Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of cattle today. Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher. The receipts were moderate to heavy with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.48/cwt on 233 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −125.95 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$368.48

233 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.66

vs KS average

+9.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	376.17	2,127	120
Medium and Large 1-2	559	360.32	2,014	113

One grade step is worth $15.85/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.55, low $409.63, median $494.43 across 27 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 sale233 hd

368.48

—

KS average3 barns · 782 hd

363.82

+4.66

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+9.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−125.95

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

81 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 1	350–400	382	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	841	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	959	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,510	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	355.49/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,215	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	709	316.15/cwt	316.00–316.50	2,242	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	423.88/cwt	415.00–434.00	1,958	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,178	8
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	721	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,149	9
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	473	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	279.31/cwt	269.00–287.00	2,307	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	317.26/cwt	313.00–318.00	2,148	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	255.46/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,602	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	288.30/cwt	281.50–299.00	2,234	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	309.43/cwt	305.00–314.00	2,231	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	321.40/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	257.94/cwt	252.00–263.50	2,401	399
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	265.86/cwt	260.00–269.00	2,302	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	329.85/cwt	321.00–341.00	2,250	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	372.07/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,009	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	294.90/cwt	284.00–298.00	2,173	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	267.30/cwt	264.00–275.00	2,077	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	370.60/cwt	360.00–374.50	2,138	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	419.56/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	323.51/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	428.88/cwt	417.00–435.00	1,878	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	393.85/cwt	385.00–402.00	2,064	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	346.62/cwt	330.00–352.00	2,038	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	385.62/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,816	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	437.09/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,394	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	333.99/cwt	326.00–339.00	1,887	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	257.55/cwt	253.75–263.00	1,988	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	324.34/cwt	312.50–336.00	1,713	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	306.79/cwt	302.00–321.00	1,921	104
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	278.64/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,867	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	289.36/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,936	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	254.80/cwt	250.00–258.50	2,092	364
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	754	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,028	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	355.73/cwt	328.00–393.00	1,836	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	353.38/cwt	352.00–353.50	1,788	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,303	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	291.50/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	273.84/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,983	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	251.32/cwt	247.00–255.50	2,189	164
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	318.79/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,827	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	377.84/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,587	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	337.18/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,618	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	248.03/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	386	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	636	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	232.12/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	353.07/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	323.56/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	869	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	2,388	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,542	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	939	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	446.87/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	254.81/cwt	250.50–258.00	2,441	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,649	8

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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Receipts 4,215Last week 2,786Year ago 4,535

Nice run of cattle today. Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher. The receipts were moderate to heavy with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	473	390.00	390.00
9	700–750	721	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	841	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	606	364.00	364.00
48	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
34	850–900	869	274.75	274.75
60	950–1000	959	261.75	261.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	438	417.00–435.00	428.88
13	450–500	462	415.00–434.00	423.88
17	500–550	524	385.00–402.00	393.85
88	550–600	577	360.00–374.50	370.60
133	600–650	623	340.00–358.00	355.49
124	650–700	682	321.00–341.00	329.85
92	700–750	721	305.00–314.00	309.43
89	750–800	775	281.50–299.00	288.30
249	800–850	826	269.00–287.00	279.31
276	850–900	866	260.00–269.00	265.86
399	900–950	931	252.00–263.50	257.94
80	950–1000	958	250.50–258.00	254.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	361	465.00	465.00
9	550–600	558	398.00	398.00
26	700–750	709	316.00–316.50	316.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	400.00	400.00
19	450–500	471	382.00–395.00	385.62
65	500–550	540	370.00–372.50	372.07
44	550–600	588	330.00–352.00	346.62
16	600–650	606	320.00–332.00	323.51
35	650–700	677	313.00–318.00	317.26
67	700–750	737	284.00–298.00	294.90
20	750–800	777	264.00–275.00	267.30
8	850–900	861	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	414	417.00–425.00	419.56
6	500–550	523	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	334	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	397	365.00	365.00
10	400–450	435	350.00–355.00	353.07
8	450–500	477	317.00–330.00	323.56
23	500–550	528	312.50–336.00	324.34
25	550–600	573	312.00–322.00	318.79
16	600–650	632	290.00–292.00	291.50
28	650–700	670	278.00–279.00	278.64
10	750–800	777	245.00–251.00	248.03
7	800–850	818	226.00	226.00
7	850–900	885	230.00–235.00	232.12
6	900–950	947	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	553	280.00	280.00
37	600–650	627	235.00–265.00	255.46
8	700–750	743	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	475	357.00	357.00
8	600–650	636	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	390.00	390.00
18	450–500	484	318.00–329.00	321.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	332	445.00–450.00	446.87
24	350–400	378	408.00	408.00
36	400–450	420	370.00–385.00	377.84
35	450–500	480	331.00–351.00	337.18
61	500–550	506	352.00–353.50	353.38
82	550–600	565	326.00–339.00	333.99
104	600–650	626	302.00–321.00	306.79
68	650–700	669	285.00–298.00	289.36
208	700–750	724	265.00–280.00	273.84
129	750–800	772	253.75–263.00	257.55
364	800–850	821	250.00–258.50	254.80
164	850–900	871	247.00–255.50	251.32
10	900–950	939	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	400.00	400.00
37	750–800	754	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	430.00–440.00	437.09
4	450–500	487	380.00	380.00
12	500–550	516	328.00–393.00	355.73
6	550–600	591	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	625	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	638	289.00	289.00
3	700–750	723	250.00	250.00

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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