Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 500 lbs sold steady to weak while under 500 lbs sold sharply higher. Heifers over 650 lbs sold steady to weak while under 500 lbs to 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, while under 500 lbs sold sharply higher. Quality and condition varied due to calves coming off wheat and off cow. Several fancy, reputation heifers sold as replacements. Good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $510.30/cwt on 381 head, up $12.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 27 comparable sales and sits +15.87 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$510.30

▲ 12.74 vs prior sale

381 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$76.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.34

vs KS average

+32.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	516.18	2,768	331
Medium and Large 1-2	547	474.80	2,595	45
Medium and Large 2	530	440.00	2,332	5thin

One grade step is worth $76.18/cwt here — about $436 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 sale381 hd

510.30

—

KS average3 barns · 555 hd

498.95

+11.34

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

+32.21

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

+15.87

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

71 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	800–850	825	352.74/cwt	350.50–356.00	2,910	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	461	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,443	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	446.67/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,600	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	485.01/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,871	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	412.41/cwt	409.00–422.00	2,825	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	441.67/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	325.31/cwt	325.00–327.00	3,188	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	493.56/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,581	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	389.34/cwt	373.00–396.00	2,842	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	440.49/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,797	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	555.62/cwt	547.50–572.00	2,673	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	660.83/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,293	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	646.98/cwt	632.00–655.00	2,433	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	591.34/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,472	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	440.77/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,325	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	685	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	533.88/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,765	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	502.25/cwt	500.00–507.00	2,657	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	338.87/cwt	331.00–341.50	3,145	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	546.78/cwt	542.00–557.50	2,373	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	512.09/cwt	495.00–517.00	2,432	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	490.24/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,579	43
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,683	7
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,182	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	489	467.03/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,284	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	467.71/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,834	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	339.90/cwt	320.00–346.00	2,967	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	497.74/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,135	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	376.18/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,927	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	585.01/cwt	582.00–590.00	2,662	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	614.00/cwt	614.00–614.00	2,720	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	683	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	3,019	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,288	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	618	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,571	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	569.66/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,182	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	482.70/cwt	471.00–490.00	2,283	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	335.61/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,601	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	543	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,041	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	375.75/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,487	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,736	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	897	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,915	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	927	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,948	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	326.29/cwt	319.00–329.00	2,663	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	337.14/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,491	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	724	358.21/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,593	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	399.08/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,446	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	498.08/cwt	497.00–500.00	2,336	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	522.17/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,204	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	443.50/cwt	427.50–450.00	2,333	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	422.30/cwt	417.00–431.00	2,462	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,484	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,507	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

Thu Mar 26, 2026

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

Receipts 3,280Last week 3,364Year ago 4,630

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	710.00	710.00
13	300–350	347	650.00–670.00	660.83
55	350–400	376	632.00–655.00	646.98
53	400–450	418	580.00–605.00	591.34
87	450–500	481	547.50–572.00	555.62
176	500–550	518	515.00–540.00	533.88
53	550–600	592	475.00–490.00	485.01
104	600–650	635	425.00–450.00	440.49
13	650–700	651	426.00–450.00	440.77
49	700–750	730	373.00–396.00	389.34
49	750–800	778	365.00–385.00	376.18
72	800–850	825	350.50–356.00	352.74
142	850–900	873	320.00–346.00	339.90
191	900–950	928	331.00–341.50	338.87
52	950–1000	980	325.00–327.00	325.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	440	520.00	520.00
12	450–500	461	530.00	530.00
12	550–600	576	440.00–445.00	441.67
14	600–650	637	415.00	415.00
45	650–700	685	409.00–422.00	412.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	523	490.00–500.00	493.56
18	550–600	582	440.00–460.00	446.67
10	650–700	651	406.00	406.00
9	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
5	750–800	750	337.00	337.00
7	800–850	805	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	620.00	620.00
51	400–450	434	542.00–557.50	546.78
25	450–500	475	495.00–517.00	512.09
43	500–550	526	475.00–500.00	490.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	565.00	565.00
16	500–550	529	500.00–507.00	502.25
6	650–700	685	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	660.00	660.00
29	400–450	443	614.00	614.00
59	450–500	455	582.00–590.00	585.01
19	500–550	543	560.00	560.00
12	550–600	552	511.00	511.00
96	600–650	606	465.00–470.00	467.71
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,095	245.00	245.00
6	1150–1200	1,182	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	450–500	489	455.00–475.00	467.03
11	550–600	574	410.00	410.00
85	700–750	724	358.00–360.00	358.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	350–400	383	560.00–575.00	569.66
41	400–450	429	495.00–500.00	497.74
18	450–500	473	471.00–490.00	482.70
19	500–550	520	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	618	416.00	416.00
16	650–700	683	442.00	442.00
25	750–800	775	353.00	353.00
29	850–900	897	325.00	325.00
28	900–950	927	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	290	635.00	635.00
6	350–400	369	580.00	580.00
80	400–450	422	510.00–535.00	522.17
55	450–500	469	497.00–500.00	498.08
122	500–550	526	427.50–450.00	443.50
94	550–600	583	417.00–431.00	422.30
36	600–650	613	394.00–405.00	399.08
77	650–700	662	361.00–380.00	375.75
35	700–750	739	330.00–344.00	337.14
20	750–800	775	335.00–337.00	335.61
155	800–850	816	319.00–329.00	326.29
5	900–950	900	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	562	442.00	442.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	460.00	460.00

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