Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, with spots up to 20.00 higher. There was an increased supply of yearlings over 800 lbs. Demand was very good for a good supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $450.84/cwt on 211 head, up $12.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 27 comparable sales and sits +11.86 against this barn's trailing median of $438.98.

Average price

$450.84

▲ 12.95 vs prior sale

211 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs KS average

+26.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	453.45	2,511	179
Medium and Large 1-2	546	436.24	2,381	32

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $129 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $461.58, low $373.78, median $438.98 across 27 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 sale211 hd

450.84

—

KS average3 barns · 357 hd

440.44

+10.40

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+26.77

This barn, trailing median27 sales

438.98

+11.86

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

70 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	600–650	622	459.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,860	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	488.20/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,016	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	457.14/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	562.54/cwt	547.50–570.00	2,104	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	364.57/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,669	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	476.47/cwt	465.00–489.00	2,759	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	616.43/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,948	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	423.77/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	349.05/cwt	345.50–357.00	2,723	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	433.24/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,474	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	321.36/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,944	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	525.77/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,261	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	342.52/cwt	338.50–344.00	3,055	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	388.50/cwt	388.50–388.50	2,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	460.81/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	441.28/cwt	435.00–442.00	2,370	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	364.89/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,227	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	3
Heifers	Large 1	1200–1250	1,212	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,272	2
Bulls	Large 1	1200–1250	1,238	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,971	3
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	330.36/cwt	325.00–331.75	3,333	73
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,057	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,393	4
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,188	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	3,053	12
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	295.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	3,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,385	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	773	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	3,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	843	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	3,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	506.29/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,618	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	515.71/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,512	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,654	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	3,052	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	339.50/cwt	333.25–349.50	3,307	198
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	860	382.42/cwt	372.50–385.00	3,289	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	507.86/cwt	502.00–520.00	2,722	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	546.22/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,851	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	368.34/cwt	345.00–370.00	3,175	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	346.51/cwt	330.00–352.25	3,198	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	390.77/cwt	382.00–407.00	2,474	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	404.49/cwt	392.00–415.00	2,977	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	521.29/cwt	515.00–526.00	2,919	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,482	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	416.61/cwt	402.00–426.00	2,841	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	702.50/cwt	702.50–702.50	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	330.82/cwt	329.50–334.00	2,868	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	470.68/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,523	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	355.95/cwt	350.00–363.00	2,972	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	638.41/cwt	635.00–640.00	2,528	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	386.45/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,593	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,149	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	489.26/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,373	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	557.64/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,705	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	343.65/cwt	332.50–349.00	2,832	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	393.06/cwt	376.00–397.50	3,093	84

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. - Salina, KS

Thu Apr 30, 2026

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

Receipts 2,847Last week 2,546Year ago 2,468

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, with spots up to 20.00 higher. There was an increased supply of yearlings over 800 lbs. Demand was very good for a good supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	702.50	702.50
16	300–350	316	680.00	680.00
19	350–400	396	635.00–640.00	638.41
11	400–450	428	580.00	580.00
32	450–500	485	550.00–565.00	557.64
42	500–550	536	502.00–520.00	507.86
27	550–600	579	465.00–489.00	476.47
64	600–650	622	450.00–475.00	459.79
20	650–700	682	402.00–426.00	416.61
47	700–750	736	392.00–415.00	404.49
84	750–800	787	376.00–397.50	393.06
31	800–850	835	350.00–363.00	355.95
110	850–900	862	345.00–370.00	368.34
87	900–950	923	330.00–352.25	346.51
198	950–1000	974	333.25–349.50	339.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	680.00	680.00
11	350–400	365	610.00	610.00
4	400–450	426	535.00	535.00
3	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	512	455.00–465.00	460.81
10	600–650	616	417.50–430.00	423.77
8	650–700	699	400.00	400.00
4	700–750	727	388.50	388.50
10	750–800	789	360.00–367.00	364.89
11	850–900	892	338.50–344.00	342.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	481	587.50	587.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	1000–1050	1,009	325.00–331.75	330.36
4	1050–1100	1,057	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	356	670.00	670.00
37	400–450	435	610.00	610.00
40	500–550	522	540.00–550.00	546.22
30	550–600	560	515.00–526.00	521.29
30	650–700	665	459.00	459.00
8	750–800	773	408.00	408.00
6	800–850	843	377.00	377.00
69	850–900	860	372.50–385.00	382.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
15	400–450	413	487.50–490.00	488.20
7	450–500	485	455.00–460.00	457.14
27	500–550	537	435.00–442.00	441.28
5	550–600	594	409.00	409.00
9	600–650	613	362.50	362.50
9	650–700	683	374.00	374.00
5	800–850	846	328.00	328.00
3	850–900	863	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	690.00	690.00
28	300–350	316	600.00–620.00	616.43
46	350–400	374	547.50–570.00	562.54
63	400–450	430	510.00–535.00	525.77
121	450–500	485	480.00–505.00	489.26
52	500–550	536	450.00–475.00	470.68
95	550–600	571	420.00–445.00	433.24
13	600–650	633	382.00–407.00	390.77
80	650–700	671	375.00–400.00	386.45
74	700–750	732	353.00–370.00	364.57
110	750–800	780	345.50–357.00	349.05
250	800–850	824	332.50–349.00	343.65
58	850–900	867	329.50–334.00	330.82
89	900–950	916	315.00–325.00	321.36
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,079	290.00–300.00	295.95
12	1150–1200	1,188	257.00	257.00
2	1200–1250	1,212	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	487	512.50–520.00	515.71
19	500–550	517	500.00–515.00	506.29
13	550–600	552	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1200–1250	1,238	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	650.00	650.00
10	550–600	561	467.00	467.00
4	600–650	613	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	487.00	487.00

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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