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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Apr 24

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Receipts

2,711 head

▼ 974 vs last sale 3,685▼ 975 vs year ago 3,686 · −26.5%

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 calves 400 to 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and feeder steers over 900 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher while 850 lb steers sold 5.00 lower. Heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The receipts were 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 $380.41/cwt on 201 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −56.30 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$380.41

201 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs KS average

+6.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	385.43	2,110	147
Medium and Large 1-2	534	366.72	1,959	54

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $151 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale201 hd

380.41

—

KS average3 barns · 403 hd

379.15

+1.26

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+6.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

−56.30

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

77 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,578	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	506.23/cwt	502.50–510.00	1,701	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	483.29/cwt	475.00–492.50	1,837	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,724	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,775	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	452.14/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,899	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,971	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	422.23/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,018	55
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	408.30/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,972	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,944	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	370.08/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,906	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,178	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	391.23/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,062	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	406.60/cwt	398.00–410.00	2,151	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,005	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	367.38/cwt	362.00–385.00	2,109	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	576	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,232	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,113	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	353.64/cwt	353.00–354.00	2,094	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	614	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,287	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	353.14/cwt	346.00–362.50	2,214	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,292	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	333.80/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,110	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	336.95/cwt	325.00–351.00	2,241	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	311.38/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,139	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	318.56/cwt	314.00–325.00	2,329	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	302.11/cwt	290.00–312.00	2,308	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	283.53/cwt	273.00–287.00	2,178	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	806	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,406	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	286.47/cwt	286.00–287.00	2,338	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	277.40/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,411	30
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,198	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	268.91/cwt	265.00–273.00	2,479	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	279.41/cwt	277.00–281.50	2,590	297
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	266.46/cwt	265.00–268.00	2,614	116
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	981	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,462	13
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,015	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,730	60
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,078	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,673	3
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,138	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,788	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	308	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,417	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	485.96/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,560	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	442.49/cwt	422.00–460.00	1,650	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	414.12/cwt	395.00–424.00	1,698	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	387.85/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,726	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	371.39/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,768	105
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	340.89/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,633	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	341.00/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,688	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,882	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	343.26/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,785	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	346.98/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,842	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,753	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	336.87/cwt	324.00–339.00	1,833	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	348.18/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,939	94
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	324.43/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,820	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	320.41/cwt	312.00–331.00	1,971	81
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	304.93/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,927	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,926	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	301.12/cwt	292.00–308.00	2,042	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	282.58/cwt	273.00–284.00	2,068	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	265.44/cwt	258.00–273.00	2,094	169
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	263.69/cwt	257.00–266.00	2,170	169
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	258.31/cwt	258.00–258.50	2,234	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	246.21/cwt	245.75–247.50	2,277	88
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	210.46/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,147	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	207.57/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,273	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,889	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,965	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,150	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,089	4

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 24, 2025

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Receipts 2,711Last week 3,685Year ago 3,686

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	535.00	535.00
12	300–350	336	502.50–510.00	506.23
15	350–400	380	475.00–492.50	483.29
32	400–450	420	435.00–465.00	452.14
55	450–500	478	410.00–435.00	422.23
53	500–550	527	385.00–405.00	391.23
53	550–600	574	362.00–385.00	367.38
40	600–650	627	346.00–362.50	353.14
37	650–700	665	325.00–351.00	336.95
55	700–750	731	314.00–325.00	318.56
30	750–800	764	290.00–312.00	302.11
26	800–850	816	286.00–287.00	286.47
30	850–900	869	277.00–280.00	277.40
297	900–950	927	277.00–281.50	279.41
116	950–1000	981	265.00–268.00	266.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	408	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	472	417.50	417.50
25	500–550	529	398.00–410.00	406.60
4	550–600	582	363.00	363.00
8	600–650	628	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	414.00	414.00
5	550–600	576	387.50	387.50
14	600–650	614	372.50	372.50
47	800–850	806	298.50	298.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,015	269.00	269.00
3	1050–1100	1,078	248.00	248.00
4	1100–1150	1,138	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
12	450–500	483	405.00–410.00	408.30
36	500–550	515	365.00–377.00	370.08
11	550–600	592	353.00–354.00	353.64
20	600–650	632	325.00–342.00	333.80
24	650–700	687	305.00–322.00	311.38
3	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
12	750–800	768	273.00–287.00	283.53
4	850–900	897	245.00	245.00
11	900–950	922	265.00–273.00	268.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	950–1000	981	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	392.00	392.00
7	500–550	542	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	321	470.00–500.00	485.96
38	350–400	373	422.00–460.00	442.49
40	400–450	410	395.00–424.00	414.12
105	450–500	476	363.00–380.00	371.39
40	500–550	531	340.00–357.00	346.98
94	550–600	557	340.00–355.00	348.18
81	600–650	615	312.00–331.00	320.41
47	650–700	678	292.00–308.00	301.12
43	700–750	732	273.00–284.00	282.58
169	750–800	789	258.00–273.00	265.44
169	800–850	823	257.00–266.00	263.69
18	850–900	865	258.00–258.50	258.31
88	900–950	925	245.75–247.50	246.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1000–1050	1,020	210.00–212.00	210.46
19	1050–1100	1,095	200.00–209.00	207.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
14	400–450	445	385.00–390.00	387.85
19	450–500	479	335.00–350.00	340.89
26	500–550	544	324.00–339.00	336.87
10	550–600	561	317.00–332.00	324.43
27	600–650	632	301.00–308.00	304.93
4	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	536	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	495	340.00–342.00	341.00
36	500–550	520	340.00–348.00	343.26
4	600–650	642	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	779	276.00	276.00
4	800–850	813	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	517	380.00	380.00

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.