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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, May 7

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Receipts

3,096 head

▼ 1,687 vs last sale 4,783▲ 1,704 vs year ago 1,392 · +122.4%

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: 700-1000 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher; 500-700 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher; 500 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Heifers 800-1000 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher; 550-800 lbs 13.00-15.00 higher; 550 lbs and under higher undertone noted. Trade active. Demand moderate to 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 $134.73/cwt on 1,546 head.

Average price

$134.73

1,546 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.19

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	145.53	790	16thin
Medium and Large 1	783	135.92	1,065	1,185
Medium and Large 1-2	770	130.16	1,002	345

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale1,546 hd

134.73

—

KS average3 barns · 4,932 hd

124.54

+10.19

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	177.39/cwt	177.00–178.00	678	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	184.35/cwt	184.00–185.00	765	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	163.24/cwt	162.00–165.00	687	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	184.17/cwt	180.00–185.50	845	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	169.10/cwt	165.00–173.00	813	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	166.44/cwt	163.00–172.00	869	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	157.46/cwt	154.00–161.00	852	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	163.96/cwt	158.00–167.50	939	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	152.90/cwt	149.00–156.00	894	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	139.75/cwt	136.00–145.00	882	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	154.65/cwt	150.00–159.50	984	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	150.70/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,008	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	134.62/cwt	130.00–139.00	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	887	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	147.36/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,058	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	746	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	865	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	769	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,098	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	137.31/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,066	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	962	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	128.45/cwt	125.00–131.75	1,071	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	121.71/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,077	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	118.23/cwt	116.25–119.25	1,049	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	118.56/cwt	116.75–120.00	1,090	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	108.25/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,067	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	160.68/cwt	159.00–163.00	505	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	155.27/cwt	154.00–157.00	514	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	151.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	571	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.33/cwt	145.00–153.00	639	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	146.99/cwt	143.00–152.00	708	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	721	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	145.54/cwt	143.00–149.00	752	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	819	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	129.85/cwt	129.50–131.00	741	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	573	139.05/cwt	138.00–139.50	797	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	844	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	797	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	130.58/cwt	127.50–134.00	883	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	119.95/cwt	118.00–124.50	811	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	921	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	120.14/cwt	119.25–125.00	912	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	113.64/cwt	113.25–115.00	895	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	115.50/cwt	111.50–118.00	949	359
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	112.93/cwt	111.50–115.25	984	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	880	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,190	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	107.74/cwt	106.00–108.00	990	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	105.63/cwt	103.00–106.50	1,044	20

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 May 7, 2020

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

Receipts 3,096Last week 4,783Year ago 1,392

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	159.00–163.00	160.68
11	—	731	126.00	126.00
20	—	377	150.00–154.00	151.41
20	—	988	103.00–106.50	105.63
35	—	428	145.00–153.00	149.33
39	—	614	137.50	137.50
40	—	482	143.00–152.00	146.99
40	—	517	143.00–149.00	145.54
53	—	676	127.50–134.00	130.58
57	—	560	145.00–147.00	146.33
75	—	919	106.00–108.00	107.74
93	—	759	119.25–125.00	120.14
183	—	871	111.50–115.25	112.93
359	—	822	111.50–118.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	880	135.25	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	331	154.00–157.00	155.27
9	—	631	126.00–127.00	126.33
17	—	571	129.50–131.00	129.85
26	—	676	118.00–124.50	119.95
27	—	513	140.00–142.00	140.64
148	—	788	113.25–115.00	113.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	138.00–139.50	139.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	415	184.00–185.00	184.35
25	—	459	180.00–185.50	184.17
46	—	522	163.00–172.00	166.44
48	—	669	147.00–155.00	150.70
58	—	718	142.00–149.50	147.36
60	—	776	133.00–139.75	137.31
79	—	986	104.00–110.00	108.25
93	—	636	150.00–159.50	154.65
107	—	573	158.00–167.50	163.96
170	—	919	116.75–120.00	118.56
210	—	885	121.00–129.00	121.71
230	—	834	125.00–131.75	128.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	769	142.75	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	130.00–139.00	134.62
8	—	541	154.00–161.00	157.46
10	—	707	125.50	125.50
15	—	585	149.00–156.00	152.90
17	—	382	177.00–178.00	177.39
20	—	631	136.00–145.00	139.75
28	—	481	165.00–173.00	169.10
46	—	778	122.00–125.00	123.70
195	—	887	116.25–119.25	118.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	116.00	116.00
10	—	421	162.00–165.00	163.24

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.