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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Oct 8

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Receipts

1,801 head

▲ 417 vs last sale 1,384▼ 760 vs year ago 2,561 · −29.7%

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 steer under 700 lbs not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, weaker undertone noted. Above 700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder Heifers weaker undertone noted as well. Demand was good on 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 $143.34/cwt on 1,189 head.

Average price

$143.34

1,189 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	826	144.03	1,189	1,132
Medium and Large 1-2	678	135.76	920	46
Large 1	1,198	104.00	1,246	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.03/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale1,189 hd

143.34

—

KS average3 barns · 2,982 hd

144.82

−1.48

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 1Unweaned	367	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	174.67/cwt	169.00–179.00	739	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	821	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	138.21/cwt	134.00–143.50	788	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	870	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	145.45/cwt	144.00–147.00	900	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	133.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	888	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	917	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	146.63/cwt	145.00–149.00	988	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	147.31/cwt	145.50–151.00	1,078	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	147.51/cwt	140.00–150.50	1,155	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	144.92/cwt	137.00–147.75	1,194	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	143.01/cwt	139.85–145.00	1,246	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,176	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	139.70/cwt	136.50–141.75	1,277	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,231	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,333	55
Steers	—	Large 1	1,198	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,246	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	492	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	548	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	730	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	134.41/cwt	132.50–140.00	720	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	122.60/cwt	122.00–123.50	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	133.67/cwt	130.00–135.50	837	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	132.15/cwt	130.00–136.00	973	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	133.90/cwt	132.25–138.00	1,038	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	133.85/cwt	133.85–133.85	1,075	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	132.17/cwt	128.75–132.50	1,141	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	125.53/cwt	125.00–125.75	1,170	17

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Receipts 1,801Last week 1,384Year ago 2,561

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	116.00	116.00
5	—	606	122.00–123.50	122.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	688	140.00	140.00
17	—	932	125.00–125.75	125.53
15	—	803	133.85	133.85
139	—	863	128.75–132.50	132.17
5	—	458	144.00	144.00
5	—	523	139.50	139.50
14	—	736	130.00–136.00	132.15
22	—	775	132.25–138.00	133.90
28	—	626	130.00–135.50	133.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	152.00	152.00
5	—	389	141.00	141.00
10	—	432	144.00	144.00
24	—	625	131.00	131.00
33	—	536	132.50–140.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	879	133.75	133.75
3	—	545	145.00	145.00
22	—	570	134.00–143.50	138.21
5	—	977	126.00	126.00
9	—	664	132.00–137.00	133.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,198	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	187.00	187.00
13	—	515	159.50	159.50
19	—	669	137.00	137.00
25	—	423	169.00–179.00	174.67
24	—	617	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	783	140.00–150.50	147.51
4	—	459	164.00	164.00
212	—	824	137.00–147.75	144.92
10	—	619	144.00–147.00	145.45
31	—	674	145.00–149.00	146.63
55	—	997	133.75	133.75
6	—	548	151.00	151.00
235	—	871	139.85–145.00	143.01
292	—	914	136.50–141.75	139.70
54	—	732	145.50–151.00	147.31

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.