Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Another nice run of cattle coming off grass this week. Steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs too few for a good test, however a lower undertone was detected. Steers over 700 lbs. sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower and heifers over 700 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. The receipts were average with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.33/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −221.10 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$273.33

49 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.12

vs KS average

+2.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	281.14	1,605	29
Medium and Large 1-2	562	267.00	1,501	9thin
Medium 1	569	257.92	1,467	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $137 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

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 sale49 hd

273.33

—

KS average3 barns · 110 hd

283.45

−10.12

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+2.83

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−221.10

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

71 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	900–950	925	234.66/cwt	227.00–237.00	2,171	592
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	683	258.36/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,765	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,936	7
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	824	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	336.97/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,439	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	227.04/cwt	226.00–232.00	2,016	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	243.82/cwt	240.00–249.50	2,026	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	948	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,128	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	274.34/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	859	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,120	66
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	526	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,433	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	252.45/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	242.97/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,890	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	219.76/cwt	218.25–226.00	2,068	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,398	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	236.82/cwt	235.00–238.00	2,067	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	762	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,939	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	241.37/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,766	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	234.84/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,738	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	268.40/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,535	21
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	945	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,918	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	749	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,724	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,695	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	223.95/cwt	220.25–227.50	1,868	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	232.85/cwt	214.00–235.00	2,205	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	259.80/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,650	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,305	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	2,009	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	235.92/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,795	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	280.59/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,439	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	213.14/cwt	210.50–220.00	2,319	64
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	434	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,259	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	978	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,103	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	679	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,956	8
Steers	Large 1Fancy	1000–1050	1,012	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	2,264	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,713	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	753	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,856	10
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	218.88/cwt	209.50–221.75	2,233	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	256.20/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,965	23
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,371	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,770	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	259.81/cwt	256.50–264.50	1,894	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	223.10/cwt	218.00–228.25	2,166	280

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 3,865Last week 3,600Year ago 850

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	397.50	397.50
6	350–400	357	365.00	365.00
32	400–450	427	330.00–342.00	336.97
8	450–500	493	298.00	298.00
7	500–550	547	292.00	292.00
9	550–600	573	274.00–275.00	274.34
9	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
18	650–700	673	263.00	263.00
39	700–750	729	256.50–264.50	259.81
23	750–800	767	255.00–259.00	256.20
316	800–850	831	240.00–249.50	243.82
381	850–900	873	235.00–238.00	236.82
592	900–950	925	227.00–237.00	234.66
280	950–1000	971	218.00–228.25	223.10
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	526	272.50	272.50
8	550–600	585	245.00–257.00	252.45
16	650–700	683	254.00–261.00	258.36
10	750–800	753	246.50	246.50
10	800–850	824	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	506	267.00	267.00
6	550–600	590	267.00	267.00
6	700–750	718	234.00–249.00	241.37
35	750–800	778	237.00–246.00	242.97
7	800–850	824	235.00	235.00
117	850–900	888	226.00–232.00	227.04
93	900–950	941	218.25–226.00	219.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	900–950	948	224.50	224.50
41	950–1000	978	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	850–900	859	246.75	246.75
59	900–950	925	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	340.00	340.00
20	450–500	466	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
10	550–600	599	280.00	280.00
34	650–700	690	256.00	256.00
51	750–800	762	254.50	254.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
350	1000–1050	1,020	209.50–221.75	218.88
64	1050–1100	1,088	210.50–220.00	213.14
63	1100–1150	1,108	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	679	288.00	288.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	1000–1050	1,012	223.75	223.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	363	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	427	320.00	320.00
19	450–500	462	282.50	282.50
46	500–550	513	278.00–282.00	280.59
21	550–600	572	264.00–274.00	268.40
17	600–650	635	254.00–264.00	259.80
16	650–700	670	253.00	253.00
122	700–750	740	232.00–243.00	234.84
42	750–800	761	231.00–240.00	235.92
141	800–850	834	220.25–227.50	223.95
60	850–900	896	224.25	224.25
29	900–950	947	214.00–235.00	232.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,014	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	900–950	945	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	667	258.50	258.50
10	700–750	749	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	485	271.00	271.00
9	600–650	608	250.00	250.00
8	650–700	686	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
40	650–700	692	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	423	326.00	326.00
5	450–500	471	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	434	290.00	290.00

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