Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Most of the cattle today were unweaned, with little difference in price as long as they have shots. Compared to last week, with 2 weeks of light receipts, steers and heifers sold 10.00 lower on a light test. Farmers and Ranchers is having a special herd dispersal cow sale on November 18th, and they will begin the weaned and vaccinated special calf sales on December 2nd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.15/cwt on 188 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −105.28 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$389.15

188 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$52.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.16

vs KS average

−35.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	396.50	2,181	133
Medium and Large 1-2	571	372.94	2,130	52
Medium 1	513	344.00	1,765	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.50/cwt here — about $416 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 sale188 hd

389.15

—

KS average3 barns · 523 hd

415.30

−26.16

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−35.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−105.28

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

90 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 1Unweaned	450–500	471	419.43/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	800	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	291.97/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,939	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	355.08/cwt	351.00–364.00	1,907	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	394.47/cwt	391.00–398.00	1,673	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	345.34/cwt	342.50–351.00	2,556	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	332.72/cwt	324.00–342.50	1,936	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	446	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	878	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,687	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	367.91/cwt	364.00–371.00	2,325	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	544	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,045	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	619	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,154	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,774	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	298.22/cwt	290.00–307.00	2,499	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	383.02/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,168	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,001	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	331.64/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,749	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	323.93/cwt	318.00–334.00	2,057	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	285.39/cwt	283.00–287.00	2,540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	353.55/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,959	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	397.93/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	333.97/cwt	326.00–343.00	2,615	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	354.83/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	331.15/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,186	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	309.81/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,221	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	362.82/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	303.57/cwt	302.50–311.00	2,341	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,225	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	649	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,077	7
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	650	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	513	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	456	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	600	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,998	3
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,100	4
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,242	8
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	600–650	632	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,136	7
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	500–550	501	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	550–600	559	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	426	408.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	318.85/cwt	311.00–322.00	1,827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	380.68/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,185	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	589	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	318.50/cwt	318.50–318.50	2,271	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	633	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,203	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	631	305.74/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,929	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	374.36/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	345.06/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	639	338.06/cwt	331.00–349.00	2,160	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	312.71/cwt	306.00–335.00	2,277	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	662	312.48/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,069	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	389.99/cwt	384.00–395.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,035	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	379.38/cwt	376.00–395.00	1,768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	376.80/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,344	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	330.55/cwt	317.00–338.00	2,205	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	773	307.46/cwt	304.00–309.00	2,377	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	706	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,344	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	439.45/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,819	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	417.24/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,161	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	748	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	720	312.44/cwt	308.00–319.00	2,250	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	368.04/cwt	367.50–369.00	2,160	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	395.90/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,853	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	383	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	523	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,048	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	338.21/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	362.14/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,991	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	331.05/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,681	4

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	414	435.00–445.00	439.45
7	450–500	471	415.00–425.00	419.43
46	500–550	518	405.00–425.00	417.24
50	550–600	574	375.00–390.00	380.68
72	600–650	622	365.00–387.50	376.80
86	650–700	667	317.00–338.00	330.55
13	700–750	706	332.00	332.00
10	750–800	773	304.00–309.00	307.46
6	800–850	800	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	404.00	404.00
4	500–550	506	425.00	425.00
25	550–600	566	375.00–387.50	383.02
44	600–650	632	364.00–371.00	367.91
12	650–700	660	320.00–339.00	331.15
52	700–750	740	342.50–351.00	345.34
41	750–800	783	326.00–343.00	333.97
53	800–850	829	330.00–338.00	331.64
52	850–900	867	320.00	320.00
62	900–950	935	321.00	321.00
7	950–1000	998	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	649	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	344.00	344.00
4	650–700	650	311.00	311.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,058	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	555	404.00	404.00
8	650–700	658	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	632	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	426	405.00–410.00	408.39
56	450–500	468	390.00–398.00	395.90
3	500–550	523	387.50	387.50
33	550–600	587	367.50–369.00	368.04
14	600–650	639	331.00–349.00	338.06
13	650–700	662	305.00–321.00	312.48
21	700–750	720	308.00–319.00	312.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	400.00	400.00
9	550–600	561	365.00	365.00
12	600–650	622	337.00–340.00	338.21
6	650–700	665	313.00	313.00
18	700–750	728	306.00–335.00	312.71
5	800–850	801	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	748	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	370.00	370.00
9	350–400	388	384.00–395.00	389.99
28	400–450	424	391.00–398.00	394.47
14	450–500	466	376.00–395.00	379.38
39	500–550	537	351.00–364.00	355.08
62	550–600	582	324.00–342.50	332.72
13	600–650	630	323.00	323.00
60	650–700	664	280.00–297.00	291.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	878	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
66	500–550	544	376.00	376.00
30	600–650	619	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	356	390.00	390.00
17	400–450	419	397.00–400.00	397.93
12	450–500	482	352.50–370.00	362.82
8	500–550	514	345.00–365.00	354.83
18	550–600	554	353.00–355.00	353.55
46	600–650	635	318.00–334.00	323.93
8	650–700	662	329.00	329.00
49	700–750	717	300.00–313.00	309.81
72	750–800	771	302.50–311.00	303.57
54	800–850	838	290.00–307.00	298.22
20	850–900	890	283.00–287.00	285.39
11	900–950	940	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	600	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1000–1050	1,007	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	501	326.00	326.00
6	550–600	559	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	434	370.00–377.50	374.36
5	500–550	530	342.00–350.00	345.06
23	550–600	573	311.00–322.00	318.85
20	600–650	631	300.00–309.00	305.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	589	350.00	350.00
19	600–650	633	348.00	348.00
11	700–750	713	318.50	318.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	360.00–365.00	362.14
5	400–450	420	371.00	371.00
4	500–550	511	329.00	329.00
13	550–600	582	328.00–337.00	331.05
13	600–650	633	308.00	308.00
12	700–750	701	284.00	284.00
8	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	446	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	345.00	345.00
8	700–750	711	313.00	313.00

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