Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All calves had at least one round of shots, weaned, heifers guaranteed open unless specified. Steers 550-950 lbs 2.00 lower; 500 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 600-650 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower; 400-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.06/cwt on 1,425 head.

Average price

$158.06

1,425 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	161.10	952	1,122
Medium and Large 1-2	620	147.12	912	271
Medium and Large 2	538	143.89	774	32

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,425 hd

158.06

—

KS average4 barns · 4,848 hd

150.99

+7.07

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

54 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Feeder Cattle Special - 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 2	—	529	130.18/cwt	128.00–133.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	940	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	160.38/cwt	159.25–161.50	996	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.36/cwt	181.00–184.00	777	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	176.04/cwt	172.50–178.00	854	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.59/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,045	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.40/cwt	155.00–163.50	917	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.95/cwt	148.00–156.50	941	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.61/cwt	165.00–174.00	887	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.26/cwt	144.50–153.25	1,008	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	183.87/cwt	183.00–185.00	846	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	167.56/cwt	167.00–168.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	139.94/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,006	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	158.55/cwt	155.00–162.00	843	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.09/cwt	145.00–149.00	853	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	138.75/cwt	134.00–142.50	928	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.09/cwt	139.00–146.00	903	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	163.66/cwt	163.00–165.00	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	766	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	134.91/cwt	131.50–139.00	899	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	159.27/cwt	154.00–161.00	688	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	149.72/cwt	145.50–150.50	734	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	138.37/cwt	134.00–140.50	857	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.24/cwt	141.00–148.50	754	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	143.04/cwt	138.00–146.00	832	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	427	164.40/cwt	164.00–165.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	145.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.86/cwt	136.00–140.00	669	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.54/cwt	138.00–140.00	733	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	780	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	815	4

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. Feeder Cattle Special - Salina, KS

Tue Nov 5, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	128.00–133.00	130.18
9	—	415	135.00	135.00
13	—	601	125.00	125.00
3	—	332	142.00	142.00
4	—	679	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	112.00	112.00
6	—	566	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	171.00	171.00
36	—	482	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	167.50	167.50
31	—	666	131.50–139.00	134.91
37	—	432	154.00–161.00	159.27
44	—	490	145.50–150.50	149.72
123	—	619	134.00–140.50	138.37
192	—	523	141.00–148.50	144.24
259	—	582	138.00–146.00	143.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	640	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	164.00–165.00	164.40
10	—	451	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	152.00	152.00
3	—	397	135.00	135.00
3	—	635	125.00	125.00
8	—	678	124.50	124.50
14	—	439	144.00–147.00	145.44
23	—	489	136.00–140.00	136.86
40	—	525	138.00–140.00	139.54
69	—	576	130.00–137.50	135.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	553	170.00	170.00
168	—	621	159.25–161.50	160.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	192.00	192.00
8	—	776	138.50	138.50
19	—	426	181.00–184.00	182.36
22	—	377	185.00–189.00	186.99
72	—	485	172.50–178.00	176.04
76	—	718	142.00–149.50	145.59
78	—	575	155.00–163.50	159.40
163	—	615	148.00–156.50	152.95
179	—	520	165.00–174.00	170.61
202	—	675	144.50–153.25	149.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	460	183.00–185.00	183.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	174.00	174.00
9	—	492	167.00–168.00	167.56
10	—	932	142.00	142.00
25	—	719	138.00–141.50	139.94
47	—	532	155.00–162.00	158.55
54	—	576	145.00–149.00	148.09
58	—	669	134.00–142.50	138.75
63	—	627	139.00–146.00	144.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	125.00	125.00
4	—	486	140.00	140.00
6	—	604	135.00	135.00
9	—	394	163.00–165.00	163.66
10	—	585	135.00–142.00	138.64

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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