Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves under 650 lbs sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher and feeder steers 750 to 900 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer claves under 600 lbs sold mixed 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher and feeder heifers 650 t0 800 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. The receipts were moderate and the demand was good. We have been getting much needed rain today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.47/cwt on 273 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −168.19 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$325.47

273 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$72.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs KS average

+15.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	335.12	1,802	199
Medium and Large 1-2	578	301.63	1,742	70
Medium 1	576	262.50	1,512	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.62/cwt here — about $290 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.55, low $409.40, median $493.66 across 28 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 sale273 hd

325.47

—

KS average3 barns · 340 hd

319.88

+5.59

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

+15.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−168.19

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 and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,814	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	358.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,349	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	343.89/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	240.39/cwt	235.75–246.00	2,084	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	221.74/cwt	219.00–224.00	2,120	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.60/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,074	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	322.43/cwt	311.00–329.00	1,812	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	291.79/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,975	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	253.41/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,695	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	234.57/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,710	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	300.06/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,566	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	283.97/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,636	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	231.26/cwt	228.50–233.75	1,781	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	358.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,510	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	273.78/cwt	272.00–299.50	2,089	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	338.12/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,254	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	322.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,546	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	271.03/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,678	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	255.35/cwt	250.75–258.75	2,119	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	341.47/cwt	327.50–351.00	1,793	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	231.04/cwt	225.00–237.50	2,153	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	218.67/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,773	181
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	336.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,465	45
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	693	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,705	18
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	752	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,752	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	423	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,337	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,125	49
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	959	200.89/cwt	197.50–206.00	1,927	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	609	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,797	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	531	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	491	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,591	14
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	576	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	503	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,471	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	320.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,351	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	298.92/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,746	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	960	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	2,182	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	855	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,193	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	310.07/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	287.92/cwt	285.00–290.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	274.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,695	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	265.22/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	261.08/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	242.00/cwt	226.00–243.50	2,030	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	305.18/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,477	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,647	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	288.50/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	492	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	330.68/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,661	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,062	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,980	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	267.76/cwt	255.00–281.00	1,936	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	357.73/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,688	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	293.98/cwt	284.00–307.00	1,831	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	245.31/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	380.82/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,295	7

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 25, 2024

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

Receipts 3,686Last week 2,913Year ago 4,150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	511	355.00	355.00
66	850–900	855	256.50	256.50
119	950–1000	960	227.25	227.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	571	306.00	306.00
10	600–650	624	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
7	300–350	340	375.00–385.00	380.82
25	350–400	376	350.00–370.00	358.85
47	400–450	421	350.00–370.00	358.72
71	450–500	472	350.00–367.50	357.73
113	500–550	525	327.50–351.00	341.47
67	550–600	562	311.00–329.00	322.43
87	600–650	623	284.00–307.00	293.98
87	650–700	677	275.00–303.00	291.79
60	700–750	723	255.00–281.00	267.76
46	750–800	763	272.00–299.50	273.78
173	800–850	830	250.75–258.75	255.35
356	850–900	867	235.75–246.00	240.39
284	900–950	932	225.00–237.50	231.04
111	950–1000	956	219.00–224.00	221.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	360.00	360.00
11	400–450	419	342.50–345.00	343.89
16	450–500	476	315.00–340.00	330.68
9	500–550	534	320.00	320.00
61	550–600	584	294.00–306.00	298.92
29	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	274.23
10	650–700	679	258.00–263.00	261.08
10	750–800	784	260.00–267.50	265.22
122	800–850	839	226.00–243.50	242.00
27	850–900	883	233.50	233.50
4	900–950	933	222.00	222.00
17	950–1000	959	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	491	324.00	324.00
4	550–600	576	262.50	262.50
5	750–800	752	233.00	233.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,034	205.50	205.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	330	315.00–337.50	325.60
38	350–400	371	330.00–345.00	338.12
45	400–450	436	330.00–345.00	336.02
79	450–500	479	315.00–330.00	322.67
106	500–550	522	292.00–310.00	300.06
65	550–600	576	278.00–293.00	283.97
70	600–650	619	264.00–290.00	271.03
71	650–700	669	248.00–259.00	253.41
24	700–750	729	232.00–240.00	234.57
154	750–800	770	228.50–233.75	231.26
181	800–850	811	217.50–222.00	218.67
11	850–900	875	212.00	212.00
6	900–950	928	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	316.00	316.00
16	500–550	503	292.50	292.50
18	650–700	693	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	950–1000	959	197.50–206.00	200.89
4	1050–1100	1,086	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	516	316.00	316.00
9	600–650	609	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	285.00–290.00	287.92
9	350–400	379	300.00–317.50	310.07
15	400–450	421	320.00–325.00	320.97
42	450–500	484	295.00–310.00	305.18
10	500–550	530	288.00–289.00	288.50
15	550–600	599	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	642	232.00–256.00	245.31
3	650–700	692	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	563	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	323.00	323.00
9	600–650	619	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	419	375.00	375.00
8	450–500	496	347.00	347.00
4	600–650	615	264.00	264.00

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