Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of grass cattle again. 700 to 900 lb steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Light steers did not have enough for a good test. Unweaned calves were selling in the same range as weaned calves. 650 to 800 lb heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and 800 to 850 lb heifers sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.23/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −201.20 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$293.23

179 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs KS average

+25.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	296.72	1,603	157
Medium and Large 1-2	580	268.29	1,555	22

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $48 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 sale179 hd

293.23

—

KS average3 barns · 246 hd

290.73

+2.50

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+25.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−201.20

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

72 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 1-2	400–450	445	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,415	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	252.56/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	450–500	481	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,448	31
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	2,181	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	330.91/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	226.84/cwt	224.00–228.00	2,212	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	256.55/cwt	254.00–264.50	1,870	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	265.86/cwt	258.50–272.00	1,797	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	306.48/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,496	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	246.46/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,816	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	266.28/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,558	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	246.04/cwt	241.50–249.00	2,018	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	250.99/cwt	246.00–259.50	1,965	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	308.21/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,600	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	291.22/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,642	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	216.51/cwt	211.50–219.00	2,094	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	220.18/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,924	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	235.82/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,811	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	936	223.82/cwt	223.50–225.00	2,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,018	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,342	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	334.55/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	457	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	926	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,220	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	293.11/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,577	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	288.35/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,632	14
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	968	207.20/cwt	205.00–208.50	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,304	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	649	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	491	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	276.41/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,208	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	341.63/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	258.88/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,608	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	231.87/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,829	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,471	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	246.26/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,652	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	272.62/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,292	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	305.61/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	227.91/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,898	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	239.85/cwt	235.00–244.50	1,725	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	265.38/cwt	259.50–269.00	1,521	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	245.76/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,538	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	262.59/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,350	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	440	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,326	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	817	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	260.12/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,475	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	642	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	752	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,974	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	914	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	2,205	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	232.42/cwt	228.00–235.75	2,152	285
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,264	54
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,414	50
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	2,384	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.73/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,696	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	237.99/cwt	231.50–245.00	2,099	336

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Receipts 3,163Last week 1,250Year ago 3,070

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	445	318.00	318.00
5	450–500	478	287.00	287.00
3	500–550	546	281.00	281.00
19	550–600	585	262.00–272.00	266.28
5	600–650	606	255.00	255.00
9	650–700	679	252.00–253.00	252.56
17	700–750	737	244.00–247.50	246.46
20	750–800	768	227.00–243.00	235.82
71	800–850	848	238.00	238.00
23	850–900	874	217.00–226.00	220.18
14	900–950	936	223.50–225.00	223.82
34	950–1000	967	211.50–219.00	216.51
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	481	301.00	301.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1050–1100	1,060	205.75	205.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	377.50	377.50
11	400–450	424	327.00–337.00	330.91
12	450–500	488	303.00–310.00	306.48
46	500–550	519	305.00–310.00	308.21
32	550–600	564	278.00–297.00	291.22
21	600–650	615	269.00–279.00	275.73
59	650–700	676	258.50–272.00	265.86
67	700–750	729	254.00–264.50	256.55
109	750–800	783	246.00–259.50	250.99
275	800–850	820	241.50–249.00	246.04
336	850–900	882	231.50–245.00	237.99
285	900–950	926	228.00–235.75	232.42
79	950–1000	975	224.00–228.00	226.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	347.00	347.00
58	900–950	926	239.75	239.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	396	339.00	339.00
9	400–450	412	328.00–340.00	334.55
4	450–500	457	322.00	322.00
65	500–550	538	289.00–299.00	293.11
14	550–600	566	288.00–289.00	288.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	642	264.00	264.00
3	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	750–800	752	262.50	262.50
59	900–950	914	241.25	241.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	1000–1050	1,013	223.50	223.50
50	1050–1100	1,075	221.75	221.75
50	1100–1150	1,105	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	968	205.00–208.50	207.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	442	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	357.00	357.00
6	350–400	384	301.00–310.00	305.61
17	400–450	437	272.00–285.00	276.41
25	450–500	474	270.00–275.00	272.62
42	500–550	514	258.00–271.00	262.59
23	550–600	573	259.50–269.00	265.38
81	600–650	621	252.00–265.00	258.88
41	650–700	671	244.00–249.00	246.26
86	700–750	719	235.00–244.50	239.85
190	750–800	789	231.00–239.00	231.87
107	800–850	833	225.00–231.00	227.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	340.00–343.00	341.63
4	350–400	383	293.00	293.00
5	400–450	447	257.00	257.00
20	550–600	579	254.00	254.00
21	600–650	626	241.00–248.00	245.76
8	650–700	670	241.50	241.50
10	700–750	731	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	519	280.00	280.00
5	750–800	750	243.50	243.50
9	800–850	817	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	366	312.50	312.50
6	400–450	440	274.00	274.00
30	500–550	516	257.00	257.00
25	550–600	567	257.00–264.00	260.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	491	280.00	280.00
8	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
7	600–650	649	246.00	246.00

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