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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Sep 18

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Receipts

1,600 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 1,684▼ 1,304 vs year ago 2,904 · −44.9%

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 750 lb steers sold 2.00 lower, while steers over 850 lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher. 700 lb heifers sold 3.00 lower, while 750 to 850 lb heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Due to the rain, the receipts were moderate with good demand. There is a special cow sale next week on Monday night that will have a nice offering of pairs.

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 $444.25/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +7.55 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$444.25

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$97.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs KS average

+39.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	462.98	2,522	32
Medium and Large 1-2	535	435.41	2,331	14thin
Medium and Large 2	587	365.00	2,143	6thin

One grade step is worth $97.98/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

444.25

—

KS average3 barns · 260 hd

433.69

+10.57

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+39.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

+7.55

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

48 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,820	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	582.78/cwt	574.00–590.00	2,139	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,156	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	507.40/cwt	502.50–512.50	2,385	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	477.65/cwt	475.00–478.00	2,283	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	476.93/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,432	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	443.70/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,312	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,590	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,143	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,381	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	400.46/cwt	398.00–403.00	2,507	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	412.98/cwt	406.00–420.00	2,594	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,477	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	380.73/cwt	374.00–394.00	2,578	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	389.72/cwt	372.00–400.00	2,763	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,603	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	364.02/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,807	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	374.41/cwt	372.50–388.00	2,890	48
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	794	352.30/cwt	352.00–353.00	2,797	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,986	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	355.51/cwt	347.25–361.00	3,079	185
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	317.38/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,777	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	342.14/cwt	338.25–344.50	3,199	237
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	939	322.78/cwt	317.00–330.00	3,031	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	333.75/cwt	333.75–333.75	3,314	61
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,012	323.57/cwt	323.00–327.00	3,275	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	495.18/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,827	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,001	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,968	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	452.96/cwt	445.00–458.00	2,097	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,103	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	393.00/cwt	389.00–401.00	2,075	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,993	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,148	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,166	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	366.10/cwt	364.00–368.00	2,284	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,294	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	362.18/cwt	359.00–364.00	2,423	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	343.09/cwt	340.50–345.00	2,539	114
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	757	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,422	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	346.31/cwt	332.00–348.25	2,674	80
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,514	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	332.12/cwt	329.50–336.50	2,737	99
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,901	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	318.57/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,921	18
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	958	323.98/cwt	322.00–325.50	3,104	23

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 Sep 18, 2025

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

Receipts 1,600Last week 1,684Year ago 2,904

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	950–1000	958	322.00–325.50	323.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	369	490.00–500.00	495.18
17	400–450	423	473.00	473.00
19	450–500	463	445.00–458.00	452.96
29	500–550	528	389.00–401.00	393.00
7	550–600	595	364.00	364.00
52	600–650	624	364.00–368.00	366.10
32	650–700	669	359.00–364.00	362.18
114	700–750	740	340.50–345.00	343.09
80	750–800	772	332.00–348.25	346.31
99	800–850	824	329.50–336.50	332.12
6	850–900	890	326.00	326.00
18	900–950	917	315.00–328.00	318.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	478	440.00	440.00
12	550–600	590	364.00	364.00
6	600–650	648	354.00	354.00
7	750–800	757	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	462	426.00	426.00
8	500–550	543	367.00	367.00
5	800–850	811	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	1000–1050	1,012	323.00–327.00	323.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	540.00	540.00
16	350–400	367	574.00–590.00	582.78
4	400–450	427	505.00	505.00
27	450–500	470	502.50–512.50	507.40
8	500–550	510	472.50–490.00	476.93
10	550–600	551	470.00	470.00
28	600–650	628	406.00–420.00	412.98
15	650–700	677	374.00–394.00	380.73
25	700–750	709	372.00–400.00	389.72
48	750–800	772	372.50–388.00	374.41
8	800–850	841	355.00	355.00
185	850–900	866	347.25–361.00	355.51
237	900–950	935	338.25–344.50	342.14
61	950–1000	993	333.75	333.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
14	550–600	560	450.00	450.00
14	600–650	626	398.00–403.00	400.46
5	700–750	725	359.00	359.00
13	750–800	794	352.00–353.00	352.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	478	475.00–478.00	477.65
11	500–550	521	435.00–447.00	443.70
3	550–600	588	405.00	405.00
8	650–700	673	368.00	368.00
17	750–800	771	360.00–366.00	364.02
8	850–900	875	310.00–322.00	317.38
26	900–950	939	317.00–330.00	322.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	587	365.00	365.00

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.