Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of light calves today. The cattle today were mostly unweaned however, there was no noticeable discount on the unweaned cattle. The receipts were light with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.56/cwt on 687 head.

Average price

$252.56

687 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	254.43	1,527	567
Medium and Large 1-2	557	246.51	1,373	92
Medium 1	586	234.61	1,375	28

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $152 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 sale687 hd

252.56

—

KS average4 barns · 5,494 hd

248.73

+3.84

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 1	—	546	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	264.63/cwt	256.00–268.50	1,487	50
Steers	Medium 1	—	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,605	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	563	237.95/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,340	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	229.38/cwt	228.50–231.00	1,571	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	224.31/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,644	13
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	638	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	244.57/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,548	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	288.06/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,365	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	312.24/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,355	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	532	260.26/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,385	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	499	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	617	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,592	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	271.96/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,414	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,584	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	235.14/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,444	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	294.33/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	243.43/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,151	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,247	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,483	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	474	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,090	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	559	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	257.85/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,467	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	393	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,393	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	643	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,627	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	259.28/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	275.33/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	212.60/cwt	204.00–217.50	1,420	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	238.92/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,515	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	245.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,167	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	241.59/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,251	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	221.13/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,360	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	547	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,280	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	573	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	229.31/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,300	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	441	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,208	16
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	536	228.55/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,225	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	228.93/cwt	228.50–232.00	1,330	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	245.26/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,074	7

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 14, 2023

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

Receipts 1,268Last week 2,174Year ago 1,608

Nice offering of light calves today. The cattle today were mostly unweaned however, there was no noticeable discount on the unweaned cattle. The receipts were light with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	546	235.00	235.00
6	—	610	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	562	256.00–268.50	264.63
27	—	733	219.00	219.00
83	—	633	242.00–249.00	244.57
29	—	474	280.00–289.00	288.06
25	—	434	312.00–315.00	312.24
15	—	520	265.00–283.00	271.96
17	—	698	227.00	227.00
5	—	386	280.00–315.00	294.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	563	230.00–247.00	237.95
16	—	532	258.00–262.00	260.26
6	—	499	245.00	245.00
25	—	614	233.00–242.00	235.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	685	228.50–231.00	229.38
13	—	733	222.00–228.00	224.31
15	—	756	225.00	225.00
70	—	569	255.00–263.00	257.85
9	—	535	257.00–261.00	259.28
91	—	634	233.00–244.00	238.92
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	272.50	272.50
13	—	617	258.00	258.00
15	—	453	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	327.00	327.00
26	—	643	253.00	253.00
10	—	515	284.00	284.00
12	—	556	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	240.50	240.50
12	—	475	274.00–276.00	275.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	240.00	240.00
3	—	343	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	473	240.00–252.00	243.43
26	—	507	246.00	246.00
8	—	668	222.00	222.00
40	—	581	228.50–232.00	228.93
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	230.00	230.00
7	—	559	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	668	204.00–217.50	212.60
5	—	389	257.50	257.50
32	—	475	240.00–250.00	245.60
47	—	518	237.00–249.00	241.59
40	—	615	212.00–223.00	221.13
7	—	336	285.00	285.00
70	—	567	224.00–235.00	229.31
7	—	438	243.00–247.00	245.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	547	234.00	234.00
9	—	613	214.00	214.00
3	—	573	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	260.00	260.00
16	—	463	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	205.00	205.00
22	—	536	228.00–230.00	228.55

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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