Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month steers 500 to 550 lbs and 650 to 850 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower and steers 550 to 650 lbs sold steady. Heifers 500 to 550 lbs and 700 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers 600 to 700 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. The receipts were moderate and the demand was light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.79/cwt on 1,824 head.

Average price

$173.79

1,824 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$331

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.93

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	176.19	1,187	1,538
Medium and Large 1-2	698	163.28	1,139	233
Medium 1	724	154.00	1,115	43
Large 1	1,125	135.00	1,519	10thin

One grade step is worth $41.19/cwt here — about −$331 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 sale1,824 hd

173.79

—

KS average4 barns · 6,684 hd

165.87

+7.93

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

59 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	—	737	157.45/cwt	152.00–160.80	1,160	76
Steers	Medium 1	—	612	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,385	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	160.15/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,097	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	209.28/cwt	203.50–210.50	1,000	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	195.44/cwt	189.00–199.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	166.21/cwt	162.00–171.50	1,202	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	188.18/cwt	183.00–189.50	1,093	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	202.30/cwt	199.50–206.50	1,080	55
Steers	Medium 1	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	217.94/cwt	216.00–225.00	952	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	160.97/cwt	157.25–163.60	1,318	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	179.06/cwt	176.50–186.50	1,130	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	194.70/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,123	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	165.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,137	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	161.32/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,258	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	158.99/cwt	157.50–161.00	916	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	168.62/cwt	168.50–169.00	868	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,067	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	972	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,164	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.38/cwt	156.00–165.00	997	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.25/cwt	165.00–173.00	970	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.81/cwt	151.00–154.00	954	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	146.83/cwt	144.50–148.00	996	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	152.76/cwt	148.75–157.00	1,036	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.68/cwt	180.00–191.00	793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	147.34/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,064	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	180.45/cwt	173.00–183.00	881	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.16/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,164	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.25/cwt	172.00–178.00	917	55
Heifers	Medium 1	—	493	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	576	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	146.51/cwt	144.00–152.25	1,141	111
Steers	Medium 1	—	798	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,197	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,125	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,071	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	167.00/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,213	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	153.91/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,187	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	714	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	541	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	952	4

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Receipts 3,340Last week 4,464Year ago 3,491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	737	152.00–160.80	157.45
5	—	845	152.00	152.00
59	—	685	160.00–160.50	160.15
8	—	477	189.00–199.00	195.44
6	—	890	145.00	145.00
27	—	581	183.00–189.50	188.18
13	—	625	164.00–174.00	167.00
34	—	771	152.00–155.00	153.91
5	—	548	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	170.00	170.00
7	—	800	140.00	140.00
17	—	798	150.00	150.00
6	—	714	143.00	143.00
4	—	541	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	851	162.75	162.75
33	—	478	203.50–210.50	209.28
306	—	723	162.00–171.50	166.21
9	—	347	231.00	231.00
55	—	534	199.50–206.50	202.30
53	—	437	216.00–225.00	217.94
116	—	819	157.25–163.60	160.97
261	—	631	176.50–186.50	179.06
147	—	577	192.00–198.00	194.70
10	—	927	140.00	140.00
171	—	686	162.00–170.00	165.81
214	—	780	157.00–164.50	161.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	221.00	221.00
66	—	667	174.50	174.50
32	—	503	213.00	213.00
5	—	605	189.00	189.00
14	—	730	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	201.00	201.00
6	—	500	216.00	216.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,125	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	576	157.50–161.00	158.99
18	—	447	174.00	174.00
3	—	713	121.00	121.00
28	—	515	168.50–169.00	168.62
41	—	624	151.00–154.00	152.81
42	—	678	144.50–148.00	146.83
14	—	775	127.00–137.00	132.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	665	160.50	160.50
23	—	517	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	808	144.00	144.00
9	—	371	182.00	182.00
256	—	618	156.00–165.00	161.38
102	—	573	165.00–173.00	169.25
236	—	678	148.75–157.00	152.76
18	—	425	180.00–191.00	186.68
108	—	722	145.50–149.50	147.34
4	—	904	138.00	138.00
47	—	488	173.00–183.00	180.45
4	—	344	169.00	169.00
55	—	520	172.00–178.00	176.25
111	—	779	144.00–152.25	146.51
12	—	879	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	153.00	153.00
14	—	576	161.00	161.00
7	—	673	144.00	144.00

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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