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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Aug 6Aug 13latest
Receipts
1,995 head
2,066 vs last sale 4,061 29 vs year ago 2,024 · 1.4%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialTue Aug 18, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialTue Feb 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale Tuesday August 18th

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower with the exception of steers weighing 800 - 850 lbs and 900 - 950lbs selling 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs and over 900 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers weighing 700 - 850 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with 850 - 900 lbs selling 10.00 higher. Good demand for a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $409.63/cwt on 34 head, down $25.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 84.79 against this barn's trailing median of $494.43.
Average price
$409.63
25.53 vs prior sale
34 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$35.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.30
vs KS average
+7.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572420.012,40124
Medium and Large 1-2543384.722,08910thin
One grade step is worth $35.29/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
540492444396median 494.4312/1802/1204/0205/2108/13
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 sale34 hd
409.63
KS average3 barns · 58 hd
386.34
+23.30
National average152 barns · 6,242 hd
401.88
+7.75
This barn, trailing median27 sales
494.43
−84.79
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

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11350–14001,384222.79/cwt222.00–230.003,08310
HeifersLarge 11100–11501,143272.50/cwt272.50–272.503,11520
SteersLarge 11000–10501,043310.50/cwt310.00–318.003,23962
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000977288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,8145
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940289.44/cwt285.00–290.002,7219
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484398.77/cwt390.00–402.501,93010
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500461425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9595
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532426.41/cwt405.00–430.002,2697
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587379.08/cwt370.00–386.502,22535
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850821326.31/cwt324.00–326.502,67965
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700653393.93/cwt382.50–406.002,57275
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000962319.10/cwt312.00–328.003,070128
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761370.40/cwt358.00–375.002,819145
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850827353.55/cwt342.00–365.002,924330
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed700–750726339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,46174
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed800–850834331.80/cwt326.50–333.002,767160
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750706335.12/cwt334.00–339.002,36618
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900862333.72/cwt333.00–334.002,87714
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618415.32/cwt408.00–427.502,56752
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588417.38/cwt410.00–420.002,45417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550543384.72/cwt382.50–405.002,08910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750702344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,4154
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750731376.74/cwt364.00–386.252,754166
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515405.82/cwt405.00–406.002,09011
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910345.88/cwt337.00–348.503,148236
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,877135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,22010
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800779333.90/cwt320.00–336.002,60186
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625354.67/cwt352.00–375.002,21721

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.