Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Cow Sale, Tuesday, February 17, 2026*

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher across all weights, several instances of sharply higher. Quality attractive with several fancy drafts. Very good demand for moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.43/cwt on 155 head, up $8.66 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.77 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$494.43

▲ 8.66 vs prior sale

155 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$51.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.95

vs KS average

+11.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	498.05	2,771	144
Medium and Large 1-2	561	447.00	2,508	11thin

One grade step is worth $51.05/cwt here — about $263 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

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 sale155 hd

494.43

—

KS average4 barns · 761 hd

484.48

+9.95

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+11.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

+0.77

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	377.60/cwt	363.00–386.00	2,892	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	328.01/cwt	325.00–330.50	3,172	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	596.59/cwt	588.00–600.00	2,524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,257	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	577	462.52/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,669	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,895	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	483.08/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,498	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	732	388.50/cwt	388.50–388.50	2,844	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	508.01/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,677	39
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	272.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,976	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	709	400.56/cwt	398.00–402.00	2,840	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,508	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,368	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	406.13/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,567	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	363.25/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,979	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	365.80/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,692	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	551.05/cwt	550.00–552.50	2,590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	339.54/cwt	322.00–341.25	2,581	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	385.18/cwt	371.00–396.00	2,646	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	438.41/cwt	430.00–452.00	2,657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	376	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	339.58/cwt	334.50–347.00	3,111	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	344.65/cwt	328.00–355.50	2,998	382
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	449.62/cwt	442.50–459.00	2,770	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	488.39/cwt	481.00–497.00	2,803	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	427.87/cwt	416.00–439.00	2,845	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	748	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	509.32/cwt	506.00–512.00	2,822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,930	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	348.94/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,704	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	400.25/cwt	387.50–414.00	2,474	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	384.50/cwt	371.00–394.00	2,568	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	426.09/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,463	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	323.33/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,761	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	365.83/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,630	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	327.23/cwt	323.00–330.25	2,680	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	476.19/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,352	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	504.31/cwt	490.00–507.00	2,209	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	443.52/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,377	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,090	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,219	6

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 Feb 5, 2026

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

Receipts 2,970Last week 531Year ago 1,830

*Special Cow Sale, Tuesday, February 17, 2026*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	660.00	660.00
14	400–450	423	588.00–600.00	596.59
14	450–500	470	550.00–552.50	551.05
39	500–550	527	505.00–515.00	508.01
87	550–600	574	481.00–497.00	488.39
60	600–650	616	442.50–459.00	449.62
105	650–700	665	416.00–439.00	427.87
38	700–750	736	362.00–370.00	365.80
162	750–800	766	363.00–386.00	377.60
112	800–850	820	353.00–369.00	363.25
382	850–900	870	328.00–355.50	344.65
157	900–950	916	334.50–347.00	339.58
115	950–1000	967	325.00–330.50	328.01
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1050–1100	1,091	270.00–280.00	272.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	537.00	537.00
9	550–600	554	506.00–512.00	509.32
13	600–650	600	476.00	476.00
16	650–700	660	444.00	444.00
36	700–750	709	398.00–402.00	400.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	415	557.50	557.50
7	450–500	473	500.00	500.00
11	550–600	561	447.00	447.00
13	600–650	606	430.00–452.00	438.41
21	650–700	687	371.00–396.00	385.18
9	700–750	725	325.00–330.00	326.67
56	750–800	760	322.00–341.25	339.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	632	405.00–410.00	406.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	585.00	585.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	456	495.00	495.00
32	500–550	517	480.00–485.00	483.08
99	550–600	577	455.00–465.00	462.52
14	600–650	605	421.00	421.00
57	650–700	667	434.00	434.00
25	700–750	732	388.50	388.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	512	467.00	467.00
5	700–750	748	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	570.00	570.00
29	400–450	438	490.00–507.00	504.31
56	450–500	494	465.00–485.00	476.19
34	500–550	536	430.00–455.00	443.52
113	550–600	578	415.00–437.50	426.09
61	600–650	618	387.50–414.00	400.25
62	650–700	668	371.00–394.00	384.50
117	700–750	719	355.00–379.00	365.83
53	750–800	775	345.00–350.00	348.94
216	800–850	819	323.00–330.25	327.23
27	850–900	854	318.00–330.00	323.33
8	900–950	903	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	450.00	450.00
12	500–550	529	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	652	386.00	386.00
5	700–750	747	334.00	334.00
14	750–800	792	316.00	316.00

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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