Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lots of cattle coming off grass today. Feeder weight steers and heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 lower. There were spayed heifers that brought a premium selling steady with last weeks spayed heifers. Expecting more grass cattle again next week. The receipts were moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.02/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −212.64 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$281.02

55 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs KS average

+5.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	287.59	1,656	39
Medium and Large 1-2	560	265.00	1,483	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale55 hd

281.02

—

KS average3 barns · 75 hd

280.11

+0.91

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+5.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−212.64

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

60 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 1Unweaned	550–600	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	228.23/cwt	224.75–232.00	2,198	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	255.87/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,945	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	252.20/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	664	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	841	250.49/cwt	249.00–252.00	2,107	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	856	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,114	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	346.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,567	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	290.41/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	239.62/cwt	235.00–244.00	2,209	947
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	241.43/cwt	236.75–245.10	2,132	820
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	244.67/cwt	239.00–248.00	2,011	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	268.30/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,669	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	290.75/cwt	281.00–293.85	1,902	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	265.47/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,882	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	287.33/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	259.51/cwt	255.00–263.50	1,739	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,052	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,972	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	287.35/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,532	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	279.18/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	249.08/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,796	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	955	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	2,294	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	769	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,022	84
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	697	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,763	9
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	353	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	995	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,321	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	272.77/cwt	268.00–276.50	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	954	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	232.25/cwt	231.50–235.00	1,781	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	298.46/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	2,053	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	231.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	307.11/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,321	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	241.00/cwt	239.00–241.50	1,836	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	242.74/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,784	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	253.37/cwt	243.00–267.00	1,680	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	700–750	701	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	795	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	910	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,088	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	856	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	2,044	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	760	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,885	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	271.98/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,692	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	768	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,031	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	547	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,543	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	689	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,750	5

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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Receipts 4,656Last week 3,939Year ago 4,793

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	591	280.00	280.00
10	650–700	666	270.00	270.00
14	700–750	720	250.00–255.00	252.20
6	750–800	795	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	452	340.00–350.00	346.65
10	500–550	534	286.00–295.00	290.41
16	550–600	590	292.00	292.00
18	600–650	600	280.00–292.00	287.33
78	650–700	654	281.00–293.85	290.75
26	700–750	709	260.00–273.00	265.47
91	750–800	760	249.00–260.00	255.87
348	800–850	822	239.00–248.00	244.67
820	850–900	883	236.75–245.10	241.43
947	900–950	922	235.00–244.00	239.62
289	950–1000	963	224.75–232.00	228.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	664	297.00	297.00
68	750–800	768	264.50	264.50
264	800–850	841	249.00–252.00	250.49
122	850–900	856	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	750–800	769	263.00	263.00
120	950–1000	955	240.25	240.25
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	697	253.00	253.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	1000–1050	1,009	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	568	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	643	268.00–276.50	272.77
20	650–700	663	243.00–267.00	253.37
29	700–750	735	234.00–246.00	242.74
31	750–800	762	239.00–241.50	241.00
3	800–850	821	227.00	227.00
41	850–900	884	232.25	232.25
7	900–950	942	230.50	230.50
5	950–1000	954	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	546	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	351	330.00	330.00
10	400–450	416	342.00	342.00
11	450–500	492	297.00–299.00	298.46
22	500–550	533	286.00–291.00	287.35
13	550–600	569	276.00–283.00	279.18
35	600–650	622	266.00–273.00	268.30
73	650–700	670	255.00–263.50	259.51
36	700–750	721	247.00–254.00	249.08
75	750–800	767	231.50–235.00	232.25
65	800–850	842	234.25	234.25
65	850–900	877	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	397	314.00	314.00
51	400–450	430	305.00–309.00	307.11
5	550–600	573	264.00	264.00
7	700–750	732	225.00–240.00	231.33
3	800–850	801	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	701	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	750–800	760	248.00	248.00
37	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
180	850–900	856	238.75	238.75
29	900–950	910	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	547	282.00	282.00
10	550–600	581	280.00	280.00
21	600–650	622	268.00–275.00	271.98
5	650–700	689	254.00	254.00

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