Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of cattle today. Due to the light sale last week there was no good comparables. Heifers sold with a lower undertone and steer cattle sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Farmers and Ranchers is going into their summer sales and the last Thursday sale will be May 22, they will move to Monday sales for the month of June.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.61/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −109.82 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$384.61

177 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$47.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs KS average

+0.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	397.40	2,233	105
Medium and Large 1-2	558	370.97	2,071	55
Medium 1	549	349.71	1,920	17thin

One grade step is worth $47.70/cwt here — about $313 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 sale177 hd

384.61

—

KS average3 barns · 289 hd

382.50

+2.11

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+0.01

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−109.82

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	450–500	468	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	306.73/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,362	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	279.61/cwt	271.00–283.75	2,561	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	354.28/cwt	352.50–357.00	2,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	364.93/cwt	362.50–373.00	2,336	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	667	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	275.59/cwt	270.00–279.25	2,296	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	263.83/cwt	258.50–267.00	2,285	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	326.34/cwt	319.00–333.00	2,056	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	366.61/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,947	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	418.27/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	391.55/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,836	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	263.56/cwt	262.00–264.00	2,586	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	451.78/cwt	445.00–457.00	2,205	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	338.79/cwt	336.00–341.00	2,351	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	451.00/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,975	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	309.43/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,138	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	324.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,371	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	416.44/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,232	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	389.47/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,236	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	335.34/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,979	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	283.11/cwt	277.50–296.00	2,104	59
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	552	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,015	4
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,350	21
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	992	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,143	21
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,117	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,658	7
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	222.21/cwt	205.00–233.50	2,358	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,396	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	369.34/cwt	368.50–372.00	2,438	83
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	496	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	548	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,891	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	328.23/cwt	319.00–333.00	2,229	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	256.60/cwt	255.00–259.00	2,407	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,517	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	247.96/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,927	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	351.36/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	337.22/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,784	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	412.93/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,206	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	358.04/cwt	352.00–368.00	2,077	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	286.09/cwt	280.00–289.50	2,475	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	409	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,337	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,985	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	481.69/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	300.45/cwt	298.00–303.00	2,497	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	343.91/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,139	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	277.16/cwt	276.00–277.50	2,192	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	546	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,261	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 15, 2025

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

Receipts 2,472Last week 1,651Year ago 2,385

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	390.00	390.00
10	550–600	567	352.50–357.00	354.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	426	410.00–425.00	418.27
67	450–500	469	377.50–400.00	391.55
44	500–550	531	360.00–375.00	366.61
65	550–600	590	325.00–339.00	335.34
37	600–650	630	319.00–333.00	326.34
25	650–700	691	305.00–315.00	309.43
59	700–750	743	277.50–296.00	283.11
139	750–800	791	276.00–277.50	277.16
196	800–850	833	270.00–279.25	275.59
51	850–900	866	258.50–267.00	263.83
7	900–950	932	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	950–1000	992	216.00	216.00
15	1050–1100	1,061	205.00–233.50	222.21
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	436	348.00	348.00
4	450–500	491	332.50	332.50
27	500–550	529	335.00–345.00	337.22
5	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
8	750–800	777	240.00–256.00	247.96
16	800–850	842	262.00	262.00
10	900–950	946	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
9	350–400	384	475.00–485.00	481.69
16	400–450	438	445.00–465.00	451.00
35	450–500	488	445.00–457.00	451.78
36	500–550	536	410.00–430.00	416.44
65	550–600	574	387.50–405.00	389.47
76	600–650	640	362.50–373.00	364.93
17	650–700	694	336.00–341.00	338.79
46	700–750	731	315.00–330.00	324.41
72	750–800	770	300.00–314.00	306.73
196	800–850	831	298.00–303.00	300.45
57	850–900	865	280.00–289.50	286.09
157	900–950	916	271.00–283.75	279.61
71	950–1000	981	262.00–264.00	263.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	505.00	505.00
14	650–700	667	369.50	369.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	498	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
6	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
13	500–550	548	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	552	365.00	365.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	1000–1050	1,013	232.00	232.00
7	1100–1150	1,117	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	600–650	605	396.00	396.00
83	650–700	660	368.50–372.00	369.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	400.00–422.00	412.93
13	500–550	509	390.00	390.00
34	550–600	580	352.00–368.00	358.04
44	600–650	622	340.00–347.50	343.91
68	650–700	679	319.00–333.00	328.23
5	750–800	799	295.00	295.00
4	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
15	900–950	938	255.00–259.00	256.60
3	950–1000	983	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	395.00	395.00
7	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	546	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	524	342.00–360.00	351.36
4	550–600	552	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	684	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

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