Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of weaned and vaccinated cattle today. Due to this being the first weaned and vaccinated sale of the season there is no recent comparison. The supply was moderate to heavy and the demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.75/cwt on 2,024 head.

Average price

$181.75

2,024 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$14.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.45

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	184.10	1,171	1,666
Medium and Large 1-2	629	170.83	1,075	346
Medium 1	591	170.00	1,005	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.10/cwt here — about $166 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 sale2,024 hd

181.75

—

KS average4 barns · 6,738 hd

170.30

+11.45

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

55 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 1Fancy	—	439	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	936	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,024	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.77/cwt	165.00–177.00	805	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	177.72/cwt	177.00–178.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	174.33/cwt	174.00–175.00	664	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	166.01/cwt	162.50–169.75	1,373	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,142	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	210.08/cwt	208.00–213.00	798	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	205.05/cwt	202.00–212.00	997	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	209.47/cwt	202.00–214.00	886	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	702	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,243	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	196.49/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,022	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	164.25/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,102	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	173.95/cwt	168.00–179.85	1,153	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	195.15/cwt	185.00–198.75	958	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	169.38/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,291	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	157.25/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,289	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	536	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,110	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	176.20/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,094	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	197.76/cwt	192.00–200.00	870	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	185.92/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,000	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,226	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	177.35/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,039	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	175.40/cwt	170.00–177.00	770	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	157.21/cwt	152.00–160.50	1,067	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	154.39/cwt	151.50–156.00	1,126	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.19/cwt	145.00–148.00	979	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	167.25/cwt	163.00–173.50	957	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	150.36/cwt	147.00–153.00	935	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	155.15/cwt	152.00–159.00	898	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.75/cwt	158.00–159.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,117	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.76/cwt	154.00–159.00	830	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	829	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,432	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	999	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,246	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	165.02/cwt	161.00–171.00	881	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	157.38/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,147	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.64/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,013	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	728	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,309	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,102	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	187.21/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,095	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	165.15/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,045	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	166.98/cwt	162.00–171.50	1,214	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	153.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,197	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	591	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,005	12

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 Dec 7, 2021

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	439	179.00	179.00
26	—	532	176.00	176.00
29	—	604	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	474	165.00–177.00	169.77
7	—	336	177.00–178.00	177.72
19	—	381	174.00–175.00	174.33
39	—	439	170.00–177.00	175.40
88	—	679	152.00–160.50	157.21
52	—	729	151.50–156.00	154.39
130	—	572	163.00–173.50	167.25
23	—	832	149.75	149.75
150	—	534	161.00–171.00	165.02
130	—	627	155.00–167.00	161.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	166.00	166.00
3	—	435	160.00	160.00
11	—	665	145.00–148.00	147.19
76	—	622	147.00–153.00	150.36
45	—	579	152.00–159.00	155.15
8	—	476	158.00–159.00	158.75
22	—	526	154.00–159.00	157.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	202.00	202.00
108	—	827	162.50–169.75	166.01
17	—	380	208.00–213.00	210.08
67	—	486	202.00–212.00	205.05
37	—	423	202.00–214.00	209.47
68	—	520	191.00–199.00	196.49
237	—	663	168.00–179.85	173.95
79	—	762	167.00–171.00	169.38
158	—	621	171.00–183.00	176.20
239	—	585	182.00–191.00	187.21
139	—	727	162.00–171.50	166.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	559	204.25	204.25
51	—	702	177.00	177.00
9	—	414	226.00	226.00
53	—	536	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	671	162.00–166.50	164.25
20	—	491	185.00–198.75	195.15
16	—	820	154.00–159.00	157.25
23	—	440	192.00–200.00	197.76
22	—	538	184.00–190.00	185.92
4	—	396	199.00	199.00
46	—	586	174.00–180.00	177.35
19	—	729	155.00–158.50	157.38
66	—	633	162.00–168.00	165.15
14	—	778	150.00–158.00	153.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	662	185.25	185.25
72	—	555	200.00–202.00	201.25
68	—	829	172.75	172.75
18	—	456	219.00	219.00
50	—	728	179.75	179.75
45	—	508	217.00	217.00
10	—	604	188.00	188.00
3	—	363	216.00	216.00
6	—	437	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	170.00	170.00

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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