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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Sep 17
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892
Receipts
2,406 head
▲ 444 vs last sale 1,962▲ 806 vs year ago 1,600 · +50.4%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialTue Aug 18, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialTue Feb 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers weighing 500 lbs to 800 lbs sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher with steers over 800 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers weighing 700 lbs to 906 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with heifers under 700 lbs not enough for true market test, but higher undertone noted. Good demand for a good supply of heavy calves coming off grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $426.92/cwt on 107 head, up $16.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.78 against this barn's trailing median of $487.70.
Average price
$426.92
▲ 16.92 vs prior sale
107 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,361
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs KS average
+23.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549434.292,38377
Medium and Large 1-2564408.012,30130
One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
540486432378median 487.7001/2903/1905/1408/1310/01
Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.55, low $392.41, median $487.70 across 30 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 sale107 hd
426.92
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KS average3 barns · 184 hd
425.99
+0.93
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
+23.56
This barn, trailing median30 sales
487.70
−60.78
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

31 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 11100–11501,119233.65/cwt220.00–240.002,61515
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,038215.90/cwt210.00–217.502,24123
SteersLarge 11000–10501,022293.59/cwt281.00–305.503,000188
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650624351.12/cwt345.00–354.002,19113
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481427.89/cwt410.00–432.502,05815
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415443.86/cwt435.00–450.001,84216
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550532371.18/cwt356.00–375.001,97547
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950901286.66/cwt286.50–288.002,58358
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800767358.19/cwt346.50–368.502,747130
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670329.03/cwt317.00–339.002,20522
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666365.09/cwt358.00–383.002,43158
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800776321.56/cwt314.75–333.502,495116
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900874333.79/cwt329.00–339.002,917181
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550511447.04/cwt442.00–450.002,28433
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824347.98/cwt338.00–360.002,867310
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,66855
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850831316.45/cwt306.50–325.002,630130
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577424.72/cwt420.00–442.502,45144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633363.46/cwt361.00–367.002,30122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535413.66/cwt400.00–422.502,21315
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730373.61/cwt372.00–377.002,72754
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000974306.91/cwt293.00–314.502,989252
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950913323.76/cwt312.00–337.002,956123
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476456.29/cwt455.00–457.502,1724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783328.92/cwt325.00–336.002,57536
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565370.28/cwt358.00–383.002,09221
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627390.74/cwt384.00–403.002,45025
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730335.60/cwt332.50–340.002,45069
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593402.36/cwt400.00–405.002,38615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,74430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750725348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,52341

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.