Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale after the Holiday break. All steers and heifers are weaned a minimum of 30 days, at least one round of shots given and farm and ranch raised. All heifers were guaranteed open unless specified. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.15/cwt on 2,603 head.

Average price

$158.15

2,603 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$10.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	161.43	1,082	1,635
Medium and Large 1-2	680	152.70	1,038	916
Medium and Large 2	625	150.88	944	52

One grade step is worth $10.55/cwt here — about $138 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 sale2,603 hd

158.15

—

KS average2 barns · 4,650 hd

156.72

+1.43

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	189.19/cwt	188.50–190.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.74/cwt	151.00–158.50	1,032	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	152.61/cwt	149.50–155.50	1,267	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	176.51/cwt	172.50–179.50	930	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	173.11/cwt	170.00–178.00	980	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	151.58/cwt	149.75–152.50	1,296	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	139.98/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,226	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	956	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	156.81/cwt	153.00–160.00	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	156.88/cwt	150.00–159.50	993	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	144.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,044	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	186.61/cwt	186.00–188.50	814	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	167.96/cwt	165.50–169.50	967	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	143.69/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,116	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	144.82/cwt	140.75–146.85	1,212	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	148.08/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,001	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	166.56/cwt	163.50–171.00	771	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.40/cwt	161.00–164.50	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	172.86/cwt	172.00–175.00	747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	140.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	814	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	131.56/cwt	129.00–133.25	1,008	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.36/cwt	132.50–136.50	987	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.14/cwt	148.00–157.00	735	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.11/cwt	130.00–141.00	862	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	491	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.07/cwt	165.00–167.00	624	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	147.38/cwt	146.00–147.75	890	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	151.30/cwt	148.00–155.75	1,163	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	162.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,017	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	156.79/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,138	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	186.86/cwt	181.00–189.00	891	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.76/cwt	163.00–167.00	699	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	139.72/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,019	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	164.11/cwt	163.00–165.50	781	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	160.20/cwt	157.00–163.50	847	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	144.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	986	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.98/cwt	147.00–157.50	865	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.39/cwt	149.00–155.00	808	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.14/cwt	132.00–139.50	915	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.78/cwt	151.00–159.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.45/cwt	155.00–159.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,077	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	777	145.54/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,131	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,073	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	190.93/cwt	190.00–192.00	880	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	183.04/cwt	180.00–184.50	946	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	637	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	812	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,108	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	146.00/cwt	143.50–149.00	907	22

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	385	188.50–190.00	189.19
210	—	667	151.00–158.50	154.74
132	—	830	149.50–155.50	152.61
129	—	527	172.50–179.50	176.51
127	—	566	170.00–178.00	173.11
103	—	855	149.75–152.50	151.58
21	—	436	186.00–188.50	186.61
214	—	769	148.00–155.75	151.30
230	—	624	160.00–168.00	162.91
249	—	726	152.00–160.00	156.79
37	—	477	181.00–189.00	186.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	876	135.00–142.50	139.98
160	—	633	150.00–159.50	156.88
155	—	720	140.00–149.00	144.97
5	—	950	136.50	136.50
133	—	576	165.50–169.50	167.96
123	—	777	139.00–146.00	143.69
112	—	837	140.75–146.85	144.82
102	—	676	146.00–151.00	148.08
61	—	463	163.50–171.00	166.56
25	—	523	161.00–164.50	162.40
14	—	432	172.00–175.00	172.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	646	148.00	148.00
17	—	583	153.00–160.00	156.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	491	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	654	164.00	164.00
28	—	461	190.00–192.00	190.93
59	—	517	180.00–184.50	183.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	716	135.00	135.00
19	—	812	136.50	136.50
22	—	621	143.50–149.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	581	137.00–145.00	140.08
66	—	766	129.00–133.25	131.56
59	—	729	132.50–136.50	135.36
34	—	477	148.00–157.00	154.14
190	—	624	130.00–141.00	138.11
122	—	530	149.00–155.00	152.39
165	—	677	132.00–139.50	135.14
5	—	342	156.00	156.00
10	—	379	151.00–159.00	155.78
13	—	443	155.00–159.00	157.45
14	—	805	133.75	133.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	686	128.25	128.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	376	165.00–167.00	166.07
22	—	604	146.00–147.75	147.38
23	—	424	163.00–167.00	164.76
87	—	729	134.00–141.00	139.72
88	—	476	163.00–165.50	164.11
129	—	529	157.00–163.50	160.20
168	—	680	141.00–147.00	144.97
196	—	573	147.00–157.50	150.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	777	145.00–146.00	145.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	141.50	141.50

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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