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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Apr 10

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Receipts

3,392 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 3,573▲ 216 vs year ago 3,176 · +6.8%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle SpecialTue Nov 3, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialTue Oct 20, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer cattle over 650 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. heifers over 650 lbs sold un-even 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. The market was moderate with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.86/cwt on 328 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −58.84 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$377.86

328 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs KS average

+23.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	383.14	2,099	262
Medium and Large 1-2	541	360.24	1,950	48
Medium 1	568	348.00	1,977	18thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale328 hd

377.86

—

KS average3 barns · 431 hd

376.38

+1.48

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+23.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

−58.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.93, low $392.41, median $436.71 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

82 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	317	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,537	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	449.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,457	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	352	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,672	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,570	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	373	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,697	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	422.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,631	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,930	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,961	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	431.92/cwt	415.00–447.50	1,840	46
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	399.19/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,713	39
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	407.00/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,783	25
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,007	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	403.97/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,911	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	406.31/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,930	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	378.18/cwt	355.00–387.00	1,804	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,075	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	387.58/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,027	84
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	366.76/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,933	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	393.29/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,108	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,172	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,009	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	568	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,977	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	373.97/cwt	362.00–387.00	2,147	99
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	342.68/cwt	327.00–354.00	1,988	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	338.71/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,039	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,044	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,333	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	345.66/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,191	116
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	317.35/cwt	295.00–328.00	2,104	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	338.71/cwt	332.00–354.00	2,259	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,181	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	305.22/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,243	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,089	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	773	272.97/cwt	271.00–277.00	2,110	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	288.53/cwt	288.00–293.00	2,236	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	282.73/cwt	279.50–286.00	2,287	96
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	275.49/cwt	273.00–278.00	2,391	160
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	258.63/cwt	256.00–265.00	2,271	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	897	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,597	51
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,151	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	265.82/cwt	259.50–270.00	2,464	130
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	264.21/cwt	263.00–265.50	2,542	119
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	237.10/cwt	236.00–239.00	2,302	14
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,072	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,358	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,310	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	461.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,407	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	396.00/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,295	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,384	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	407.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,561	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	370.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,580	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	360.67/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,544	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	384.71/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,662	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,789	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	467	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,751	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	317.18/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,507	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	349.40/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,663	77
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	334.42/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,649	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	325.68/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,664	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	317.57/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,661	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	340.22/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,830	128
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,887	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	343.69/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,907	130
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,003	65
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	315.34/cwt	306.00–324.00	1,823	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	308.94/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,906	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	621	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,990	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	275.54/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,717	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,937	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	296.72/cwt	283.00–308.50	1,991	109
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	277.92/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,884	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	276.33/cwt	269.00–282.00	2,003	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	267.91/cwt	265.00–271.00	2,031	91
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	245.49/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,915	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	257.34/cwt	248.25–262.50	2,100	170
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,035	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	849	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,250	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	252.35/cwt	242.00–254.00	2,165	74
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,779	5

This sale against other markets

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 10, 2025

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

Receipts 3,392Last week 3,573Year ago 3,176

Compared to last week steer cattle over 650 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. heifers over 650 lbs sold un-even 4.00 lower to 2.00 higher. The market was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,072	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	440.00–460.00	449.63
38	350–400	386	410.00–440.00	422.42
46	400–450	426	415.00–447.50	431.92
37	450–500	475	395.00–417.50	406.31
62	500–550	536	384.00–400.00	393.29
99	550–600	574	362.00–387.00	373.97
116	600–650	634	330.00–360.00	345.66
30	650–700	667	332.00–354.00	338.71
27	700–750	735	301.00–312.00	305.22
28	750–800	775	288.00–293.00	288.53
96	800–850	809	279.50–286.00	282.73
160	850–900	868	273.00–278.00	275.49
130	900–950	927	259.50–270.00	265.82
119	950–1000	962	263.00–265.50	264.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	485.00	485.00
12	350–400	352	475.00	475.00
18	400–450	424	462.50	462.50
11	450–500	494	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	429	380.00–410.00	399.19
30	450–500	477	355.00–387.00	378.18
35	500–550	527	362.00–370.00	366.76
13	550–600	580	327.00–354.00	342.68
16	600–650	603	339.00	339.00
19	650–700	663	295.00–328.00	317.35
5	700–750	738	283.00	283.00
17	850–900	878	256.00–265.00	258.63
13	900–950	900	239.00	239.00
14	950–1000	971	236.00–239.00	237.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	372	422.00	422.00
25	400–450	438	404.00–410.00	407.00
14	450–500	473	400.00–405.00	403.97
84	500–550	523	370.00–395.00	387.58
6	550–600	566	355.00	355.00
28	600–650	602	328.00–340.00	338.71
8	700–750	727	300.00	300.00
12	750–800	773	271.00–277.00	272.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
18	550–600	568	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	455.00	455.00
14	400–450	409	472.00	472.00
8	450–500	470	427.00	427.00
11	550–600	557	390.00	390.00
31	600–650	606	385.00	385.00
51	850–900	897	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	355.00–370.00	360.67
7	450–500	475	310.00–327.50	317.18
10	500–550	523	312.50–325.00	317.57
42	550–600	578	306.00–324.00	315.34
11	600–650	623	270.00–279.00	275.54
12	650–700	678	275.00–280.00	277.92
3	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
10	750–800	780	244.00–247.00	245.49
3	800–850	848	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	305	450.00–470.00	461.43
5	450–500	453	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	491	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	480.00	480.00
15	300–350	327	395.00–400.00	396.00
36	350–400	383	400.00–425.00	407.53
52	400–450	432	380.00–395.00	384.71
77	450–500	476	342.00–360.00	349.40
128	500–550	538	330.00–350.00	340.22
130	550–600	555	329.00–354.00	343.69
59	600–650	617	298.00–316.00	308.94
109	650–700	671	283.00–308.50	296.72
37	700–750	725	269.00–282.00	276.33
91	750–800	758	265.00–271.00	267.91
170	800–850	816	248.25–262.50	257.34
74	850–900	858	242.00–254.00	252.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	467	375.00	375.00
65	550–600	561	357.00	357.00
36	600–650	621	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	800–850	849	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
6	300–350	346	400.00	400.00
32	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	370.89
33	450–500	493	317.00–340.00	334.42
25	500–550	511	303.00–330.00	325.68
24	550–600	550	343.00	343.00
3	600–650	631	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	410.00	410.00

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.