Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of cattle coming off grass again today. Steers over 650 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There were a lot of spayed heifers again this week, however the spayed heifers sold comparable to the un-spayed heifers. 600 to 800 lb heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and 800 -850 lb heifers sold steady. The reciepts were moderate and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.28/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −189.15 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$305.28

83 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs KS average

+24.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	310.05	1,681	57
Medium and Large 1-2	544	294.81	1,603	26

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $77 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

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 sale83 hd

305.28

—

KS average3 barns · 113 hd

305.46

−0.18

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+24.94

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−189.15

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 1Spayed	900–950	933	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,099	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	251.14/cwt	248.00–257.50	2,084	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	296.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,608	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	243.02/cwt	237.50–246.00	2,041	65
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	231.26/cwt	229.00–231.85	2,366	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	304.24/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,938	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	924	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,236	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	253.30/cwt	245.00–258.50	1,849	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	261.84/cwt	259.00–270.00	2,037	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	245.29/cwt	242.00–249.00	2,156	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	320.60/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,545	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	587	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	270.87/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,801	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	283.12/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,951	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	237.58/cwt	235.50–240.00	2,200	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	275.76/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,721	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	762	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,928	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	267.36/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,831	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	241.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	226.57/cwt	224.50–228.00	2,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	270.87/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,967	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	709	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	274.17/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,722	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,808	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,346	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,996	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	249.10/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,833	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	234.13/cwt	231.50–236.00	1,957	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	297.11/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	261.57/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,768	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	238.52/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,887	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	335.95/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,290	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	305.14/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,452	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	833	239.39/cwt	235.50–240.00	1,994	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	871	233.69/cwt	232.00–234.00	2,035	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	278.04/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,590	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	230.02/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,472	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	950	240.35/cwt	240.35–240.35	2,283	56
Steers	Large 1Fancy	1050–1100	1,055	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,432	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,091	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	318.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	352.13/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	713	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,754	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	327.75/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	959	232.26/cwt	225.25–236.00	2,227	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	299.91/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,682	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	953	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	2,147	59

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.

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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Thu Aug 15, 2024

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

Receipts 3,600Last week 4,656Year ago 4,390

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	713	246.00	246.00
215	800–850	833	235.50–240.00	239.39
76	850–900	871	232.00–234.00	233.69
8	900–950	933	225.00	225.00
59	950–1000	953	225.25	225.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	607	286.00	286.00
24	650–700	655	276.00	276.00
16	700–750	709	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	384	330.00–339.00	335.95
3	400–450	440	312.00	312.00
22	450–500	476	299.00–310.00	305.14
12	500–550	521	296.00–298.00	297.11
34	550–600	572	273.00–290.00	278.04
51	600–650	628	269.00–279.00	274.17
67	650–700	676	258.00–273.00	261.57
213	700–750	736	245.00–254.00	249.10
210	750–800	791	237.00–248.00	238.52
17	800–850	836	231.50–236.00	234.13
14	850–900	868	230.00	230.00
63	900–950	908	230.25	230.25
10	950–1000	961	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	468	297.50	297.50
8	550–600	581	267.00	267.00
39	600–650	640	229.00–243.00	230.02
9	650–700	698	251.00	251.00
3	700–750	715	238.00	238.00
20	750–800	792	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	527	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
12	400–450	410	350.00–355.00	352.13
18	450–500	482	318.00–330.00	320.60
17	500–550	511	310.00–320.00	318.15
18	550–600	561	295.00–307.50	299.91
25	600–650	637	301.00–307.00	304.24
18	650–700	689	279.00–285.00	283.12
94	700–750	726	262.00–279.00	270.87
169	750–800	778	259.00–270.00	261.84
298	800–850	830	248.00–257.50	251.14
248	850–900	879	242.00–249.00	245.29
102	900–950	926	235.50–240.00	237.58
197	950–1000	959	225.25–236.00	232.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	320.00–340.00	327.75
23	500–550	542	285.00–300.00	296.74
3	550–600	558	280.00	280.00
34	600–650	624	266.00–281.00	275.76
17	650–700	685	263.00–269.00	267.36
41	700–750	730	245.00–258.50	253.30
16	750–800	763	235.00–245.00	241.08
65	800–850	840	237.50–246.00	243.02
13	850–900	871	234.00	234.00
12	900–950	931	224.50–228.00	226.57
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
251	1000–1050	1,023	229.00–231.85	231.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	450	342.50	342.50
56	900–950	924	242.00	242.00
56	950–1000	950	240.35	240.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	413	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	537	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
35	650–700	665	262.50–277.50	270.87
19	750–800	762	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	587	313.00	313.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
104	1050–1100	1,055	230.50	230.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	483	330.00	330.00

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