Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to this being a special weaned and vaccinated sale there were no recent comparisons. All cattle today were weaned and fully vaccinated. The receipts were good and the demand was very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.00/cwt on 1,814 head.

Average price

$198.00

1,814 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$21.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	200.84	1,347	1,426
Medium and Large 1-2	609	188.44	1,148	351
Medium 1	570	179.07	1,020	37

One grade step is worth $21.77/cwt here — about $326 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 sale1,814 hd

198.00

—

KS average4 barns · 6,802 hd

196.65

+1.34

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 1Fancy	—	571	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	616	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	992	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	176.15/cwt	171.00–178.00	918	26
Heifers	Medium 1	—	490	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	178.75/cwt	177.00–180.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	223.25/cwt	221.00–226.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,108	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	781	191.75/cwt	191.75–191.75	1,498	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	190.16/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,291	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	202.11/cwt	194.25–210.00	1,279	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,516	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,176	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,305	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,225	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	172.68/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,432	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	182.68/cwt	177.25–187.00	1,317	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	169.33/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,241	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,364	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	221.81/cwt	215.50–228.00	1,118	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	208.60/cwt	208.60–208.60	1,496	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	239.01/cwt	234.00–243.00	903	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	702	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,211	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	565	178.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,007	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	179.84/cwt	171.75–186.00	1,410	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,403	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	190.79/cwt	183.00–197.00	1,082	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.06/cwt	191.00–198.00	722	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	174.46/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,075	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	166.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,060	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	173.33/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,011	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	234.76/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,223	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	772	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,413	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	190.22/cwt	183.00–195.00	982	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	178.39/cwt	175.00–183.00	758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	188.79/cwt	183.50–192.00	1,172	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	189.26/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,100	54
Steers	Medium 1	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	164.79/cwt	163.00–166.25	1,247	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	191.51/cwt	188.00–198.00	820	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	192.00/cwt	188.00–199.00	918	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	228.20/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,102	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	207.15/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,094	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	173.70/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,178	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.79/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,188	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,106	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	203.37/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,175	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	231.68/cwt	228.00–237.00	996	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	217.52/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,020	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	212.35/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,321	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	196.65/cwt	196.00–197.50	1,394	101

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 6, 2022

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

Receipts 3,084Last week 1,608Year ago 3,293

Due to this being a special weaned and vaccinated sale there were no recent comparisons. All cattle today were weaned and fully vaccinated. The receipts were good and the demand was very good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	181.00	181.00
19	—	616	161.00	161.00
4	—	490	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	521	171.00–178.00	176.15
7	—	476	177.00–180.00	178.75
81	—	636	162.00–170.00	166.59
58	—	583	166.00–178.00	173.33
9	—	425	175.00–183.00	178.39
4	—	703	153.00	153.00
8	—	377	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	672	160.00–170.00	164.93
138	—	567	183.00–197.00	190.79
46	—	370	191.00–198.00	195.06
83	—	616	172.00–181.00	174.46
115	—	516	183.00–195.00	190.22
30	—	757	163.00–166.25	164.79
27	—	428	188.00–198.00	191.51
92	—	478	188.00–199.00	192.00
13	—	326	209.00	209.00
65	—	730	155.00–166.50	162.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	772	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	557	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	856	174.50	174.50
95	—	679	184.00–198.00	190.16
124	—	633	194.25–210.00	202.11
60	—	905	167.50	167.50
92	—	829	171.00–184.00	172.68
104	—	721	177.25–187.00	182.68
18	—	504	215.50–228.00	221.81
8	—	378	234.00–243.00	239.01
3	—	333	241.00	241.00
5	—	965	163.00	163.00
115	—	784	171.75–186.00	179.84
50	—	483	225.00–236.00	228.20
157	—	578	198.00–212.00	203.37
18	—	430	228.00–237.00	231.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	221.00–226.00	223.25
19	—	733	163.00–172.00	169.33
72	—	621	183.50–192.00	188.79
54	—	581	180.00–195.00	189.26
46	—	528	201.00–209.00	207.15
120	—	678	171.00–175.00	173.70
33	—	469	209.00–220.00	217.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	781	191.75	191.75
22	—	479	245.50	245.50
34	—	559	233.50	233.50
111	—	632	215.75	215.75
80	—	717	208.60	208.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	520	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	172.50	172.50
28	—	565	175.00–185.00	178.23
3	—	350	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	651	215.50	215.50
46	—	521	234.00–235.00	234.76
39	—	622	212.00–213.00	212.35
101	—	709	196.00–197.50	196.65

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