Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There will be one more Thursday feeder sale before Christmas and one Tuesday special cow sale before Christmas. After the holidays, we will return for a Special Weaned and Vaccinated sale on January 6th. We had a really nice run of cattle today. 600 to 800 lb steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, and steers over 850 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 600 to 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, and heifers over 700 lbs sold anywhere from 10.00 to 20.00 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 $452.37/cwt on 347 head. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −42.06 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$452.37

347 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$45.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs KS average

+21.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	471.30	2,596	203
Medium and Large 1-2	587	425.69	2,497	144

One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale347 hd

452.37

—

KS average3 barns · 645 hd

451.74

+0.63

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

+21.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−42.06

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

94 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	750–800	777	362.59/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,817	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	534.70/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,294	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	525.28/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,248	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	477.54/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,302	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	378.04/cwt	364.00–391.00	2,707	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	341.75/cwt	335.00–347.50	3,001	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,037	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	423.06/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,623	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	314.58/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	335.73/cwt	325.00–346.00	2,588	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	324.12/cwt	324.00–326.00	2,907	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	332.65/cwt	332.00–334.00	3,110	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	453.78/cwt	445.00–462.00	2,609	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	426.97/cwt	404.00–434.00	2,523	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	489.28/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,603	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	326.10/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	368.39/cwt	364.00–371.00	2,487	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	348.75/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,539	41
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	3,113	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	340.26/cwt	337.00–352.00	2,828	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	815	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,901	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	754	348.20/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,625	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	479.24/cwt	466.00–485.00	2,545	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	954	327.64/cwt	324.50–331.00	3,126	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	450–500	454	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,483	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	500–550	522	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,688	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	423.63/cwt	423.00–424.00	2,432	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	416.07/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,617	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	386.97/cwt	380.00–398.00	2,608	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	749	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,584	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	618	396.74/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	723	369.98/cwt	363.50–373.50	2,675	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	391.82/cwt	384.00–402.00	2,586	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	360.38/cwt	352.00–371.00	2,260	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	955	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	319.99/cwt	316.00–328.50	2,301	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	452.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,065	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	423.07/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,225	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	329.58/cwt	312.00–338.00	2,231	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	421.67/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,032	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	340.99/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,510	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	461.97/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,986	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	293.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	403.41/cwt	399.00–408.00	2,178	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	480.91/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	339.89/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,152	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	377.87/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,229	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	321.10/cwt	316.00–326.00	2,617	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	356.48/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,378	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	362.41/cwt	346.00–374.00	2,135	27
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	497	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	366.22/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,245	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	740	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	484.76/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	767	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	539.66/cwt	530.00–544.00	2,094	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	462.60/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	860	355.75/cwt	355.75–355.75	3,059	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	495.03/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	417.30/cwt	412.00–422.00	2,078	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	389.11/cwt	377.00–402.00	2,490	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	486	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	361.84/cwt	354.00–372.50	2,077	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	759	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,147	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	470.17/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,041	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	706	324.86/cwt	316.00–328.00	2,294	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	313.58/cwt	309.00–315.00	2,712	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	325.36/cwt	323.00–332.50	2,544	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	686	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	641	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,423	5

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 Dec 11, 2025

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

Receipts 4,313Last week 2,500Year ago 4,317

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	570.00	570.00
34	350–400	388	530.00–544.00	539.66
28	400–450	429	525.00–537.50	534.70
9	450–500	464	490.00–505.00	495.03
26	500–550	532	485.00–505.00	489.28
82	550–600	575	445.00–462.00	453.78
48	600–650	620	410.00–433.00	423.06
115	650–700	674	380.00–398.00	386.97
182	700–750	716	364.00–391.00	378.04
301	750–800	777	349.00–375.00	362.59
89	800–850	831	337.00–352.00	340.26
163	850–900	878	335.00–347.50	341.75
76	900–950	935	332.00–334.00	332.65
104	950–1000	954	324.50–331.00	327.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
20	400–450	428	510.00–530.00	525.28
20	450–500	482	470.00–480.00	477.54
45	500–550	531	466.00–485.00	479.24
11	550–600	574	423.00–424.00	423.63
42	600–650	629	405.00–420.00	416.07
48	650–700	660	384.00–402.00	391.82
49	700–750	723	363.50–373.50	369.98
21	750–800	754	344.00–355.00	348.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	436	485.00	485.00
12	450–500	470	455.00–475.00	462.60
3	500–550	535	462.50	462.50
130	550–600	591	404.00–434.00	426.97
135	600–650	640	377.00–402.00	389.11
15	650–700	675	364.00–371.00	368.39
41	700–750	728	341.00–354.00	348.75
24	750–800	771	325.00–346.00	335.73
14	800–850	826	325.00–330.00	326.10
64	850–900	897	324.00–326.00	324.12
15	900–950	925	312.00–317.00	314.58
9	950–1000	955	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	478.00	478.00
18	800–850	815	356.00	356.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	1050–1100	1,066	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	454	547.00	547.00
18	500–550	522	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	529	410.00	410.00
4	550–600	580	384.00	384.00
9	600–650	618	394.00–400.00	396.74
28	700–750	749	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	605.00	605.00
14	450–500	486	518.00	518.00
10	500–550	506	510.00	510.00
8	550–600	567	464.00	464.00
8	600–650	605	436.00	436.00
16	750–800	759	383.00	383.00
56	850–900	860	355.75	355.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	475.00–490.00	480.91
19	350–400	379	480.00–495.00	484.76
27	400–450	430	450.00–475.00	461.97
26	450–500	456	440.00–460.00	452.90
60	500–550	526	410.00–432.00	423.07
67	550–600	590	375.00–380.00	377.87
217	600–650	627	352.00–371.00	360.38
179	650–700	667	353.00–361.00	356.48
235	700–750	736	336.00–350.00	340.99
115	750–800	782	323.00–332.50	325.36
51	800–850	815	316.00–326.00	321.10
89	850–900	865	309.00–315.00	313.58
4	900–950	901	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	421	445.00	445.00
14	450–500	482	415.00–430.00	421.67
75	500–550	540	399.00–408.00	403.41
27	550–600	589	346.00–374.00	362.41
29	600–650	633	336.00–345.00	339.89
25	650–700	677	312.00–338.00	329.58
59	700–750	719	316.00–328.50	319.99
9	750–800	763	290.00–300.00	293.36
3	850–900	885	283.00	283.00
5	900–950	911	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	955	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	497	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
19	400–450	434	465.00–475.00	470.17
13	450–500	498	412.00–422.00	417.30
25	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
17	550–600	574	354.00–372.50	361.84
14	600–650	613	360.00–371.00	366.22
7	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
23	700–750	706	316.00–328.00	324.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	452	475.00	475.00
21	700–750	740	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	641	378.00	378.00
9	750–800	767	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	686	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	445.00	445.00
4	700–750	721	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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