Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer cattle over 650 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. heifers over 650 lbs sold un-even 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. The market was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.86/cwt on 328 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −116.56 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$377.86

328 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs KS average

+23.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	383.14	2,099	262
Medium and Large 1-2	541	360.24	1,950	48
Medium 1	568	348.00	1,977	18thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $122 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

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 sale328 hd

377.86

—

KS average3 barns · 431 hd

376.38

+1.48

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+23.56

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−116.56

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

82 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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	265.82/cwt	259.50–270.00	2,464	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	275.49/cwt	273.00–278.00	2,391	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	494	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,075	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	399.19/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,713	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	378.18/cwt	355.00–387.00	1,804	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	264.21/cwt	263.00–265.50	2,542	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	345.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,191	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	773	272.97/cwt	271.00–277.00	2,110	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	366.76/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,933	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,151	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	897	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,597	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	258.63/cwt	256.00–265.00	2,271	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	422.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,631	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	373.97/cwt	362.00–387.00	2,147	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	431.92/cwt	415.00–447.50	1,840	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	237.10/cwt	236.00–239.00	2,302	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	387.58/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,027	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	282.73/cwt	279.50–286.00	2,287	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	393.29/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,108	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	406.31/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,930	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	338.71/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,259	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	338.71/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,039	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	288.53/cwt	288.00–293.00	2,236	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	305.22/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,243	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	317	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	403.97/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,911	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	407.00/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,783	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	275.54/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	277.92/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	461.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	315.34/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,823	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	396.00/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	317.57/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	308.94/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,906	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	360.67/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,544	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	296.72/cwt	283.00–308.50	1,991	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	257.34/cwt	248.25–262.50	2,100	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	317.18/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	343.69/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,907	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	621	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,990	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	849	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,250	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,830	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	245.49/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	276.33/cwt	269.00–282.00	2,003	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	252.35/cwt	242.00–254.00	2,165	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	325.68/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,664	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	334.42/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,649	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	267.91/cwt	265.00–271.00	2,031	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	349.40/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,663	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	384.71/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,662	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	407.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,561	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	317.35/cwt	295.00–328.00	2,104	19
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	568	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,977	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,003	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	370.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,580	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,333	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,930	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	449.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	346	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	342.68/cwt	327.00–354.00	1,988	13

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 Apr 10, 2025

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

Receipts 3,392Last week 3,573Year ago 3,176

Compared to last week steer cattle over 650 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. heifers over 650 lbs sold un-even 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. The market was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,072	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	440.00–460.00	449.63
38	350–400	386	410.00–440.00	422.42
46	400–450	426	415.00–447.50	431.92
37	450–500	475	395.00–417.50	406.31
62	500–550	536	384.00–400.00	393.29
99	550–600	574	362.00–387.00	373.97
116	600–650	634	330.00–360.00	345.66
30	650–700	667	332.00–354.00	338.71
27	700–750	735	301.00–312.00	305.22
28	750–800	775	288.00–293.00	288.53
96	800–850	809	279.50–286.00	282.73
160	850–900	868	273.00–278.00	275.49
130	900–950	927	259.50–270.00	265.82
119	950–1000	962	263.00–265.50	264.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	485.00	485.00
12	350–400	352	475.00	475.00
18	400–450	424	462.50	462.50
11	450–500	494	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	429	380.00–410.00	399.19
30	450–500	477	355.00–387.00	378.18
35	500–550	527	362.00–370.00	366.76
13	550–600	580	327.00–354.00	342.68
16	600–650	603	339.00	339.00
19	650–700	663	295.00–328.00	317.35
5	700–750	738	283.00	283.00
17	850–900	878	256.00–265.00	258.63
13	900–950	900	239.00	239.00
14	950–1000	971	236.00–239.00	237.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	372	422.00	422.00
25	400–450	438	404.00–410.00	407.00
14	450–500	473	400.00–405.00	403.97
84	500–550	523	370.00–395.00	387.58
6	550–600	566	355.00	355.00
28	600–650	602	328.00–340.00	338.71
8	700–750	727	300.00	300.00
12	750–800	773	271.00–277.00	272.97
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
18	550–600	568	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	455.00	455.00
14	400–450	409	472.00	472.00
8	450–500	470	427.00	427.00
11	550–600	557	390.00	390.00
31	600–650	606	385.00	385.00
51	850–900	897	289.50	289.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	355.00–370.00	360.67
7	450–500	475	310.00–327.50	317.18
10	500–550	523	312.50–325.00	317.57
42	550–600	578	306.00–324.00	315.34
11	600–650	623	270.00–279.00	275.54
12	650–700	678	275.00–280.00	277.92
3	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
10	750–800	780	244.00–247.00	245.49
3	800–850	848	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	450.00–470.00	461.43
5	450–500	453	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	491	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	480.00	480.00
15	300–350	327	395.00–400.00	396.00
36	350–400	383	400.00–425.00	407.53
52	400–450	432	380.00–395.00	384.71
77	450–500	476	342.00–360.00	349.40
128	500–550	538	330.00–350.00	340.22
130	550–600	555	329.00–354.00	343.69
59	600–650	617	298.00–316.00	308.94
109	650–700	671	283.00–308.50	296.72
37	700–750	725	269.00–282.00	276.33
91	750–800	758	265.00–271.00	267.91
170	800–850	816	248.25–262.50	257.34
74	850–900	858	242.00–254.00	252.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	467	375.00	375.00
65	550–600	561	357.00	357.00
36	600–650	621	320.50	320.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	800–850	849	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
6	300–350	346	400.00	400.00
32	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	370.89
33	450–500	493	317.00–340.00	334.42
25	500–550	511	303.00–330.00	325.68
24	550–600	550	343.00	343.00
3	600–650	631	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	410.00	410.00

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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