Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 500 to 700 lb steers sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher and 700 to 900 lb steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The 500 to 700 lb heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher and 700 to 800 lb heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Again the buyers are continuing to fill those grass orders. the receipts were moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $264.93/cwt on 1,605 head.

Average price

$264.93

1,605 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

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

$55.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.92

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	552	309.30	1,707	44
Medium and Large 1	755	265.28	2,002	1,342
Medium and Large 1-2	738	253.92	1,875	219

One grade step is worth $55.38/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale1,605 hd

264.93

—

KS average3 barns · 5,513 hd

255.01

+9.92

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

75 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	—	482	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	246.71/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,912	98
Steers	Medium 1Fancy	—	523	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,687	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,397	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	239.85/cwt	239.85–239.85	2,288	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	296.26/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,843	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	227.37/cwt	225.00–229.00	2,078	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	771	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,960	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,909	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	269.40/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	308.98/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	220.56/cwt	219.00–226.00	2,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	347.77/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,499	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	234.57/cwt	232.00–236.75	2,170	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.25	2,024	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	312.74/cwt	310.00–323.00	1,692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	263.70/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,796	69
Steers	Medium 1	—	629	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	232.72/cwt	227.75–236.00	2,029	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	469	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	766	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	325.96/cwt	322.00–331.00	1,845	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	328.66/cwt	324.00–334.00	1,745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	375.61/cwt	375.00–376.00	1,450	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	232.08/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,813	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	244.76/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,801	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	236.67/cwt	230.00–238.25	1,919	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	302.08/cwt	302.00–302.50	1,568	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	275.48/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	218.18/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,671	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	764	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,696	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	509	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	280.22/cwt	270.00–285.50	1,614	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	240.88/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,720	83
Heifers	Medium 1	—	733	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	292.85/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,197	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,855	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	237.55/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	253.72/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,609	89
Heifers	Medium 1	—	590	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,531	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	326.98/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	286.61/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,528	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	722	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	246.81/cwt	241.00–253.50	1,636	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	273.41/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,318	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	226.21/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,771	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	876	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,162	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	703	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	222.52/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,858	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	208.26/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,901	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	258.70/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,876	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	295.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,408	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	221.56/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	293.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,267	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	324.78/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,575	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	280.98/cwt	275.00–285.50	1,883	194

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 2,854Last week 5,007Year ago 3,114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	295.00	295.00
11	—	629	284.00	284.00
6	—	560	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	775	241.00–253.00	246.71
55	—	954	239.85	239.85
40	—	622	290.00–304.00	296.26
12	—	431	345.00–355.00	347.77
71	—	925	232.00–236.75	234.57
182	—	821	240.00–250.25	246.52
273	—	872	227.75–236.00	232.72
57	—	566	322.00–331.00	325.96
15	—	531	324.00–334.00	328.66
15	—	386	375.00–376.00	375.61
62	—	725	250.00–267.00	258.70
22	—	485	316.00–330.00	324.78
194	—	670	275.00–285.50	280.98
Steers — Medium 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	523	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	914	225.00–229.00	227.37
5	—	645	267.00–273.00	269.40
14	—	580	300.00–317.00	308.98
9	—	972	219.00–226.00	220.56
15	—	541	310.00–323.00	312.74
69	—	681	259.00–271.00	263.70
43	—	781	228.00–232.50	232.08
21	—	736	244.00–248.00	244.76
18	—	811	230.00–238.25	236.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	365.00	365.00
35	—	771	254.25	254.25
87	—	606	315.00	315.00
59	—	876	246.75	246.75
15	—	666	293.00	293.00
9	—	703	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	268.00	268.00
5	—	766	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	367.00	367.00
8	—	606	308.00	308.00
16	—	469	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	445	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	285.00	285.00
8	—	722	212.00	212.00
6	—	420	290.00–295.00	292.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	654	256.00	256.00
3	—	398	330.00	330.00
19	—	519	302.00–302.50	302.08
10	—	805	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	766	215.00–220.00	218.18
4	—	435	280.00	280.00
3	—	540	272.00	272.00
13	—	666	234.00–239.00	237.55
13	—	570	263.00	263.00
17	—	482	267.50–280.00	273.41
4	—	803	213.00	213.00
4	—	640	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	764	222.00	222.00
9	—	509	277.00	277.00
3	—	733	222.00	222.00
40	—	590	259.50	259.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	576	270.00–285.50	280.22
83	—	714	237.00–245.00	240.88
10	—	382	290.00–297.50	292.85
89	—	634	246.00–258.00	253.72
5	—	313	325.00–330.00	326.98
109	—	533	280.00–296.00	286.61
88	—	663	241.00–253.50	246.81
132	—	783	223.00–233.00	226.21
29	—	835	221.00–223.00	222.52
13	—	913	207.00–211.00	208.26
19	—	477	285.00–300.00	295.09
14	—	858	220.00–222.00	221.56
27	—	432	290.00–300.00	293.18
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,197	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,035	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	320.00	320.00
3	—	713	241.00	241.00
10	—	615	267.00–279.00	275.48

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