Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 800 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. An influx of heavy weight steers over 800 lbs sold steady. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs not enough for market test, heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good on a high supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $499.89/cwt on 462 head, up $4.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 27 comparable sales and sits +5.46 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$499.89

▲ 4.00 vs prior sale

462 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$625

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

$105.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs KS average

+11.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	518.23	2,780	293
Medium and Large 1-2	550	485.77	2,671	128
Medium and Large 2	522	412.86	2,155	41

One grade step is worth $105.37/cwt here — about $625 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale462 hd

499.89

—

KS average3 barns · 815 hd

495.76

+4.13

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+11.54

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

+5.46

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

81 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	336.91/cwt	321.00–338.00	2,675	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	502.85/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	475.69/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,245	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	497.78/cwt	490.00–509.00	2,842	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	594.27/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,555	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	454.57/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,136	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	530.54/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,531	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	476.38/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,730	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	494.78/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,123	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	382.67/cwt	371.00–395.00	2,751	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,923	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	434.52/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,233	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	434.10/cwt	420.00–444.00	2,757	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	607.49/cwt	600.00–615.00	2,248	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	436.44/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,344	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	496.69/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,647	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	543	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,267	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	556	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	404.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,050	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	562.07/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,417	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	777	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,906	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	477.09/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,424	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	503.45/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,316	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,857	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,316	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	418.75/cwt	408.00–429.00	2,977	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	521.81/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,197	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	389.51/cwt	383.00–399.00	3,007	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	416.79/cwt	416.00–419.00	2,884	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	546.82/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	383.12/cwt	372.00–393.00	2,559	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	546.74/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,012	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	633.96/cwt	630.00–640.00	2,320	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	360.94/cwt	347.50–368.50	3,122	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	366.64/cwt	361.00–374.00	3,061	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	485.71/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,953	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	538.46/cwt	535.00–542.50	2,768	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	410.61/cwt	396.00–416.00	2,587	129
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	598.00/cwt	598.00–598.00	2,787	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,563	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	339.03/cwt	329.50–348.50	3,139	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	437.14/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,483	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	517.25/cwt	515.00–522.00	2,886	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	521.10/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,705	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,132	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	459.22/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,397	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	329.50/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,923	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	364.13/cwt	361.00–368.00	2,655	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	557.44/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,665	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	462.96/cwt	452.00–477.00	2,903	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	352.42/cwt	343.00–364.00	2,700	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	346.65/cwt	334.00–350.00	3,328	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,201	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	391	525.38/cwt	520.00–532.50	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	419.15/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,389	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	382.77/cwt	376.00–390.00	2,358	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	345.54/cwt	337.00–358.00	2,858	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,151	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 Apr 16, 2026

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

Receipts 4,748Last week 4,908Year ago 3,685

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	565.00	565.00
29	350–400	368	540.00–560.00	546.74
42	400–450	421	515.00–527.50	521.81
107	450–500	472	470.00–490.00	475.69
228	500–550	522	445.00–470.00	459.22
123	550–600	568	425.00–450.00	437.14
129	600–650	630	396.00–416.00	410.61
103	650–700	668	372.00–393.00	383.12
42	700–750	729	361.00–368.00	364.13
236	750–800	766	343.00–364.00	352.42
207	800–850	827	337.00–358.00	345.54
80	850–900	887	320.00–332.00	329.50
35	900–950	949	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	485	435.00	435.00
14	500–550	543	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	368	500.00–510.00	502.85
96	400–450	429	480.00–502.00	494.78
49	450–500	470	450.00–465.00	454.57
55	500–550	514	432.50–440.00	434.52
52	550–600	570	410.00–425.00	419.15
33	600–650	616	376.00–390.00	382.77
4	650–700	658	347.00	347.00
77	750–800	794	321.00–338.00	336.91
5	800–850	814	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	575	387.00	387.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	556	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	507	400.00–405.00	404.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	401	545.00–550.00	546.82
30	450–500	460	500.00–505.00	503.45
17	500–550	508	475.00–480.00	477.09
5	550–600	558	512.00	512.00
13	600–650	603	425.00	425.00
17	650–700	667	402.00	402.00
19	750–800	777	374.00	374.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	391	520.00–532.50	525.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	620.00	620.00
23	350–400	366	630.00–640.00	633.96
58	400–450	430	580.00–605.00	594.27
42	450–500	478	550.00–570.00	557.44
107	500–550	519	505.00–530.00	521.10
87	550–600	571	490.00–509.00	497.78
158	600–650	627	452.00–477.00	462.96
92	650–700	692	416.00–419.00	416.79
87	700–750	711	408.00–429.00	418.75
113	750–800	772	383.00–399.00	389.51
122	800–850	835	361.00–374.00	366.64
129	850–900	865	347.50–368.50	360.94
282	900–950	926	329.50–348.50	339.03
189	950–1000	960	334.00–350.00	346.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	370	600.00–615.00	607.49
18	400–450	430	560.00–570.00	562.07
64	450–500	477	520.00–545.00	530.54
64	500–550	533	480.00–500.00	496.69
58	550–600	573	460.00–485.00	476.38
24	600–650	635	420.00–444.00	434.10
6	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
31	700–750	719	371.00–395.00	382.67
15	750–800	790	368.00	368.00
6	800–850	832	335.00	335.00
24	850–900	870	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
9	450–500	472	450.00	450.00
19	500–550	537	430.00–450.00	436.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	490.00	490.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	1000–1050	1,014	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	625.00	625.00
38	450–500	466	598.00	598.00
74	500–550	514	535.00–542.50	538.46
25	550–600	558	515.00–522.00	517.25
91	600–650	608	480.00–490.00	485.71
6	650–700	656	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	510.00	510.00
4	500–550	542	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	565	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	622	390.00	390.00
6	850–900	864	342.00	342.00

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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