	251.00–255.00	252.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	224.00	224.00
5	—	387	243.00	243.00

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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