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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Aug 19

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Receipts

3,105 head

▼ 359 vs last sale 3,464▼ 224 vs year ago 3,329 · −6.7%

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 steers 600 to 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while steers 800 and over sold steady to 4.00 higher. The heifers 600 to 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, 700 to 800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher and 800 to 850 lbs sold 4.00 higher. The supply was good and the demand was moderate.

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 $158.57/cwt on 1,934 head.

Average price

$158.57

1,934 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	807	159.63	1,288	1,680
Medium and Large 1-2	733	153.79	1,128	200
Medium 1	817	147.29	1,204	41
Large 1	1,061	130.50	1,385	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.13/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale1,934 hd

158.57

—

KS average3 barns · 4,170 hd

156.59

+1.98

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	181.81/cwt	180.00–183.00	760	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	877	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	176.76/cwt	175.00–178.00	834	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	179.49/cwt	179.00–182.00	955	12
Steers	—	Medium 1	553	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	173.26/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,007	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	998	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	174.02/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,098	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	170.56/cwt	167.00–175.50	1,155	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	157.97/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,093	65
Steers	—	Medium 1	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	153.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,099	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	163.00/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,182	222
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	151.03/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,167	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	160.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,246	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	145.94/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,173	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	156.94/cwt	152.00–160.10	1,298	245
Steers	—	Medium 1	834	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,209	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	156.51/cwt	151.00–158.85	1,352	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,253	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	150.40/cwt	147.00–153.10	1,411	211
Steers	—	Medium 1	958	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,351	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	153.46/cwt	153.10–154.10	1,478	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	141.24/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,369	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,061	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,385	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	163.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	759	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	167.28/cwt	165.00–169.00	872	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.48/cwt	150.00–161.00	808	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	161.41/cwt	161.00–161.50	922	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	164.00/cwt	163.00–166.00	941	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	144.91/cwt	141.00–146.00	904	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	156.93/cwt	153.00–160.00	984	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	153.47/cwt	151.00–158.25	1,024	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	145.04/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,041	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	152.13/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,114	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	147.98/cwt	144.50–153.50	1,151	242
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	143.25/cwt	137.00–146.75	1,178	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	135.88/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,181	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	136.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,230	40

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 Aug 19, 2021

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

Receipts 3,105Last week 3,464Year ago 3,329

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	732	150.00–156.50	152.13
40	—	901	133.00–138.00	136.50
60	—	627	153.00–160.00	156.93
95	—	667	151.00–158.25	153.47
99	—	822	137.00–146.75	143.25
64	—	574	163.00–166.00	164.00
19	—	463	158.00–166.00	163.98
242	—	778	144.50–153.50	147.98
20	—	521	165.00–169.00	167.28
27	—	869	134.00–137.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	718	144.00–146.00	145.04
9	—	523	150.00–161.00	154.48
3	—	428	150.00	150.00
14	—	624	141.00–146.00	144.91
18	—	571	161.00–161.50	161.41
15	—	786	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	205.00	205.00
171	—	963	153.10–154.10	153.46
58	—	631	168.00–178.00	174.02
60	—	677	167.00–175.50	170.56
7	—	418	180.00–183.00	181.81
309	—	864	151.00–158.85	156.51
51	—	581	168.00–180.00	173.26
12	—	532	179.00–182.00	179.49
27	—	472	175.00–178.00	176.76
245	—	827	152.00–160.10	156.94
292	—	776	157.00–165.00	160.58
211	—	938	147.00–153.10	150.40
222	—	725	158.00–170.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	692	157.00–165.00	157.97
12	—	969	139.00–142.00	141.24
34	—	804	145.00–146.00	145.94
48	—	773	147.00–156.00	151.03
10	—	716	150.00–156.00	153.54
4	—	525	171.00	171.00
5	—	375	178.00	178.00
4	—	873	143.50	143.50
14	—	622	160.00–161.00	160.50
4	—	579	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	159.00	159.00
7	—	715	157.00	157.00
8	—	958	141.00	141.00
23	—	834	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	453	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	130.50	130.50

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.