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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Apr 9

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Receipts

4,908 head

▲ 1,383 vs last sale 3,525▲ 1,516 vs year ago 3,392 · +44.7%

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, steers over 550 lbs sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher, under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher across all weights, sharply higher in some instances. Very 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 $495.89/cwt on 469 head, down $1.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 29 comparable sales and sits +59.18 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$495.89

▼ 1.52 vs prior sale

469 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$47.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs KS average

+5.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	505.72	2,771	292
Medium and Large 1-2	548	481.55	2,637	163
Medium and Large 2	542	457.81	2,481	14thin

One grade step is worth $47.91/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale469 hd

495.89

—

KS average3 barns · 584 hd

492.84

+3.04

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+5.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

+59.18

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

101 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,767	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,102	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,111	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,203	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	582.91/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,128	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	620.11/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,282	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,230	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	396	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,099	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	535.50/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,222	53
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	574.10/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,474	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,190	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,149	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	539.72/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,494	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,684	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	512.80/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,456	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,596	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	494.33/cwt	482.00–505.00	2,580	87
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	519.90/cwt	510.00–533.00	2,729	81
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	457.81/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,481	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	2,898	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,717	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	493.91/cwt	480.00–502.00	2,835	115
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	466.91/cwt	460.00–474.00	2,694	76
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	476.14/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,966	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	418.28/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,627	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,698	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	440.00/cwt	431.00–455.00	2,785	143
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,536	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	432.58/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,885	111
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	412.09/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,761	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	3,031	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	401.17/cwt	387.00–411.00	2,896	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	386.47/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,821	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,819	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,587	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	368.71/cwt	368.00–371.00	2,846	21
Steers	750–800	Large 1	772	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,586	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	389.22/cwt	374.50–397.00	3,016	152
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	372.15/cwt	365.00–389.00	3,033	186
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	836	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,826	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	350.57/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,941	55
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	336.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,890	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	360.05/cwt	350.00–374.00	3,161	274
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	3,165	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	3,200	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,952	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	347.97/cwt	346.00–354.00	3,243	92
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	961	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	3,354	57
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	339.37/cwt	335.00–343.00	3,268	313
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,388	21
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,023	332.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	3,399	26
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,075	312.41/cwt	311.50–327.00	3,358	51
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,161	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,529	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,911	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	295	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,829	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	616.33/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,972	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	559.79/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,116	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	575.12/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,203	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	556.86/cwt	555.00–560.00	2,278	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,120	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	532.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,282	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	515.42/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,232	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,285	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	501.30/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,321	100
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	469.81/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,250	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	463.34/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,303	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,203	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	475.37/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,453	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	451.62/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,376	196
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,175	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	440.98/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,483	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,670	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	414.98/cwt	402.50–424.00	2,390	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,328	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,321	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	426.75/cwt	424.00–430.00	2,603	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	614	428.99/cwt	417.00–433.50	2,634	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	407.64/cwt	394.00–419.00	2,536	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,490	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	668	396.61/cwt	396.00–399.00	2,649	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,916	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	374.60/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,559	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,571	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	712	375.43/cwt	373.00–377.00	2,673	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	362.63/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,647	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	754	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,782	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,560	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	349.57/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,730	133
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	801	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,779	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,793	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	337.73/cwt	332.00–343.00	2,790	142
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	335.59/cwt	333.00–336.00	2,930	136
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	315.35/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,901	43
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,998	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	323.66/cwt	317.00–327.50	3,107	12
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,076	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,174	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,264	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	450.96/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,534	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,587	6

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 9, 2026

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

Receipts 4,908Last week 3,525Year ago 3,392

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	670.00	670.00
11	350–400	365	570.00–590.00	582.91
53	400–450	415	525.00–550.00	535.50
51	450–500	479	500.00–525.00	512.80
87	500–550	522	482.00–505.00	494.33
76	550–600	577	460.00–474.00	466.91
27	600–650	628	405.00–425.00	418.28
51	650–700	670	402.50–420.00	412.09
16	700–750	730	380.00–397.50	386.47
21	750–800	772	368.00–371.00	368.71
55	800–850	839	337.50–360.00	350.57
28	850–900	859	335.00–340.00	336.48
34	900–950	900	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	590.00	590.00
7	400–450	443	485.00	485.00
42	500–550	504	515.00	515.00
25	550–600	572	475.00	475.00
11	600–650	631	427.50	427.50
9	700–750	740	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	285	620.00	620.00
4	350–400	396	530.00	530.00
14	500–550	542	445.00–465.00	457.81
15	600–650	642	395.00	395.00
25	750–800	752	344.00	344.00
10	800–850	836	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	335.00	335.00
26	1000–1050	1,023	330.00–335.00	332.21
51	1050–1100	1,075	311.50–327.00	312.41
14	1150–1200	1,161	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	475	565.00	565.00
29	550–600	551	526.00	526.00
17	600–650	623	470.00–485.00	476.14
8	700–750	720	421.00	421.00
57	950–1000	961	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	710.00	710.00
6	300–350	324	680.00	680.00
27	350–400	368	615.00–630.00	620.11
60	400–450	431	560.00–585.00	574.10
87	450–500	462	530.00–550.00	539.72
81	500–550	525	510.00–533.00	519.90
115	550–600	574	480.00–502.00	493.91
143	600–650	633	431.00–455.00	440.00
111	650–700	667	425.00–450.00	432.58
76	700–750	722	387.00–411.00	401.17
152	750–800	775	374.50–397.00	389.22
186	800–850	815	365.00–389.00	372.15
274	850–900	878	350.00–374.00	360.05
92	900–950	932	346.00–354.00	347.97
313	950–1000	963	335.00–343.00	339.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	500.00	500.00
10	850–900	894	354.00	354.00
17	900–950	900	355.50	355.50
21	950–1000	968	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	550.00–570.00	559.79
32	400–450	433	510.00–530.00	515.42
61	450–500	479	460.00–480.00	469.81
21	500–550	503	438.00	438.00
31	550–600	576	402.50–424.00	414.98
5	600–650	645	386.00	386.00
14	650–700	693	371.00	371.00
6	750–800	771	332.00	332.00
28	800–850	805	347.00	347.00
27	900–950	921	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	620.00	620.00
16	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
18	450–500	497	460.00–465.00	463.34
11	550–600	589	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	614	417.00–433.50	428.99
24	650–700	668	396.00–399.00	396.61
34	700–750	712	373.00–377.00	375.43
16	750–800	754	369.00	369.00
8	800–850	801	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	680.00	680.00
14	300–350	320	610.00–620.00	616.33
20	350–400	383	570.00–590.00	575.12
34	400–450	429	530.00–540.00	532.00
100	450–500	463	490.00–510.00	501.30
196	500–550	526	440.00–465.00	451.62
43	550–600	563	435.00–455.00	440.98
87	600–650	622	394.00–419.00	407.64
45	650–700	683	357.00–380.00	374.60
86	700–750	730	355.00–374.00	362.63
133	750–800	781	340.00–359.00	349.57
142	800–850	826	332.00–343.00	337.73
136	850–900	873	333.00–336.00	335.59
43	900–950	920	315.00–318.00	315.35
12	950–1000	960	317.00–327.50	323.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	500.00	500.00
5	500–550	537	405.00	405.00
35	550–600	588	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	409	555.00–560.00	556.86
36	500–550	516	470.00–480.00	475.37
6	550–600	568	470.00	470.00
24	600–650	610	424.00–430.00	426.75
14	650–700	672	434.00	434.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,076	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	457	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	631	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	490.00	490.00
23	550–600	562	440.00–455.00	450.96

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.