Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 700 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.49/cwt on 1,331 head.

Average price

$248.49

1,331 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$52.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	708	261.73	1,853	66
Medium and Large 1	808	248.71	2,010	1,235
Medium 1	755	224.00	1,691	3thin
Large 1	1,009	208.98	2,109	27

One grade step is worth $52.75/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale1,331 hd

248.49

—

KS average4 barns · 4,712 hd

261.29

−12.80

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

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	284.77/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,333	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	228.50/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	588	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	255.36/cwt	248.00–262.50	1,359	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	216.48/cwt	214.00–222.50	1,779	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	230.31/cwt	220.50–234.00	1,642	114
Steers	Large 1	—	1,001	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,097	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	884	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,137	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,916	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	216.62/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	277.67/cwt	277.50–278.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	300.32/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	226.56/cwt	222.00–229.50	2,118	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	265.22/cwt	258.50–271.00	1,782	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	887	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,903	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	221.08/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,738	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	214.82/cwt	207.50–217.75	1,850	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	251.77/cwt	242.00–253.75	1,871	88
Steers	Large 1	—	1,056	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	229.16/cwt	226.00–230.50	2,033	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	235.71/cwt	232.50–238.75	2,058	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	301.92/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,884	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	861	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	793	252.35/cwt	252.35–252.35	2,001	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	717	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,922	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	344.51/cwt	342.50–346.00	1,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	238.86/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,963	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	208.56/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	254.06/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,588	114
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	171.54/cwt	168.00–174.50	1,774	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,216	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	236.41/cwt	231.50–242.00	1,624	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	257.70/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,495	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	193.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	281.24/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,437	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	325.98/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,685	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	245.75/cwt	243.00–248.50	1,907	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	755	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	283.09/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	2,144	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,312	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 Feb 8, 2024

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

Receipts 2,429Last week 4,455Year ago 3,048

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	301.00	301.00
28	—	468	279.00–293.00	284.77
43	—	822	214.00–222.50	216.48
114	—	713	220.50–234.00	230.31
110	—	786	214.00–225.00	221.08
150	—	861	207.50–217.75	214.82
4	—	366	298.00	298.00
114	—	625	245.00–259.00	254.06
119	—	687	231.50–242.00	236.41
26	—	580	247.00–263.00	257.70
12	—	916	206.50	206.50
55	—	511	274.00–282.00	281.24
10	—	965	208.50	208.50
5	—	441	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	222.00–237.00	228.50
26	—	532	248.00–262.50	255.36
5	—	711	215.00–219.00	216.62
6	—	486	277.50–278.00	277.67
3	—	443	280.00	280.00
5	—	598	239.00	239.00
9	—	898	190.00–200.00	193.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	588	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	887	214.50	214.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	168.00–174.50	171.54
8	—	1,216	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,001	209.50	209.50
4	—	1,056	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	884	241.75	241.75
24	—	620	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	297.00–310.00	300.32
41	—	935	222.00–229.50	226.56
37	—	672	258.50–271.00	265.22
88	—	743	242.00–253.75	251.77
353	—	873	232.50–238.75	235.71
17	—	624	295.00–304.00	301.92
5	—	327	387.50	387.50
7	—	418	342.50–346.00	344.51
203	—	822	237.00–244.00	238.86
6	—	477	340.00	340.00
5	—	387	355.00	355.00
26	—	517	322.50–332.00	325.98
60	—	776	243.00–248.50	245.75
62	—	958	223.75	223.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	887	226.00–230.50	229.16
7	—	534	302.50	302.50
3	—	560	290.00	290.00
6	—	697	247.00	247.00
5	—	402	322.50	322.50
7	—	924	208.00–209.00	208.56
4	—	455	310.00	310.00
13	—	630	281.00–284.00	283.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	861	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	793	252.35	252.35
61	—	717	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	235.00	235.00
4	—	515	267.50	267.50

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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