Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 600 to 800 lb steers sold mostly 10.00 higher and 800 to 900 lb steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 800 lbs sold mostly 3.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand. The buyers are looking for cattle they are feeling good about the rain and snow that we have been receiving.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $260.39/cwt on 1,554 head.

Average price

$260.39

1,554 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$50.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	266.28	1,861	1,087
Medium and Large 1-2	694	247.14	1,716	444
Medium 1	697	243.78	1,699	18thin
Medium 1-2	621	216.00	1,341	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.28/cwt here — about $519 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 sale1,554 hd

260.39

—

KS average4 barns · 6,865 hd

254.79

+5.60

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

73 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	—	718	239.80/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,722	130
Steers	Medium 1	—	805	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	244.14/cwt	238.50–249.25	1,907	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	236.04/cwt	232.50–244.50	1,928	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	272.11/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,829	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	331.46/cwt	323.00–336.00	1,571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	226.01/cwt	221.50–228.00	1,987	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	282.76/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,756	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	222.81/cwt	214.50–230.00	1,622	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	209.39/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,855	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	225.01/cwt	223.00–227.00	2,036	31
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	621	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	286.80/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,686	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	226.84/cwt	217.00–233.50	1,747	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	305.08/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,733	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	309.51/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	333.67/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	240.08/cwt	231.00–248.50	1,649	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	861	232.10/cwt	232.10–232.10	1,998	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,983	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	300.51/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,439	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	269.24/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,696	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,128	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	480	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,536	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	254.21/cwt	245.00–255.50	1,632	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,434	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	289.83/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,684	24
Heifers	Medium 1	—	603	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,038	154.46/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,603	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	596	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	733	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,723	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,391	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	237.51/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,480	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	202.44/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,866	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	284.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,463	22
Heifers	Medium 1	—	739	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	202.82/cwt	196.50–208.00	1,744	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	261.76/cwt	258.00–267.50	1,497	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	208.01/cwt	206.50–213.00	1,608	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	211.71/cwt	210.25–214.00	1,764	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	214.90/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,560	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	292.99/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,409	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	239.85/cwt	230.50–245.00	1,410	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	212.46/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,447	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	309.49/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,303	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	272.20/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,271	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	219.64/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,351	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	225.15/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,511	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	266.67/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,381	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	290.71/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,241	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	309.24/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	235.98/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,392	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	259.82/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,343	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,089	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,528	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	764	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,639	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	332.13/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,744	53
Steers	Medium 1	—	482	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	345.14/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,446	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,800	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,297	4

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 3,325Last week 1,724Year ago 3,863

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	718	235.00–250.00	239.80
75	—	781	238.50–249.25	244.14
38	—	817	232.50–244.50	236.04
66	—	672	265.00–280.00	272.11
24	—	474	323.00–336.00	331.46
160	—	879	221.50–228.00	226.01
92	—	621	277.00–290.00	282.76
31	—	905	223.00–227.00	225.01
58	—	568	301.00–318.00	305.08
61	—	954	219.00	219.00
53	—	525	325.00–337.00	332.13
37	—	419	340.00–347.00	345.14
4	—	368	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	216.00	216.00
8	—	764	221.00	221.00
5	—	482	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	728	214.50–230.00	222.81
29	—	886	208.00–210.00	209.39
35	—	588	280.00–297.00	286.80
52	—	770	217.00–233.50	226.84
9	—	802	229.00	229.00
8	—	485	309.00–310.00	309.51
5	—	387	325.00–347.50	333.67
70	—	687	231.00–248.50	240.08
18	—	949	209.00	209.00
119	—	630	259.00–273.00	269.24
8	—	448	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	861	232.10	232.10
8	—	555	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	479	298.00–301.00	300.51
18	—	361	312.50	312.50
25	—	537	286.00	286.00
32	—	642	245.00–255.50	254.21
24	—	581	288.00–293.00	289.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	256.00	256.00
22	—	471	348.00	348.00
28	—	552	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	210.00	210.00
5	—	739	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,038	153.00–160.00	154.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	596	297.00	297.00
5	—	548	300.00	300.00
20	—	733	235.00	235.00
15	—	450	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	623	232.00–245.00	237.51
30	—	922	197.00–207.00	202.44
22	—	515	280.00–290.00	284.07
18	—	860	196.50–208.00	202.82
56	—	572	258.00–267.50	261.76
125	—	773	206.50–213.00	208.01
150	—	833	210.25–214.00	211.71
91	—	726	206.00–219.00	214.90
36	—	481	284.00–302.00	292.99
6	—	343	320.00	320.00
37	—	421	306.00–320.00	309.49
107	—	671	220.00–235.00	225.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	588	230.50–245.00	239.85
59	—	681	208.00–217.00	212.46
20	—	467	267.00–275.00	272.20
59	—	615	210.00–227.00	219.64
31	—	518	259.00–272.50	266.67
11	—	427	290.00–292.00	290.71
12	—	843	194.50	194.50
9	—	926	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	435	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	438	305.00–322.00	309.24
32	—	590	233.00–249.00	235.98
3	—	607	224.00	224.00
36	—	517	258.00–265.00	259.82
16	—	348	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	566	270.00	270.00

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