Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of weaned and un-weaned calves. Most un-weaned calves had good vaccinations. The special weaned and vaccinated calf sales will start in December.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.75/cwt on 775 head.

Average price

$193.75

775 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$16.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	197.24	1,157	575
Medium and Large 1-2	572	185.00	1,059	145
Medium 1	571	180.29	1,029	55

One grade step is worth $16.95/cwt here — about $128 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 sale775 hd

193.75

—

KS average4 barns · 5,917 hd

186.29

+7.46

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 1Unweaned	—	530	201.67/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,069	40
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	628	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,137	25
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	553	178.09/cwt	177.00–182.00	985	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	190.76/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,017	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	186.57/cwt	184.00–191.50	1,256	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	207.21/cwt	202.00–214.50	1,109	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	179.77/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,050	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	194.67/cwt	187.00–198.50	1,223	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	445	188.63/cwt	186.00–194.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,318	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	724	166.73/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,207	39
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	426	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	187.58/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,005	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,158	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	214.54/cwt	211.00–217.00	987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	206.22/cwt	206.00–207.00	878	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	559	186.78/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,044	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	201.55/cwt	197.00–208.00	949	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	153.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.69/cwt	170.00–179.00	914	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	180.54/cwt	177.00–181.00	895	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	174.27/cwt	172.00–175.00	746	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	182.76/cwt	182.50–183.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	757	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,332	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	699	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,111	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	165.11/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,043	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,037	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.91/cwt	166.00–171.00	975	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	156.13/cwt	155.00–160.00	988	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	169.17/cwt	164.00–172.00	880	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.06/cwt	158.00–165.00	854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	158.43/cwt	157.00–164.00	979	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	165.71/cwt	163.00–168.25	954	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	158.18/cwt	153.00–160.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	167.29/cwt	163.00–171.00	810	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	182.70/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,135	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	633	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	202.47/cwt	200.00–204.50	1,261	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	686	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	161.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	167.26/cwt	164.00–172.50	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	184.76/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,053	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	155.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	198.89/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,130	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	177.15/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,194	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,313	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	216.64/cwt	208.00–220.00	786	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	202.97/cwt	200.00–207.50	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,177	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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Receipts 1,608Last week 2,647Year ago 1,348

Nice offering of weaned and un-weaned calves. Most un-weaned calves had good vaccinations. The special weaned and vaccinated calf sales will start in December.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	196.00–205.00	201.67
67	—	628	187.00–198.50	194.67
39	—	724	165.00–172.00	166.73
19	—	426	206.00–207.00	206.22
4	—	391	205.00	205.00
30	—	559	186.00–188.00	186.78
21	—	471	197.00–208.00	201.55
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	628	181.00	181.00
23	—	553	177.00–182.00	178.09
7	—	426	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	533	188.00–192.00	190.76
5	—	355	204.00	204.00
15	—	621	180.00–184.50	182.70
23	—	570	184.00–186.00	184.76
11	—	674	175.00–179.00	177.15
5	—	434	200.00–207.50	202.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	673	184.00–191.50	186.57
45	—	535	202.00–214.50	207.21
18	—	460	211.00–217.00	214.54
93	—	623	200.00–204.50	202.47
74	—	568	191.00–202.50	198.89
21	—	704	186.50	186.50
14	—	363	208.00–220.00	216.64
9	—	434	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	584	178.00–182.00	179.77
6	—	445	186.00–194.00	188.63
14	—	536	186.00–188.00	187.58
26	—	646	179.25	179.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	626	210.50	210.50
4	—	555	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	554	150.00–158.00	153.42
13	—	633	155.00–160.00	156.13
17	—	527	158.00–165.00	162.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	520	170.00–179.00	175.69
17	—	496	177.00–181.00	180.54
29	—	428	172.00–175.00	174.27
9	—	333	188.00	188.00
8	—	379	182.50–183.00	182.76
73	—	632	162.00–166.00	165.11
18	—	669	150.00–157.00	154.98
97	—	577	166.00–171.00	168.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	757	176.00	176.00
15	—	699	159.00	159.00
6	—	633	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	520	164.00–172.00	169.17
31	—	618	157.00–164.00	158.43
58	—	576	163.00–168.25	165.71
23	—	484	163.00–171.00	167.29
42	—	394	170.00–178.00	174.08
14	—	426	160.00–165.00	161.93
5	—	329	164.00–172.50	167.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	153.00–160.00	158.18
12	—	583	150.00–158.00	155.58

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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