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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Mar 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Receipts

3,400 head

▲ 1,133 vs last sale 2,267▼ 815 vs year ago 4,215 · −19.3%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Cow Sale, Tuesday, March 17, 2026*

Compared to last week, steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and under 650 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher, a couple instances of sharply higher. Heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher under 700 lbs sold unevenly steady to weak. Several reputation heifers sold as Replacements. Good demand for heavy supply.

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 $514.93/cwt on 196 head, up $25.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +78.22 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$514.93

▲ 25.30 vs prior sale

196 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$47.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.96

vs KS average

+42.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	520.24	2,840	158
Medium and Large 1-2	539	500.10	2,693	28
Medium and Large 2	545	472.50	2,575	10thin

One grade step is worth $47.74/cwt here — about $265 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 sale196 hd

514.93

—

KS average3 barns · 364 hd

497.96

+16.96

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+42.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

+78.22

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

55 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	617.76/cwt	615.00–620.00	2,341	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	590.92/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,458	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,697	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,207	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	543.45/cwt	533.00–551.00	2,782	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	509.60/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,680	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,575	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,969	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,710	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	500.90/cwt	489.00–512.00	2,865	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	461.80/cwt	452.00–474.00	2,831	125
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,786	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	436.36/cwt	436.00–437.00	2,889	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	407.37/cwt	404.00–419.00	2,941	92
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	386.12/cwt	383.00–391.00	2,823	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,634	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	374.66/cwt	364.00–388.00	2,851	103
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	353.26/cwt	343.50–360.00	2,759	93
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	349.86/cwt	340.25–359.00	2,911	172
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,787	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	858	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,037	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	342.23/cwt	326.00–349.50	2,998	367
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fancy	907	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	3,188	40
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	323.23/cwt	320.00–332.00	3,006	172
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	325.36/cwt	325.00–327.00	3,104	73
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,748	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,938	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,009	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,409	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,338	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	443.19/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,269	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	485.36/cwt	480.00–494.00	2,500	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,187	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	435.60/cwt	425.00–447.00	2,457	115
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	408.75/cwt	406.00–411.00	2,338	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	608	421.50/cwt	417.00–426.00	2,563	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	384.57/cwt	379.50–399.00	2,415	63
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	368.46/cwt	360.50–381.00	2,476	150
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	359.99/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,430	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,271	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	341.55/cwt	332.00–352.00	2,504	117
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	329.17/cwt	318.00–335.50	2,515	108
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	784	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,862	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	330.61/cwt	319.00–343.00	2,708	56
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	836	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,051	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	318.16/cwt	310.00–326.50	2,733	199
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	884	365.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	3,234	182
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	906	336.27/cwt	330.00–338.00	3,047	54
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	318.26/cwt	309.00–329.00	2,925	41
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,778	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,926	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,018	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,891	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,607	9

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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Receipts 3,400Last week 2,267Year ago 4,215

*Special Cow Sale, Tuesday, March 17, 2026*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	750–800	784	365.00	365.00
14	800–850	836	365.00	365.00
182	850–900	884	350.00–375.00	365.83
54	900–950	906	330.00–338.00	336.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	259	675.00	675.00
4	300–350	323	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	372	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	442	545.00	545.00
9	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
29	500–550	512	435.00–450.00	443.19
115	550–600	564	425.00–447.00	435.60
63	600–650	628	379.50–399.00	384.57
150	650–700	672	360.50–381.00	368.46
117	700–750	733	332.00–352.00	341.55
108	750–800	764	318.00–335.50	329.17
56	800–850	819	319.00–343.00	330.61
199	850–900	859	310.00–326.50	318.16
41	900–950	919	309.00–329.00	318.26
6	950–1000	969	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	515	480.00–494.00	485.36
44	600–650	608	417.00–426.00	421.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,018	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	527	415.00	415.00
52	550–600	572	406.00–411.00	408.75
11	650–700	675	354.00–365.00	359.99
6	700–750	712	319.00	319.00
6	900–950	926	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	463.00	463.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	379	615.00–620.00	617.76
16	400–450	416	580.00–600.00	590.92
5	450–500	465	580.00	580.00
67	500–550	512	533.00–551.00	543.45
85	550–600	572	489.00–512.00	500.90
125	600–650	613	452.00–474.00	461.80
58	650–700	662	436.00–437.00	436.36
92	700–750	722	404.00–419.00	407.37
103	750–800	761	364.00–388.00	374.66
172	800–850	832	340.25–359.00	349.86
367	850–900	876	326.00–349.50	342.23
172	900–950	930	320.00–332.00	323.23
73	950–1000	954	325.00–327.00	325.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	535.00	535.00
46	850–900	858	354.00	354.00
40	900–950	907	351.50	351.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	545	472.50	472.50
6	700–750	744	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	526	505.00–515.00	509.60
10	550–600	561	483.00	483.00
13	600–650	636	438.00	438.00
24	700–750	731	383.00–391.00	386.12
93	750–800	781	343.50–360.00	353.26
63	800–850	847	329.00	329.00
5	850–900	855	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	802	325.00	325.00

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.