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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Sep 10
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Receipts
964 head
▼ 651 vs last sale 1,615▼ 679 vs year ago 1,643 · −41.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This week the area was hit hard with cold temperatures and rain resulting in lower receipts. Steers 400-1000 lbs higher undertone noted. Heifers 550-1000 lbs lower undertone noted. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.06/cwt on 526 head.
Average price
$139.06
526 head · 810 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,126
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.06
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1815140.551,145380
Medium and Large 1-2797135.181,078146
One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $67 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 sale526 hd
139.06
—
KS average3 barns · 2,005 hd
141.12
−2.06
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

24 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1412179.00/cwt179.00–179.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1467170.00/cwt170.00–170.007945
Steers—Medium and Large 1578149.58/cwt146.50–153.0086512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623145.25/cwt145.00–146.0090519
Steers—Medium and Large 1681145.19/cwt144.50–147.5098924
Steers—Medium and Large 1739146.40/cwt141.00–149.751,08246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770136.13/cwt135.00–137.501,04857
Steers—Medium and Large 1797145.46/cwt139.00–145.851,15967
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned803124.13/cwt121.00–126.009978
Steers—Medium and Large 1825142.13/cwt141.00–142.251,17366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863131.85/cwt131.85–131.851,13863
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned884127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,12319
Steers—Medium and Large 1888135.26/cwt135.00–138.501,20166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1777
Steers—Medium and Large 1916134.55/cwt133.00–135.751,23243
Steers—Medium and Large 1993126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,25619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563143.42/cwt140.00–145.0080710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626136.92/cwt132.50–140.0085757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677133.40/cwt132.50–135.0090326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785130.50/cwt127.50–133.501,02449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1811125.55/cwt123.00–129.001,01845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1866124.28/cwt123.50–124.501,07618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2876118.95/cwt118.75–119.501,04219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1981121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,1928

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.