Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With this being the first special calf sale of the fall there was no recent sale to compare to. A nice offering of mostly vaccinated calves with some being weaned. The supply was light to moderate and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.79/cwt on 1,040 head.

Average price

$173.79

1,040 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.62

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	174.84	989	977
Medium and Large 1-2	603	157.44	950	63

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $39 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 sale1,040 hd

173.79

—

KS average4 barns · 3,833 hd

164.17

+9.62

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

52 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 1Replacement	—	751	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	173.80/cwt	173.50–175.00	760	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	144.20/cwt	142.00–146.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	129.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.86/cwt	129.00–136.00	966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	161.92/cwt	159.00–163.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.64/cwt	162.00–170.50	789	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.32/cwt	141.00–148.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	692	150.36/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,040	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	176.36/cwt	175.00–176.50	859	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	178.26/cwt	175.00–181.50	943	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	205.47/cwt	204.00–207.00	890	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	171.24/cwt	165.00–174.00	892	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	170.55/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,063	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.21/cwt	153.00–161.00	995	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	163.95/cwt	157.00–167.50	962	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	157.78/cwt	154.00–161.50	977	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,025	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	156.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,131	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.33/cwt	165.00–169.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	523	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	177.40/cwt	177.00–178.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	143.29/cwt	141.50–146.50	840	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	140.81/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,027	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	214.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	831	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	138.27/cwt	136.00–143.00	838	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	163.55/cwt	163.00–164.00	726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	158.64/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,079	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	172.14/cwt	169.00–181.00	983	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	427	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	147.06/cwt	143.00–148.00	784	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	153.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	899	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.49/cwt	140.00–144.50	933	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	194.62/cwt	194.00–195.00	889	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	517	171.76/cwt	171.50–172.00	888	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	131.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.96/cwt	136.00–140.50	855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	164.74/cwt	164.00–165.00	697	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	154.68/cwt	153.00–156.00	758	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	150.80/cwt	149.00–153.50	795	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	174.49/cwt	171.00–175.00	597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	146.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	927	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.43/cwt	141.00–150.00	667	11

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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Receipts 1,861Last week 3,491Year ago 1,599

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	751	144.00	144.00
76	—	517	171.50–172.00	171.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	437	173.50–175.00	173.80
6	—	766	127.00–134.00	129.35
10	—	722	129.00–136.00	133.86
15	—	389	159.00–163.00	161.92
40	—	465	162.00–170.50	169.64
104	—	586	150.00–158.00	153.35
36	—	655	140.00–144.50	142.49
60	—	527	149.00–153.50	150.80
16	—	342	171.00–175.00	174.49
34	—	631	145.00–148.00	146.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	584	142.00–146.00	144.20
11	—	520	141.00–148.00	145.32
9	—	615	136.00–140.50	138.96
19	—	423	164.00–165.00	164.74
11	—	465	141.00–150.00	143.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	426	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	586	141.50–146.50	143.29
22	—	606	136.00–143.00	138.27
9	—	444	163.00–164.00	163.55
38	—	533	143.00–148.00	147.06
8	—	687	129.00–135.00	131.25
22	—	490	153.00–156.00	154.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	137.00	137.00
14	—	427	150.00–155.00	152.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	692	149.00–151.50	150.36
52	—	487	175.00–176.50	176.36
6	—	443	183.00	183.00
26	—	521	165.00–174.00	171.24
62	—	587	157.00–167.50	163.95
96	—	619	154.00–161.50	157.78
3	—	360	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	529	175.00–181.50	178.26
37	—	433	204.00–207.00	205.47
182	—	623	163.00–175.00	170.55
27	—	723	152.00–159.00	156.46
4	—	474	181.00	181.00
43	—	388	210.00–218.00	214.23
55	—	680	154.00–164.00	158.64
98	—	571	169.00–181.00	172.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	633	153.00–161.00	157.21
6	—	479	165.00–169.00	166.33
8	—	514	176.00	176.00
5	—	443	177.00–178.00	177.40
17	—	729	136.00–144.50	140.81
3	—	563	155.00	155.00
5	—	672	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	557	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	220.00	220.00
66	—	457	194.00–195.00	194.62

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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