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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Nov 5

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Receipts

2,072 head

▲ 599 vs last sale 1,473▼ 1,860 vs year ago 3,932 · −47.3%

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 500 to 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while 700 lb and 900 lb steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 800 lb steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a light test to compare to last week. Demand was moderate 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 $144.51/cwt on 1,215 head.

Average price

$144.51

1,215 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	147.05	1,072	1,022
Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.04	911	107
Large 1	1,013	127.38	1,291	86

One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about −$219 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 sale1,215 hd

144.51

—

KS average4 barns · 3,702 hd

143.10

+1.41

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	175.15/cwt	174.00–176.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	174.14/cwt	170.00–175.50	766	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	166.62/cwt	164.50–170.00	815	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	750	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	156.12/cwt	155.00–159.50	813	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	164.90/cwt	163.00–167.00	895	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	157.71/cwt	156.00–159.00	893	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	151.64/cwt	147.00–153.50	889	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	138.02/cwt	133.00–140.00	841	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	155.10/cwt	152.00–157.50	963	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	147.50/cwt	144.00–148.00	929	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	133.42/cwt	132.00–134.50	889	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	139.74/cwt	139.50–140.00	952	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	147.00/cwt	144.75–152.25	1,005	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	140.83/cwt	138.50–144.50	1,024	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	130.76/cwt	129.00–133.00	956	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,000	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	143.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,114	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	143.44/cwt	138.50–146.75	1,176	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	142.85/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,244	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	137.44/cwt	133.00–141.35	1,271	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	135.16/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,299	86
Steers	—	Large 1	992	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,245	18
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	127.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,303	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	681	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	152.18/cwt	151.00–153.00	647	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	149.13/cwt	148.00–151.00	701	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	144.04/cwt	142.00–146.00	686	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	145.26/cwt	142.50–145.50	735	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	134.78/cwt	131.00–136.00	697	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.33/cwt	132.00–138.00	771	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	127.41/cwt	124.00–129.00	739	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	131.87/cwt	126.00–134.00	833	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	132.33/cwt	131.00–133.00	881	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	694	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	128.17/cwt	125.00–132.00	933	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	958	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	129.07/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,004	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	123.19/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,009	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	118.15/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,042	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	120.62/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,095	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	969	107.87/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,045	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,006	108.21/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,089	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,097	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,048	10

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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Receipts 2,072Last week 1,473Year ago 3,932

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	105.00–110.00	107.87
9	—	1,006	106.00–110.00	108.21
10	—	1,097	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	148.00–151.00	149.13
26	—	819	122.50–127.00	123.19
33	—	666	131.00–133.00	132.33
52	—	506	142.50–145.50	145.26
102	—	778	127.00–131.00	129.07
70	—	570	132.00–138.00	135.33
25	—	882	117.00–120.00	118.15
78	—	632	126.00–134.00	131.87
19	—	418	163.00	163.00
22	—	908	117.00–122.00	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	142.00–146.00	144.04
30	—	580	124.00–129.00	127.41
7	—	425	151.00–153.00	152.18
36	—	517	131.00–136.00	134.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	766	125.00	125.00
11	—	728	125.00–132.00	128.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	992	125.50	125.50
68	—	1,019	122.00–129.00	127.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	779	140.00–144.00	143.02
80	—	566	156.00–159.00	157.71
67	—	684	144.75–152.25	147.00
134	—	871	139.50–144.00	142.85
56	—	820	138.50–146.75	143.44
86	—	961	135.00–135.50	135.16
143	—	925	133.00–141.35	137.44
52	—	621	152.00–157.50	155.10
55	—	727	138.50–144.50	140.83
17	—	543	163.00–167.00	164.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	521	155.00–159.50	156.12
90	—	630	144.00–148.00	147.50
7	—	389	174.00–176.00	175.15
19	—	489	164.50–170.00	166.62
34	—	440	170.00–175.50	174.14
44	—	681	139.50–140.00	139.74
42	—	586	147.00–153.50	151.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	609	133.00–140.00	138.02
24	—	777	125.00–130.00	128.72
23	—	731	129.00–133.00	130.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	148.00	148.00
36	—	666	132.00–134.50	133.42

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.