Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice offering of vaccinated calves. Weaned steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher than the un-weaned calves. Steers 500 to 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 450 lbs to 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.86/cwt on 877 head.

Average price

$171.86

877 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$24.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	174.13	1,024	796
Medium and Large 1-2	623	149.55	932	81

One grade step is worth $24.59/cwt here — about $92 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 sale877 hd

171.86

—

KS average4 barns · 3,838 hd

164.20

+7.66

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

53 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 1-2	—	709	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	171.98/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,065	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	169.40/cwt	165.00–171.00	889	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	151.11/cwt	150.00–159.00	923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	141.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	188.09/cwt	181.00–190.50	907	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	183.86/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,000	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	175.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	860	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	159.64/cwt	154.00–160.25	1,124	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	152.14/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,013	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	200.48/cwt	195.00–204.00	866	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	213.22/cwt	212.00–217.00	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	642	139.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	896	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	158.23/cwt	153.00–163.00	983	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	364	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	168.55/cwt	166.50–172.50	994	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	149.17/cwt	144.00–151.50	928	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	139.35/cwt	135.00–141.00	857	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	832	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	980	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	144.23/cwt	141.00–145.50	845	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	957	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	159.80/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,087	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.50	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	158.15/cwt	156.00–164.00	748	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	175.09/cwt	173.50–184.00	1,014	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	171.72/cwt	166.00–177.00	797	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	498	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	148.83/cwt	145.00–153.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.17/cwt	149.00–159.50	883	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	609	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	947	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	160.20/cwt	158.00–165.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.16/cwt	141.00–149.00	975	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	172.42/cwt	169.00–174.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.06/cwt	171.00–176.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	158.42/cwt	155.00–161.00	844	121

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 2, 2021

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

Receipts 1,783Last week 1,861Year ago 1,388

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	145.00	145.00
18	—	611	150.00–159.00	151.11
6	—	783	140.00–144.00	141.28
3	—	658	147.00	147.00
12	—	573	165.00–170.50	168.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	150.00	150.00
165	—	619	165.00–175.50	171.98
41	—	482	181.00–190.50	188.09
7	—	759	151.50	151.50
60	—	544	183.00–185.00	183.86
87	—	704	154.00–160.25	159.64
21	—	414	212.00–217.00	213.22
6	—	369	216.00	216.00
76	—	680	155.00–164.00	159.80
74	—	579	173.50–184.00	175.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	525	165.00–171.00	169.40
30	—	490	170.00–177.00	175.47
25	—	666	151.00–152.50	152.14
27	—	432	195.00–204.00	200.48
27	—	621	153.00–163.00	158.23
6	—	364	204.00	204.00
67	—	590	166.50–172.50	168.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	158.00	158.00
25	—	642	135.00–145.00	139.52
5	—	445	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	551	187.50	187.50
15	—	481	199.00	199.00
11	—	371	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	622	144.00–151.50	149.17
72	—	464	166.00–177.00	171.72
169	—	569	149.00–159.50	155.17
88	—	672	141.00–149.00	145.16
6	—	340	169.00–174.00	172.42
11	—	396	176.00	176.00
19	—	424	171.00–176.00	174.06
121	—	533	155.00–161.00	158.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	615	135.00–141.00	139.35
25	—	586	141.00–145.50	144.23
16	—	473	156.00–164.00	158.15
17	—	533	145.00–153.00	148.83
4	—	373	165.00	165.00
11	—	427	158.00–165.00	160.20
4	—	328	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	462	180.00	180.00
21	—	651	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	498	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	158.00	158.00
3	—	673	138.00	138.00
5	—	529	136.00	136.00
6	—	569	138.00–145.00	141.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	609	155.50	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	165.00	165.00

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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