Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks special calf sale steers 500 lbs to 750 lbs sold 12.00 to 14.00 lower and Heifers 450 lbs to 700 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 550 lb heifers selling 1.00 higher. The supply was light to moderate with a light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.27/cwt on 712 head.

Average price

$158.27

712 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	159.84	970	603
Medium and Large 1-2	570	151.57	864	84
Medium 1	533	143.08	763	25

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $207 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

158.27

—

KS average4 barns · 3,410 hd

161.27

−3.00

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

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	162.24/cwt	158.00–164.00	753	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.53/cwt	158.00–165.00	702	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	194.43/cwt	189.00–198.00	813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	160.73/cwt	157.00–166.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	146.87/cwt	141.00–149.50	996	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.32/cwt	157.00–169.00	909	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.59/cwt	153.00–156.00	817	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	156.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	897	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	146.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	917	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	199.98/cwt	196.00–204.00	734	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	142.75/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	189.88/cwt	186.00–195.00	892	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	152.04/cwt	149.00–156.00	956	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	496	168.26/cwt	167.00–172.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,005	34
Steers	Medium 1	—	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	147.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	867	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	144.90/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,048	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.03/cwt	136.00–142.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	770	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	171.03/cwt	168.00–175.00	903	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	182.68/cwt	182.00–184.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.58/cwt	154.00–163.00	835	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.15/cwt	146.00–154.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.39/cwt	123.00–130.00	780	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	463	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	704	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	613	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.74/cwt	144.00–149.00	842	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.88/cwt	123.00–134.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	784	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	154.13/cwt	152.00–156.00	629	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,014	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.00/cwt	142.00–149.00	780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	134.60/cwt	134.50–136.00	898	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	136.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	859	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	574	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	712	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,057	21

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 9, 2021

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

Receipts 1,348Last week 1,783Year ago 1,690

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	135.00	135.00
5	—	520	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	464	158.00–164.00	162.24
27	—	432	158.00–165.00	162.53
13	—	394	169.00	169.00
89	—	523	154.00–163.00	159.58
69	—	574	144.00–149.00	146.74
29	—	667	134.50–136.00	134.60
80	—	631	132.00–140.00	136.15
5	—	760	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	145.00	145.00
5	—	475	146.00–154.00	149.15
8	—	612	123.00–130.00	127.39
4	—	709	121.00	121.00
9	—	584	123.00–134.00	126.88
21	—	527	142.00–149.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	492	156.00–157.00	156.50
21	—	564	137.00–141.00	139.04
13	—	408	152.00–156.00	154.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	574	152.00	152.00
21	—	712	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	189.00–198.00	194.43
9	—	517	157.00–166.00	160.73
26	—	572	155.00–158.00	156.81
58	—	624	144.00–148.00	146.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	210.00	210.00
61	—	678	141.00–149.50	146.87
63	—	567	157.00–169.00	160.32
11	—	367	196.00–204.00	199.98
18	—	762	140.00–145.50	142.75
24	—	470	186.00–195.00	189.88
6	—	405	207.00	207.00
68	—	629	149.00–156.00	152.04
90	—	723	140.00–147.00	144.90
34	—	528	168.00–175.00	171.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	153.00–156.00	153.59
42	—	586	144.00–154.00	147.92
6	—	625	136.00–142.00	138.03
6	—	474	182.00–184.00	182.68
7	—	674	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	496	167.00–172.00	168.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	196.00	196.00
34	—	571	176.00	176.00
61	—	628	161.00–162.00	161.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	144.00	144.00
8	—	463	152.00	152.00
9	—	561	138.00	138.00
3	—	613	133.00	133.00

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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