Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of cattle today. We have not had a regular Thursday sale for 2 weeks. Steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher compared to 3 weeks ago. 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 $362.59/cwt on 291 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −131.07 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$362.59

291 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$24.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs KS average

+14.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	369.40	2,062	209
Medium and Large 1-2	542	345.24	1,871	82

One grade step is worth $24.17/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale291 hd

362.59

—

KS average3 barns · 892 hd

356.24

+6.36

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+14.35

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−131.07

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

65 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	550–600	577	360.67/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,081	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	301.67/cwt	297.00–308.00	2,154	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	955	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,488	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	262.33/cwt	256.00–272.00	2,298	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	391.81/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,936	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	280.04/cwt	269.00–289.00	2,176	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	310.88/cwt	301.00–315.00	2,117	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	424.56/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,826	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	342.21/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,125	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	262.58/cwt	260.00–264.50	2,187	31
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	244.84/cwt	243.50–248.50	2,512	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	292.18/cwt	287.50–298.00	1,925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	326.37/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,873	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	371.14/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	283.84/cwt	275.00–289.00	2,069	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,068	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	367.85/cwt	364.00–377.00	1,961	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	325.50/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,044	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	258.10/cwt	256.50–259.00	2,393	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	252.80/cwt	252.00–256.50	2,255	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	353.51/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,867	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	257.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	716	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	803	286.75/cwt	286.75–286.75	2,303	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	241.24/cwt	234.00–242.50	2,178	37
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,041	236.42/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,461	19
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,217	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	914	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,255	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	674	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,822	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	303.53/cwt	296.00–313.00	1,918	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	259.37/cwt	254.00–264.50	2,000	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	323.30/cwt	312.00–334.00	1,723	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	264.99/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,937	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	282.04/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,907	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	343.00/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,626	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	240.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,343	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	245.47/cwt	243.50–249.00	2,032	289
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,132	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	243.44/cwt	238.00–245.00	2,106	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	267.90/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,832	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	253.17/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,853	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	311.32/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,806	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	249.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,965	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	356.35/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,507	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	932	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,465	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	288.69/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,773	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,222	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	273.75/cwt	267.00–283.00	2,228	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	343.86/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	649	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,031	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	246.03/cwt	245.50–248.00	2,406	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	428.28/cwt	425.00–436.00	1,657	11

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 Feb 27, 2025

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

Receipts 4,022Last week 1,830Year ago 3,770

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	387	425.00–436.00	428.28
79	400–450	430	405.00–440.00	424.56
147	450–500	494	385.00–392.50	391.81
28	500–550	533	364.00–377.00	367.85
135	550–600	577	355.00–375.00	360.67
77	600–650	621	338.00–350.00	342.21
158	650–700	681	301.00–315.00	310.88
88	700–750	714	297.00–308.00	301.67
150	750–800	777	269.00–289.00	280.04
150	800–850	814	267.00–283.00	273.75
216	850–900	876	256.00–272.00	262.33
191	900–950	927	256.50–259.00	258.10
76	950–1000	978	245.50–248.00	246.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	516	397.00	397.00
14	550–600	551	381.00	381.00
7	600–650	627	356.00	356.00
11	700–750	710	313.00	313.00
64	900–950	932	264.50	264.50
60	950–1000	955	260.50	260.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	396.00	396.00
7	450–500	497	370.00–372.00	371.14
57	500–550	528	340.00–362.00	353.51
25	550–600	574	322.00–340.00	326.37
51	600–650	628	315.00–335.00	325.50
9	650–700	659	287.50–298.00	292.18
44	700–750	729	275.00–289.00	283.84
10	750–800	774	255.00–260.00	257.94
31	800–850	833	260.00–264.50	262.58
70	850–900	892	252.00–256.50	252.80
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	1000–1050	1,026	243.50–248.50	244.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	502	412.00	412.00
43	800–850	803	286.75	286.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	502	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	716	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	649	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	745	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	370.00–380.00	374.96
21	400–450	423	351.00–365.00	356.35
77	450–500	474	329.00–350.00	343.00
75	500–550	533	312.00–334.00	323.30
145	550–600	580	300.00–320.00	311.32
101	600–650	632	296.00–313.00	303.53
139	650–700	676	274.00–292.00	282.04
122	700–750	731	259.00–271.00	264.99
116	750–800	771	254.00–264.50	259.37
289	800–850	828	243.50–249.00	245.47
18	850–900	865	238.00–245.00	243.44
37	900–950	903	234.00–242.50	241.24
17	950–1000	975	235.00–245.00	240.27
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1000–1050	1,041	236.00–238.00	236.42
7	1200–1250	1,217	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	552	330.00	330.00
5	650–700	674	313.00	313.00
66	900–950	914	246.75	246.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1100–1150	1,132	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	342.00–345.00	343.86
5	500–550	543	307.00	307.00
6	550–600	576	270.00	270.00
17	600–650	614	288.00–289.00	288.69
21	650–700	684	256.00–273.00	267.90
28	700–750	732	246.00–255.00	253.17
71	750–800	787	245.00–250.00	249.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	497	312.00	312.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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