Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Limited receipts this week due to the weather last week and the frigid temperatures that are coming. There was no good comparison due to limited receipts, however a lower undertone was noted. The receipts were light and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.89/cwt on 729 head.

Average price

$237.89

729 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$62.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	242.06	1,652	574
Medium 1	551	237.00	1,306	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	693	222.31	1,541	138
Large 1	1,048	180.00	1,886	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.06/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale729 hd

237.89

—

KS average3 barns · 1,572 hd

227.29

+10.60

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

50 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	—	350	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,127	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	220.54/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,795	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	220.01/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,698	99
Steers	Large 1	—	1,048	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,613	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	265.42/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,486	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	289.89/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,391	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	214.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,475	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	207.39/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,634	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,647	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	209.88/cwt	207.00–211.50	1,503	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	13
Heifers	Medium 1	—	559	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,077	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,481	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,439	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	213.57/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,429	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	257.54/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,447	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,396	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	991	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	195.66/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,221	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	199.82/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,405	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	219.89/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,302	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	259.34/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,338	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	261.96/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,202	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	224.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,615	72
Steers	Medium 1	—	551	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,306	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	253.71/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,601	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	290.61/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,648	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,406	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	225.74/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,542	63

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 1,311Last week 4,739Year ago 4,475

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	350	322.00	322.00
52	—	814	215.00–222.00	220.54
99	—	772	213.00–230.00	220.01
24	—	480	282.00–293.00	289.89
9	—	436	304.00	304.00
72	—	719	220.00–225.00	224.59
72	—	631	247.00–260.00	253.71
40	—	567	287.00–295.00	290.61
63	—	683	221.00–233.00	225.74
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	661	244.00	244.00
57	—	740	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	560	262.00–270.00	265.42
4	—	619	235.00	235.00
47	—	687	210.00–220.00	214.77
28	—	788	206.00–209.00	207.39
3	—	367	280.00	280.00
8	—	916	195.50	195.50
4	—	824	198.00	198.00
3	—	347	290.00	290.00
20	—	716	207.00–211.50	209.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	250.00	250.00
3	—	650	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	656	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	551	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	210.00	210.00
8	—	559	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	669	204.00–217.00	213.57
41	—	562	254.00–266.00	257.54
26	—	623	224.00	224.00
11	—	703	199.00–202.00	199.82
9	—	777	184.00	184.00
7	—	871	168.50	168.50
23	—	516	259.00–260.00	259.34
17	—	459	257.50–263.00	261.96
5	—	416	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	403	246.00	246.00
7	—	876	165.00	165.00
20	—	624	194.00–205.00	195.66
51	—	592	219.00–224.00	219.89
5	—	678	200.00	200.00
7	—	356	249.00	249.00
8	—	518	238.00	238.00
3	—	803	174.00	174.00
21	—	799	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	300.00	300.00
13	—	529	280.00	280.00
12	—	702	205.00	205.00

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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