Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of cattle today. Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher while heifers over 700 lbs sold sold steady to 2.00 lower. The receipts were moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.50/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −153.16 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$340.50

126 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$22.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.88

vs KS average

−8.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	347.77	1,941	86
Medium and Large 1-2	552	324.87	1,795	40

One grade step is worth $22.89/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.55, low $409.40, median $493.66 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale126 hd

340.50

—

KS average3 barns · 594 hd

354.38

−13.88

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−8.16

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−153.16

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

76 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	247.93/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,410	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,239	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,399	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,093	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,601	20
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,153	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	314.57/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,108	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	332.95/cwt	323.00–342.50	2,058	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	288.66/cwt	272.00–298.00	2,093	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	332.08/cwt	322.00–343.00	1,780	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	358.93/cwt	351.00–372.00	1,874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	307.04/cwt	300.00–314.50	2,192	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	315.80/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	262.02/cwt	257.00–264.75	2,411	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	285.30/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,220	149
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,944	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	741	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	246.55/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,125	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	275.97/cwt	266.50–283.00	2,257	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	314.65/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,957	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	268.20/cwt	263.50–271.00	2,108	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	286.30/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,944	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	249.46/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,327	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	259.82/cwt	256.00–264.00	2,157	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	690	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,953	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,740	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,019	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,988	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,864	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	278.99/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,855	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	241.63/cwt	236.50–248.00	2,093	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	255.33/cwt	251.50–262.00	1,966	50
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,007	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,467	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	282.81/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,785	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,330	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,724	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	228.79/cwt	228.00–229.50	2,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,301	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	254.19/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,858	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	284.36/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,672	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	265.13/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,935	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	305.82/cwt	290.00–311.50	1,731	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	338.29/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	252.23/cwt	247.00–260.00	2,081	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	222.65/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	234.01/cwt	232.00–234.50	2,153	45
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,289	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,900	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	751	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	259.92/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,783	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	316.71/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,625	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	297	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,736	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	372.35/cwt	366.00–385.00	1,810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	747	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,144	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	851	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	2,372	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	258.22/cwt	254.50–268.50	2,252	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	334.85/cwt	329.00–344.00	1,966	32

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS

Thu Jan 30, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Receipts 3,731Last week 3,025Year ago 4,455

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	416.00	416.00
18	450–500	486	366.00–385.00	372.35
18	500–550	522	351.00–372.00	358.93
32	550–600	587	329.00–344.00	334.85
67	600–650	618	323.00–342.50	332.95
100	650–700	670	305.00–320.00	314.57
199	700–750	714	300.00–314.50	307.04
149	750–800	778	275.00–291.00	285.30
298	800–850	818	266.50–283.00	275.97
246	850–900	872	254.50–268.50	258.22
356	900–950	920	257.00–264.75	262.02
69	950–1000	972	246.00–250.00	247.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	603	344.00	344.00
29	700–750	704	318.00	318.00
10	750–800	751	294.50	294.50
36	850–900	851	278.75	278.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	442	390.00	390.00
8	450–500	463	357.00	357.00
21	500–550	536	322.00–343.00	332.08
14	550–600	585	305.00–323.00	315.80
28	600–650	622	308.00–320.00	314.65
36	650–700	679	276.00–299.00	286.30
45	700–750	725	272.00–298.00	288.66
89	750–800	786	263.50–271.00	268.20
33	800–850	830	256.00–264.00	259.82
18	850–900	862	240.00–251.00	246.55
22	900–950	933	246.00–250.00	249.46
5	950–1000	983	244.00	244.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1050–1100	1,093	238.00	238.00
4	1150–1200	1,153	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	390.00	390.00
32	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	700–750	745	261.00	261.00
14	750–800	798	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	327.00	327.00
5	700–750	741	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	700–750	747	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	297	337.50	337.50
3	400–450	420	352.50	352.50
4	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	404	363.00	363.00
19	450–500	487	354.00	354.00
9	500–550	503	357.00	357.00
22	650–700	690	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	417.00	417.00
10	300–350	337	386.00	386.00
16	350–400	389	342.00	342.00
14	450–500	458	332.00–340.00	338.29
30	500–550	513	313.00–318.00	316.71
139	550–600	566	290.00–311.50	305.82
119	600–650	631	276.00–287.00	282.81
102	650–700	665	272.00–283.00	278.99
143	700–750	730	260.00–274.00	265.13
50	750–800	770	251.50–262.00	255.33
132	800–850	825	247.00–260.00	252.23
58	850–900	866	236.50–248.00	241.63
45	900–950	920	232.00–234.50	234.01
12	950–1000	958	228.00–229.50	228.79
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,013	226.00	226.00
7	1100–1150	1,115	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	483	298.00	298.00
49	550–600	588	272.00–288.00	284.36
3	600–650	621	271.00	271.00
35	650–700	686	248.00–269.00	259.92
28	700–750	731	249.00–257.00	254.19
51	750–800	766	248.00	248.00
12	800–850	828	220.00–224.00	222.65
6	850–900	870	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	506	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	497	350.00	350.00
34	550–600	590	316.00	316.00
17	650–700	665	299.00	299.00
7	700–750	707	256.00	256.00
11	750–800	795	254.00	254.00

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