Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last months special weaned and vaccinated sale there was not a test on steer calves under 450 lbs but a lower undertone was noted, steers 450 to 550 lbs were steady to 8.00 higher, steers 550 to 600 and 650 to 700 lbs were 1.00 lower, steers 600 to 650 and 700 to 800 lbs were 1.50 to 3.50 higher, steers 800 to 900 lbs were 4.50 to 6.50 lower, and steers 900 to 950 lbs were 2.25 higher. Heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 lower with the exception of 450 to 550 lb heifers that were steady to 3.50 higher. There was moderate receipts with a moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.96/cwt on 1,852 head.

Average price

$152.96

1,852 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

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	154.14	1,033	1,588
Medium and Large 1-2	643	148.27	954	250
Large 1	1,101	102.50	1,129	14thin

One grade step is worth $51.64/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale1,852 hd

152.96

—

KS average4 barns · 3,890 hd

145.50

+7.46

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 1	—	821	125.69/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,032	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	123.65/cwt	121.50–129.50	956	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.29/cwt	123.50–130.00	911	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	158.01/cwt	154.00–161.00	820	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	148.84/cwt	145.50–156.00	847	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.54/cwt	158.00–166.00	767	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.66/cwt	132.00–142.50	840	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.66/cwt	133.00–143.25	1,080	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	162.79/cwt	161.00–169.00	936	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	146.95/cwt	143.50–148.50	990	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	187.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	969	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	188.39/cwt	186.00–190.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	125.56/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,143	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	129.58/cwt	126.50–134.00	1,125	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	189.76/cwt	189.00–192.00	740	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.03/cwt	152.25–159.50	985	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.34/cwt	138.00–148.50	1,044	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	975	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.76/cwt	130.50–138.75	1,098	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	696	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,044	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	780	144.64/cwt	144.50–144.75	1,128	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,023	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	916	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,101	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	172.41/cwt	170.00–176.00	824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	178.22/cwt	178.00–178.50	961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	117.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	965	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.33/cwt	146.00–152.00	645	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	190.18/cwt	185.00–193.00	900	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	994	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	177.92/cwt	175.00–180.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	922	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	129.61/cwt	128.00–131.50	999	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	158.87/cwt	158.00–160.00	941	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.93/cwt	125.50–135.50	937	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	123.81/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	828	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	129.13/cwt	127.50–132.00	812	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	849	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	149.49/cwt	146.00–153.00	807	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	151.74/cwt	145.00–157.50	737	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.01/cwt	126.25–137.75	874	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.54/cwt	155.00–159.00	659	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	116.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,026	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

Tue Feb 2, 2021

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

Receipts 3,491Last week 4,918Year ago 2,406

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	821	123.50–129.00	125.69
5	—	334	163.00	163.00
157	—	773	121.50–129.50	123.65
151	—	716	123.50–130.00	127.29
151	—	519	154.00–161.00	158.01
88	—	569	145.50–156.00	148.84
68	—	475	158.00–166.00	161.54
58	—	619	132.00–142.50	135.66
190	—	672	126.25–137.75	130.01
26	—	418	155.00–159.00	157.54
22	—	880	115.00–122.00	116.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	654	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	821	115.00–118.00	117.49
14	—	432	146.00–152.00	149.33
7	—	796	119.50	119.50
4	—	334	143.00	143.00
3	—	387	142.00	142.00
82	—	581	140.00–145.00	142.57
58	—	629	127.50–132.00	129.13
55	—	676	125.00–126.00	125.52
55	—	540	146.00–153.00	149.49
19	—	486	145.00–157.50	151.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	768	133.00–143.25	140.66
126	—	575	161.00–169.00	162.79
105	—	674	143.50–148.50	146.95
68	—	517	180.00–190.00	187.41
14	—	430	186.00–190.00	188.39
69	—	910	123.00–131.00	125.56
40	—	868	126.50–134.00	129.58
35	—	390	189.00–192.00	189.76
7	—	964	119.75	119.75
324	—	627	152.25–159.50	157.03
277	—	718	138.00–148.50	145.34
61	—	815	130.50–138.75	134.76
47	—	473	185.00–193.00	190.18
6	—	323	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	570	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	696	150.00	150.00
47	—	780	144.50–144.75	144.64
46	—	537	190.50	190.50
12	—	568	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,101	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	478	170.00–176.00	172.41
18	—	539	178.00–178.50	178.22
7	—	338	175.00–180.00	177.92
3	—	440	178.00	178.00
66	—	631	140.00–150.00	146.14
43	—	771	128.00–131.50	129.61
40	—	592	158.00–160.00	158.87
25	—	710	125.50–135.50	131.93
9	—	872	122.50–125.00	123.81
9	—	838	127.75	127.75
7	—	681	140.00	140.00

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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