Sandhill Grain Co

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

68k bu at 66% priced · 242 head at 65% sold

$837.3K under management

Self directedCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 32 days6 other findings(785) 555-7381

Position Plan Working Orders Sales Break-evens Livestock Recap

85 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

157 sold, 65% by head

Sold against pace

65%

Pace target 65% by head.

Head with no floor

Unsold, with no endorsement and no forward contract.

On the table

$35,272

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 planReady in 46 days

On pace: 65% sold, market $75.18/cwt over break-even

The next rung is 55 head at $262.18/cwt by 2026-10-09. Let the market come to it.

Cost of gain

$171.01

$944 a head. Stated, Jan 9, 2026.

Market today

$246.19

Cow / Calf at the outlets this client uses.

Average sold

$246.38

+$75.36/cwt over cost on 157 head, so $63,981 banked.

Market over cost

+$75.18

$35,272 across the unsold head.

Sold against pace, by head65% of 65% target

By head rather than by pounds, which is what a producer means. 157 head is 64% of the weight, because the lots that went first were not average.

85 unsold85 with no floorWindow Oct 9, 2026 to Nov 9, 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
$244.87	65	+$73.86 $26,499	Sold	Jun 9, 2026 2 months ago	Hit
$254.96	67	+$83.95 $31,046	Sold	Aug 9, 2026 15 days ago	Hit
$262.18	55	+$91.17 $27,678	$15.99	Oct 9, 2026 in 46 days	Working

Lots sold

Date	Head	Weight	Price	Outlet
Jun 3, 2026	54	5.35 cwt	$246.93	Concordia Livestock Auction Cash
Mar 20, 2026	55	5.54 cwt	$244.21	Superior Sale Barn Cash
Feb 10, 2026	48	5.32 cwt	$248.34	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.