Sandhill Grain Co

Alma Hemmelgarn · Washington County, KS · Danae Kruse · client since 2016

68k bu at 70% priced · 242 head at 95% sold

$792.9K under management

Self directedCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 17 days12 other findings(785) 555-7381

Position Plan Working Orders Sales Break-evens Livestock Coverage Recap

13 head has no floor under it. Whether that matters depends on the margin: with the market well over cost of gain it is a risk the desk can live with, and with the market near cost it is the finding that outranks everything else on this page.

Head to market

242

229 sold, 95% by head

Sold against pace

95%

Pace target 95% by head.

Head with no floor

Unsold, with no endorsement and no forward contract.

On the table

$4,284

Margin over cost of gain in the unsold head, at today's market.

2026 calf crop Cow / Calf

242 calves at 5.52 cwt · 1,336 cwt total

On planMarketable now

On pace: 95% sold, market $59.70/cwt over break-even

Set the next rung on the ladder so the market has a standing order to hit.

Cost of gain

$171.01

$944 a head. Stated, Mar 25, 2026.

Market today

$230.71

Cow / Calf at the outlets this client uses.

Average sold

$230.89

+$59.87/cwt over cost on 229 head, so $74,138 banked.

Market over cost

+$59.70

$4,284 across the unsold head.

Sold against pace, by head95% of 95% target

By head rather than by pounds, which is what a producer means. 229 head is 93% of the weight, because the lots that went first were not average.

13 unsold13 with no floorWindow Oct 25, 2026 to Nov 25, 2026

What is under the price

No LRP endorsement on this group. With grain the fallback is a bin; here there is none, so an unsold head with no floor is exposed to whatever the market does between now and the day it has to move.

The net floor is the coverage price less the premium, because a $6.50 premium on a $240.00 coverage price is a $233.50 floor. And LRP settles on RMA's published index rather than on what these animals bring at the barn: the basis between the two stays with Alma Hemmelgarn, so this is not a guaranteed sale price and should never be described as one.

The ladder

Price	Head	Over cost	Away	Sell by	State
$229.47	65	+$58.46 $20,974	Sold	Aug 25, 2026 61 days ago	Hit
$238.93	67	+$67.92 $25,118	Sold	Oct 25, 2026 today	Hit
$245.69	55	+$74.68 $22,671	Sold	Dec 25, 2026 in 61 days	Hit

Lots sold

Date	Head	Weight	Price	Outlet
Aug 19, 2026	79	5.35 cwt	$231.40	Concordia Livestock Auction Cash
Jun 5, 2026	80	5.54 cwt	$228.86	Superior Sale Barn Cash
Apr 28, 2026	70	5.32 cwt	$232.72	Heartland Video Auction Cash

A grid lot's price is an estimate until the carcass data comes back, in the same way an HTA with the basis open is on the grain side. Both mean the average on the client's statement moves after the fact.