Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A really nice run of cattle today. Steer calves 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. the receipts were moderate to heavy and the demand was good. Buyers were trying to finish filling up their grass cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.79/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −166.64 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$327.79

200 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs KS average

+11.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	341.40	1,812	111
Medium and Large 1-2	528	310.82	1,641	89

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale200 hd

327.79

—

KS average3 barns · 325 hd

328.70

−0.91

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+11.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−166.64

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

80 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	800–850	826	248.78/cwt	242.50–256.50	2,055	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	261.87/cwt	251.50–271.35	2,009	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	337.47/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,751	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	247.07/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,695	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	315.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,337	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	284.25/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,606	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.03/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,938	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	279.25/cwt	270.00–283.00	2,016	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.23/cwt	318.00–332.00	1,866	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	345.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,241	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	354.05/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,151	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	332.15/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,448	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,506	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	264.11/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,637	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	309.11/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,468	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	223.65/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,827	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	336.89/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,604	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	230.72/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,788	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	218.95/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,903	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,778	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	238.47/cwt	235.50–244.00	1,731	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	401.07/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,372	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	298.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,531	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,596	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,634	8
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	6
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,082	199.60/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,160	10
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	210.95/cwt	210.00–211.50	2,164	27
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,944	11
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	971	201.31/cwt	192.50–205.50	1,955	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	908	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,213	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,003	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	628	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,689	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	753	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	737	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	239.01/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	310.82/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,641	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	241.48/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,869	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,617	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	364	401.03/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,460	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	479	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	286.95/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,816	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	224.24/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	262.99/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,796	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	322.14/cwt	318.00–327.50	1,260	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	232.47/cwt	230.00–234.75	2,071	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	362.04/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,394	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	274.68/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,417	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	256.60/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,488	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	296.12/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,424	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	838	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,141	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	281.66/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,203	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	241.31/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	238.80/cwt	236.00–246.75	2,104	443
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	249.80/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	310.49/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,329	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	231.79/cwt	221.50–236.00	2,156	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	311.59/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	236.80/cwt	228.00–238.25	1,930	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	290.89/cwt	284.00–295.50	1,949	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	364	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	783	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.84/cwt	329.00–360.00	1,807	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,758	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	382.70/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,431	24

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 Mar 14, 2024

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

Receipts 4,535Last week 2,888Year ago 5,058

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	342	400.00–405.00	401.07
24	350–400	374	375.00–395.00	382.70
16	400–450	436	326.00–340.00	332.15
50	450–500	476	327.00–355.00	336.89
57	500–550	515	329.00–360.00	350.84
29	550–600	572	318.00–332.00	326.23
64	600–650	625	301.00–317.00	310.03
144	650–700	670	284.00–295.50	290.89
61	700–750	722	270.00–283.00	279.25
256	750–800	767	251.50–271.35	261.87
415	800–850	826	242.50–256.50	248.78
443	850–900	881	236.00–246.75	238.80
251	900–950	930	221.50–236.00	231.79
12	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	335.00	335.00
25	500–550	519	337.00–340.00	337.47
19	600–650	604	291.00	291.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,026	210.00–211.50	210.95
10	1050–1100	1,082	199.00–200.00	199.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	364	400.00–405.00	401.03
23	400–450	443	365.00	365.00
11	450–500	479	366.00	366.00
23	600–650	620	323.00	323.00
45	900–950	908	243.75	243.75
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	269.00	269.00
5	750–800	753	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	385	360.00–365.00	362.04
17	400–450	428	290.00–315.00	310.49
13	450–500	474	307.50–315.00	311.59
89	500–550	528	290.00–324.00	310.82
40	600–650	633	273.00–291.00	286.95
26	650–700	683	253.00–270.00	262.99
17	700–750	713	240.00–268.00	249.80
34	750–800	774	226.00–249.00	241.48
42	800–850	815	228.00–238.25	236.80
129	850–900	891	230.00–234.75	232.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	800–850	838	255.50	255.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	325	352.50–365.00	354.05
20	350–400	359	330.00–350.00	345.81
87	400–450	424	310.00–325.00	315.28
107	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	309.11
23	500–550	513	290.00–305.00	298.37
81	550–600	565	271.00–292.00	284.25
191	600–650	620	252.00–275.00	264.11
91	650–700	686	246.00–255.00	247.07
105	700–750	726	235.50–244.00	238.47
103	750–800	775	224.00–232.50	230.72
305	800–850	817	220.00–232.00	223.65
95	850–900	869	212.00–222.00	218.95
10	900–950	907	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	340.00	340.00
23	500–550	502	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	551	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
7	400–450	436	337.50	337.50
23	450–500	473	337.50	337.50
8	550–600	554	295.00	295.00
37	750–800	750	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
3	700–750	737	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	950–1000	971	192.50–205.50	201.31
8	1000–1050	1,025	192.00	192.00
11	1050–1100	1,086	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	345.00	345.00
17	350–400	391	318.00–327.50	322.14
7	400–450	427	278.00–287.00	281.66
21	450–500	481	295.00–297.00	296.12
28	500–550	516	267.00–285.00	274.68
27	550–600	580	250.00–267.00	256.60
6	600–650	638	238.00–248.00	241.31
12	650–700	678	238.00–242.00	239.01
11	700–750	734	223.00–230.00	224.24
3	750–800	790	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	783	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	382.00	382.00
3	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	519	338.00	338.00
4	550–600	551	320.00	320.00
9	600–650	605	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	400.00	400.00

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