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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2023-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Sep 28

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Receipts

2,792 head

▼ 386 vs last sale 3,178▲ 979 vs year ago 1,813 · +54.0%

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 steer calves 500 to 700 lbs sold mixed from 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher and 750 to 850 lbs feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and 850 to 950 lbs steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. The heifers calves 500 to 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower and the 800 to 950 lbs feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. The supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $260.78/cwt on 1,251 head.

Average price

$260.78

1,251 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	768	262.14	2,013	1,079
Medium and Large 1-2	671	253.49	1,702	165
Large 1	1,003	224.14	2,248	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about −$235 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 sale1,251 hd

260.78

—

KS average2 barns · 3,045 hd

260.71

+0.08

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

Every lot

57 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	365	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,285	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	292.54/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,249	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	268.94/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,162	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	293.46/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,356	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,150	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,576	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	300.62/cwt	294.00–307.50	1,527	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	284.29/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,504	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,734	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	282.28/cwt	273.00–293.00	1,646	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	607	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,736	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	266.45/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,660	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	274.90/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,724	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	659	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,895	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	268.00/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,780	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	676	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,893	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	257.05/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,758	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	262.94/cwt	253.50–277.50	1,912	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	243.72/cwt	217.00–247.50	1,772	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	242.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,856	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	259.96/cwt	256.00–265.50	1,999	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	253.79/cwt	243.00–258.85	2,119	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	247.78/cwt	244.75–252.00	2,166	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,050	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,205	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,309	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	226.55/cwt	223.00–232.00	2,238	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,003	224.14/cwt	223.00–225.00	2,248	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	333.87/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,145	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,098	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,019	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	922	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	296.16/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,303	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	281.75/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,327	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	268.00/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,402	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	253.49/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,354	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	251.23/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,450	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	263.46/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,525	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	256.47/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,618	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,420	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	248.02/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,639	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	667	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,734	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	232.58/cwt	228.50–240.00	1,589	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,800	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	222.93/cwt	218.50–232.50	1,583	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	241.79/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,772	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,887	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	234.60/cwt	233.50–237.00	1,818	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	236.33/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,921	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	873	235.50/cwt	235.25–235.75	2,056	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	232.26/cwt	229.50–232.50	2,035	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	2,032	68
Heifers	—	Large 1	970	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,105	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,093	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,142	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 Sep 28, 2023

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Receipts 2,792Last week 3,178Year ago 1,813

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	419	220.00	220.00
3	—	787	227.00	227.00
22	—	577	246.00–258.00	251.23
17	—	534	241.00–262.00	253.49
7	—	631	225.00	225.00
5	—	386	264.00	264.00
14	—	683	228.50–240.00	232.58
13	—	710	218.50–232.50	222.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	775	233.50–237.00	234.60
95	—	813	234.00–242.00	236.33
40	—	523	265.00–276.00	268.00
11	—	440	292.50–302.50	296.16
62	—	631	250.00–266.00	256.47
44	—	661	243.00–257.00	248.02
35	—	471	278.00–293.00	281.75
94	—	579	259.00–270.00	263.46
84	—	733	235.00–250.00	241.79
76	—	876	229.50–232.50	232.26
68	—	904	224.75	224.75
9	—	343	332.00–341.00	333.87
5	—	380	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	710	253.50	253.50
18	—	761	248.00	248.00
11	—	568	276.50	276.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	970	217.00	217.00
7	—	1,093	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	873	235.25–235.75	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	667	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	282.00–287.50	284.29
8	—	479	240.00	240.00
11	—	623	266.00–267.00	266.45
10	—	590	265.00	265.00
10	—	988	223.00–232.00	226.55
49	—	684	245.00–260.00	257.05
10	—	765	240.00–250.00	242.58
3	—	903	227.00	227.00
40	—	727	217.00–247.50	243.72
14	—	432	257.00–280.00	268.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	223.00–225.00	224.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	676	280.00	280.00
54	—	578	300.00	300.00
12	—	505	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	769	256.00–265.50	259.96
15	—	462	275.00–300.00	293.46
310	—	874	244.75–252.00	247.78
130	—	835	243.00–258.85	253.79
86	—	583	273.00–293.00	282.28
39	—	727	253.50–277.50	262.94
41	—	508	294.00–307.50	300.62
60	—	664	262.00–277.50	268.00
42	—	627	269.00–282.00	274.90
4	—	365	352.00	352.00
120	—	915	241.00	241.00
60	—	950	243.00	243.00
10	—	427	285.00–300.00	292.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	286.00	286.00
9	—	659	287.50	287.50

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.