Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A lighter offering this week. Steers 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher, while 700 to 900 lb steers sold mixed 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and over 900 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher. 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 $437.17/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −57.26 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$437.17

130 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs KS average

+61.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	437.98	2,485	127
Medium and Large 1-2	545	403.00	2,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale130 hd

437.17

—

KS average2 barns · 138 hd

435.52

+1.65

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

+61.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−57.26

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

60 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	800–850	831	329.74/cwt	327.00–338.50	2,740	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	318.42/cwt	309.00–319.00	2,882	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	368.91/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,527	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	415.19/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,263	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,095	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	320.77/cwt	317.00–324.00	2,778	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	366.53/cwt	359.00–375.00	2,646	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	354.57/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,322	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	361.83/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,254	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	350.50/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,094	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	370.32/cwt	367.00–381.00	1,959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	429.83/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,527	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	309.47/cwt	305.00–319.50	2,572	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	387.57/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,845	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	319.48/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,287	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	303.37/cwt	296.00–314.00	2,654	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	324.75/cwt	312.00–327.50	2,517	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	925	304.83/cwt	304.50–305.50	2,820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	985	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	876	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,917	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	451.50/cwt	451.50–451.50	2,565	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	802	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	2,885	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,483	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	547	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,100	12
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,164	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	3,096	20
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	256.19/cwt	252.00–275.00	2,605	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	338.15/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	542	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	723	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,787	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	329.00/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,086	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	354.66/cwt	348.00–357.50	2,571	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	379.39/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	889	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,756	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	369.22/cwt	364.00–374.00	2,090	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	361.95/cwt	354.00–364.00	2,440	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	767	343.64/cwt	341.00–346.00	2,636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,322	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	450–500	487	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	412	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	661	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	702	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,703	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,528	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	408.24/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,605	149

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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Receipts 1,703Last week 3,225Year ago 3,001

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	477	439.00	439.00
15	500–550	545	414.00–420.00	415.19
29	550–600	588	420.00–436.00	429.83
149	600–650	638	400.00–413.00	408.24
18	650–700	685	362.00–380.00	368.91
51	700–750	722	359.00–375.00	366.53
14	750–800	756	350.00–351.00	350.50
118	800–850	831	327.00–338.50	329.74
52	850–900	866	317.00–324.00	320.77
54	900–950	905	309.00–319.00	318.42
52	950–1000	992	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	900–950	925	304.50–305.50	304.83
6	950–1000	985	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	542	453.00	453.00
42	550–600	568	451.50	451.50
77	700–750	723	385.50	385.50
64	800–850	802	359.75	359.75
17	850–900	876	333.00	333.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1150–1200	1,164	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	403.00	403.00
7	600–650	607	375.00–390.00	379.39
55	700–750	725	348.00–357.50	354.66
3	850–900	855	311.00	311.00
12	900–950	943	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	546	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	599	380.00	380.00
10	600–650	603	385.00	385.00
15	650–700	674	354.00–364.00	361.95
13	750–800	767	341.00–346.00	343.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	527.50	527.50
3	650–700	661	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	528	490.00	490.00
15	550–600	572	442.00	442.00
29	700–750	702	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	410.00	410.00
16	450–500	476	387.00–390.00	387.57
12	500–550	529	367.00–381.00	370.32
4	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
59	600–650	623	355.00–370.00	361.83
64	650–700	655	345.00–362.00	354.57
14	700–750	716	315.00–324.00	319.48
86	750–800	775	312.00–327.50	324.75
27	800–850	831	305.00–319.50	309.47
67	850–900	875	296.00–314.00	303.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	547	384.00	384.00
28	750–800	750	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,017	252.00–275.00	256.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	541	353.00	353.00
10	550–600	565	361.00	361.00
22	600–650	634	327.00–335.00	329.00
9	650–700	671	336.00–340.00	338.15
5	750–800	777	310.00	310.00
6	800–850	819	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	853	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	850–900	889	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	566	364.00–374.00	369.22
11	650–700	650	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
9	450–500	487	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

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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