Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of spring-calving females today, 400 bred heifers and the remainder bred cows. A really nice turnout on the buyer's part the seats were about full.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,733	140
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,319	$2,669	56
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,485	161
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,087	185
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,016	105
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$1,938	37
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,759	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,349	$1,644	66
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,378	$1,508	92
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,354	$1,411	110
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,445	373
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,162	20
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,422	$1,577	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,095	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$2,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,572	16
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	777	$1,635	17

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Replacement 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	1,702.53/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,703	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,571.88/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,572	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,189	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	17
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,016	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,049	1,767.51/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,768	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,234	1,683.62/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,684	37
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,498.16/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,498	316
Stock Cows	Medium 1Registered	—	777	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,402.52/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,403	68
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,499	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,876.08/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,876	70
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,153.44/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,153	57
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	2,161.57/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,162	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,328.11/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,328	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,762.92/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,763	20
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	2,717.92/head	2,675.00–2,800.00	2,718	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	2,700.98/head	2,675.00–2,725.00	2,701	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,577.65/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,578	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,066	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	2,013.21/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,013	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,493	1,579.20/head	1,400.00–1,710.00	1,579	42
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,426	1,686.52/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,687	40
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	3,327.94/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,328	34
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,391	2,289.27/head	2,150.00–2,325.00	2,289	39
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,397	2,643.78/head	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,644	40
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,452	1,587.38/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,587	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	1,447.17/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,447	52
Bred Cows	Large 1Fancy	—	1,369	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,198	3,028.84/head	2,975.00–3,100.00	3,029	59
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,004	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	2,150.87/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,151	109
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	3,182.50/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,183	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4

How this sale compares

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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Replacement Cattle Special - Salina, KS

Tue Dec 19, 2023

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

Receipts 1,817Last week 2,202Year ago 2,033

Nice run of spring-calving females today, 400 bred heifers and the remainder bred cows. A really nice turnout on the buyer's part the seats were about full.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,448	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,702.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,500	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,142	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,571.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,129	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,327.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,219	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,182.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,375	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,189	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,234	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,683.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,066	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,016	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,049	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,767.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,004	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,283	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,402.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,311	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,876.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	1,272	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,328.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,294	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,762.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,262	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,316	2,675.00–2,725.00	2,700.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,230	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,577.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,302	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,013.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,321	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,447.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	109	—	1,231	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,150.87
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,385	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,499	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,365	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,493	1,400.00–1,710.00	1,579.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,426	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,686.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,361	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,391	2,150.00–2,325.00	2,289.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,397	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,643.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,452	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,587.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,274	2,675.00–2,800.00	2,717.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,165	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,369	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	1,198	2,975.00–3,100.00	3,028.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	316	—	1,093	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,498.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,055	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,161.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,115	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,153.44
Stock Cows — Medium 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	777	1,635.00	1,635.00

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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