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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

2,806 head

▲ 1,842 vs last sale 964▲ 103 vs year ago 2,703 · +3.8%

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, feeder steers 600 to 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; steers 700 to 850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; steers 850 lbs and higher sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good with a moderate supply.

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 $140.55/cwt on 1,601 head.

Average price

$140.55

1,601 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$34.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	822	142.16	1,169	1,323
Medium and Large 1-2	694	138.23	960	147
Large 1	1,022	129.83	1,327	114
Large 1-2	1,099	107.32	1,179	17thin

One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale1,601 hd

140.55

—

KS average3 barns · 2,969 hd

142.47

−1.92

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	159.90/cwt	157.00–162.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	789	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	163.27/cwt	161.00–164.75	870	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	146.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	862	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	157.36/cwt	154.00–164.50	927	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	142.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	899	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	153.43/cwt	147.00–157.00	976	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	151.22/cwt	148.00–155.00	997	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	136.69/cwt	133.50–140.00	945	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	134.61/cwt	130.00–136.00	984	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	143.51/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,050	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	140.81/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,088	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,032	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	142.01/cwt	134.50–145.00	1,157	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	139.54/cwt	134.50–142.50	1,235	371
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	896	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,183	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	136.92/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,258	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,171	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	135.93/cwt	128.50–136.75	1,329	61
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	130.93/cwt	130.00–131.85	1,329	107
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,021	120.62/cwt	118.00–121.50	1,232	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,127	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,274	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,168	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,115	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	150.61/cwt	147.00–156.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	143.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	147.00/cwt	143.00–150.00	763	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	135.36/cwt	134.00–140.00	712	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.12/cwt	126.00–135.00	742	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	140.20/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	133.40/cwt	133.00–135.50	830	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	141.52/cwt	137.00–146.00	894	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	130.24/cwt	124.50–132.75	878	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	139.52/cwt	138.00–144.25	956	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	137.62/cwt	132.00–141.25	999	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	137.16/cwt	134.50–142.00	1,063	200
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	131.41/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,020	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	128.59/cwt	128.00–130.50	1,060	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	837	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,137	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	131.22/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,131	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,109	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	126.30/cwt	125.50–127.50	1,166	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	924	129.16/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,193	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,199	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,110	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,073	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,170	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 Sep 17, 2020

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

Receipts 2,806Last week 964Year ago 2,703

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	732	138.00–147.00	143.51
111	—	773	135.00–145.50	140.81
43	—	659	148.00–155.00	151.22
34	—	533	161.00–164.75	163.27
371	—	885	134.50–142.50	139.54
183	—	815	134.50–145.00	142.01
293	—	919	131.00–141.00	136.92
12	—	460	171.50	171.50
22	—	636	147.00–157.00	153.43
61	—	978	128.50–136.75	135.93
79	—	589	154.00–164.50	157.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,168	95.50	95.50
8	—	1,021	118.00–121.50	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,015	130.00–131.85	130.93
7	—	1,127	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	157.00–162.00	159.90
6	—	948	123.50	123.50
5	—	896	132.00	132.00
37	—	630	140.00–148.00	142.62
26	—	691	133.50–140.00	136.69
33	—	731	130.00–136.00	134.61
21	—	783	130.00–134.00	131.78
12	—	588	140.00–150.00	146.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	570	126.00–135.00	130.12
17	—	974	114.00	114.00
11	—	875	126.75	126.75
9	—	526	134.00–140.00	135.36
36	—	776	127.00–132.00	131.41
26	—	622	133.00–135.50	133.40
6	—	730	130.00	130.00
29	—	674	124.50–132.75	130.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	152.00–153.00	152.32
10	—	405	147.00–156.00	150.61
10	—	923	125.50–127.50	126.30
13	—	470	140.00–145.00	143.44
25	—	862	129.00–134.50	131.22
31	—	824	128.00–130.50	128.59
36	—	577	137.00–145.00	140.20
63	—	969	120.00–125.50	123.73
50	—	632	137.00–146.00	141.52
95	—	726	132.00–141.25	137.62
125	—	685	138.00–144.25	139.52
200	—	775	134.50–142.00	137.16
10	—	519	143.00–150.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	924	126.00–131.00	129.16
60	—	837	135.85	135.85

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.