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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Nov 4
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Receipts
3,102 head
▲ 891 vs last sale 2,211▲ 1,030 vs year ago 2,072 · +49.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week there was no good comparison for steers under 600 lbs however a higher undertone was noted. Steers 600 to 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, steers 750 to 900 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, and 950 lb steers sold 5.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs there was no good comparison however a lower undertone was noted. Heifers 550 to 650 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 650 to 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and 800 lb heifers sold 5.00 lower. The supply was moderate to heavy with a light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.95/cwt on 1,416 head.
Average price
$147.95
1,416 head · 713 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$25.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.31
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1719149.301,0731,263
Medium and Large 1-2610138.95848132
Large 11,008123.711,24721
One grade step is worth $25.59/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale1,416 hd
147.95
—
KS average4 barns · 3,306 hd
151.26
−3.31
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1383197.00/cwt197.00–197.0075510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407172.50/cwt172.50–172.507023
Steers—Medium and Large 1423191.27/cwt188.00–199.0080940
Steers—Medium and Large 1470182.72/cwt179.00–185.0085962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478164.79/cwt160.00–169.0078818
Steers—Medium and Large 1529169.76/cwt166.50–175.0089832
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532161.84/cwt156.00–164.0086168
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532154.49/cwt150.00–158.0082215
Steers—Medium and Large 1579159.05/cwt154.00–164.0092152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579149.87/cwt149.00–151.0086833
Steers—Medium and Large 1614161.85/cwt159.75–168.5099472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631153.41/cwt149.00–156.0096871
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned636156.51/cwt155.00–157.5099530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678148.33/cwt145.00–155.001,00687
Steers—Medium and Large 1688162.80/cwt158.00–166.001,12084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717148.01/cwt144.00–153.001,06123
Steers—Medium and Large 1738158.31/cwt155.00–161.001,16838
Steers—Medium and Large 1761157.50/cwt155.00–164.001,19960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827148.84/cwt143.00–154.001,23122
Steers—Medium and Large 1831159.91/cwt157.50–163.751,32989
Steers—Medium and Large 1860160.69/cwt156.00–161.351,382184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2881152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3446
Steers—Medium and Large 1959149.21/cwt149.00–152.001,43172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331156.00/cwt156.00–156.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338177.00/cwt177.00–177.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361163.00/cwt163.00–163.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned372157.57/cwt157.00–158.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418170.14/cwt163.00–172.0071114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430156.71/cwt155.00–159.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned431156.09/cwt155.00–158.0067327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476151.89/cwt149.00–157.0072330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480137.64/cwt133.00–144.0066117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487139.00/cwt139.00–139.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned523137.31/cwt136.00–138.0071837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526133.37/cwt131.00–139.0070211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531143.03/cwt141.00–148.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562134.12/cwt128.00–138.0075422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568150.39/cwt145.00–152.5085432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625137.67/cwt136.00–139.0086045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633151.46/cwt145.75–155.75959183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned648138.64/cwt138.00–141.0089852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679139.01/cwt136.00–144.0094415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681151.44/cwt147.00–158.001,03169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned682144.00/cwt144.00–144.009825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727146.51/cwt142.00–148.001,06596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729139.85/cwt138.50–140.501,02014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785150.25/cwt142.00–153.001,179233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement791156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,234122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement805154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,24034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1829146.65/cwt142.50–147.501,216186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873144.09/cwt136.00–146.501,258107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,1865
Heifers—Large 11,008123.71/cwt119.50–130.001,24721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007254

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.