Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Most of the cattle today were grass cattle. Steers 750 to 850 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and 850 to 950 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. There were not enough heifers today for a good comparison. 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 $437.75/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −55.91 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$437.75

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$12.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs KS average

+50.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	441.30	2,432	31
Medium and Large 1-2	539	428.59	2,310	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd

437.75

—

KS average3 barns · 116 hd

433.83

+3.92

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+50.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−55.91

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

54 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 1Replacement	650–700	671	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	332.82/cwt	331.25–333.85	3,102	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	348.61/cwt	347.00–354.00	2,925	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	511.92/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	386.76/cwt	382.00–398.00	2,603	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	374.91/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,703	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	345.82/cwt	339.00–348.00	2,991	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	427.36/cwt	425.00–431.00	2,436	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	388.22/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,256	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	306.97/cwt	303.00–311.00	2,668	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	305.11/cwt	304.00–306.00	2,920	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	426.14/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	352.62/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,581	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	380.14/cwt	373.00–384.00	2,372	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,574	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	364.26/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,437	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	324.21/cwt	323.50–335.00	2,603	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	387.09/cwt	386.00–397.50	2,110	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	397.56/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,993	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,760	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,317	52
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	428.59/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	323.68/cwt	315.00–325.50	2,874	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	317.77/cwt	316.00–318.50	2,911	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	365.37/cwt	364.00–368.00	2,481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	380.08/cwt	377.00–388.00	2,364	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	350.05/cwt	343.00–368.00	2,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	346.14/cwt	335.00–348.50	2,783	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	341.70/cwt	327.00–347.00	2,682	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	361.36/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,689	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	648	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	360.45/cwt	358.00–369.00	2,804	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	723	341.41/cwt	341.00–342.00	2,468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	369.35/cwt	359.00–377.00	2,467	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	713	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,610	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	388.10/cwt	377.00–397.00	2,488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	775	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	456.17/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	486	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,641	18

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 14, 2025

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

Receipts 2,024Last week 4,225Year ago 3,600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	671	385.00	385.00
18	700–750	710	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	425.00–427.50	426.14
15	450–500	475	392.50–400.00	397.56
20	500–550	545	386.00–397.50	387.09
29	550–600	581	380.00–397.00	388.22
72	600–650	624	373.00–384.00	380.14
43	650–700	669	360.00–372.00	364.26
139	700–750	732	349.00–355.00	352.62
65	750–800	780	330.00	330.00
34	800–850	803	323.50–335.00	324.21
23	850–900	869	303.00–311.00	306.97
20	950–1000	957	304.00–306.00	305.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	550.00	550.00
18	400–450	436	457.00	457.00
11	700–750	717	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	590	374.00	374.00
7	600–650	629	343.00–368.00	350.05
6	650–700	674	349.00	349.00
8	950–1000	987	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	650–700	668	359.00–377.00	369.35
12	700–750	723	341.00–342.00	341.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	432.00	432.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	510.00–515.00	511.92
6	450–500	484	475.00	475.00
15	500–550	531	445.00–460.00	456.17
16	550–600	570	425.00–431.00	427.36
70	650–700	673	382.00–398.00	386.76
45	700–750	721	366.00–380.00	374.91
89	750–800	778	358.00–369.00	360.45
208	800–850	839	347.00–354.00	348.61
36	850–900	865	339.00–348.00	345.82
386	900–950	932	331.25–333.85	332.82
5	950–1000	963	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
7	400–450	409	505.00	505.00
10	600–650	610	421.00	421.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,007	306.00	306.00
52	1050–1100	1,077	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	629	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	450.00	450.00
12	500–550	539	415.00–435.00	428.59
11	600–650	622	377.00–388.00	380.08
17	650–700	679	364.00–368.00	365.37
23	700–750	744	354.00–365.00	361.36
29	750–800	785	327.00–347.00	341.70
29	800–850	804	335.00–348.50	346.14
76	850–900	888	315.00–325.50	323.68
48	900–950	916	316.00–318.50	317.77
9	950–1000	951	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	648	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	641	377.00–397.00	388.10
13	700–750	713	366.00	366.00
6	750–800	775	343.00	343.00

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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