Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 400 to 600 lb steer calves sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher and 750 to 950 lb feeders steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. The heifer calves sold mostly 7.00 to 9.00 higher and 750 to 850 lb feeder heifers sold uneven 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. We have gotten some much needed rain the last couple weeks and I think the buyers are still wondering if it is going to be enough for a decent grass season. Time will tell. The receipts were moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.96/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −165.46 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$328.96

227 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$12.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs KS average

+20.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	332.25	1,768	54
Medium and Large 1	549	328.17	1,802	168
Medium 1	523	320.00	1,674	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale227 hd

328.96

—

KS average3 barns · 363 hd

322.97

+5.99

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

+20.35

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−165.46

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

64 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 1-2	700–750	732	264.44/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,936	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	246.41/cwt	245.00–249.00	2,062	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	364.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,702	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	292.30/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,932	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	212.89/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,795	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,613	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	370.64/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,579	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	234.70/cwt	230.00–239.00	2,040	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	211.33/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	270.95/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,683	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	309.61/cwt	306.00–316.00	1,821	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	234.34/cwt	228.75–240.50	1,828	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	262.74/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,718	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	269.42/cwt	262.00–277.00	2,056	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	351.05/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	322.57/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,525	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	396.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,269	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	229.77/cwt	220.00–236.00	2,132	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	347.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,292	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	307.24/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,613	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	245.79/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,738	37
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	633	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	523	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,386	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	215.54/cwt	210.00–216.50	2,199	61
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,327	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	287.15/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,634	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	846	258.34/cwt	257.00–259.00	2,186	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	910	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,179	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	737	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	247.32/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,959	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	991	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.14/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,426	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	278.48/cwt	275.00–288.00	2,047	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	332.25/cwt	332.00–334.00	1,768	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	316.06/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	275.49/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	349.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,452	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	223.62/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	298.92/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	337.23/cwt	329.00–346.00	1,646	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	306.65/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,864	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	559	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,744	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,748	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	343.88/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,774	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	230.35/cwt	215.50–236.00	2,214	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	393.17/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,136	11

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 May 2, 2024

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

Receipts 2,920Last week 3,686Year ago 2,688

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	370.00	370.00
26	400–450	415	340.00–360.00	349.89
48	450–500	488	329.00–346.00	337.23
54	500–550	532	332.00–334.00	332.25
6	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	679	271.00–280.00	275.49
10	700–750	732	260.00–269.00	264.44
64	750–800	792	244.00–257.00	247.32
4	800–850	818	238.00	238.00
12	850–900	878	222.00–226.00	223.62
7	950–1000	991	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	390.00	390.00
11	250–300	289	392.50–395.00	393.17
16	300–350	320	390.00–400.00	396.67
26	350–400	391	390.00	390.00
28	400–450	426	365.00–377.50	370.64
74	450–500	467	350.00–370.00	364.46
91	500–550	516	335.00–350.00	343.88
77	550–600	588	306.00–316.00	309.61
89	600–650	608	295.00–313.00	306.65
41	650–700	661	286.00–296.00	292.30
36	700–750	735	275.00–288.00	278.48
73	750–800	763	262.00–277.00	269.42
40	800–850	837	245.00–249.00	246.41
126	850–900	869	230.00–239.00	234.70
210	900–950	928	220.00–236.00	229.77
308	950–1000	961	215.50–236.00	230.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	616	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	633	292.00	292.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	1000–1050	1,020	210.00–216.50	215.54
52	1050–1100	1,053	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	464	375.00	375.00
205	800–850	846	257.00–259.00	258.34
30	900–950	910	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	737	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	365.00	365.00
7	300–350	329	345.00–360.00	351.05
16	350–400	372	340.00–350.00	347.42
56	400–450	423	335.00–340.00	337.14
9	450–500	475	314.00–330.00	322.57
62	500–550	525	305.00–312.00	307.24
32	550–600	569	282.00–295.00	287.15
69	600–650	621	265.00–278.00	270.95
31	650–700	654	257.00–267.00	262.74
37	700–750	707	237.50–250.00	245.79
160	750–800	780	228.75–240.50	234.34
26	800–850	843	212.00–213.00	212.89
14	850–900	888	205.00–213.00	211.33
9	900–950	904	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	504	320.00	320.00
32	550–600	559	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	265.00	265.00
6	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	424	305.00–327.50	316.06
5	500–550	524	297.50–301.00	298.92
5	550–600	551	281.00	281.00
9	600–650	643	260.00	260.00
18	650–700	687	254.50	254.50
3	700–750	703	233.00	233.00
5	750–800	768	218.00	218.00
5	900–950	920	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	295.00	295.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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