Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice run of cattle today, still a lot of unweaned cattle coming to town. Compared to 2 weeks ago feeder steers over 600 lbs sold mixed from 1.00 higher to 1.00 lower, with the exception of 800 to 850 lb steers selling 6.00 higher. Heifers over 750 lbs sold mixed 1.00 higher to 1.00 lower and 700 lb heifers sold 7.00 higher. The receipts were moderate to heavy with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.63/cwt on 289 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.79 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$324.63

289 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

vs KS average

−0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	332.19	1,819	216
Medium and Large 1-2	565	313.76	1,773	31
Medium 1	557	293.79	1,636	42

One grade step is worth $38.40/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale289 hd

324.63

—

KS average4 barns · 1,903 hd

336.29

−11.65

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−0.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−169.79

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

87 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 1-2	400–450	416	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	514	284.21/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,461	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	708	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,989	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	358.42/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	249.17/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,046	84
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	621	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	262.04/cwt	254.00–269.00	2,157	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	269.90/cwt	265.00–278.50	1,949	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	341.87/cwt	337.00–359.00	1,802	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	261.22/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,878	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	335.67/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	299.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,879	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	282.13/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,794	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	2,376	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	369.44/cwt	362.50–376.00	1,747	10
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,083	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	448	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	386.16/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,857	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	325.76/cwt	314.00–334.00	1,824	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	241.66/cwt	241.50–242.50	2,136	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	281.70/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,865	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	555	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	312.20/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,811	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,607	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	245.03/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	392.00/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	300.97/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,815	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	339.01/cwt	328.00–346.00	1,793	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	252.76/cwt	246.00–260.00	2,202	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	500–550	534	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	328.04/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,568	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	242.05/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	363.99/cwt	357.50–366.00	1,514	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	251.14/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,803	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	246.16/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,652	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	287.76/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,649	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	229.84/cwt	228.00–230.00	2,039	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	272.78/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,579	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	305.88/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,609	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	261.23/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,633	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	309.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	239.04/cwt	231.00–241.50	1,841	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	269.51/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,695	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	265.60/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,758	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	276.80/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,619	23
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,712	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	313.50/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	919	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,325	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	806	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,196	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	295.83/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	235.71/cwt	234.50–242.00	1,905	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	300.23/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	363.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,375	15
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	598	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,770	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	341.08/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	487	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	268.03/cwt	258.00–272.00	2,085	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	244.83/cwt	243.50–251.00	2,228	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	278.14/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,869	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	331.99/cwt	323.00–336.00	1,547	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	306.48/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.34/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,796	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	331.50/cwt	331.00–332.00	1,790	10

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Receipts 3,414Last week 2,618Year ago 2,369

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	416	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	621	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	514	282.00–285.00	284.21
20	550–600	598	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	452	430.00	430.00
22	700–750	708	281.00	281.00
10	800–850	806	272.50	272.50
60	900–950	919	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	417	325.00–350.00	335.67
13	450–500	491	340.00–370.00	358.42
10	500–550	540	331.00–332.00	331.50
15	550–600	586	297.00–309.00	300.23
71	600–650	636	273.00–287.00	282.13
32	650–700	690	254.00–264.00	260.34
26	700–750	719	256.00–264.00	261.22
9	750–800	775	239.00–248.00	245.03
84	800–850	821	246.00–250.00	249.17
49	850–900	884	241.50–242.50	241.66
46	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	378	360.00–370.00	363.77
8	400–450	409	370.00–405.00	392.00
24	450–500	481	380.00–395.00	386.16
80	500–550	527	337.00–359.00	341.87
55	550–600	560	314.00–334.00	325.76
131	600–650	627	290.00–310.00	299.69
111	650–700	672	268.00–286.00	278.14
86	700–750	722	265.00–278.50	269.90
71	750–800	778	258.00–272.00	268.03
89	800–850	823	254.00–269.00	262.04
21	850–900	871	246.00–260.00	252.76
274	900–950	910	243.50–251.00	244.83
50	950–1000	995	238.75	238.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	447.50	447.50
11	500–550	527	370.00	370.00
22	600–650	617	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	449	342.00	342.00
10	450–500	473	362.50–376.00	369.44
21	500–550	529	328.00–346.00	339.01
49	550–600	580	306.00–324.00	312.20
28	600–650	603	292.00–306.00	300.97
51	650–700	662	268.00–286.00	281.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	555	318.00	318.00
4	600–650	616	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,083	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	415.00	415.00
12	500–550	507	317.00	317.00
21	550–600	556	299.00	299.00
11	650–700	650	276.00	276.00
7	700–750	727	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
10	350–400	386	352.50	352.50
22	400–450	416	357.50–366.00	363.99
41	450–500	478	323.00–339.00	328.04
60	500–550	526	299.00–311.00	305.88
148	550–600	573	279.00–297.00	287.76
113	600–650	629	264.00–280.00	269.51
89	650–700	662	257.00–273.00	265.60
81	700–750	718	245.00–259.00	251.14
43	750–800	770	231.00–241.50	239.04
176	800–850	808	234.50–242.00	235.71
120	850–900	887	228.00–230.00	229.84
10	900–950	912	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	310.00–317.00	313.50
12	450–500	482	300.00–320.00	309.75
12	500–550	538	295.00–297.00	295.83
39	550–600	579	265.00–278.00	272.78
21	600–650	625	259.00–263.00	261.23
35	650–700	671	240.00–255.00	246.16
3	700–750	718	230.00	230.00
15	750–800	791	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
17	600–650	605	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	425	340.00–342.50	341.08
16	450–500	466	323.00–336.00	331.99
8	500–550	533	305.00–309.00	306.48
23	550–600	585	270.00–283.50	276.80
15	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
10	650–700	667	266.50	266.50
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	725	239.00–248.00	242.05
3	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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