Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Limited weekly comparison due to a light offering this week. However, both steers and heifers had a higher undertone. The receipts were light with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.37/cwt on 200 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −86.06 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$408.37

200 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$51.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs KS average

+29.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	418.03	2,289	136
Medium and Large 1-2	547	389.59	2,130	59
Medium 1	596	367.00	2,187	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.03/cwt here — about $102 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 sale200 hd

408.37

—

KS average3 barns · 273 hd

400.79

+7.57

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+29.58

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−86.06

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

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	646	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	349	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	286.38/cwt	282.00–294.00	2,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,379	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	270.12/cwt	269.50–272.00	2,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	392.94/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,835	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	300.12/cwt	294.50–306.50	2,437	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	367.64/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,287	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	361.85/cwt	357.00–377.00	1,900	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	331.36/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,061	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.79/cwt	328.00–333.00	2,415	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	274.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,520	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	361.75/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,388	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	433.06/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	264.42/cwt	258.00–265.75	2,316	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	323.26/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	405.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,797	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	319.97/cwt	318.50–325.50	2,454	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	359.21/cwt	352.00–375.00	2,015	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	294.44/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,158	12
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,705	24
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,756	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,337	7
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,272	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,493	9
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,247	6
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	993	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	426.31/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,238	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	982	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,578	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,268	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	15
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	596	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	337.86/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,922	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	381.14/cwt	375.00–406.00	1,849	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	398.13/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,130	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	366.27/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	397.33/cwt	392.50–403.00	2,301	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	908	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,660	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	366.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	341.06/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,179	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	446.01/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	283.49/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,359	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	316.95/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	329.11/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,254	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	357	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	298.55/cwt	290.00–307.00	2,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	461.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	574	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,382	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	859	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,663	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	277.28/cwt	270.00–279.50	2,654	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,863	3

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 8, 2025

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

Receipts 1,651Last week 2,468Year ago 2,733

Limited weekly comparison due to a light offering this week. However, both steers and heifers had a higher undertone. The receipts were light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	548	340.00	340.00
6	600–650	646	321.00	321.00
6	650–700	670	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	500.00	500.00
10	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	461.97
25	400–450	443	405.00–410.00	405.55
28	450–500	467	385.00–397.50	392.94
58	500–550	525	357.00–377.00	361.85
24	550–600	561	352.00–375.00	359.21
50	600–650	622	325.00–339.00	331.36
20	650–700	657	319.00–326.00	323.26
12	700–750	733	290.00–300.00	294.44
8	750–800	771	282.00–294.00	286.38
12	800–850	831	269.50–272.00	270.12
59	850–900	876	258.00–265.75	264.42
12	900–950	933	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	993	224.00	224.00
6	1000–1050	1,010	222.50	222.50
7	1050–1100	1,067	219.00	219.00
9	1250–1300	1,272	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	450	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	469	355.00–375.00	366.27
7	500–550	537	347.00	347.00
27	550–600	569	331.00–340.00	337.86
3	600–650	628	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	674	290.00–307.00	298.55
5	700–750	722	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	472.00	472.00
13	400–450	438	442.50–450.00	446.01
9	450–500	482	425.00–450.00	433.06
38	500–550	525	410.00–430.00	426.31
34	550–600	579	392.50–403.00	397.33
32	600–650	622	360.00–380.00	367.64
94	650–700	660	347.00–365.00	361.75
27	700–750	730	328.00–333.00	330.79
39	750–800	767	318.50–325.50	319.97
33	800–850	812	294.50–306.50	300.12
15	850–900	851	296.00	296.00
79	900–950	919	270.00–275.00	274.24
64	950–1000	957	270.00–279.50	277.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	428	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	466	455.00	455.00
7	500–550	537	398.00	398.00
3	600–650	613	365.00	365.00
6	650–700	672	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	483.00	483.00
26	550–600	574	415.00	415.00
67	850–900	859	310.00	310.00
65	900–950	908	293.00	293.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,048	263.00	263.00
24	1050–1100	1,065	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	950–1000	982	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	504	450.00	450.00
9	550–600	562	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	596	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	485	375.00–406.00	381.14
43	500–550	535	390.00–402.00	398.13
16	550–600	578	350.00–375.00	366.65
14	600–650	639	330.00–348.00	341.06
29	650–700	685	325.00–342.00	329.11
6	700–750	738	310.00–324.00	316.95
5	750–800	764	279.00	279.00
10	800–850	832	280.00–287.00	283.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	400.00	400.00

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