Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Farmers and Ranchers of Salina will have a special cow sale next Tuesday January 20th *

* Special weaned and vaccinated calf sale *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 8.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $508.29/cwt on 353 head, down $0.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $508.29.

Average price

$508.29

▼ 0.35 vs prior sale

353 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$67.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.77

vs KS average

+36.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	514.40	2,860	321
Medium and Large 1-2	560	447.06	2,501	32

One grade step is worth $67.34/cwt here — about $359 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

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 sale353 hd

508.29

—

KS average4 barns · 1,215 hd

493.52

+14.77

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+36.31

This barn, trailing median3 sales

508.29

+0.00

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

63 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 1Fancy	750–800	765	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	3,045	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	416.32/cwt	405.00–422.00	2,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	442.47/cwt	426.00–458.00	2,796	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	394.60/cwt	378.00–397.00	2,727	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	469.07/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,247	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	468.79/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	506.47/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,122	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	327.11/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	372.72/cwt	354.50–387.00	3,053	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	369.97/cwt	325.00–387.50	2,172	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,407	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	446.84/cwt	442.00–465.00	2,391	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	557.03/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,841	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	461.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,833	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	598.48/cwt	592.00–615.00	2,442	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	406.24/cwt	392.00–425.00	2,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	319.35/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,469	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	335.08/cwt	326.00–342.00	2,480	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	373.67/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,515	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	422.22/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,419	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	488.90/cwt	478.00–492.00	2,254	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,700	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	381.62/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,412	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	354.44/cwt	310.00–375.00	2,258	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	337.81/cwt	327.00–346.00	2,642	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	355.93/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,598	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	476.66/cwt	471.00–480.00	2,440	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	775	368.58/cwt	357.00–383.00	2,856	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	326.20/cwt	314.00–337.00	2,694	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	437.68/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	502.52/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	694	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	411.43/cwt	409.00–412.00	2,473	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	549.75/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,325	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	408.43/cwt	346.00–443.00	2,377	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	361.36/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,627	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	335.74/cwt	326.00–342.50	2,834	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	359.95/cwt	351.00–366.00	3,128	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	479.94/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,817	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	562.61/cwt	550.00–574.00	2,723	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	534.15/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,324	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	3,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	398.98/cwt	384.00–406.00	2,889	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	531.32/cwt	519.00–538.00	2,874	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,531	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	177	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	414.82/cwt	400.00–428.00	2,800	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	384.14/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,954	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	512.16/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	492	584.15/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,874	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	359.10/cwt	348.00–360.50	2,812	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	516.39/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,468	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	485.68/cwt	435.00–507.00	2,608	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	718	414.04/cwt	412.00–418.00	2,973	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,241	8

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

Tue Jan 13, 2026

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* Final Report *

* Farmers and Ranchers of Salina will have a special cow sale next Tuesday January 20th *

* Special weaned and vaccinated calf sale *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 8.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	585.00	585.00
29	400–450	408	592.00–615.00	598.48
83	450–500	492	570.00–585.00	584.15
35	500–550	510	550.00–565.00	557.03
19	550–600	563	510.00–515.00	512.16
27	600–650	614	460.00–465.00	461.46
50	700–750	718	412.00–418.00	414.04
14	750–800	765	398.00	398.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	177	320.00	320.00
17	400–450	435	525.00–545.00	534.15
17	450–500	478	500.00–525.00	516.39
16	500–550	537	435.00–507.00	485.68
16	550–600	582	346.00–443.00	408.43
6	600–650	633	405.00–422.00	416.32
81	650–700	691	378.00–397.00	394.60
29	700–750	727	320.00–375.00	361.36
78	750–800	783	348.00–360.50	359.10
17	800–850	844	326.00–342.50	335.74
2	850–900	870	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	385	540.00	540.00
16	400–450	444	570.00	570.00
43	450–500	484	550.00–574.00	562.61
145	500–550	541	519.00–538.00	531.32
118	550–600	587	460.00–495.00	479.94
152	600–650	632	426.00–458.00	442.47
172	650–700	675	400.00–428.00	414.82
138	700–750	724	384.00–406.00	398.98
181	750–800	769	370.00–396.00	384.14
133	800–850	819	354.50–387.00	372.72
60	850–900	869	351.00–366.00	359.95
13	900–950	909	316.00–331.00	327.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	555.00	555.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	495.00	495.00
8	350–400	392	465.00–475.00	468.79
23	400–450	419	500.00–510.00	506.47
33	450–500	479	460.00–480.00	469.07
57	500–550	535	442.00–465.00	446.84
124	550–600	573	400.00–435.00	422.22
99	600–650	632	375.00–397.00	381.62
213	650–700	673	365.00–390.00	373.67
110	700–750	730	350.00–368.00	355.93
98	750–800	782	327.00–346.00	337.81
45	800–850	826	314.00–337.00	326.20
2	900–950	910	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	434	425.00–465.00	437.68
3	450–500	456	430.00	430.00
8	500–550	520	392.00–425.00	406.24
17	550–600	587	325.00–387.50	369.97
15	600–650	637	310.00–375.00	354.44
18	650–700	680	354.00	354.00
35	700–750	740	326.00–342.00	335.08
24	750–800	773	310.00–330.00	319.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	377	500.00–510.00	502.52
29	400–450	423	540.00–555.00	549.75
33	450–500	461	478.00–492.00	488.90
51	500–550	512	471.00–480.00	476.66
3	550–600	551	440.00	440.00
21	600–650	601	409.00–412.00	411.43
11	650–700	694	407.00	407.00
46	700–750	703	384.00	384.00
49	750–800	775	357.00–383.00	368.58

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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