Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly higher 5.00 to 15.00 with the exception of 600 lb steers selling 5.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers over 750 lb and under 450 lb not enough for market test. Demand was good for a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $507.65/cwt on 116 head, up $11.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +13.99 against this barn's trailing median of $493.66.

Average price

$507.65

▲ 11.97 vs prior sale

116 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.97

vs KS average

+33.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	508.96	2,782	108
Medium and Large 1-2	535	489.93	2,621	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale116 hd

507.65

—

KS average3 barns · 299 hd

490.68

+16.97

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+33.95

This barn, trailing median28 sales

493.66

+13.99

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

51 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
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,096	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,080	7
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	3,180	9
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	554	502.05/cwt	487.00–508.00	2,781	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	665.71/cwt	665.00–670.00	2,277	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	559.17/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	367.32/cwt	363.25–381.00	2,674	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	615.52/cwt	610.00–630.00	2,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	326.46/cwt	323.00–328.00	3,212	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	336.13/cwt	324.00–348.00	2,719	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	352.59/cwt	342.50–354.00	3,092	141
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	428.96/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	332.43/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,899	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	477.24/cwt	474.00–490.00	2,305	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	415.61/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,564	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	375.63/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,562	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	402.23/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,908	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	527.44/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,221	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	465.12/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,409	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	555.51/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	573.06/cwt	570.00–595.00	2,550	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	454.88/cwt	442.50–467.50	2,620	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	379.10/cwt	371.00–385.00	2,911	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	373.22/cwt	361.00–373.75	3,154	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	533.30/cwt	516.00–540.00	2,842	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	443.57/cwt	430.00–454.00	2,763	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	342.07/cwt	332.00–346.00	3,154	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	446.59/cwt	438.00–462.50	2,505	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	489.93/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	502.74/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,232	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,841	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	447.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,376	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	471.17/cwt	470.00–472.00	2,676	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	559.56/cwt	550.00–563.00	2,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	654	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,583	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	552.49/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	429.01/cwt	425.00–431.00	2,531	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,416	9

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 May 14, 2026

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

Receipts 2,034Last week 2,080Year ago 2,472

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,096	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	406	550.00–563.00	559.56
9	450–500	475	520.00	520.00
9	500–550	538	491.00	491.00
20	550–600	568	470.00–472.00	471.17
18	650–700	654	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
11	300–350	349	605.00	605.00
4	350–400	386	540.00–565.00	559.17
70	400–450	421	520.00–540.00	527.44
90	450–500	483	474.00–490.00	477.24
45	500–550	518	455.00–480.00	465.12
59	550–600	561	438.00–462.50	446.59
53	600–650	617	410.00–425.00	415.61
53	650–700	682	367.50–382.50	375.63
189	700–750	728	363.25–381.00	367.32
9	750–800	787	348.00	348.00
20	800–850	809	324.00–348.00	336.13
41	850–900	872	325.00–339.00	332.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	532	450.00	450.00
7	650–700	657	404.00	404.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	555.00	555.00
11	400–450	444	500.00–515.00	502.74
13	500–550	531	445.00–450.00	447.54
12	550–600	590	425.00–431.00	429.01
9	650–700	673	359.00	359.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,090	301.00	301.00
9	1150–1200	1,165	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	554	487.00–508.00	502.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	342	665.00–670.00	665.71
7	350–400	370	610.00–630.00	615.52
54	400–450	445	570.00–595.00	573.06
14	450–500	468	540.00–560.00	555.51
57	500–550	533	516.00–540.00	533.30
20	550–600	576	442.50–467.50	454.88
74	600–650	623	430.00–454.00	443.57
27	650–700	657	415.00–436.00	428.96
93	700–750	723	397.00–410.00	402.23
26	750–800	768	371.00–385.00	379.10
152	800–850	845	361.00–373.75	373.22
141	850–900	877	342.50–354.00	352.59
194	900–950	922	332.00–346.00	342.07
88	950–1000	984	323.00–328.00	326.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	551	495.00	495.00
13	600–650	626	452.00	452.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	442	550.00–560.00	552.49
8	500–550	535	480.00–500.00	489.93
6	600–650	646	422.00	422.00
14	700–750	738	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	495.00	495.00
3	650–700	665	415.00	415.00

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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