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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Replacement Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Tue, May 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1893
← Apr 16May 7Aug 13 →
Receipts
2,871 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 2,500▼ 180 vs year ago 3,051 · −5.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleThu Aug 20, 2026Feeder Cattle SpecialTue Feb 3, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offerings of pairs today, heifers and cows. We have had these nice rains and I think the buyers are gambling on getting enough rain.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,209$2,627450
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,278$2,6006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,565107
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,161$2,54556
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$2,54337
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,303$2,42925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,36930
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,092$2,25016
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,301$2,0968
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,90218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,158$1,86932
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,336$1,84525
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,208$1,7004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$1,40811
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$2,5507
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,261$2,42012
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$2,26823
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)932$1,8298
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)849$1,7005
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,110$2,33017
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,544$2,1673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,5504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$3,292122
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$3,024119
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,6006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,305$2,51470
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,261$2,362120
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,021$3,511300
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)817$2,63315
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)918$2,11975

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Replacement Cattle Special - Salina, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9572,360.00/head2,360.00–2,360.002,3609
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0152,236.34/head2,200.00–2,275.002,2368
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9462,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
BullsMedium 1-2—9761,873.74/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8746
Stock CowsMedium 1—7291,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,72518
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3841,871.31/head1,700.00–2,000.001,87110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1691,407.85/head1,250.00–1,500.001,40811
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,3553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—9782,242.96/head2,225.00–2,300.002,24357
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,2032,666.75/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6677
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9982,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0272,288.31/head2,150.00–2,300.002,28823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3012,095.77/head1,900.00–2,300.002,0968
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3032,429.26/head2,250.00–2,650.002,42925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1241,873.84/head1,750.00–1,950.001,87414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3041,827.23/head1,800.00–1,850.001,82715
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7006
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3453,380.43/head3,375.00–3,400.003,38023
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4253,375.00/head3,300.00–3,450.003,3758
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4282,606.25/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6068
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7504
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4092,558.75/head2,425.00–2,675.002,55960
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2503,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3502,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4257
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0962,059.46/head1,850.00–2,350.002,05937
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0513,665.29/head3,400.00–3,800.003,665103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1723,368.91/head3,150.00–3,550.003,36978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,2253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,25023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2812,511.36/head2,400.00–2,650.002,51155
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2752,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9256
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9963,359.93/head3,200.00–3,600.003,360136
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1742,994.12/head2,850.00–3,150.002,99417
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,1763,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,97527
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1422,336.96/head2,150.00–2,500.002,33723
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2302,977.50/head2,850.00–3,100.002,97840
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2—8002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3006
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2—9113,280.88/head3,200.00–3,325.003,28134
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2—8252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,70010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2002,570.59/head2,400.00–3,100.002,57117
BullsLarge 1Fancy—1,7353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsLarge 1—1,4481,749.91/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7502
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Fancy—1,3442,756.76/head2,700.00–2,800.002,75735
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3502,632.53/head2,550.00–2,650.002,63337
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3132,811.12/head2,800.00–2,825.002,81118
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3782,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0942,271.62/head2,150.00–2,500.002,27227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1112,417.38/head2,325.00–2,525.002,41722
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9321,828.78/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8298
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0912,268.22/head2,200.00–2,275.002,26823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2782,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,2612,419.66/head2,250.00–2,500.002,42012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0802,168.83/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2081,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8491,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,2132,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1832,619.61/head2,500.00–2,650.002,62015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1581,869.48/head1,800.00–2,000.001,86932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0922,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,25016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2302,522.27/head2,350.00–2,650.002,52227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,2942,805.38/head2,800.00–2,810.002,80576
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1972,596.73/head2,300.00–2,750.002,597365

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