Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the holidays, the most recent comparable sale was 2 weeks ago. Steer calves sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and feeder weight steers sold uneven at 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady. The receipts were heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.01/cwt on 2,745 head.

Average price

$232.01

2,745 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$379

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$59.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	648	257.80	1,672	125
Medium and Large 1	794	232.41	1,845	2,028
Medium and Large 1-2	749	229.05	1,715	517
Medium 1-2	699	212.00	1,482	4thin
Large 1	1,037	197.82	2,051	71

One grade step is worth $59.98/cwt here — about −$379 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 sale2,745 hd

232.01

—

KS average4 barns · 8,395 hd

240.04

−8.03

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

71 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 1	—	462	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	206.86/cwt	200.00–209.50	1,986	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	323.20/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,387	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	227.39/cwt	214.00–236.50	1,549	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	210.50/cwt	204.60–214.50	1,953	417
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	699	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	545	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,619	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	627	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,677	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	326.66/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,676	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	213.12/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,873	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	224.80/cwt	220.25–229.50	1,744	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	228.56/cwt	223.50–233.50	1,886	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	246.35/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,668	154
Steers	Medium 1	—	699	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,667	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	290.46/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,641	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	322.97/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	224.21/cwt	220.00–225.50	1,621	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	298.10/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	209.02/cwt	207.50–210.25	1,858	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	217.30/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,684	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	303.28/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,498	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	277.99/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	258.82/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,649	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,737	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	439	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	674	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,725	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	216.12/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,766	157
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	163.16/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,640	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	980	167.35/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,640	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,052	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,540	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	799	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,878	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,122	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,143	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	199.50/cwt	197.50–202.00	2,027	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	277.72/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,727	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	496	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	233.45/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,709	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	264.45/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,740	25
Heifers	Medium 1	—	535	247.66/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,325	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	235.28/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,379	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	222.86/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,386	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	201.75/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,489	29
Heifers	Medium 1	—	562	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	202.67/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	214.60/cwt	212.00–216.50	1,534	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	214.44/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,452	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	275.88/cwt	267.00–282.50	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	196.19/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,697	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	192.66/cwt	192.00–193.50	1,751	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	259.54/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,357	29
Heifers	Medium 1	—	688	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,500	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	202.03/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,653	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	234.03/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,449	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	291.23/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,442	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	286.65/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,158	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	220.66/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,507	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	209.64/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,627	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	281.45/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,472	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	249.17/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,438	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	306.72/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,316	21

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Receipts 4,739Last week 1,500Year ago 3,874

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	306.00	306.00
13	—	545	297.00	297.00
50	—	627	267.50	267.50
59	—	699	238.50	238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	960	200.00–209.50	206.86
16	—	429	317.00–327.00	323.20
417	—	928	204.60–214.50	210.50
22	—	513	324.00–328.00	326.66
349	—	879	212.00–218.00	213.12
310	—	776	220.25–229.50	224.80
238	—	825	223.50–233.50	228.56
154	—	677	239.00–253.00	246.35
124	—	565	285.00–299.00	290.46
11	—	480	317.00–331.00	322.97
65	—	622	272.00–283.00	277.72
172	—	732	228.00–240.00	233.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	681	214.00–236.50	227.39
81	—	723	220.00–225.50	224.21
10	—	531	297.00–301.00	298.10
74	—	889	207.50–210.25	209.02
5	—	448	305.00	305.00
44	—	775	215.00–218.00	217.30
17	—	494	301.00–314.00	303.28
12	—	589	272.00–281.00	277.99
54	—	637	254.00–264.00	258.82
157	—	817	209.00–220.00	216.12
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	262.50	262.50
11	—	799	235.00	235.00
25	—	700	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	517	336.00	336.00
4	—	439	329.00	329.00
34	—	674	256.00	256.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,122	191.00	191.00
57	—	1,016	197.50–202.00	199.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,005	163.00–164.00	163.16
17	—	980	165.00–173.00	167.35
7	—	1,052	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,158	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	501	295.00	295.00
8	—	555	269.00	269.00
22	—	658	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	496	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	205.00	205.00
5	—	572	242.00	242.00
5	—	529	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	891	185.00	185.00
9	—	472	260.00–272.50	264.45
57	—	586	233.00–240.00	235.28
115	—	622	217.00–227.50	222.86
29	—	738	200.00–209.00	201.75
9	—	795	200.00–204.00	202.67
27	—	677	214.00–215.00	214.44
7	—	444	267.00–282.50	275.88
29	—	523	256.00–266.00	259.54
8	—	385	285.00–292.00	286.65
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	242.00–256.00	247.66
9	—	562	245.00	245.00
10	—	688	218.00	218.00
5	—	643	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	715	212.00–216.50	214.60
49	—	865	193.00–203.00	196.19
36	—	909	192.00–193.50	192.66
94	—	818	201.00–205.00	202.03
115	—	619	229.00–240.00	234.03
23	—	495	288.00–294.00	291.23
166	—	683	216.00–233.00	220.66
268	—	776	207.00–215.00	209.64
83	—	523	271.00–286.00	281.45
61	—	577	243.00–256.00	249.17
21	—	429	302.50–312.50	306.72

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