Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no recent comparison, but there definitely was a higher undertone. Grass season is coming and they will pay a premium for a nice thin calf that is vaccinated and weaned and ready to go to grass. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.59/cwt on 1,823 head.

Average price

$215.59

1,823 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.04

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	218.08	1,353	1,559
Medium 1	549	212.61	1,167	25
Medium and Large 1-2	653	199.65	1,303	239

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $50 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 sale1,823 hd

215.59

—

KS average4 barns · 5,273 hd

198.55

+17.04

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	—	478	235.49/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,126	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	499	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,297	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	193.17/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,315	106
Steers	Medium 1	—	571	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	230.86/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,203	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,358	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	185.23/cwt	176.00–187.75	1,345	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	170.06/cwt	170.00–170.50	1,415	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	237.54/cwt	232.00–242.00	789	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	184.71/cwt	181.00–186.75	1,505	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	195.80/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,218	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	205.67/cwt	198.50–210.00	1,368	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	222.52/cwt	221.00–226.00	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	244.33/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,266	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	182.35/cwt	182.35–182.35	1,588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	186.15/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,439	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	239.36/cwt	229.00–245.50	1,386	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	218.82/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,291	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	207.20/cwt	202.50–217.00	1,307	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	727	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,423	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	237.98/cwt	232.00–244.00	997	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	402	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,233	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,175	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,327	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	181.10/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,145	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	196.29/cwt	196.00–197.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	183.62/cwt	183.50–184.00	1,082	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	163.59/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	166.57/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	173.38/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,260	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	195.52/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,023	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	190.50/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,099	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	213.48/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,008	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	195.64/cwt	192.00–198.00	931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	206.56/cwt	205.00–212.50	808	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	209.71/cwt	208.00–216.00	696	30
Heifers	Medium 1	—	617	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	171.27/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,327	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	205.59/cwt	200.00–210.50	1,067	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	800	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	1,498	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	177.93/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,215	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,376	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,130	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,347	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	213.87/cwt	206.00–219.00	939	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	226.24/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,052	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	211.61/cwt	206.00–219.00	931	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	667	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	518	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,088	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 7, 2023

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

Receipts 3,091Last week 2,848Year ago 3,340

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	478	230.00–243.00	235.49
24	—	726	176.00–187.75	185.23
8	—	925	171.50	171.50
44	—	332	232.00–242.00	237.54
71	—	815	181.00–186.75	184.71
133	—	665	198.50–210.00	205.67
10	—	356	221.00–226.00	222.52
113	—	518	238.00–248.00	244.33
9	—	871	182.35	182.35
167	—	773	182.00–188.50	186.15
218	—	579	229.00–245.50	239.36
117	—	631	202.50–217.00	207.20
138	—	419	232.00–244.00	237.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	499	260.00	260.00
83	—	800	187.25	187.25
90	—	608	226.25	226.25
7	—	561	246.00	246.00
10	—	705	200.00	200.00
18	—	541	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	681	190.00–195.00	193.17
29	—	521	228.00–232.00	230.86
11	—	767	177.00	177.00
25	—	832	170.00–170.50	170.06
27	—	622	190.00–199.00	195.80
29	—	590	216.00–226.00	218.82
12	—	465	226.00–227.00	226.24
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	228.00	228.00
7	—	440	206.00–219.00	211.61
6	—	667	195.00	195.00
4	—	518	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	545	252.50	252.50
141	—	727	195.75	195.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	175.50	175.50
12	—	837	158.50	158.50
11	—	413	196.00–197.00	196.29
20	—	589	183.50–184.00	183.62
8	—	729	158.00–167.00	163.59
7	—	666	166.00–168.00	166.57
24	—	523	188.00–199.00	195.52
12	—	476	192.00–198.00	195.64
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	180.00	180.00
9	—	402	204.00	204.00
10	—	617	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	663	186.00	186.00
12	—	557	208.00	208.00
14	—	625	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	632	179.00–185.00	181.10
92	—	727	170.00–176.50	173.38
111	—	577	185.00–199.00	190.50
161	—	472	206.00–216.00	213.48
8	—	836	166.50	166.50
50	—	391	205.00–212.50	206.56
30	—	332	208.00–216.00	209.71
16	—	775	169.00–172.00	171.27
4	—	919	155.00	155.00
134	—	519	200.00–210.50	205.59
50	—	683	173.00–182.00	177.93
64	—	439	206.00–219.00	213.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	554	204.00	204.00

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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