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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, May 13

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Receipts

2,406 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 1,990▼ 1,867 vs year ago 4,273 · −43.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs were 8.00 to10.00 higher; steers 550 to 700 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher; steers 700 to 750 lbs were 6.00 to 7.00 lower; steers 800 to 850 lbs and 900 to 1000 were steady to 1.00 higher; and 850 to 900 lb steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. The heifers under 850 lbs were 2.00 to 7.00 higher and 850 lb heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. The supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $135.72/cwt on 1,203 head.

Average price

$135.72

1,203 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$304

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	620	142.32	883	137
Medium 1	551	142.03	782	20
Medium and Large 1	817	134.90	1,102	1,036
Large 1	1,006	118.00	1,187	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about −$304 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 sale1,203 hd

135.72

—

KS average3 barns · 3,488 hd

134.32

+1.40

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

Every lot

45 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 1Thin Fleshed	413	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	170.78/cwt	167.00–173.50	739	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	152.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	737	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	168.82/cwt	161.00–172.00	820	32
Steers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	504	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	748	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	165.28/cwt	162.00–168.00	851	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	158.10/cwt	153.00–163.00	901	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	146.84/cwt	141.00–151.00	855	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	155.65/cwt	149.00–160.00	963	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	140.95/cwt	134.00–143.00	889	46
Steers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.20/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,019	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	925	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	140.78/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,033	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	137.08/cwt	132.50–143.00	1,073	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,033	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	132.99/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,097	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,047	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	127.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,119	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	126.15/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,153	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	123.85/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,190	98
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,187	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	146.21/cwt	141.00–150.00	556	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.96/cwt	149.00–152.00	640	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	147.54/cwt	141.00–149.00	680	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	140.14/cwt	136.00–143.00	740	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.71/cwt	132.00–142.00	762	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	127.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	748	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	614	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	792	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	135.94/cwt	134.00–137.00	859	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	672	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	129.80/cwt	127.00–133.00	879	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	128.84/cwt	127.00–133.50	946	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	126.89/cwt	122.75–130.00	999	213
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	119.39/cwt	119.00–120.00	941	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	119.20/cwt	119.00–120.00	960	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,149	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	124.05/cwt	120.00–125.10	1,035	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	121.33/cwt	114.50–122.25	1,045	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	115.36/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,067	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,005	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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 2,406Last week 1,990Year ago 4,273

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,006	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	130.00	130.00
13	—	504	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	783	132.50–143.00	137.08
281	—	914	120.00–127.50	126.15
159	—	825	128.00–137.50	132.99
21	—	674	149.00–153.00	151.20
17	—	433	167.00–173.50	170.78
98	—	961	121.00–124.00	123.85
205	—	877	124.00–129.00	127.57
63	—	734	136.00–143.50	140.78
28	—	515	162.00–168.00	165.28
32	—	486	161.00–172.00	168.82
58	—	619	149.00–160.00	155.65
26	—	570	153.00–163.00	158.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	835	125.00–126.00	125.33
6	—	701	132.00	132.00
34	—	582	141.00–151.00	146.84
21	—	483	148.00–155.00	152.53
9	—	793	130.00–131.00	130.22
9	—	519	150.00	150.00
46	—	631	134.00–143.00	140.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	123.00	123.00
8	—	614	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	550	145.00	145.00
38	—	825	139.25	139.25
35	—	783	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	570	132.00–142.00	133.71
18	—	427	149.00–152.00	149.96
66	—	528	136.00–143.00	140.14
39	—	677	127.00–133.00	129.80
164	—	861	114.50–122.25	121.33
15	—	380	141.00–150.00	146.21
14	—	632	134.00–137.00	135.94
12	—	925	113.00–117.00	115.36
97	—	834	120.00–125.10	124.05
31	—	461	141.00–149.00	147.54
139	—	734	127.00–133.50	128.84
213	—	787	122.75–130.00	126.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	805	119.00–120.00	119.20
13	—	585	125.00–130.00	127.78
5	—	788	119.00–120.00	119.39
8	—	496	137.00	137.00
17	—	948	106.00	106.00

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.