Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, with heifers under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Demand was good to very good with a good offering of heavy steers coming off grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.16/cwt on 62 head, up $13.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −59.26 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.

Average price

$435.16

▲ 13.47 vs prior sale

62 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.70

vs KS average

+20.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	435.16	2,499	62

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale62 hd

435.16

—

KS average3 barns · 114 hd

441.86

−6.70

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+20.92

This barn, trailing median27 sales

494.43

−59.26

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

48 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 1-2	750–800	785	345.71/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,714	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	762	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	335.83/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	743	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	694	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,637	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	348.38/cwt	331.00–352.25	3,027	763
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	977	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	869	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	331.16/cwt	320.00–333.10	3,126	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	351.62/cwt	340.00–359.50	2,940	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	432.33/cwt	424.00–438.00	2,525	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	844	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,692	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	406.25/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	880	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	406.06/cwt	392.00–410.00	2,729	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	422.81/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,634	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	388.93/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,843	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,304	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	328.79/cwt	320.00–333.10	3,170	1,240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	378.54/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,903	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	333.52/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,792	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	381.45/cwt	374.00–389.00	2,445	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	352.80/cwt	343.00–365.00	2,558	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	361.83/cwt	355.50–375.00	2,479	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	449.90/cwt	446.00–455.00	2,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	413.04/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,135	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	342.10/cwt	326.00–350.00	2,658	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	395.75/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,327	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	308.55/cwt	307.00–308.75	2,839	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	701	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,664	31
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	300.71/cwt	297.00–308.00	3,239	162
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,116	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	3,275	52
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	314.64/cwt	302.50–319.00	3,181	76
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,175	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,726	6
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	304.96/cwt	295.00–307.00	3,065	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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Receipts 4,061Last week 2,390Year ago 4,225

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
8	650–700	698	387.00	387.00
42	750–800	785	341.00–348.00	345.71
16	800–850	830	332.00–338.00	335.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	285	1,525.00	1,525.00
4	350–400	387	565.00	565.00
11	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
19	450–500	483	477.00	477.00
10	500–550	524	446.00–455.00	449.90
52	550–600	584	424.00–438.00	432.33
33	600–650	623	400.00–427.00	422.81
49	650–700	672	392.00–410.00	406.06
28	700–750	731	380.00–396.00	388.93
114	750–800	767	365.00–385.00	378.54
116	800–850	836	340.00–359.50	351.62
763	850–900	869	331.00–352.25	348.38
331	900–950	944	320.00–333.10	331.16
1,240	950–1000	964	320.00–333.10	328.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	630	405.00–410.00	406.25
10	700–750	743	370.00	370.00
8	750–800	762	368.00	368.00
6	850–900	880	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	1000–1050	1,011	302.50–319.00	314.64
162	1050–1100	1,077	297.00–308.00	300.71
52	1100–1150	1,116	293.50	293.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
6	250–300	297	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	338	1,625.00	1,625.00
4	300–350	323	515.00	515.00
9	400–450	438	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	497	432.00	432.00
19	500–550	517	395.00–417.50	413.04
58	550–600	588	380.00–400.00	395.75
66	600–650	641	374.00–389.00	381.45
45	650–700	685	355.50–375.00	361.83
63	700–750	725	343.00–365.00	352.80
156	750–800	777	326.00–350.00	342.10
93	800–850	837	321.00–336.00	333.52
11	850–900	852	325.00	325.00
44	900–950	920	307.00–308.75	308.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	694	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	869	324.00	324.00
17	950–1000	977	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	384.00	384.00
17	800–850	844	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	701	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,005	295.00–307.00	304.96
6	1150–1200	1,175	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	840	330.00	330.00

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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