Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of bred cows today. Buyers are in the buying mood due to recent cattle inventory reports. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,172	$3,134	90
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,049	232
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$2,900	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,376	$2,667	101
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,666	61
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,490	$2,662	66
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,233	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$2,101	158
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$2,057	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,304	$2,034	33
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,547	39
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$2,484	20
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	814	$1,458	20
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$3,667	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$3,359	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,332	$2,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,314	$2,611	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$2,394	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,653	22

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,237.02/head	3,150.00–3,325.00	3,237	60
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,498	2,690.74/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,691	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	920	3,291.30/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,291	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	3,666.67/head	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,667	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,414	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,655.15/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,655	9
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	750	1,652.62/head	1,575.00–1,685.00	1,653	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,666.29/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,666	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,033.98/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,034	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,029	2,927.25/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,927	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,484.03/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,484	20
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	743	1,297.44/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,297	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,206.28/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,206	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,006	2,032.67/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,033	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,308.73/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,309	21
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,451	2,158.36/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,158	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,613.33/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,613	38
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,442	2,980.42/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,980	60
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,019.58/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,020	65
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,499	2,889.45/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,889	68
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,461	3,340.52/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,341	107
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,056.78/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,057	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,329	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,546.83/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,547	39
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,019	2,574.72/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,621.05/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,621	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2

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.

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

Tue Feb 20, 2024

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

Receipts 1,257Last week 1,179Year ago 1,187

Nice offering of bred cows today. Buyers are in the buying mood due to recent cattle inventory reports. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	60	—	1,243	3,150.00–3,325.00	3,237.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,340	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,666.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,304	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,033.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,315	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,235	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,206.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,332	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,189	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,308.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,103	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,613.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,078	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	1,335	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,019.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,279	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,056.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,261	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,546.83
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	—	1,498	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,690.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,414	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	93	—	1,451	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,158.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	60	—	1,442	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,980.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,499	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,889.45
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,029	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,927.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,006	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,032.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,019	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,574.72
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	107	—	1,461	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,340.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,329	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	850	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	900	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,655.15
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	958	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,484.03
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	743	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,297.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,210	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	992	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,300	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,621.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	920	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,291.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	850	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,425	2,825.00	2,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	750	1,575.00–1,685.00	1,652.62

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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