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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Feb 3
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Receipts
692 head
▼ 2,455 vs last sale 3,147▼ 1,838 vs year ago 2,530 · −72.6%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialTue Aug 18, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialTue Feb 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light offering of cattle today due to the winter storm that went thru the area Tuesday night. Too few steers sold for a good comparison, except the 900 to 950 lb steers. 3 loads of 900 lb. steers sold 6.00 higher than last week. There were not enough heifers sold for a comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.44/cwt on 499 head.
Average price
$159.44
499 head · 835 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.63
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1840159.631,341481
Medium and Large 1-2682154.331,05218thin
One grade step is worth $5.30/cwt here — about $289 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 sale499 hd
159.44
—
KS average3 barns · 2,687 hd
170.07
−10.63
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

23 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526156.46/cwt155.00–158.008238
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,1668
HeifersMedium 1—650148.50/cwt148.50–148.509653
HeifersMedium and Large 1—923129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1914
HeifersMedium and Large 1—757145.59/cwt145.00–146.001,1025
HeifersMedium and Large 1—857144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2348
SteersMedium and Large 1—791162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,28155
SteersMedium and Large 1—880151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,32935
SteersMedium and Large 1—967152.30/cwt151.75–152.851,473106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—795147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1694
SteersMedium and Large 1—575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009783
SteersMedium and Large 1—440213.50/cwt213.50–213.509396
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—492180.00/cwt180.00–180.008863
SteersMedium and Large 1—547180.00/cwt180.00–180.009858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—735158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—553121.00/cwt121.00–121.006693
SteersMedium and Large 1—694171.25/cwt171.25–171.251,18838
HeifersMedium and Large 1—594161.00/cwt161.00–161.0095619
HeifersMedium and Large 1—687157.34/cwt152.50–158.501,08159
SteersMedium and Large 1—717167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,19710
SteersMedium and Large 1—606184.05/cwt177.50–187.501,11545
SteersMedium and Large 1—902152.87/cwt152.75–153.101,379175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—676147.00/cwt147.00–147.009948

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.