Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Really nice offering of weaned and vaccinated cattle today. The receipts were moderate with good demand. Expecting another big run of cattle on Thursday 3500 +.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.34/cwt on 401 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −141.95 against this barn's trailing median of $508.29.

Average price

$366.34

401 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.22

vs KS average

+23.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	367.96	2,034	377
Medium and Large 1-2	537	340.96	1,830	24

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $204 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

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $489.12, median $508.29 across 3 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 sale401 hd

366.34

—

KS average4 barns · 714 hd

361.12

+5.22

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+23.89

This barn, trailing median3 sales

508.29

−141.95

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

58 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Feeder Cattle Special - 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	750–800	770	278.07/cwt	268.50–289.00	2,141	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	769	295.21/cwt	295.00–295.50	2,270	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	282.61/cwt	279.00–285.00	2,323	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.21/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,701	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	270.98/cwt	263.00–274.00	2,341	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	322.93/cwt	309.00–330.00	2,034	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	692	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	263.03/cwt	254.00–268.00	2,152	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	259.31/cwt	257.00–261.00	2,378	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	343.23/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,004	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	291.92/cwt	272.00–306.00	2,140	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	347.95/cwt	343.00–357.00	1,841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	246.85/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,073	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,044	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	261.96/cwt	250.00–267.50	2,004	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	345.09/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,830	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	711	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,254	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	376.46/cwt	367.00–399.00	2,022	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	645	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	288.06/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,999	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	283.46/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,808	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	251.96/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	305.25/cwt	293.00–313.00	2,048	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	410.34/cwt	407.00–422.00	1,966	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	294.57/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,597	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	636	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	264.63/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,937	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	899	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	2,351	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	250.24/cwt	244.00–268.00	1,561	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	340.74/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,441	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	275.77/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,870	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	293.21/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,712	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	322.51/cwt	314.00–335.00	1,735	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	244.98/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,024	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	308.80/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,763	81

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. Feeder Cattle Special - Salina, KS

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Really nice offering of weaned and vaccinated cattle today. The receipts were moderate with good demand. Expecting another big run of cattle on Thursday 3500 +.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	409.00	409.00
42	400–450	423	400.00–410.00	402.21
31	450–500	479	407.00–422.00	410.34
108	500–550	537	367.00–399.00	376.46
182	550–600	584	332.00–355.00	343.23
214	600–650	630	309.00–330.00	322.93
205	650–700	671	293.00–313.00	305.25
425	700–750	733	272.00–306.00	291.92
97	750–800	770	268.50–289.00	278.07
79	800–850	822	279.00–285.00	282.61
133	850–900	864	263.00–274.00	270.98
43	900–950	917	257.00–261.00	259.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	419	455.00	455.00
11	500–550	505	417.00	417.00
29	700–750	711	317.00	317.00
27	750–800	769	295.00–295.50	295.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	481	402.00	402.00
18	500–550	529	343.00–357.00	347.95
6	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
8	600–650	631	304.00	304.00
14	650–700	694	287.00–290.00	288.06
3	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
16	750–800	777	243.00–255.00	246.85
76	800–850	818	254.00–268.00	263.03
8	850–900	885	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	692	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	463	428.00	428.00
76	500–550	508	408.00	408.00
39	600–650	603	339.00	339.00
31	750–800	750	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	850–900	899	261.50	261.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	314	396.00	396.00
6	350–400	379	340.00	340.00
38	400–450	423	334.00–345.00	340.74
17	450–500	467	340.00–347.00	345.09
137	500–550	538	314.00–335.00	322.51
81	550–600	571	302.00–318.00	308.80
157	600–650	638	275.00–288.00	283.46
200	650–700	678	268.00–280.00	275.77
126	700–750	732	259.00–269.00	264.63
81	750–800	765	250.00–267.50	261.96
42	800–850	826	240.00–252.00	244.98
6	850–900	865	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	440	397.00	397.00
9	500–550	506	344.00	344.00
32	600–650	615	297.50	297.50
21	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	394	326.00	326.00
4	400–450	445	322.00	322.00
16	500–550	542	282.00–310.00	294.57
38	550–600	584	282.00–296.00	293.21
25	600–650	624	244.00–268.00	250.24
17	650–700	690	250.00–261.00	251.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	451	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	636	239.00	239.00

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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