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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Jan 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Receipts

4,475 head

▲ 601 vs last sale 3,874▼ 1,373 vs year ago 5,848 · −23.5%

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 most steers sold lower. 450 to 650 lb steers sold 6.00 to 10 lower while 650 to 750 and 850 to 950 sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. The 750 to 850 lb steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. The heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The receipts were moderate to heavy and the demand was good.

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 $185.11/cwt on 2,402 head.

Average price

$185.11

2,402 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	186.88	1,400	1,725
Medium and Large 1-2	696	181.15	1,260	618
Medium 1	686	178.35	1,224	38
Large 1	1,012	168.05	1,701	21

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about −$300 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 sale2,402 hd

185.11

—

KS average4 barns · 8,192 hd

193.41

−8.30

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	363	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	889	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	226.31/cwt	223.00–232.00	867	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	218.50/cwt	216.00–223.00	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	230.52/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,090	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	221.24/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,077	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	218.74/cwt	213.50–224.00	1,133	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	207.50/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,089	15
Steers	—	Medium 1	552	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,021	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	216.87/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,227	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	199.48/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,135	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	199.42/cwt	193.50–208.00	1,236	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	188.56/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,194	126
Steers	—	Medium 1	644	172.81/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,113	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	193.92/cwt	193.00–194.50	1,276	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	186.42/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,234	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	172.82/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,179	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	713	191.60/cwt	191.50–191.75	1,366	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	182.21/cwt	177.00–187.25	1,316	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	171.65/cwt	163.00–176.50	1,241	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	726	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,385	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	181.61/cwt	174.00–185.75	1,397	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	167.17/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,317	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	809	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,529	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	181.03/cwt	179.00–183.50	1,466	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	1,541	60
Steers	—	Medium 1	818	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,472	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	172.36/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,446	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,437	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	174.35/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,540	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,421	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	169.53/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,575	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	163.10/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,595	61
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	168.05/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,701	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	183.50/cwt	178.00–190.00	690	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	414	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	183.52/cwt	179.00–188.00	780	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	156.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	690	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	458	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	177.28/cwt	175.00–181.00	817	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	187.21/cwt	184.00–191.00	884	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	976	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	173.65/cwt	171.00–178.00	915	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	187.82/cwt	179.00–192.00	994	76
Heifers	—	Medium 1	546	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	950	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	175.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,011	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	164.68/cwt	161.00–167.50	952	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	599	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,162	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	172.84/cwt	167.00–177.25	1,082	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	636	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,129	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	171.82/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,160	290
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	169.10/cwt	163.50–174.00	1,212	215
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	161.11/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,184	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	168.61/cwt	166.50–170.50	1,295	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	160.72/cwt	159.50–163.50	1,258	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	166.21/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,371	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	158.67/cwt	153.00–163.50	1,311	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	159.15/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,407	24
Heifers	—	Medium 1	905	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,290	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	150.54/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,403	77
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,066	3

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 Jan 12, 2023

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

Receipts 4,475Last week 3,874Year ago 5,848

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,012	162.00–169.50	168.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	812	189.75	189.75
55	—	713	191.50–191.75	191.60
13	—	658	193.00–194.50	193.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	810	179.00–183.50	181.03
323	—	769	174.00–185.75	181.61
66	—	473	225.00–237.00	230.52
78	—	566	211.00–221.00	216.87
32	—	518	213.50–224.00	218.74
82	—	929	163.50–174.00	169.53
13	—	383	223.00–232.00	226.31
148	—	620	193.50–208.00	199.42
282	—	722	177.00–187.25	182.21
4	—	403	234.00	234.00
64	—	662	181.00–190.00	186.42
283	—	883	171.00–178.00	174.35
61	—	978	158.00–164.50	163.10
5	—	341	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	633	183.00–192.00	188.56
32	—	487	216.00–224.00	221.24
4	—	911	156.00	156.00
15	—	525	204.00–213.00	207.50
13	—	424	216.00–223.00	218.50
27	—	788	165.00–172.00	167.17
27	—	569	195.00–206.00	199.48
51	—	723	163.00–176.50	171.65
4	—	850	169.00	169.00
4	—	390	210.00	210.00
161	—	682	165.00–179.00	172.82
154	—	839	171.00–176.00	172.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	245.00	245.00
59	—	809	189.00	189.00
12	—	726	190.75	190.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	185.00	185.00
14	—	818	180.00	180.00
15	—	644	168.00–180.00	172.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	826	153.00–163.50	158.67
8	—	461	175.00–181.00	177.28
5	—	606	159.00	159.00
13	—	527	171.00–178.00	173.65
12	—	783	159.50–163.50	160.72
17	—	578	161.00–167.50	164.68
14	—	735	153.00–164.00	161.11
11	—	442	155.00–162.00	156.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	172.00	172.00
5	—	546	174.00	174.00
3	—	905	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	599	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	472	184.00–191.00	187.21
24	—	884	157.00–160.00	159.15
12	—	376	178.00–190.00	183.50
76	—	529	179.00–192.00	187.82
290	—	675	167.00–174.50	171.82
107	—	575	170.00–180.00	175.88
158	—	825	165.00–168.50	166.21
179	—	626	167.00–177.25	172.84
13	—	425	179.00–188.00	183.52
77	—	932	150.00–154.00	150.54
215	—	717	163.50–174.00	169.10
185	—	768	166.50–170.50	168.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	503	194.00	194.00
12	—	636	177.50	177.50
6	—	414	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	170.00	170.00

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.