Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Really nice set of spring calving females offered today. A few complete dispersals thrown in also. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$4,400	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,867	192
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$3,862	245
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$3,843	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,558	40
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$3,550	112
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,364	$3,179	51
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,357	$3,042	61
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,934	37
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,838	99
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,390	135
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,116	29
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,071	$4,074	38
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$4,059	127
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,039	$3,798	223
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,119	$3,702	81
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,176	$3,400	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,745	$3,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$3,005	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,947	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$4,256	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$4,072	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$3,893	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,117	$3,217	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$3,006	18
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$4,582	11
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	683	$2,475	126

Every lot, as filed

61 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,200	3,005.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	4,255.56/head	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,256	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,007	3,305.22/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,305	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	3,936.72/head	3,775.00–4,100.00	3,937	104
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	683	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	126
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	4,059.31/head	3,800.00–4,250.00	4,059	127
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	3,653.13/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,653	43
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,006	3,743.44/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,743	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	4,289.66/head	4,250.00–4,350.00	4,290	23
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,488	3,844.31/head	3,750.00–4,050.00	3,844	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	5
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,448	3,459.51/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,460	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,171	3,878.32/head	3,875.00–3,900.00	3,878	30
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	861	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	3,482.65/head	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,483	80
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,000	3,691.32/head	3,450.00–3,925.00	3,691	116
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,441	3,995.90/head	3,800.00–4,125.00	3,996	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	3,864.61/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,865	147
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,474	2,982.22/head	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,982	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,595.22/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,595	37
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,644.19/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,644	31
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	908	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,406	3,828.66/head	3,750.00–3,900.00	3,829	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,800.10/head	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,800	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	2,441.29/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,441	81
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,109.32/head	3,075.00–3,300.00	3,109	35
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,875.15/head	3,825.00–3,900.00	3,875	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	17
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,456	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,934.49/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,934	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	3,796.18/head	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,796	132
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,893.33/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,893	44
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,467	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,102	1,866.47/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,866	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	2,087.12/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,087	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	3,475.18/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,475	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,237	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,428	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,495	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,230	4,175.00/head	4,175.00–4,175.00	4,175	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,423	2,225.32/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,175	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	3,992.86/head	3,900.00–4,200.00	3,993	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	4,368.75/head	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,369	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	947	3,105.56/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,106	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	10

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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Replacement Cattle Special - Salina, KS

Tue Dec 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Receipts 2,095Last week 774Year ago 1,580

Really nice set of spring calving females offered today. A few complete dispersals thrown in also. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,200	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,005.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,745	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,289	4,100.00–4,300.00	4,255.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,196	3,900.00–4,200.00	3,992.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,000	5,000.00	5,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,153	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,368.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	4,900.00	4,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	850	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,175	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	947	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,105.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,495	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,600	3,850.00	3,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,007	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,305.22
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,006	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,743.44
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	116	—	1,000	3,450.00–3,925.00	3,691.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	104	—	1,087	3,775.00–4,100.00	3,936.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	127	—	1,147	3,800.00–4,250.00	4,059.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,104	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,653.13
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,113	4,250.00–4,350.00	4,289.66
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,176	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,171	3,875.00–3,900.00	3,878.32
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	861	3,100.00	3,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	126	—	683	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,488	3,750.00–4,050.00	3,844.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,448	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,459.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	93	—	1,441	3,800.00–4,125.00	3,995.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,474	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,982.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,415	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,644.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,406	3,750.00–3,900.00	3,828.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,413	3,825.00–3,900.00	3,875.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,456	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,428	3,425.00	3,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,423	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,325	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,237	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	80	—	1,307	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,482.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	147	—	1,279	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,864.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,330	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,595.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,217	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,800.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	81	—	1,259	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,441.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,323	3,075.00–3,300.00	3,109.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,295	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	—	1,222	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,934.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	132	—	1,317	3,600.00–4,050.00	3,796.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,330	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,893.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,269	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,087.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,103	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,316	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,475.18
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	908	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,102	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,866.47
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,467	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,230	4,175.00	4,175.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,025	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	4,900.00	4,900.00

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