Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher, under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher across all weights, sharply higher in some instances. Very good demand for heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $495.89/cwt on 469 head, down $1.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 28 comparable sales and sits +2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$495.89

▼ 1.52 vs prior sale

469 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$47.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs KS average

+5.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	505.72	2,771	292
Medium and Large 1-2	548	481.55	2,637	163
Medium and Large 2	542	457.81	2,481	14thin

One grade step is worth $47.91/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.55, low $409.40, median $493.66 across 28 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 sale469 hd

495.89

—

KS average3 barns · 584 hd

492.84

+3.04

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+5.06

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

+2.23

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

101 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	512.80/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,456	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	535.50/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,222	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	469.81/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,250	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,793	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	418.28/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,627	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,952	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	350.57/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,941	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	412.09/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,761	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	712	375.43/cwt	373.00–377.00	2,673	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,571	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	414.98/cwt	402.50–424.00	2,390	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	532.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,282	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	362.63/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,647	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,717	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	589	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	323.66/cwt	317.00–327.50	3,107	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	801	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	440.98/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,483	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	614	428.99/cwt	417.00–433.50	2,634	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	368.71/cwt	368.00–371.00	2,846	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	559.79/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,116	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	582.91/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	386.47/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,203	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	336.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,890	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	515.42/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,232	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,998	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	494.33/cwt	482.00–505.00	2,580	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,536	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,328	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	466.91/cwt	460.00–474.00	2,694	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	836	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,587	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	457.81/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,481	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,670	6
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,161	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,529	14
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	332.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	3,399	26
Steers	Large 1	750–800	772	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,586	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	312.41/cwt	311.50–327.00	3,358	51
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,076	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	672	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,916	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	475.37/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,453	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	426.75/cwt	424.00–430.00	2,603	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	556.86/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,278	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	3,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	539.72/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,494	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	616.33/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	360.05/cwt	350.00–374.00	3,161	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	476.14/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,966	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	574.10/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,474	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	450.96/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,534	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	894	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	620.11/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,282	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	519.90/cwt	510.00–533.00	2,729	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	575.12/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,203	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	961	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,354	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	401.17/cwt	387.00–411.00	2,896	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	2,898	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	339.37/cwt	335.00–343.00	3,268	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	740	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	335.59/cwt	333.00–336.00	2,930	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	463.34/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,303	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	501.30/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,321	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,230	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	315.35/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,901	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	504	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,596	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	440.00/cwt	431.00–455.00	2,785	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	668	396.61/cwt	396.00–399.00	2,649	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	349.57/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,730	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	389.22/cwt	374.50–397.00	3,016	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	407.64/cwt	394.00–419.00	2,536	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	347.97/cwt	346.00–354.00	3,243	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	754	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	374.60/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,559	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	337.73/cwt	332.00–343.00	2,790	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	432.58/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,885	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	372.15/cwt	365.00–389.00	3,033	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	451.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,376	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	493.91/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,835	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	968	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,388	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	900	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	3,200	17

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	670.00	670.00
11	350–400	365	570.00–590.00	582.91
53	400–450	415	525.00–550.00	535.50
51	450–500	479	500.00–525.00	512.80
87	500–550	522	482.00–505.00	494.33
76	550–600	577	460.00–474.00	466.91
27	600–650	628	405.00–425.00	418.28
51	650–700	670	402.50–420.00	412.09
16	700–750	730	380.00–397.50	386.47
21	750–800	772	368.00–371.00	368.71
55	800–850	839	337.50–360.00	350.57
28	850–900	859	335.00–340.00	336.48
34	900–950	900	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	590.00	590.00
7	400–450	443	485.00	485.00
42	500–550	504	515.00	515.00
25	550–600	572	475.00	475.00
11	600–650	631	427.50	427.50
9	700–750	740	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	285	620.00	620.00
4	350–400	396	530.00	530.00
14	500–550	542	445.00–465.00	457.81
15	600–650	642	395.00	395.00
25	750–800	752	344.00	344.00
10	800–850	836	338.00	338.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	335.00	335.00
26	1000–1050	1,023	330.00–335.00	332.21
51	1050–1100	1,075	311.50–327.00	312.41
14	1150–1200	1,161	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	565.00	565.00
29	550–600	551	526.00	526.00
17	600–650	623	470.00–485.00	476.14
8	700–750	720	421.00	421.00
57	950–1000	961	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	710.00	710.00
6	300–350	324	680.00	680.00
27	350–400	368	615.00–630.00	620.11
60	400–450	431	560.00–585.00	574.10
87	450–500	462	530.00–550.00	539.72
81	500–550	525	510.00–533.00	519.90
115	550–600	574	480.00–502.00	493.91
143	600–650	633	431.00–455.00	440.00
111	650–700	667	425.00–450.00	432.58
76	700–750	722	387.00–411.00	401.17
152	750–800	775	374.50–397.00	389.22
186	800–850	815	365.00–389.00	372.15
274	850–900	878	350.00–374.00	360.05
92	900–950	932	346.00–354.00	347.97
313	950–1000	963	335.00–343.00	339.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	500.00	500.00
10	850–900	894	354.00	354.00
17	900–950	900	355.50	355.50
21	950–1000	968	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	550.00–570.00	559.79
32	400–450	433	510.00–530.00	515.42
61	450–500	479	460.00–480.00	469.81
21	500–550	503	438.00	438.00
31	550–600	576	402.50–424.00	414.98
5	600–650	645	386.00	386.00
14	650–700	693	371.00	371.00
6	750–800	771	332.00	332.00
28	800–850	805	347.00	347.00
27	900–950	921	325.50	325.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	620.00	620.00
16	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
18	450–500	497	460.00–465.00	463.34
11	550–600	589	394.00	394.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	614	417.00–433.50	428.99
24	650–700	668	396.00–399.00	396.61
34	700–750	712	373.00–377.00	375.43
16	750–800	754	369.00	369.00
8	800–850	801	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	680.00	680.00
14	300–350	320	610.00–620.00	616.33
20	350–400	383	570.00–590.00	575.12
34	400–450	429	530.00–540.00	532.00
100	450–500	463	490.00–510.00	501.30
196	500–550	526	440.00–465.00	451.62
43	550–600	563	435.00–455.00	440.98
87	600–650	622	394.00–419.00	407.64
45	650–700	683	357.00–380.00	374.60
86	700–750	730	355.00–374.00	362.63
133	750–800	781	340.00–359.00	349.57
142	800–850	826	332.00–343.00	337.73
136	850–900	873	333.00–336.00	335.59
43	900–950	920	315.00–318.00	315.35
12	950–1000	960	317.00–327.50	323.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	537	405.00	405.00
35	550–600	588	396.00	396.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	409	555.00–560.00	556.86
36	500–550	516	470.00–480.00	475.37
6	550–600	568	470.00	470.00
24	600–650	610	424.00–430.00	426.75
14	650–700	672	434.00	434.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,076	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	457	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	631	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	490.00	490.00
23	550–600	562	440.00–455.00	450.96

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