Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady with spots 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Overall, good demand for a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $437.89/cwt on 230 head, down $5.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −1.45 against this barn's trailing median of $439.34.

Average price

$437.89

▼ 5.63 vs prior sale

230 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$44.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.23

vs KS average

+15.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	441.74	2,413	210
Medium and Large 1-2	568	397.40	2,256	20

One grade step is worth $44.34/cwt here — about $158 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.58, low $375.59, median $439.34 across 26 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 sale230 hd

437.89

—

KS average3 barns · 463 hd

420.66

+17.23

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+15.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

439.34

−1.45

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

70 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	Large 1	1100–1150	1,138	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,202	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,296	5
Heifers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,343	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,820	18
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	3,107	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	324.11/cwt	312.50–336.50	3,196	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	896	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,899	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	467.84/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,194	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	380.09/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,596	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	567.73/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	449.58/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,342	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,244	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	442.23/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	422.88/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,470	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	316.55/cwt	316.50–317.00	2,976	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	335.41/cwt	323.00–339.00	2,710	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,691	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	538.01/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,007	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	496.53/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,120	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	451.64/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,552	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	530.83/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,288	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	588	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,896	5
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,223	214.64/cwt	212.00–220.00	2,625	3
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,167	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	588.49/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,560	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	547	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,557	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	571.71/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	492.63/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,355	31
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	608	459.31/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,793	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	913	3,046.89/head	2,885.00–3,300.00	3,047	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	538.20/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,847	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	532.05/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,187	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	382.08/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,953	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	492.20/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	373.29/cwt	359.00–374.00	3,068	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	500.87/cwt	490.00–512.00	2,615	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	482.56/cwt	467.00–488.00	2,775	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	880	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	854	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	3,096	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	541.96/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,569	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	561.29/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,397	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,164	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	380.16/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	413.98/cwt	402.50–422.00	2,790	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	434.52/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,746	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	601.14/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	362.32/cwt	356.00–373.00	2,663	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	339.89/cwt	322.00–341.50	2,923	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	401.25/cwt	388.00–408.00	2,520	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	344.69/cwt	336.00–355.00	2,999	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	344.77/cwt	338.00–352.00	2,675	136

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 23, 2026

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

Receipts 2,546Last week 4,748Year ago 2,711

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady with spots 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Overall, good demand for a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	1050–1100	1,064	292.00	292.00
5	1100–1150	1,138	260.00	260.00
6	1150–1200	1,167	227.00	227.00
3	1200–1250	1,223	212.00–220.00	214.64
18	1300–1350	1,343	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	850–900	896	323.50	323.50
11	850–900	880	3,350.00	3,350.00
96	900–950	913	2,885.00–3,300.00	3,046.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	560.00–570.00	567.73
42	350–400	373	530.00–550.00	538.01
29	400–450	411	520.00–535.00	532.05
51	450–500	469	455.00–475.00	467.84
110	500–550	521	435.00–460.00	449.58
71	550–600	584	412.50–435.00	422.88
83	600–650	628	388.00–408.00	401.25
57	650–700	683	367.00–385.00	380.09
103	700–750	735	356.00–373.00	362.32
136	750–800	776	338.00–352.00	344.77
106	800–850	808	323.00–339.00	335.41
36	850–900	860	322.00–341.50	339.89
36	900–950	940	316.50–317.00	316.55
2	950–1000	982	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	520.00	520.00
30	400–450	427	480.00–505.00	496.53
9	450–500	497	440.00–445.00	442.23
8	500–550	531	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	592	379.00	379.00
6	850–900	889	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	446	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	560.00–580.00	571.71
31	450–500	478	485.00–510.00	492.63
17	500–550	547	467.50	467.50
12	550–600	554	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	286	660.00	660.00
5	300–350	344	640.00	640.00
9	350–400	384	590.00–610.00	601.14
30	400–450	427	550.00–570.00	561.29
34	450–500	474	525.00–550.00	541.96
75	500–550	522	490.00–512.00	500.87
38	550–600	575	467.00–488.00	482.56
40	600–650	632	425.00–445.00	434.52
108	650–700	674	402.50–422.00	413.98
15	700–750	730	370.00–395.00	380.16
99	750–800	773	370.00–387.50	382.08
143	800–850	822	359.00–374.00	373.29
153	850–900	870	336.00–355.00	344.69
26	900–950	925	342.00	342.00
57	950–1000	986	312.50–336.50	324.11
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,014	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	520	517.50	517.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	379	580.00	580.00
13	400–450	431	520.00–540.00	530.83
3	450–500	471	490.00	490.00
8	500–550	535	485.00	485.00
26	550–600	565	440.00–462.50	451.64
6	600–650	635	407.50	407.50
5	800–850	842	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	588	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	625.00	625.00
19	400–450	435	580.00–590.00	588.49
19	500–550	529	530.00–545.00	538.20
16	550–600	563	490.00–495.00	492.20
51	600–650	608	455.00–462.00	459.31
26	850–900	854	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,070	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	605.00	605.00
2	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
5	550–600	586	460.00	460.00
4	850–900	857	324.00	324.00

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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