Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 850- 950 feeder steers sold 10.00 higher and the steer calves sold uneven 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand. It is grass season and the pastures are going to need cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.46/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −126.20 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$367.46

227 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$39.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs KS average

+10.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	375.98	2,092	174
Medium and Large 1-2	584	340.34	1,986	42
Medium 1-2	541	336.09	1,818	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale227 hd

367.46

—

KS average3 barns · 294 hd

367.70

−0.24

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+10.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−126.20

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

75 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	850–900	874	276.72/cwt	268.00–282.00	2,419	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	267.44/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,821	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	404.64/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,938	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	363.17/cwt	352.00–368.00	2,215	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	433.46/cwt	432.00–435.00	1,821	8
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	900	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	279.16/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	328.34/cwt	315.00–344.00	2,075	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	355.05/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,052	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	274.88/cwt	266.00–276.00	2,523	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	279.92/cwt	279.00–281.00	2,287	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	237.50/cwt	234.00–241.00	2,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	295.16/cwt	285.00–298.00	2,178	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	307.46/cwt	301.00–323.00	2,189	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	397.24/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,101	23
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	527	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,142	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	290.55/cwt	287.00–292.50	2,278	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	335.52/cwt	328.00–341.00	1,976	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	366.99/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,758	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	238.06/cwt	236.00–238.50	1,857	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	286.25/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,652	20
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,252	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	249.71/cwt	241.25–252.00	2,325	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	286.06/cwt	278.00–288.50	1,828	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	337.79/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,814	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	255.50/cwt	251.00–260.75	2,248	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	320.66/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,020	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	308.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,648	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	368.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	289.80/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,930	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	352.59/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,523	27
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	990	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	243.10/cwt	242.00–244.50	2,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	269.59/cwt	261.50–273.50	2,095	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	262.93/cwt	255.00–264.50	2,148	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	401.28/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,481	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	920	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,576	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	531	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,188	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	489	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	225.42/cwt	223.00–226.00	2,065	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	275.30/cwt	270.00–278.50	1,985	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,260	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	255.73/cwt	252.50–258.50	2,491	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	6
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	672	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	313.45/cwt	303.00–322.00	1,959	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	337.36/cwt	329.00–343.00	1,909	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	322.80/cwt	318.50–330.00	2,205	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,078	19

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 20, 2025

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

Receipts 3,172Last week 4,215Year ago 3,745

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	420	432.00–435.00	433.46
26	450–500	479	402.50–415.00	404.64
23	500–550	529	380.00–405.00	397.24
94	550–600	578	350.00–367.50	355.05
97	600–650	610	352.00–368.00	363.17
141	650–700	683	318.50–330.00	322.80
133	700–750	712	301.00–323.00	307.46
104	750–800	784	287.00–292.50	290.55
111	800–850	817	279.00–281.00	279.92
240	850–900	874	268.00–282.00	276.72
81	900–950	918	266.00–276.00	274.88
158	950–1000	974	252.50–258.50	255.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1100–1150	1,105	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	900	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	479	345.00–375.00	366.99
5	500–550	543	376.00	376.00
37	550–600	589	328.00–341.00	335.52
18	600–650	632	315.00–344.00	328.34
8	650–700	654	271.00–284.00	279.16
18	700–750	738	285.00–298.00	295.16
3	750–800	781	263.00	263.00
19	800–850	831	250.00	250.00
5	850–900	857	259.00	259.00
8	900–950	906	234.00–241.00	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	508	370.00	370.00
7	550–600	557	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	621	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	527	351.00	351.00
4	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	688	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	489	425.00	425.00
45	500–550	531	412.00	412.00
62	900–950	920	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	672	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	494	322.50	322.50
5	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	325.00	325.00
57	500–550	534	300.00–320.00	308.68
20	550–600	577	281.00–299.00	286.25
45	600–650	639	278.00–288.50	286.06
34	650–700	681	267.00–268.00	267.44
22	750–800	780	236.00–238.50	238.06
9	850–900	888	242.00–244.50	243.10
16	900–950	916	223.00–226.00	225.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
18	350–400	369	390.00–407.50	401.28
27	400–450	432	345.00–355.00	352.59
7	450–500	468	360.00–375.00	368.55
42	500–550	537	329.00–347.00	337.79
54	550–600	566	329.00–343.00	337.36
77	600–650	625	303.00–322.00	313.45
52	650–700	666	276.00–299.00	289.80
39	700–750	721	270.00–278.50	275.30
297	750–800	777	261.50–273.50	269.59
227	800–850	817	255.00–264.50	262.93
79	850–900	880	251.00–260.75	255.50
80	900–950	931	241.25–252.00	249.71
7	950–1000	999	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	990	201.00	201.00
6	1250–1300	1,252	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	499	252.50	252.50
5	550–600	556	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	457.50	457.50
10	400–450	421	424.00	424.00
8	450–500	477	430.00	430.00
10	500–550	537	355.00	355.00
18	600–650	630	320.00–322.00	320.66
9	800–850	815	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	215.00	215.00
7	850–900	850	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,010	150.00	150.00

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