Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the last Thursday sale until July 11th. Compared to last week steers 600 to 800 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher and 800 to 950 lb steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 600 to 750 lb heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher and 750 to 850 lb heifers sold 10.00 higher. We have gotten some really nice rain that is helping the pastures keep up and lifting everyone's spirits. The receipts were light to moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.18/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −129.16 against this barn's trailing median of $439.34.

Average price

$310.18

84 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.25

vs KS average

+33.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	312.52	1,687	69
Medium and Large 1-2	539	299.39	1,614	15thin

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $74 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.58, low $375.59, median $439.34 across 26 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 sale84 hd

310.18

—

KS average3 barns · 152 hd

295.93

+14.25

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

+33.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

439.34

−129.16

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

59 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	700–750	720	247.43/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,781	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	810	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,017	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	247.41/cwt	247.00–251.00	2,180	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	294.85/cwt	279.00–296.00	2,070	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	389.91/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,610	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	245.40/cwt	243.00–246.50	2,245	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,293	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	754	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	259.37/cwt	256.50–261.25	2,109	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	261.70/cwt	257.00–268.00	2,007	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	731	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,859	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	332.81/cwt	327.50–336.00	1,561	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.43/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,822	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	264.36/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,792	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	335.24/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,938	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	368.37/cwt	365.00–371.00	1,761	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,697	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	318.50/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,682	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	283.36/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,762	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	240.60/cwt	233.50–244.60	1,968	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	243.01/cwt	240.50–245.50	1,876	162
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	572	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	678	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,946	13
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	681	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,723	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,949	24
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	978	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,022	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	238.05/cwt	229.00–247.50	1,843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,953	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	689	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	223.00/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	299.39/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	243.67/cwt	240.00–246.00	2,064	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	330.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	264.77/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,391	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	339.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,745	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	218.85/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	291.57/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,857	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	807	267.75/cwt	267.75–267.75	2,161	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	298.05/cwt	290.00–302.00	2,063	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	321.78/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,047	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,914	28

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 23, 2024

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

Receipts 2,095Last week 2,385Year ago 1,420

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	344.92
6	400–450	442	330.00	330.00
71	450–500	469	327.50–336.00	332.81
54	500–550	528	312.00–330.00	318.50
15	550–600	583	291.00	291.00
65	600–650	622	273.00–289.00	283.36
39	650–700	678	263.00–269.00	264.36
166	700–750	720	242.00–255.00	247.43
162	750–800	772	240.50–245.50	243.01
201	800–850	818	233.50–244.60	240.60
19	850–900	864	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	606	288.00	288.00
65	800–850	810	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	700–750	731	254.25	254.25
28	750–800	775	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	681	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	978	215.50	215.50
24	1050–1100	1,086	179.50	179.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	325.00–335.00	330.68
3	400–450	422	305.00	305.00
15	500–550	539	299.00–301.00	299.39
14	600–650	634	261.00–269.00	264.77
3	700–750	732	241.00	241.00
14	750–800	787	215.00–227.00	218.85
13	800–850	802	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	400.00	400.00
23	400–450	413	385.00–393.00	389.91
25	450–500	478	365.00–371.00	368.37
43	500–550	520	347.00–362.00	350.43
31	550–600	578	330.00–336.00	335.24
45	600–650	636	312.50–327.50	321.78
53	650–700	692	290.00–302.00	298.05
79	700–750	702	279.00–296.00	294.85
52	750–800	767	257.00–268.00	261.70
55	800–850	813	256.50–261.25	259.37
106	850–900	881	247.00–251.00	247.41
59	900–950	915	243.00–246.50	245.40
58	950–1000	966	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	395.00	395.00
6	750–800	754	274.50	274.50
33	800–850	807	267.75	267.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	295.00	295.00
13	650–700	678	287.00	287.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,028	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	689	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	488	352.50	352.50
15	500–550	538	335.00–345.00	339.00
4	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
22	600–650	637	285.00–297.00	291.57
4	700–750	741	273.00	273.00
36	800–850	847	240.00–246.00	243.67
7	850–900	866	220.00–227.00	223.00
3	900–950	937	225.50	225.50
4	950–1000	981	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	290.00	290.00
6	750–800	774	229.00–247.50	238.05
5	800–850	849	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	928	200.00	200.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas