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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Feb 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Receipts
1,000 head
419 vs last sale 581 2,846 vs year ago 3,846 · 74.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialTue Aug 18, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialTue Feb 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a limited weekly comparison on account of 2 light sales in a row due to colder than normal temperatures. Steers under 600 lbs. no test, steers 600 to 650 and 750 - 800 lbs . not enough for a test however a higher undertone was detected, 850 to 900 lb steers were steady and 950 to 1000 were 2.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs no test, heifers 550 to 650 lbs and 750 to 800 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, 650 to 750 lbs were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. The receipts were light due to the cold weather and the demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.81/cwt on 509 head.
Average price
$131.81
509 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$22.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1731132.09965492
Medium and Large 1-2632129.4981912thin
Large 11,041110.001,1455thin
One grade step is worth $22.09/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale509 hd
131.81
KS average1 barns · 509 hd
131.81
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11,041110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1455
HeifersMedium and Large 1523155.27/cwt152.00–158.008129
HeifersMedium and Large 1625137.50/cwt134.00–140.5085932
HeifersMedium and Large 1582146.41/cwt145.00–147.5085244
HeifersMedium and Large 1675132.50/cwt131.00–133.5089461
HeifersMedium and Large 1780124.02/cwt120.00–128.0096766
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664125.41/cwt124.00–126.008337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635127.90/cwt126.00–129.0081210
SteersMedium and Large 1825126.88/cwt126.00–128.251,04773
SteersMedium and Large 1315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005674
HeifersMedium and Large 1839126.42/cwt126.00–126.751,061114
HeifersMedium and Large 1728132.94/cwt128.50–135.25968166
SteersMedium and Large 1911128.75/cwt128.75–128.751,17364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2933113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0546
SteersMedium and Large 1738137.66/cwt137.25–140.001,01671
SteersMedium and Large 1675143.81/cwt142.00–148.0097123
SteersMedium and Large 1616158.77/cwt154.00–159.5097824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2588135.19/cwt134.00–136.007955
SteersMedium and Large 1853130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,10912
SteersMedium and Large 1770135.33/cwt132.00–136.501,04234
SteersMedium and Large 1968126.75/cwt126.75–126.751,22761

How this sale compares

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.