Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of cattle today. A lot of unweaned calves today. Feeder steers 700 to 900 lbs sold mostly 6.00 lower and 900 lb steers sold 1.00 lower. Heifers over 650 lbs sold mixed 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Some of the unweaned calves sold as high as the weaned, and others sold 10.00 back. This would be due to vaccination programs and genetics. The receipts were moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.03/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −184.31 against this barn's trailing median of $439.34.

Average price

$255.03

187 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$20.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs KS average

−2.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	257.70	1,452	163
Medium and Large 1-2	570	236.88	1,350	24

One grade step is worth $20.83/cwt here — about $101 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.58, low $375.59, median $439.34 across 26 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 sale187 hd

255.03

—

KS average3 barns · 728 hd

257.78

−2.76

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−2.78

This barn, trailing median26 sales

439.34

−184.31

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	500–550	517	312.07/cwt	304.00–317.50	1,613	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	233.54/cwt	233.00–234.00	2,251	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	239.17/cwt	233.00–240.00	2,217	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	249.72/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,915	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	261.57/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,658	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	277.97/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,712	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	272.74/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,476	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	237.92/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,725	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	251.97/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,696	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	264.54/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,802	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	691	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	241.96/cwt	234.00–244.50	2,093	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	739	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	290.90/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,670	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	254.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	242.63/cwt	237.50–248.50	1,994	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	239.68/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,714	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	761	240.40/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,599	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	265.35/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,640	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,614	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	827	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	589	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	291.65/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,095	8
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	980	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,053	15
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	219.31/cwt	216.00–220.50	1,991	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	259.91/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,484	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	281.89/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,316	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	235.68/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,930	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	315.02/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.55/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,849	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	244.30/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,556	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	250.67/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,346	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	813	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,016	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	224.80/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,983	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	224.43/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	267.29/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,267	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	246.70/cwt	244.00–250.50	1,660	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	240.33/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,771	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	257.08/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	228.08/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,533	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	495	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,792	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	257.78/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,454	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	632	237.68/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,502	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	232.80/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,543	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	259.52/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,894	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	282.31/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,301	12
Steers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,232	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	277.03/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,646	37
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,823	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 Oct 17, 2024

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

Receipts 2,466Last week 2,625Year ago 2,657

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	352.00	352.00
64	500–550	517	304.00–317.50	312.07
23	550–600	574	286.00–298.00	290.90
53	600–650	616	270.00–287.00	277.97
50	650–700	681	262.00–268.00	264.54
86	700–750	730	256.00–265.00	259.52
86	750–800	767	242.00–258.00	249.72
56	800–850	822	237.50–248.50	242.63
31	850–900	865	234.00–244.50	241.96
140	900–950	927	233.00–240.00	239.17
26	950–1000	964	233.00–234.00	233.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	541	259.00–277.00	272.74
37	550–600	594	275.00–277.50	277.03
83	600–650	634	256.00–265.00	261.57
35	650–700	673	250.00–254.00	251.97
31	700–750	725	235.00–239.00	237.92
5	750–800	799	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	308.00	308.00
3	550–600	590	253.00	253.00
4	650–700	691	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	739	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	463	332.00	332.00
10	500–550	531	304.00	304.00
26	550–600	599	267.00	267.00
34	600–650	618	262.00–272.00	265.35
14	650–700	666	250.00–260.00	254.58
37	700–750	715	235.00–242.00	239.68
23	750–800	761	233.00–242.00	240.40
5	800–850	827	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	620	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	658	277.00	277.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,061	209.50	209.50
4	1200–1250	1,232	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	288.00	288.00
12	450–500	461	277.00–290.00	282.31
8	500–550	527	250.00–261.00	257.08
41	550–600	564	251.00–260.00	257.78
37	600–650	632	230.00–240.50	237.68
33	650–700	663	225.00–235.00	232.80
4	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	589	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	538	269.00	269.00
13	650–700	650	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	313.00–317.00	315.02
6	400–450	418	287.50–296.00	291.65
28	450–500	467	276.00–289.00	281.89
19	500–550	537	244.00–256.00	250.67
76	550–600	571	256.00–264.00	259.91
27	600–650	637	238.00–248.00	244.30
90	650–700	673	244.00–250.50	246.70
137	700–750	737	237.00–247.00	240.33
56	750–800	785	231.00–241.00	235.55
217	800–850	819	228.00–238.00	235.68
70	850–900	882	222.50–228.00	224.80
23	900–950	908	216.00–220.50	219.31
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	950–1000	980	209.50	209.50
11	1000–1050	1,036	212.00	212.00
8	1050–1100	1,091	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	813	248.00	248.00
11	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	450–500	474	265.00–267.50	267.29
5	500–550	521	225.00	225.00
29	650–700	672	225.00–232.00	228.08
10	750–800	781	222.00–226.00	224.43
4	800–850	817	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	266.00	266.00
19	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	506	287.50	287.50
4	600–650	610	260.00	260.00

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