Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice cattle today, the buyers are still trying to fill their grass. Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Steers over 700 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.20/cwt on 335 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −118.46 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$375.20

335 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs KS average

+10.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	379.61	2,058	280
Medium and Large 1-2	555	352.74	1,957	55

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $101 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

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 sale335 hd

375.20

—

KS average3 barns · 575 hd

374.03

+1.17

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+10.44

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−118.46

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

84 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	400–450	429	447.54/cwt	415.00–462.50	1,920	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,280	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	691	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,522	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	333.60/cwt	328.00–345.00	2,265	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	276.82/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,597	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	351.14/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,174	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	282.83/cwt	277.00–287.50	2,489	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	364.61/cwt	352.00–374.00	2,093	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	391.40/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,039	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	422.94/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	359.68/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,942	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	332.21/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,066	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	294.19/cwt	283.00–303.00	2,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	407.94/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,942	14
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	267.25/cwt	267.25–267.25	2,697	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	286.22/cwt	286.00–287.00	2,336	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	991	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,542	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	310.74/cwt	298.50–317.00	2,383	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	421.82/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,995	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,571	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	342	482.64/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	824	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	262	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	340.58/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,948	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	501	401.03/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,009	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	449.73/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	812	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,002	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	337.92/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,818	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	261.33/cwt	258.50–274.00	2,140	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	992	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	375.29/cwt	362.00–382.50	1,790	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	337.19/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,892	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	256.71/cwt	251.00–257.50	2,221	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	263.95/cwt	258.00–269.00	2,043	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	375.94/cwt	360.00–381.00	1,632	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	294.59/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,909	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	277.38/cwt	271.00–280.00	2,019	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	447.43/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	300.24/cwt	292.00–308.00	2,030	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	250.98/cwt	248.00–257.00	2,113	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	320.61/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	588	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,064	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,934	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,100	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	336.05/cwt	327.00–344.00	2,399	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	456.20/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,734	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	341.85/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,007	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	322.59/cwt	307.00–326.00	2,184	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	440.72/cwt	440.00–442.00	1,472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	325.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	398	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	364.77/cwt	347.00–367.50	1,853	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	366	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	375.70/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,770	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	314.93/cwt	314.00–317.50	1,943	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	738	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	317.77/cwt	308.00–326.00	1,973	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	418.08/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,530	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	359.26/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,850	131

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 3,685Last week 3,392Year ago 2,913

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	465.00	465.00
37	350–400	380	445.00–475.00	456.20
56	400–450	429	415.00–462.50	447.54
66	450–500	473	415.00–435.00	421.82
117	500–550	521	380.00–405.00	391.40
99	550–600	574	352.00–374.00	364.61
194	600–650	619	344.00–360.00	351.14
75	650–700	679	328.00–345.00	333.60
26	700–750	714	327.00–344.00	336.05
47	750–800	767	298.50–317.00	310.74
24	800–850	816	286.00–287.00	286.22
285	850–900	880	277.00–287.50	282.83
82	900–950	938	275.00–277.50	276.82
62	950–1000	970	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	600–650	608	375.00	375.00
82	650–700	691	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
17	400–450	427	410.00–430.00	422.94
14	450–500	476	405.00–410.00	407.94
34	500–550	540	350.00–371.00	359.68
17	550–600	587	335.00–345.00	341.85
34	600–650	622	321.00–340.00	332.21
29	650–700	677	307.00–326.00	322.59
9	700–750	726	283.00–303.00	294.19
4	750–800	776	262.00	262.00
11	850–900	888	272.00	272.00
52	950–1000	991	256.50	256.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,009	267.25	267.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	490.00	490.00
8	300–350	342	475.00–495.00	482.64
10	350–400	383	440.00–460.00	449.73
3	400–450	411	435.00	435.00
11	450–500	494	405.00	405.00
20	500–550	501	395.00–415.00	401.03
23	550–600	572	332.00–350.00	340.58
5	600–650	634	337.50	337.50
8	650–700	692	310.00	310.00
7	800–850	824	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	484	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	461	460.00	460.00
21	500–550	516	407.00	407.00
5	650–700	657	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	700	286.00	286.00
11	800–850	812	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	423	357.00	357.00
9	450–500	472	357.00	357.00
44	500–550	538	327.50–350.00	337.92
10	550–600	588	320.00–321.00	320.61
27	600–650	648	294.00–298.00	294.59
6	650–700	689	280.00	280.00
21	800–850	842	248.00–257.00	250.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	440.00–452.00	447.43
40	350–400	366	410.00–430.00	418.08
74	400–450	434	360.00–381.00	375.94
90	450–500	477	362.00–382.50	375.29
131	500–550	515	352.00–370.00	359.26
133	550–600	561	327.00–347.50	337.19
131	600–650	621	308.00–326.00	317.77
45	650–700	676	292.00–308.00	300.24
88	700–750	728	271.00–280.00	277.38
77	750–800	774	258.00–269.00	263.95
224	800–850	819	258.50–274.00	261.33
142	850–900	865	251.00–257.50	256.71
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	950–1000	992	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
28	500–550	513	377.00	377.00
46	550–600	588	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
14	300–350	334	440.00–442.00	440.72
10	350–400	398	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	421	345.50	345.50
30	450–500	471	370.00–378.00	375.70
24	500–550	508	347.00–367.50	364.77
8	550–600	555	320.00–335.00	325.59
39	600–650	617	314.00–317.50	314.93
4	700–750	738	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	508	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	568	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	621	312.00	312.00

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