Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of cattle for the 2nd weaned and vaccinated sale of the season. Compared to last month 400 to 500 lbs steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 550 lbs steers sold 12.00 higher, 600 to 650 and 700 to 750 lbs steers sold 3.00 higher. 650 to 700 lbs steers sold 5.00 lower and 750 to 850 lbs steers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Heifers 450 to 550 lbs sold 14.00 to 18.00 higher and 550 to 750 lbs heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. The supply was moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.38/cwt on 2,402 head.

Average price

$177.38

2,402 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	178.87	1,209	1,995
Medium and Large 1-2	674	170.39	1,148	402
Medium 1	661	143.00	945	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.87/cwt here — about $264 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 sale2,402 hd

177.38

—

KS average1 barns · 2,402 hd

177.38

+0.00

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

57 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	—	765	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,188	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	207.20/cwt	206.00–208.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	146.44/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,299	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	217.86/cwt	213.00–220.50	937	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	169.77/cwt	163.50–174.25	1,219	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	209.63/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,101	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	170.28/cwt	163.00–173.50	1,294	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	150.20/cwt	143.50–155.50	1,092	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	172.14/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,115	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	184.52/cwt	178.50–188.00	1,076	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	178.86/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,109	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	692	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,223	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	511	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,104	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	140.82/cwt	138.50–144.00	1,404	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	211.12/cwt	208.00–212.00	992	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	197.26/cwt	193.00–204.00	945	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	164.63/cwt	157.50–168.50	1,358	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	202.82/cwt	195.00–209.00	856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	154.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,359	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	169.10/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,141	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	149.21/cwt	144.00–154.00	880	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	174.78/cwt	170.00–182.00	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	149.13/cwt	145.50–151.50	1,232	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	184.27/cwt	179.00–187.00	896	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,007	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	614	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,032	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	693	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,242	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	158.09/cwt	151.00–160.75	1,232	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	197.45/cwt	191.50–201.00	1,045	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	194.39/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,114	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	713	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,127	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	152.26/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,102	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	159.18/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,038	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,339	68
Steers	Medium 1	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	183.02/cwt	179.00–187.00	954	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	147.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,145	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	135.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	937	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,082	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	165.11/cwt	160.00–172.00	870	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	145.30/cwt	143.00–147.00	886	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	166.15/cwt	165.50–167.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	155.56/cwt	150.00–159.50	974	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	763	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,194	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	684	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,084	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	139.87/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,007	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	170.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	831	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	134.57/cwt	129.50–141.00	1,044	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.51/cwt	146.00–156.50	1,032	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	160.61/cwt	155.00–166.50	927	222

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Receipts 4,464Last week 3,293Year ago 4,918

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	765	155.25	155.25
67	—	614	168.00	168.00
89	—	713	158.00	158.00
127	—	684	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	590	144.00–154.00	149.21
19	—	689	132.00–142.00	135.95
58	—	527	160.00–172.00	165.11
19	—	610	143.00–147.00	145.30
7	—	373	165.50–167.00	166.15
5	—	429	166.00	166.00
60	—	720	138.00–145.00	139.87
82	—	488	165.00–174.00	170.33
31	—	776	129.50–141.00	134.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	429	170.00–182.00	174.78
50	—	826	145.50–151.50	149.13
35	—	486	179.00–187.00	184.27
170	—	724	147.00–156.00	152.26
126	—	521	179.00–187.00	183.02
70	—	775	142.00–152.00	147.73
199	—	626	150.00–159.50	155.56
155	—	668	146.00–156.50	154.51
222	—	577	155.00–166.50	160.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	519	194.00	194.00
8	—	553	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	184.00	184.00
59	—	763	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	206.00–208.00	207.20
42	—	887	145.00–147.00	146.44
55	—	727	143.50–155.50	150.20
18	—	648	172.00–172.50	172.14
58	—	583	178.50–188.00	184.52
27	—	479	193.00–204.00	197.26
17	—	422	195.00–209.00	202.82
118	—	779	151.00–160.75	158.09
51	—	529	191.50–201.00	197.45
11	—	652	159.00–160.00	159.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	430	213.00–220.50	217.86
188	—	718	163.50–174.25	169.77
121	—	525	202.50–214.00	209.63
197	—	760	163.00–173.50	170.28
3	—	355	222.00	222.00
288	—	620	175.00–186.00	178.86
19	—	997	138.50–144.00	140.82
34	—	470	208.00–212.00	211.12
219	—	825	157.50–168.50	164.63
73	—	880	150.00–160.00	154.44
312	—	675	164.00–175.00	169.10
206	—	573	193.00–199.00	194.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	222.00	222.00
30	—	692	176.75	176.75
19	—	511	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	693	179.25	179.25
68	—	766	174.75	174.75
4	—	453	218.00	218.00
17	—	555	202.00	202.00
31	—	501	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	143.00	143.00

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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