Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of cattle today, lots of nice big strings from single ranches. The cattle are coming off grass, and it shows in their condition. Steers 750 to 900 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher and 950 lbs steers sold 12.00 higher. Heifers 750 to 900 lbs. sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. The receipts were moderate to heavy with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $450.07/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −44.36 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$450.07

120 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,460

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$81.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.88

vs KS average

+60.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	457.18	2,492	105
Medium and Large 1-2	543	409.18	2,223	11thin
Medium 1	596	376.00	2,241	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.18/cwt here — about $251 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 sale120 hd

450.07

—

KS average3 barns · 138 hd

443.19

+6.88

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+60.05

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−44.36

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

71 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 1	450–500	458	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,878	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	384.25/cwt	375.00–393.00	2,644	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	679	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,458	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	774	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,616	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	280.04/cwt	276.00–285.00	2,593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	327.14/cwt	321.00–335.00	3,065	713
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	428.71/cwt	418.00–432.50	2,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	346.34/cwt	338.75–353.00	2,906	434
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	431.98/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,233	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	806	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,926	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	436.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	337.63/cwt	330.00–345.50	2,613	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	339.51/cwt	338.50–341.00	2,957	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	359.40/cwt	358.00–359.75	2,753	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	364.35/cwt	361.00–374.00	2,427	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	351.45/cwt	350.50–352.50	2,530	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	386.73/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,243	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	379.26/cwt	363.00–385.50	2,719	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	405.38/cwt	399.00–414.00	2,489	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	324.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,799	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	870	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,893	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	828	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	384.81/cwt	370.00–389.50	2,351	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	391.42/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,075	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	319.96/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,672	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	770	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,402	4
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	596	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,241	4
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	824	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,744	29
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	312.51/cwt	303.00–316.25	3,163	164
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,198	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,432	15
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	714	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,856	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	576	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,635	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	767	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	382.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,597	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	292.29/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	364.29/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	367.06/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	335.57/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,802	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	371.15/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,160	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	345.41/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	357.95/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,291	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	548.18/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,100	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	987	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	796	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,710	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,477	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	337.05/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	326.30/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	463.89/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,176	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	330.03/cwt	326.00–332.75	3,172	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,686	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,412	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	384.50/cwt	384.50–384.50	2,884	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	868	326.18/cwt	319.50–329.00	2,831	280

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 Aug 7, 2025

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

Receipts 4,225Last week 3,716Year ago 4,656

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
8	400–450	425	430.00–440.00	436.31
36	450–500	458	410.00	410.00
57	500–550	530	385.00–403.00	391.42
44	550–600	580	382.00–395.00	386.73
93	600–650	611	370.00–389.50	384.81
74	650–700	666	361.00–374.00	364.35
43	700–750	720	350.50–352.50	351.45
229	750–800	774	330.00–345.50	337.63
32	800–850	835	310.00–322.00	319.96
98	850–900	862	315.00–330.00	324.66
11	900–950	926	276.00–285.00	280.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	679	362.00	362.00
148	750–800	796	340.50	340.50
280	850–900	868	319.50–329.00	326.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	532	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	700	377.00	377.00
10	800–850	828	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,013	242.00	242.00
15	1150–1200	1,198	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	416	370.00	370.00
12	450–500	474	380.00–390.00	382.51
13	500–550	524	362.00–365.00	364.29
23	550–600	582	365.00–375.00	371.15
13	600–650	640	352.00–365.00	357.95
3	650–700	698	359.00	359.00
13	750–800	793	327.50	327.50
4	850–900	878	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	383	540.00–550.00	548.18
14	450–500	469	450.00–475.00	463.89
20	500–550	517	425.00–440.00	431.98
11	550–600	573	418.00–432.50	428.71
101	600–650	614	399.00–414.00	405.38
30	650–700	688	375.00–393.00	384.25
125	700–750	717	363.00–385.50	379.26
77	750–800	766	358.00–359.75	359.40
434	800–850	839	338.75–353.00	346.34
107	850–900	871	338.50–341.00	339.51
713	900–950	937	321.00–335.00	327.14
188	950–1000	961	326.00–332.75	330.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	466	517.50	517.50
25	500–550	527	470.00	470.00
14	550–600	573	457.00	457.00
30	650–700	660	407.00	407.00
134	750–800	750	384.50	384.50
196	800–850	806	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	774	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	870	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	770	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	376.00	376.00
29	800–850	824	333.00	333.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
164	1000–1050	1,012	303.00–316.25	312.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	500.00	500.00
15	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
20	550–600	576	457.50	457.50
20	700–750	714	400.00	400.00
9	750–800	767	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	365.00–370.00	367.06
6	450–500	489	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	501	415.00	415.00
8	550–600	559	407.00	407.00
7	650–700	689	342.00–350.00	345.41
13	750–800	778	335.00–338.00	337.05
32	800–850	835	335.00–336.00	335.57
13	850–900	863	324.00–327.00	326.30
12	900–950	945	285.00–305.00	292.29
3	950–1000	965	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	987	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	861	310.00	310.00

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