Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of cattle today. Steers under 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with grass-weight cattle 15.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with 950 lb steers selling 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 7.00 to 10.00 higher while 500 to 600 lb heifers sold 1.00 higher. The receipts were light to moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.77/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −109.89 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$383.77

167 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs KS average

+9.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	384.46	2,087	161
Medium and Large 1-2	544	365.00	1,986	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $102 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 sale167 hd

383.77

—

KS average3 barns · 320 hd

385.97

−2.20

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

+9.34

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−109.89

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

61 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 1Unweaned	450–500	457	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	256.26/cwt	255.50–260.00	2,319	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	277.22/cwt	273.00–281.00	2,406	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	443.57/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,107	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	671	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,422	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	384.63/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,800	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	374.11/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,106	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	423.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,742	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	285.48/cwt	283.00–286.00	2,038	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	368.07/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,304	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	275.60/cwt	275.60–275.60	2,555	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	486.09/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,066	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	321.63/cwt	313.00–327.00	2,001	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	272.32/cwt	268.00–282.00	2,108	135
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	366.76/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,845	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	332.29/cwt	328.00–338.00	2,396	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	978	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,543	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	440.98/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,570	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	444.03/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,523	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	271.15/cwt	264.00–273.00	2,221	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	349.78/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,001	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	315.25/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,068	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	336	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	743	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,333	4
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,633	36
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	259.56/cwt	259.00–262.00	2,686	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	420.66/cwt	407.50–428.00	2,074	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,954	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	806	277.35/cwt	277.35–277.35	2,235	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,081	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	289.35/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,023	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	332.17/cwt	324.00–336.00	1,893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	654	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	339.72/cwt	325.00–346.00	2,161	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	397	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	516	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	366.12/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,992	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	290.32/cwt	284.50–295.00	2,444	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	351.25/cwt	346.00–357.00	1,865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	304.91/cwt	301.00–313.00	2,400	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	386.17/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,823	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,107	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	707	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	340.16/cwt	326.00–346.00	2,289	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	478.26/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	274.82/cwt	273.50–276.25	2,622	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	394.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,095	73

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 May 1, 2025

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

Receipts 2,468Last week 2,711Year ago 2,920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	457	445.00	445.00
23	500–550	544	365.00–367.00	366.12
3	550–600	593	342.00	342.00
9	600–650	633	337.00	337.00
5	650–700	654	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	450.00–490.00	478.26
29	400–450	425	480.00–497.50	486.09
39	450–500	475	435.00–455.00	443.57
73	500–550	531	385.00–400.00	394.45
38	550–600	563	360.00–377.50	374.11
123	600–650	626	361.00–375.00	368.07
21	650–700	673	326.00–346.00	340.16
43	700–750	721	328.00–338.00	332.29
59	750–800	787	301.00–313.00	304.91
167	800–850	842	284.50–295.00	290.32
10	850–900	868	273.00–281.00	277.22
60	900–950	927	275.60	275.60
115	950–1000	954	273.50–276.25	274.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	410.00	410.00
17	550–600	550	383.00	383.00
20	650–700	671	361.00	361.00
11	700–750	707	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	950–1000	978	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	743	314.00	314.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	1000–1050	1,035	259.00–262.00	259.56
36	1050–1100	1,077	244.50	244.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	395.00	395.00
26	400–450	439	445.00	445.00
41	450–500	493	407.50–428.00	420.66
6	500–550	544	365.00	365.00
51	600–650	636	325.00–346.00	339.72
7	650–700	679	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	470.00	470.00
14	300–350	343	435.00–460.00	444.03
21	350–400	356	440.00–445.00	440.98
26	400–450	411	420.00–430.00	423.84
62	450–500	468	380.00–392.00	384.63
43	500–550	503	362.00–375.00	366.76
27	550–600	572	340.00–356.00	349.78
46	600–650	622	313.00–327.00	321.63
32	650–700	656	314.00–316.00	315.25
18	700–750	714	283.00–286.00	285.48
135	750–800	774	268.00–282.00	272.32
184	800–850	819	264.00–273.00	271.15
36	900–950	905	255.50–260.00	256.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	470.00	470.00
8	400–450	406	445.00	445.00
10	500–550	518	392.00	392.00
21	550–600	564	369.00	369.00
62	800–850	806	277.35	277.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
18	500–550	531	346.00–357.00	351.25
15	550–600	570	324.00–336.00	332.17
55	650–700	699	278.00–290.00	289.35
4	800–850	802	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	445.00	445.00
17	450–500	472	380.00–388.00	386.17
9	500–550	510	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	301.00	301.00

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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