Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer cattle 500 to 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers weighing 500 to 800 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, while 700 to 900 lb heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. The receipts were average with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.62/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −171.80 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$322.62

263 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$27.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs KS average

+18.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	326.88	1,771	223
Medium and Large 1-2	568	298.91	1,699	40

One grade step is worth $27.96/cwt here — about $72 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 sale263 hd

322.62

—

KS average3 barns · 391 hd

317.10

+5.52

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+18.23

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−171.80

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

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	800–850	840	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,062	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	269.36/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,810	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	228.79/cwt	228.50–229.00	2,006	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	345.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,628	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	344	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	287.41/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,811	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	261.83/cwt	259.00–265.00	2,058	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	353.37/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,495	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	212.27/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,870	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	287.38/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,902	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	272.54/cwt	266.00–284.00	2,000	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	319.42/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,738	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	296.58/cwt	287.50–303.00	1,548	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	385.58/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,288	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	220.98/cwt	220.00–224.50	1,830	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	366.35/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,403	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	279.50/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,758	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	321.26/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,481	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	286.08/cwt	278.00–292.00	1,611	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	245.41/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,688	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	243.65/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	641	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	345.31/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,271	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	264.97/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	227.66/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,778	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	333.24/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,363	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	365.77/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,233	12
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	480	329.63/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	477	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,402	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,047	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,068	52
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,082	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,937	10
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	983	185.27/cwt	185.00–185.50	1,821	11
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	883	236.94/cwt	235.85–242.00	2,092	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	636	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,150	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,096	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,329	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	275.01/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,544	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	294.95/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,746	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	259.42/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,083	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	775	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	312.41/cwt	302.50–317.00	1,340	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	353.20/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,957	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	296.72/cwt	287.00–304.00	1,448	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	307.69/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,671	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	359	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	228.22/cwt	227.75–229.50	2,084	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	265.24/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,509	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	321.36/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,832	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	332.55/cwt	321.00–343.00	1,743	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,525	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 Apr 18, 2024

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

Receipts 2,913Last week 3,176Year ago 4,324

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	380.00–387.50	385.58
38	350–400	383	360.00–371.00	366.35
71	400–450	423	347.50–365.00	353.37
141	450–500	471	340.00–350.00	345.71
91	500–550	524	321.00–343.00	332.55
63	550–600	570	312.00–329.00	321.36
32	600–650	630	276.00–293.00	287.41
26	650–700	662	281.00–296.00	287.38
76	700–750	734	266.00–284.00	272.54
56	750–800	786	259.00–265.00	261.83
37	800–850	840	245.50	245.50
118	850–900	877	228.50–229.00	228.79
81	900–950	913	227.75–229.50	228.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	347.50–360.00	353.20
11	350–400	391	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
14	500–550	543	297.00–315.00	307.69
22	550–600	592	284.00–305.00	294.95
13	600–650	637	255.00–267.50	259.42
49	650–700	672	252.50–276.00	269.36
3	700–750	735	259.00	259.00
19	750–800	794	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	400.00	400.00
23	400–450	405	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	332.00	332.00
56	500–550	544	319.00–325.00	319.42
3	600–650	633	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	641	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	327.50–332.50	329.63
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	1000–1050	1,047	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	520	346.00	346.00
49	600–650	636	338.00	338.00
6	650–700	653	310.00	310.00
62	700–750	713	294.00	294.00
73	850–900	883	235.85–242.00	236.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	775	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	337	355.00–375.00	365.77
57	350–400	368	335.00–355.00	345.31
26	400–450	409	325.00–350.00	333.24
88	450–500	461	312.50–327.50	321.26
60	500–550	522	287.50–303.00	296.58
79	550–600	563	278.00–292.00	286.08
73	600–650	629	267.00–283.00	279.50
62	650–700	688	242.00–249.00	245.41
12	700–750	708	238.00–250.00	243.65
187	750–800	781	224.00–230.00	227.66
166	800–850	828	220.00–224.50	220.98
106	850–900	881	206.00–215.00	212.27
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	983	185.00–185.50	185.27
4	1000–1050	1,034	176.00	176.00
10	1050–1100	1,082	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	605	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	346	313.00	313.00
9	350–400	387	330.00	330.00
13	400–450	429	302.50–317.00	312.41
32	450–500	488	287.00–304.00	296.72
19	500–550	527	272.00–285.00	275.01
9	550–600	587	260.00–272.00	265.24
10	600–650	619	240.00–255.00	249.41
7	650–700	692	232.00	232.00
5	700–750	708	233.00	233.00
7	800–850	826	214.00	214.00
6	850–900	853	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
13	500–550	518	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	550	292.00	292.00
11	600–650	631	262.50–268.00	264.97
3	750–800	767	230.00	230.00

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