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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Mar 26

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Receipts

4,277 head

▲ 3,661 vs last sale 616▲ 4,277 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: Receipts were much higher this week. Steers and heifers higher undertone noted with instances of 8.00-10.00 higher on comparable receipts. Trade active and demand good.

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 $132.89/cwt on 2,930 head.

Average price

$132.89

2,930 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$24.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	795	138.39	1,100	1,693
Medium and Large 1-2	835	126.15	1,053	1,158
Medium and Large 2	878	113.98	1,000	79

One grade step is worth $24.41/cwt here — about $100 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 sale2,930 hd

132.89

—

KS average3 barns · 6,540 hd

133.86

−0.96

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	699	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	186.94/cwt	186.00–187.50	774	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	857	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	153.38/cwt	152.50–154.00	727	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	180.55/cwt	174.00–182.25	863	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	173.64/cwt	168.00–176.50	908	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	537	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	677	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	552	178.00/cwt	175.00–179.00	983	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	168.97/cwt	166.00–171.00	953	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	147.66/cwt	144.00–150.00	843	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	574	159.35/cwt	158.50–162.00	915	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	151.86/cwt	148.00–156.00	952	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	917	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	137.13/cwt	136.50–140.00	920	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	150.42/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,017	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	699	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	888	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	143.73/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,036	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	133.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	980	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	126.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	979	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	136.18/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,068	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	134.38/cwt	132.00–137.25	1,094	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	814	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	126.54/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,045	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	855	138.14/cwt	138.10–138.25	1,181	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	125.12/cwt	120.00–127.25	1,086	469
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	131.85/cwt	128.50–134.25	1,150	401
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	882	113.81/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,004	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	112.95/cwt	111.50–113.75	1,039	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	120.63/cwt	119.00–123.75	1,123	334
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,134	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,073	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	108.97/cwt	106.00–109.25	1,130	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,079	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	156.60/cwt	151.00–159.00	670	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	152.57/cwt	148.00–156.00	774	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	141.22/cwt	139.00–146.00	726	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	575	163.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	943	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	141.81/cwt	138.00–143.00	821	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	147.77/cwt	144.00–151.00	859	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	138.64/cwt	137.50–140.00	860	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	806	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	129.16/cwt	126.00–133.00	874	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	121.41/cwt	118.00–122.50	838	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	126.13/cwt	123.25–128.00	908	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	119.70/cwt	116.00–120.25	894	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	122.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	952	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	120.38/cwt	116.00–121.75	979	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	117.11/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,021	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	115.35/cwt	115.35–115.35	1,047	126

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 Mar 26, 2020

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

Receipts 4,277Last week 616Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Receipts were much higher this week. Steers and heifers higher undertone noted with instances of 8.00-10.00 higher on comparable receipts. Trade active and demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	721	143.00–145.00	143.73
401	—	872	128.50–134.25	131.85
334	—	931	119.00–123.75	120.63
195	—	814	132.00–137.25	134.38
116	—	961	118.00	118.00
84	—	523	168.00–176.50	173.64
71	—	676	147.00–155.00	150.42
48	—	784	135.00–138.00	136.18
47	—	564	166.00–171.00	168.97
42	—	478	174.00–182.25	180.55
44	—	627	148.00–156.00	151.86
17	—	414	186.00–187.50	186.94
7	—	374	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	826	121.00–128.00	126.54
130	—	774	124.00–131.00	126.51
114	—	1,037	106.00–109.25	108.97
40	—	984	109.00	109.00
18	—	474	152.50–154.00	153.38
5	—	1,079	100.00	100.00
12	—	733	132.00–137.00	133.64
15	—	571	144.00–150.00	147.66
469	—	868	120.00–127.25	125.12
26	—	628	146.00	146.00
43	—	920	111.50–113.75	112.95
64	—	671	136.50–140.00	137.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	699	127.00	127.00
7	—	537	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	814	116.50	116.50
74	—	882	112.00–114.00	113.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	574	158.50–162.00	159.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	552	175.00–179.00	178.00
18	—	450	190.50	190.50
56	—	855	138.10–138.25	138.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	581	144.00–151.00	147.77
42	—	428	151.00–159.00	156.60
21	—	507	148.00–156.00	152.57
9	—	620	137.50–140.00	138.64
8	—	476	158.00	158.00
8	—	347	168.00	168.00
79	—	872	113.00–118.00	117.11
107	—	677	126.00–133.00	129.16
126	—	908	115.35	115.35
172	—	813	116.00–121.75	120.38
207	—	780	118.00–123.00	122.02
77	—	720	123.25–128.00	126.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	747	116.00–120.25	119.70
44	—	579	138.00–143.00	141.81
5	—	750	106.00	106.00
10	—	514	139.00–146.00	141.22
15	—	625	128.00–130.00	128.97
28	—	690	118.00–122.50	121.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	540	159.00	159.00
39	—	575	161.00–165.00	163.96

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.