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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Nov 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Receipts
3,302 head
▲ 449 vs last sale 2,853▲ 816 vs year ago 2,486 · +32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mixed. Steer calves under 600 lbs had a higher undertone and 700 to 800 lb steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher while 600 to 700 lb steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower and steers over 800 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly higher with heifer calves under 600 lbs mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher and over 600 lbs mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.82/cwt on 1,620 head.
Average price
$180.82
1,620 head · 742 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,341
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$612
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$27.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.64
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1748182.301,3631,336
Medium and Large 1-2671176.311,184191
Medium 1664172.731,14656
Large 11,028163.001,67635
Small and Medium 1485155.007522thin
One grade step is worth $27.30/cwt here — about $612 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 sale1,620 hd
180.82
—
KS average3 barns · 4,535 hd
189.46
−8.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

78 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1384218.48/cwt217.00–220.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 1421211.87/cwt211.00–212.0089216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned451177.00/cwt177.00–177.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 1464211.66/cwt208.00–214.009828
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned473185.61/cwt180.00–193.0087810
Steers—Small and Medium 1485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned506192.58/cwt189.00–198.0097410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509190.93/cwt187.00–195.009728
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy520215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,12120
Steers—Medium and Large 1524209.97/cwt200.00–213.501,10035
Steers—Medium 1533189.58/cwt187.00–195.001,01012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned541183.99/cwt183.00–185.009958
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned562192.93/cwt184.00–196.501,08447
Steers—Medium and Large 1580191.77/cwt184.00–194.501,11272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586177.40/cwt173.00–180.001,0408
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added599196.25/cwt196.25–196.251,17636
Steers—Medium and Large 1621189.24/cwt185.50–191.501,17574
Steers—Medium 1636177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,12620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640180.59/cwt174.00–183.001,15670
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned666163.03/cwt160.00–164.501,08612
Steers—Medium and Large 1675184.01/cwt179.00–186.501,24265
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned675175.62/cwt172.00–177.001,18524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715169.91/cwt165.00–174.501,21517
Steers—Medium and Large 1722185.19/cwt180.00–189.001,33785
Steers—Medium 1731172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2574
Steers—Medium 1756158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,19820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758173.15/cwt170.00–173.751,31250
Steers—Medium and Large 1766180.53/cwt175.50–185.001,383260
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy813183.25/cwt183.25–183.251,49066
Steers—Medium and Large 1837175.50/cwt170.00–177.751,469210
Steers—Medium and Large 1877172.69/cwt170.00–177.501,514169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2889168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4947
Steers—Medium and Large 1902169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,52767
Steers—Medium and Large 1956168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,61356
Steers—Large 11,028163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,67635
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384185.00/cwt185.00–185.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384172.07/cwt169.00–177.006615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408184.30/cwt183.00–185.0075217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471170.31/cwt163.00–175.0080214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484176.10/cwt175.00–183.0085239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned489165.12/cwt163.00–167.0080721
Heifers—Medium 1505163.00/cwt163.00–163.0082310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525175.72/cwt172.00–183.0092354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527165.10/cwt158.00–169.0087029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned549169.50/cwt169.50–169.509317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned562153.56/cwt153.00–155.0086319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574173.63/cwt168.00–180.0099753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577164.92/cwt164.00–166.0095216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614158.82/cwt156.00–161.0097511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621167.76/cwt164.00–173.501,04254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned629160.84/cwt155.00–164.501,01254
Heifers—Medium 1637163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,03830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned638146.79/cwt146.00–151.0093712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement658187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,23412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665155.41/cwt154.00–160.001,03314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned666160.94/cwt157.00–164.001,07218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669173.69/cwt166.00–176.751,162102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned670151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy717183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723159.45/cwt156.00–164.001,1538
Heifers—Medium 1725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,08822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737170.83/cwt165.00–172.001,25943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy752175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,31640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774168.61/cwt166.75–173.501,305143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy802175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,40419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810165.20/cwt157.00–167.501,33899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1881163.81/cwt157.00–164.251,44369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement907165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,49730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1914161.84/cwt158.50–165.001,479118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2946150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,41914
Heifers—Large 1963149.26/cwt149.00–151.001,43724
Heifers—Large 11,189126.84/cwt123.00–130.001,50811
Heifers—Large 11,216117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4235
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438186.00/cwt186.00–186.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1551160.00/cwt160.00–160.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009643

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.