Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A good run of calves today weaned and unweaned. Some of the unweaned cattle were bringing weaned price with a good vaccination program. Compared to last week steer calves 500 to 700 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and steers 850 - 1000 sold mostly 3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs did not have a good comparison and heifers 600 - 650 lbs sold 8.00 higher and 700 to 800 bl heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.60/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −164.83 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$329.60

150 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs KS average

+38.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	333.33	1,859	116
Medium and Large 1-2	555	316.87	1,757	34

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $102 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 sale150 hd

329.60

—

KS average3 barns · 159 hd

327.82

+1.78

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+38.51

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−164.83

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

69 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	550–600	585	284.59/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,665	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	245.99/cwt	240.00–252.50	2,152	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	308.79/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,911	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	300.26/cwt	294.00–307.50	2,039	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	706	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	266.93/cwt	259.00–275.00	2,061	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,272	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	299.36/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	262.18/cwt	257.00–266.50	1,788	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	751	285.79/cwt	285.75–286.00	2,146	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,181	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	295.24/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,892	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	285.32/cwt	284.50–293.00	1,954	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	233.09/cwt	232.00–235.00	2,084	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	323.52/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,673	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	319.77/cwt	313.00–328.00	1,983	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	228.98/cwt	226.50–231.00	1,914	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	270.59/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,962	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	312.21/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,876	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,454	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	270.28/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	233.98/cwt	232.00–235.50	2,195	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	284.33/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,933	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	263.78/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	330.68/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,911	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	496	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,567	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	305.43/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,952	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,609	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	278.19/cwt	273.00–279.00	1,522	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	281.46/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,365	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	807	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	752	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,940	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,737	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	238.68/cwt	233.00–239.25	2,048	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	284.53/cwt	273.00–289.50	1,633	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	248.20/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,914	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	259.33/cwt	258.00–262.00	2,152	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	361.01/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	256.78/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,844	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	345.33/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,747	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	288.17/cwt	281.00–297.00	2,086	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	275.93/cwt	271.50–279.00	1,722	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	724	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	302.89/cwt	289.00–309.00	1,445	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	306.99/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,566	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	761	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,903	9
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	9
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,039	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,161	10
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	956	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,084	24
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,470	59
Bulls	Large 1	1100–1150	1,111	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,139	8

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Receipts 2,837Last week 2,460Year ago 2,666

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	443	305.00	305.00
41	450–500	477	289.00–309.00	302.89
38	500–550	510	299.00–311.00	306.99
108	550–600	585	280.00–297.50	284.59
93	600–650	624	271.50–279.00	275.93
183	650–700	682	257.00–266.50	262.18
123	700–750	718	253.00–262.00	256.78
127	750–800	771	240.00–254.00	248.20
45	800–850	836	226.50–231.00	228.98
66	850–900	858	233.00–239.25	238.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	284.00	284.00
14	500–550	511	299.00–300.00	299.36
55	550–600	574	273.00–289.50	284.53
14	600–650	623	264.00–277.00	270.28
15	700–750	706	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	320.00	320.00
14	450–500	485	279.00–287.50	281.46
29	500–550	547	273.00–279.00	278.19
26	550–600	585	273.00–278.00	275.00
5	600–650	631	263.00–265.00	263.78
11	650–700	692	254.00	254.00
6	700–750	724	251.00	251.00
31	750–800	795	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	568	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	496	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	602	288.50	288.50
16	750–800	752	258.00	258.00
9	800–850	807	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	700–750	724	263.50	263.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	950–1000	956	218.00	218.00
10	1000–1050	1,039	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	445	362.00	362.00
16	450–500	480	350.00–367.00	361.01
26	500–550	506	343.00–350.00	345.33
69	550–600	578	327.00–335.00	330.68
66	600–650	620	313.00–328.00	319.77
157	650–700	679	294.00–307.50	300.26
86	700–750	724	281.00–297.00	288.17
152	750–800	772	259.00–275.00	266.93
55	800–850	830	258.00–262.00	259.33
149	850–900	875	240.00–252.50	245.99
23	900–950	938	232.00–235.50	233.98
58	950–1000	969	234.50	234.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	327.00	327.00
11	500–550	535	331.00	331.00
10	550–600	578	323.00	323.00
33	600–650	619	302.00–314.00	308.79
50	650–700	685	284.50–293.00	285.32
72	700–750	725	259.00–275.00	270.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	393.00	393.00
48	750–800	751	285.75–286.00	285.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	750–800	760	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	641	294.00–299.00	295.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	461	340.00	340.00
14	500–550	517	317.00–327.00	323.52
20	550–600	581	306.00–320.00	312.21
64	600–650	639	295.00–310.00	305.43
31	650–700	680	278.00–287.00	284.33
7	750–800	787	253.00	253.00
11	850–900	894	232.00–235.00	233.09
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	761	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	665	292.50	292.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	1000–1050	1,042	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	806	238.00	238.00
10	950–1000	968	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,111	192.50	192.50

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