Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 500 to 650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, while steers over 650 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 500 to 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher, while heifers under 500 and over 650 sold 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.79/cwt on 712 head.

Average price

$147.79

712 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	151.34	902	594
Medium and Large 1-2	654	129.91	850	118

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $52 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 sale712 hd

147.79

—

KS average3 barns · 2,015 hd

141.39

+6.40

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

35 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 1	—	299	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	120.19/cwt	118.00–123.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	151.05/cwt	149.00–153.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.43/cwt	148.00–150.00	625	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	770	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.52/cwt	163.00–170.00	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	127.35/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.41/cwt	178.00–182.00	768	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	156.84/cwt	156.00–159.00	849	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	144.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	673	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	134.56/cwt	131.00–137.00	720	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	140.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	742	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	134.03/cwt	130.50–137.50	899	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.73/cwt	141.00–147.00	947	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	840	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	165.79/cwt	163.00–167.00	880	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	144.23/cwt	141.50–148.00	883	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.23/cwt	122.00–125.00	724	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.50	982	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	124.67/cwt	124.00–126.00	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	156.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	912	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	129.05/cwt	128.50–130.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	136.42/cwt	134.50–137.75	828	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.71/cwt	123.00–126.00	904	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	150.24/cwt	146.00–153.00	874	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	126.66/cwt	124.00–129.00	795	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	134.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	791	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	127.92/cwt	127.50–128.50	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	169.11/cwt	168.00–173.00	722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.35/cwt	132.00–137.00	850	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	115.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	773	19

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 3, 2020

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

Receipts 1,388Last week 1,599Year ago 2,719

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	299	154.00	154.00
6	—	773	124.00	124.00
7	—	712	118.00–123.00	120.19
10	—	388	149.00–153.00	151.05
18	—	418	148.00–150.00	149.43
30	—	577	130.00–136.00	133.53
44	—	466	141.00–146.00	144.49
95	—	526	140.00–144.00	140.98
45	—	676	124.25	124.25
135	—	607	134.50–137.75	136.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	535	131.00–137.00	134.56
49	—	628	124.00–129.00	126.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	583	122.00–125.00	124.23
6	—	478	136.00–138.00	137.01
20	—	519	120.00–127.00	125.62
12	—	611	127.50–128.50	127.92
19	—	669	112.00–118.00	115.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	474	163.00–170.00	165.52
8	—	823	122.50–132.00	127.35
39	—	428	178.00–182.00	179.41
114	—	668	141.00–147.00	141.73
5	—	384	183.00	183.00
78	—	531	163.00–167.00	165.79
54	—	612	141.50–148.00	144.23
52	—	733	130.00–138.50	134.00
70	—	584	155.00–162.00	156.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	541	156.00–159.00	156.84
50	—	671	130.50–137.50	134.03
56	—	582	146.00–153.00	150.24
19	—	427	168.00–173.00	169.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	656	124.00–126.00	124.67
8	—	621	128.50–130.00	129.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	725	123.00–126.00	124.71
25	—	590	130.00–137.00	134.00
36	—	633	132.00–137.00	134.35

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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