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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Receipts

3,329 head

▲ 706 vs last sale 2,623▲ 484 vs year ago 2,845 · +17.0%

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 750-950 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher instances of 4.00 lower; 750 lbs and under steady. Heifers showing a large increase compared to last weeks light test, mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. 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 $147.86/cwt on 1,856 head.

Average price

$147.86

1,856 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	149.77	1,176	1,479
Medium and Large 1-2	801	140.36	1,124	377

One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $52 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 sale1,856 hd

147.86

—

KS average3 barns · 3,168 hd

145.76

+2.10

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	172.32/cwt	169.00–176.00	727	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	776	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	165.52/cwt	161.00–168.50	872	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	828	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	161.16/cwt	155.50–166.50	912	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	164.76/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,008	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	147.26/cwt	144.00–150.00	917	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	156.82/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,001	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	144.09/cwt	143.00–145.00	970	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	155.89/cwt	152.00–159.50	1,074	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	691	124.81/cwt	123.00–126.00	862	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	154.38/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,129	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	145.87/cwt	138.00–147.75	1,066	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	150.07/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,162	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	143.91/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,177	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	144.38/cwt	139.50–146.85	1,260	377
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	134.89/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,192	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	142.23/cwt	137.00–144.10	1,310	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	134.07/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,252	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	128.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,252	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	153.36/cwt	149.00–156.00	793	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	147.95/cwt	145.00–154.00	848	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	825	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	944	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	133.91/cwt	130.00–135.50	905	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	141.86/cwt	139.00–146.50	960	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.05/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,002	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	136.94/cwt	133.50–140.50	1,065	336
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	129.45/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,008	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	136.26/cwt	133.00–136.75	1,111	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	128.27/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,065	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	129.37/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,153	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	124.79/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,137	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	121.27/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,165	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,169	5

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 Aug 20, 2020

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Receipts 3,329Last week 2,623Year ago 2,845

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	149.00–156.00	153.36
11	—	961	121.00–122.00	121.27
13	—	480	156.00	156.00
17	—	638	148.00	148.00
58	—	911	121.00–125.00	124.79
84	—	573	145.00–154.00	147.95
336	—	778	133.50–140.50	136.94
89	—	891	125.00–130.50	129.37
142	—	677	139.00–146.50	141.86
161	—	815	133.00–136.75	136.26
187	—	726	135.00–141.00	138.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	995	117.50	117.50
6	—	585	140.00–142.00	141.00
6	—	830	127.50–129.00	128.27
17	—	676	130.00–135.50	133.91
20	—	779	128.50–130.00	129.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	566	155.50–166.50	161.16
22	—	828	140.00	140.00
26	—	673	143.00–145.00	144.09
26	—	884	131.00–137.50	134.89
34	—	975	124.00–130.00	128.46
99	—	934	130.00–135.75	134.07
117	—	731	138.00–147.75	145.87
8	—	541	153.00	153.00
17	—	623	144.00–150.00	147.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	818	142.00–146.00	143.91
239	—	731	152.00–158.00	154.38
377	—	873	139.50–146.85	144.38
213	—	921	137.00–144.10	142.23
37	—	527	161.00–168.50	165.52
101	—	689	152.00–159.50	155.89
104	—	638	153.00–160.00	156.82
8	—	422	169.00–176.00	172.32
212	—	774	146.00–153.50	150.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	612	161.00–167.00	164.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	691	123.00–126.00	124.81

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.