Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a lighter test steers sold mostly 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 750 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. It is raining today and we had a good turnout for the sale. The buyers are anxious to fill their grass orders and I think it is showing up in the prices. There seems to be good demand and the supply is lighter than we would expect for this time of year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.82/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −171.61 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$322.82

179 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$74.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs KS average

+9.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	334.87	1,826	139
Medium and Large 1-2	547	301.05	1,648	20
Medium 1-2	555	260.80	1,447	20

One grade step is worth $74.07/cwt here — about $378 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.55, low $409.63, median $494.43 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale179 hd

322.82

—

KS average3 barns · 510 hd

318.98

+3.84

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+9.82

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−171.61

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	302.42/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	269.28/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,842	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	343.72/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	276.81/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,982	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	337	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	373.65/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	309.99/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,972	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.30/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,875	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	308.14/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,451	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	232.10/cwt	227.00–237.50	2,128	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	211.86/cwt	207.00–215.50	2,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	752	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,012	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	662	310.71/cwt	310.00–311.50	2,057	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	240.01/cwt	235.50–249.50	1,726	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	249.34/cwt	241.00–252.50	2,035	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	314.03/cwt	309.00–317.50	1,388	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	230.74/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,770	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	214.62/cwt	208.00–216.25	1,992	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.44/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	284.89/cwt	282.75–304.00	1,980	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	285.08/cwt	277.50–292.00	1,508	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	225.42/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,846	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	439	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	339.31/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	224.58/cwt	223.00–225.50	1,958	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	256.92/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,727	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	259.18/cwt	253.00–267.00	2,019	108
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	463	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,129	27
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,913	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,172	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	182.46/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,949	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	392	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	738	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,808	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	553	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	504	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	797	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,897	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	589	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	992	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,158	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	870	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	801	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,051	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	762	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,073	36
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	454	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	280.29/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,320	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	254.06/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,608	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	298.51/cwt	291.00–307.50	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	260.80/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,653	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	321.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,509	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	332.26/cwt	317.50–336.00	1,761	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	222.35/cwt	217.50–223.50	2,130	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,636	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	293.06/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,876	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	243.43/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,882	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,778	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,528	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	336.91/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,206	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	244.09/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,674	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	264.18/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,437	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1No Implant	600–650	623	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,962	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	242.01/cwt	238.25–246.75	2,098	203

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.

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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Thu Mar 7, 2024

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

Receipts 2,888Last week 3,770Year ago 3,365

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	307.00	307.00
10	350–400	384	320.00	320.00
23	400–450	442	309.00–317.50	314.03
34	450–500	471	300.00–312.50	308.14
103	500–550	529	277.50–292.00	285.08
14	550–600	568	265.00–275.00	272.44
191	600–650	634	258.00–266.00	260.80
58	650–700	672	250.00–259.00	256.92
162	700–750	719	235.50–249.50	240.01
188	750–800	767	215.00–236.00	230.74
88	800–850	819	219.00–227.00	225.42
65	850–900	872	223.00–225.50	224.58
20	900–950	928	208.00–216.25	214.62
7	950–1000	954	207.00–215.50	211.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	423	320.00	320.00
28	500–550	501	305.00	305.00
10	550–600	566	286.00	286.00
39	600–650	606	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	271.00	271.00
4	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,007	190.00	190.00
6	1050–1100	1,068	175.00–190.00	182.46
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	259.00	259.00
7	450–500	454	250.00	250.00
8	550–600	553	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	870	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	302.50	302.50
8	450–500	471	270.00–295.00	280.29
13	500–550	544	258.00–274.00	264.18
10	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
32	600–650	633	247.00–256.00	254.06
30	650–700	686	240.00–246.00	244.09
6	700–750	718	230.00–232.00	230.65
3	750–800	792	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	808	216.00–217.00	216.50
10	850–900	874	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	470	315.00–325.00	321.00
13	500–550	533	295.00–314.00	302.42
7	550–600	574	291.00–307.50	298.51
14	600–650	640	290.00–295.00	293.06
29	650–700	684	264.00–277.00	269.28
5	700–750	733	264.00	264.00
33	750–800	773	238.00–249.00	243.43
8	850–900	880	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	362.50–385.00	373.65
17	350–400	358	334.00–350.00	336.91
11	400–450	428	335.00–352.50	343.72
13	450–500	496	339.00–340.00	339.31
33	500–550	530	317.50–336.00	332.26
70	550–600	573	318.00–330.00	327.30
77	600–650	636	303.00–313.00	309.99
47	650–700	695	282.75–304.00	284.89
93	700–750	716	270.00–279.00	276.81
108	750–800	779	253.00–267.00	259.18
88	800–850	816	241.00–252.50	249.34
203	850–900	867	238.25–246.75	242.01
41	900–950	917	227.00–237.50	232.10
16	950–1000	958	217.50–223.50	222.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	439	375.00	375.00
36	500–550	505	352.00	352.00
59	650–700	662	310.00–311.50	310.71
68	750–800	752	267.50	267.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,002	212.50	212.50
6	1050–1100	1,075	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	504	262.00	262.00
12	550–600	589	260.00	260.00
14	700–750	738	245.00	245.00
13	750–800	797	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	950–1000	992	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	750–800	762	272.00	272.00
66	800–850	801	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · No Implant$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	623	315.00	315.00

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