Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 700 to 850 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and 850 to 950 lb steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with 2 loads of fancy 909 lb blacks coming off grass brought 254. The heifer calves weighing 500 to 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher while feeder heifers 700 to 850 ls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and 900 lb heifers sold 3.00 lower. The supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $265.10/cwt on 1,805 head.

Average price

$265.10

1,805 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$771

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	604	266.90	1,613	20
Medium and Large 1	760	265.47	2,017	1,476
Medium and Large 1-2	586	263.99	1,548	302
Large 1	1,043	228.50	2,383	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.40/cwt here — about −$771 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 sale1,805 hd

265.10

—

KS average3 barns · 4,977 hd

263.26

+1.84

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

70 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	—	728	239.54/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,744	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	316.45/cwt	309.00–322.00	1,392	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	256.06/cwt	246.00–259.75	2,000	158
Steers	Medium 1	—	620	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,624	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,043	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	250.85/cwt	248.00–253.50	2,197	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	253.53/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	527	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,576	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	280.76/cwt	275.00–285.50	1,614	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	281.28/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,288	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	245.43/cwt	245.00–246.00	2,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	279.55/cwt	277.00–288.50	1,733	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,366	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	304.42/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,504	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	246.16/cwt	243.50–248.25	2,240	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	269.79/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,937	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,208	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	283.36/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,502	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	355.00/cwt	348.00–360.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,044	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	663	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,919	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	266.33/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	251.57/cwt	248.00–258.50	2,113	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,653	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	273.96/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,362	29
Heifers	Medium 1	—	562	250.94/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	339	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,136	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	264.03/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,415	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	273.04/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,311	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	287.65/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,384	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	242.03/cwt	238.00–246.50	1,893	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	237.61/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,594	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	233.70/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	273.25/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,448	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	261.64/cwt	256.00–263.50	1,648	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	489	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	286.81/cwt	286.00–287.50	1,248	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	252.63/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,700	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	269.15/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,453	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,190	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	233.20/cwt	228.50–238.00	1,936	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	265.35/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,520	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,254	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	223.63/cwt	219.00–228.00	2,069	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	244.33/cwt	241.50–248.50	1,796	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	222.91/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,975	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	909	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,309	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,860	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	272.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,746	22
Steers	Medium 1	—	494	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	456	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,149	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	267.31/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,518	52
Steers	Medium 1	—	701	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	232.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,163	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	290.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	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 Sep 21, 2023

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Receipts 3,178Last week 3,070Year ago 1,579

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	728	234.00–245.00	239.54
9	—	658	250.00–258.00	253.53
55	—	458	278.00–292.00	281.28
7	—	857	245.00–246.00	245.43
22	—	641	270.00–275.00	272.35
52	—	568	260.00–269.00	267.31
19	—	929	230.00–240.00	232.84
8	—	417	285.00–300.00	290.57
5	—	515	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	440	309.00–322.00	316.45
158	—	781	246.00–259.75	256.06
136	—	876	248.00–253.50	250.85
70	—	575	275.00–285.50	280.76
3	—	322	350.00	350.00
58	—	620	277.00–288.50	279.55
60	—	996	237.50	237.50
19	—	494	303.00–310.00	304.42
149	—	910	243.50–248.25	246.16
90	—	718	259.00–272.50	269.79
67	—	530	280.00–288.00	283.36
10	—	364	348.00–360.00	355.00
18	—	679	264.00–267.50	266.33
297	—	840	248.00–258.50	251.57
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	262.00	262.00
7	—	494	284.00	284.00
7	—	701	254.00	254.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	228.50	228.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	527	299.00	299.00
25	—	716	285.50	285.50
18	—	663	289.50	289.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	285.00	285.00
3	—	320	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	554	218.00	218.00
12	—	418	280.00	280.00
54	—	632	261.50	261.50
29	—	497	267.50–275.00	273.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	320.00	320.00
9	—	701	287.00	287.00
116	—	909	254.00	254.00
21	—	601	309.50	309.50
6	—	659	297.50	297.50
6	—	318	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	562	246.00–256.00	250.94
8	—	489	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	401	305.00	305.00
7	—	339	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	260.00–268.00	264.03
29	—	480	265.00–274.00	273.04
14	—	671	230.00–242.00	237.61
10	—	734	233.00–234.00	233.70
4	—	640	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	481	278.00–295.00	287.65
28	—	782	238.00–246.50	242.03
22	—	530	271.00–282.00	273.25
68	—	630	256.00–263.50	261.64
11	—	435	286.00–287.50	286.81
85	—	673	249.00–257.00	252.63
156	—	830	228.50–238.00	233.20
90	—	573	258.00–270.00	265.35
82	—	925	219.00–228.00	223.63
22	—	735	241.50–248.50	244.33
21	—	886	219.00–227.00	222.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	540	269.00–270.00	269.15
43	—	428	278.00	278.00
20	—	468	268.00	268.00
22	—	558	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	456	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	285.00	285.00
3	—	562	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	245.00	245.00

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