Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and 600 lbs to 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers over 800 lbs sold 6.00 higher and heifers under 800 lbs sold 10.00 lower. 125 heifers weighing 928 lbs sold 338.00 cwt. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.16/cwt on 276 head, down $16.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −40.50 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$453.16

▼ 16.22 vs prior sale

276 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$80.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.53

vs KS average

−12.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	466.91	2,613	189
Medium and Large 1-2	548	438.25	2,403	62
Medium and Large 2	574	386.20	2,216	25

One grade step is worth $80.71/cwt here — about $396 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 sale276 hd

453.16

—

KS average3 barns · 518 hd

458.69

−5.53

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−12.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

−40.50

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

68 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 2	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	8
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	3,129	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	515.09/cwt	507.00–527.50	2,349	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	493.75/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,871	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	305.74/cwt	301.00–313.00	2,837	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	455.34/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,409	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	362.01/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	486.73/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,400	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	451.33/cwt	442.00–463.00	2,573	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	333.66/cwt	320.00–340.50	3,063	179
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	357.22/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,779	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	414.59/cwt	405.00–427.00	2,384	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	354.84/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,895	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	326.92/cwt	324.50–330.50	3,194	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	412.49/cwt	403.00–420.00	2,557	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	359.24/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,590	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	343.44/cwt	335.00–355.50	2,995	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	692	385.70/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,669	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	843	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	406.36/cwt	394.00–417.00	2,735	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	437.38/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,751	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	385.92/cwt	375.00–396.00	2,794	232
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	593	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,046	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	508.96/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,682	46
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,245	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	929	336.74/cwt	332.00–338.00	3,128	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	397.58/cwt	396.00–401.00	2,437	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,371	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,440	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	459.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,355	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,084	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,764	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	429.50/cwt	426.00–432.50	2,255	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,306	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	442.51/cwt	434.00–445.00	2,381	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	376.65/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.91/cwt	322.00–340.50	2,548	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	360.55/cwt	348.00–367.50	2,441	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	378.48/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,373	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	315.15/cwt	307.50–324.00	2,597	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	348.65/cwt	339.00–360.00	2,528	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	292.94/cwt	292.00–293.50	2,733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	319.08/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	441	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	357.69/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,185	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	410.55/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,361	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	563.31/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,193	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	459.52/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,164	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	416.65/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,046	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,323	7

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 Jan 22, 2026

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

Receipts 3,853Last week 3,499Year ago 3,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	491	407.50–430.00	416.65
7	500–550	534	435.00	435.00
8	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	1050–1100	1,066	293.50	293.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	379	485.00–510.00	493.75
5	400–450	438	450.00	450.00
41	450–500	493	472.50–495.00	486.73
36	500–550	529	450.00–465.00	455.34
26	550–600	575	405.00–427.00	414.59
62	600–650	620	403.00–420.00	412.49
10	650–700	687	360.00–364.00	362.01
47	700–750	721	350.00–366.00	359.24
10	800–850	814	334.00	334.00
5	850–900	884	318.00	318.00
18	900–950	928	301.00–313.00	305.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	560.00–565.00	563.31
13	400–450	443	495.00	495.00
42	450–500	456	507.00–527.50	515.09
46	500–550	527	505.00–515.00	508.96
134	550–600	570	442.00–463.00	451.33
157	600–650	629	425.00–450.00	437.38
263	650–700	673	394.00–417.00	406.36
232	700–750	724	375.00–396.00	385.92
187	750–800	778	347.00–370.00	357.22
137	800–850	816	345.00–361.00	354.84
273	850–900	872	335.00–355.50	343.44
179	900–950	918	320.00–340.50	333.66
120	950–1000	977	324.50–330.50	326.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	692	385.00–387.00	385.70
9	800–850	843	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	593	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	595.00	595.00
9	400–450	441	530.00	530.00
9	550–600	572	484.00	484.00
9	600–650	611	470.00	470.00
10	650–700	656	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	1050–1100	1,084	255.00	255.00
8	1200–1250	1,245	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	456	520.00	520.00
8	500–550	512	455.00–465.00	459.91
9	550–600	552	442.00	442.00
41	600–650	613	396.00–401.00	397.58
158	900–950	929	332.00–338.00	336.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	449	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	508	387.50	387.50
5	650–700	666	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	437	430.00	430.00
26	500–550	525	426.00–432.50	429.50
12	550–600	578	370.00–383.00	376.65
22	600–650	611	355.00–361.00	357.69
22	650–700	666	345.00–347.00	346.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	440	485.00	485.00
28	450–500	471	455.00–470.00	459.52
45	500–550	538	434.00–445.00	442.51
120	550–600	575	400.00–422.00	410.55
125	600–650	627	365.00–388.00	378.48
108	650–700	677	348.00–367.50	360.55
53	700–750	725	339.00–360.00	348.65
164	750–800	770	322.00–340.50	330.91
40	800–850	824	307.50–324.00	315.15
21	850–900	873	312.00–322.00	319.08
24	900–950	933	292.00–293.50	292.94
12	950–1000	974	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	567	432.00	432.00

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