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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Oct 31

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Receipts

2,335 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 2,537▲ 2,335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Winter weather hit the area this week with frigid low temperatures and snow. Steers 800-950 lbs 3.00-9.00 higher, 800 lbs and under lower undertone noted. Heifers 700-1050 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher; 700 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.03/cwt on 1,192 head.

Average price

$147.03

1,192 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$25.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	814	149.02	1,214	904
Medium and Large 1-2	762	141.65	1,079	275
Medium and Large 2	654	123.08	805	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.94/cwt here — about $409 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 sale1,192 hd

147.03

—

KS average4 barns · 4,432 hd

149.02

−1.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

49 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	689	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	780	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	746	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.59/cwt	149.50–158.50	818	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	142.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	819	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.37/cwt	148.00–155.00	879	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	900	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	861	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	661	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,044	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	141.29/cwt	139.00–145.00	952	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,028	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	154.77/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,116	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	132.12/cwt	132.00–133.00	957	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	138.39/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,003	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	746	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	933	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	150.19/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,164	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	141.85/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,155	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	149.11/cwt	146.00–153.75	1,238	319
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	153.31/cwt	153.10–153.50	1,320	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,286	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	145.25/cwt	142.50–148.50	1,344	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	137.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,279	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	512	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	132.85/cwt	132.00–133.00	638	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	133.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	714	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	131.83/cwt	128.00–135.50	769	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	140.47/cwt	138.75–143.50	855	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	130.85/cwt	128.00–135.00	817	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	123.53/cwt	119.00–125.00	815	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	143.15/cwt	138.00–147.50	955	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	141.29/cwt	137.50–145.50	1,016	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	128.87/cwt	125.00–134.00	928	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	141.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,095	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	137.49/cwt	135.50–138.25	1,111	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,093	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,133	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,074	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,157	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,237	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	116.38/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,201	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,253	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.15/cwt	127.00–139.00	703	12

This sale against other markets

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. - Salina, KS

Thu Oct 31, 2019

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Receipts 2,335Last week 2,537Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	127.00–139.00	133.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	123.00	123.00
5	—	455	143.00	143.00
8	—	358	143.00	143.00
8	—	595	144.00	144.00
11	—	855	132.50	132.50
13	—	933	124.00	124.00
31	—	609	138.75–143.50	140.47
65	—	667	138.00–147.50	143.15
110	—	719	137.50–145.50	141.29
143	—	808	135.50–138.25	137.49
216	—	774	135.00–143.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,080	116.00	116.00
5	—	926	116.00	116.00
7	—	720	125.00–134.00	128.87
8	—	1,032	116.00–117.00	116.38
19	—	480	132.00–133.00	132.85
24	—	624	128.00–135.00	130.85
41	—	536	129.00–135.00	133.25
41	—	583	128.00–135.50	131.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	634	125.00–127.00	125.84
27	—	660	119.00–125.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	179.00	179.00
319	—	830	146.00–153.75	149.11
240	—	925	142.50–148.50	145.25
116	—	861	153.10–153.50	153.31
55	—	775	147.00–153.00	150.19
35	—	721	153.00–155.00	154.77
25	—	581	148.00–155.00	151.37
16	—	526	149.50–158.50	155.59
10	—	452	172.50	172.50
8	—	388	177.50	177.50
6	—	676	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	746	125.00	125.00
5	—	507	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	814	139.00–142.50	141.85
60	—	899	143.00	143.00
46	—	725	138.00–138.50	138.39
26	—	631	140.00–145.00	142.62
22	—	506	147.50	147.50
21	—	933	135.00–140.00	137.12
21	—	674	139.00–145.00	141.29
14	—	577	140.00–146.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	631	135.00–138.00	136.51
24	—	724	132.00–133.00	132.12
6	—	593	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	158.00	158.00
5	—	590	164.00	164.00

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.