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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Jan 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Receipts

3,863 head

▲ 1,795 vs last sale 2,068▲ 716 vs year ago 3,147 · +22.8%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Oct 27, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with the exception of 600 lb steers selling 3.00 lower and 900 lb steers sold steady. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower with the exception of 700 lb. heifers selling 1.00 higher. 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 $184.86/cwt on 2,012 head.

Average price

$184.86

2,012 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$400

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$30.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	652	186.10	1,213	97
Medium and Large 1	766	185.47	1,420	1,655
Medium and Large 1-2	680	181.02	1,231	255
Large 1	1,034	156.00	1,613	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.10/cwt here — about −$400 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 sale2,012 hd

184.86

—

KS average3 barns · 3,066 hd

185.89

−1.03

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	214.85/cwt	209.00–218.00	928	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	217.55/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,001	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,205	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	210.58/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,118	22
Steers	—	Medium 1	532	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,016	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	226.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,205	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	203.55/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,160	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	216.49/cwt	212.00–218.75	1,277	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,305	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	624	191.09/cwt	190.50–195.00	1,192	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	199.80/cwt	194.00–208.50	1,265	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	186.82/cwt	185.00–190.50	1,186	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	191.97/cwt	188.00–196.75	1,282	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	176.30/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,186	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	701	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,351	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	168.48/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,221	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	182.20/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,328	179
Steers	—	Medium 1	746	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,309	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	180.26/cwt	175.50–184.25	1,399	358
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	170.28/cwt	160.00–172.75	1,323	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	178.08/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,442	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	170.15/cwt	169.00–171.50	1,388	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,407	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	176.85/cwt	175.00–178.75	1,535	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	149.96/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,366	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	169.52/cwt	164.00–170.50	1,585	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	169.31/cwt	161.00–170.25	1,649	69
Steers	—	Large 1	1,034	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,613	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	676	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	192.31/cwt	190.00–196.00	725	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	806	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	867	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	157.32/cwt	155.00–165.00	741	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	181.79/cwt	175.00–187.00	869	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	192.94/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,030	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	173.98/cwt	166.00–177.00	936	23
Heifers	—	Medium 1	545	170.18/cwt	169.00–175.00	927	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	172.45/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,007	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	178.18/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,042	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	608	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,085	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	173.86/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,097	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	634	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,125	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,022	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,151	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	155.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,042	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	169.85/cwt	168.00–173.50	1,160	217
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	155.63/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,130	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	167.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,226	379
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	147.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,111	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	160.87/cwt	158.00–165.75	1,256	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	150.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,232	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	163.98/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,346	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	157.17/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,375	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,415	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,494	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,183	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,479	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	792	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	863	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	961	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	589	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,043	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	697	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	747	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,083	7

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 26, 2023

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

Receipts 3,863Last week 2,068Year ago 3,147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	205.00	205.00
3	—	428	184.00	184.00
5	—	850	165.50	165.50
37	—	673	171.00–186.00	176.30
24	—	570	198.00–209.00	203.55
7	—	911	146.00–153.00	149.96
10	—	816	169.00–171.50	170.15
48	—	777	160.00–172.75	170.28
22	—	531	209.00–212.00	210.58
50	—	635	185.00–190.50	186.82
43	—	725	164.00–173.00	168.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	624	190.50–195.00	191.09
12	—	532	191.00	191.00
31	—	746	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	935	164.00–170.50	169.52
149	—	668	188.00–196.75	191.97
267	—	868	175.00–178.75	176.85
122	—	590	212.00–218.75	216.49
179	—	729	177.50–190.00	182.20
69	—	974	161.00–170.25	169.31
22	—	432	209.00–218.00	214.85
90	—	633	194.00–208.50	199.80
358	—	776	175.50–184.25	180.26
25	—	533	225.00–230.00	226.06
19	—	460	213.00–221.00	217.55
97	—	810	175.50–180.00	178.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	701	192.75	192.75
10	—	515	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	478	175.00–187.00	181.79
7	—	319	212.00	212.00
140	—	821	162.00–164.50	163.98
58	—	585	176.00–186.00	178.18
379	—	734	160.00–172.00	167.03
154	—	631	168.00–176.00	173.86
57	—	534	186.00–197.00	192.94
8	—	449	193.00	193.00
92	—	875	152.00–160.00	157.17
8	—	382	211.00	211.00
20	—	961	155.50	155.50
217	—	683	168.00–173.50	169.85
9	—	926	150.00–155.00	152.79
72	—	781	158.00–165.75	160.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,183	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	650	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	155.00–165.00	157.32
7	—	756	144.00–153.00	147.02
7	—	643	159.00	159.00
8	—	377	190.00–196.00	192.31
18	—	726	149.00–157.00	155.63
27	—	669	152.00–162.00	155.82
23	—	538	166.00–177.00	173.98
19	—	818	145.00–155.00	150.65
11	—	584	168.00–175.00	172.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	165.00	165.00
10	—	545	169.00–175.00	170.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	608	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	634	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	312	254.00	254.00
17	—	460	209.00	209.00
7	—	747	145.00	145.00
10	—	364	237.00	237.00
3	—	697	158.00	158.00
3	—	603	166.00	166.00
6	—	589	177.00	177.00

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.