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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, May 28

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← May 21May 28Jul 9 →

Receipts

2,364 head

▼ 474 vs last sale 2,838▲ 2,364 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: Steers 700-1050 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher; 700 lbs and under steady. Heifers 350-900 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher in a light test. 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 $133.73/cwt on 1,446 head.

Average price

$133.73

1,446 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$8.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	788	137.64	1,085	783
Medium and Large 1-2	763	129.11	985	663

One grade step is worth $8.53/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 sale1,446 hd

133.73

—

KS average3 barns · 3,927 hd

130.43

+3.31

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

Every lot

44 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	573	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	170.92/cwt	170.00–172.00	665	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	167.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	719	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	165.74/cwt	164.00–167.00	819	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	166.86/cwt	163.00–168.00	871	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	175.22/cwt	174.00–176.00	916	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	152.90/cwt	149.00–155.50	824	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	137.70/cwt	136.00–139.00	761	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	155.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	988	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	149.75/cwt	146.00–152.00	918	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	142.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	966	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	734	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	130.58/cwt	127.00–131.85	965	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	141.82/cwt	141.50–142.00	1,052	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	125.10/cwt	125.00–127.00	948	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	135.53/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,057	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	134.41/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,093	223
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	126.69/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,030	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	132.32/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,146	186
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	122.80/cwt	121.75–123.75	1,076	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	128.60/cwt	128.60–128.60	1,161	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	113.92/cwt	113.00–115.50	1,038	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	105.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,048	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,162	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	565	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	147.26/cwt	145.00–152.00	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	141.15/cwt	137.50–145.00	754	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	651	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	741	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	137.38/cwt	134.00–138.50	870	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.00	815	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	121.48/cwt	120.50–123.00	827	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	129.83/cwt	128.00–135.50	892	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	113.73/cwt	111.00–114.00	826	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	119.55/cwt	117.00–121.50	876	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	117.68/cwt	115.00–119.50	925	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	117.19/cwt	113.50–118.00	983	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	976	19

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 2,364Last week 2,838Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steers 700-1050 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher; 700 lbs and under steady. Heifers 350-900 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher in a light test. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	742	141.50–142.00	141.82
27	—	522	163.00–168.00	166.86
223	—	813	132.00–137.00	134.41
19	—	1,019	114.00	114.00
186	—	866	128.00–135.00	132.32
15	—	613	146.00–152.00	149.75
142	—	780	131.50–138.00	135.53
11	—	585	153.00–157.00	155.95
52	—	903	128.60	128.60
6	—	388	186.00	186.00
30	—	676	140.00–148.00	142.83
5	—	439	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	606	163.00	163.00
24	—	523	174.00–176.00	175.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	494	164.00–167.00	165.74
157	—	758	125.00–127.00	125.10
11	—	429	165.00–172.00	167.64
137	—	813	126.50–128.00	126.69
11	—	389	170.00–172.00	170.92
78	—	876	121.75–123.75	122.80
8	—	334	170.00–173.00	171.52
24	—	989	104.00–110.00	105.99
7	—	553	136.00–139.00	137.70
22	—	911	113.00–115.50	113.92
15	—	539	149.00–155.50	152.90
181	—	739	127.00–131.85	130.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	734	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	633	134.00–138.50	137.38
24	—	534	137.50–145.00	141.15
19	—	895	109.00	109.00
114	—	786	115.00–119.50	117.68
9	—	485	145.00–152.00	147.26
98	—	687	128.00–135.50	129.83
5	—	445	147.00	147.00
66	—	733	117.00–121.50	119.55
5	—	379	149.00	149.00
55	—	839	113.50–118.00	117.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	558	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	726	111.00–114.00	113.73
40	—	638	127.50–128.00	127.78
20	—	681	120.50–123.00	121.48
6	—	815	110.00	110.00
6	—	557	133.00	133.00

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.