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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Receipts

1,995 head

▼ 2,066 vs last sale 4,061▼ 29 vs year ago 2,024 · −1.4%

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 August 18th

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower with the exception of steers weighing 800 - 850 lbs and 900 - 950lbs selling 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs and over 900 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers weighing 700 - 850 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with 850 - 900 lbs selling 10.00 higher. Good demand for a light 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 $409.63/cwt on 34 head, down $25.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.07 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$409.63

▼ 25.53 vs prior sale

34 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$35.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.30

vs KS average

+7.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	420.01	2,401	24
Medium and Large 1-2	543	384.72	2,089	10thin

One grade step is worth $35.29/cwt here — about $312 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 sale34 hd

409.63

—

KS average3 barns · 58 hd

386.34

+23.30

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+7.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

−27.07

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

29 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,959	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	426.41/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,269	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	384.72/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,089	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	417.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,454	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,220	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	415.32/cwt	408.00–427.50	2,567	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	393.93/cwt	382.50–406.00	2,572	75
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,415	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	376.74/cwt	364.00–386.25	2,754	166
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	370.40/cwt	358.00–375.00	2,819	145
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	353.55/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,924	330
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	333.72/cwt	333.00–334.00	2,877	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	345.88/cwt	337.00–348.50	3,148	236
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	319.10/cwt	312.00–328.00	3,070	128
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,043	310.50/cwt	310.00–318.00	3,239	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	398.77/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,930	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	405.82/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,090	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	379.08/cwt	370.00–386.50	2,225	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	354.67/cwt	352.00–375.00	2,217	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	335.12/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,366	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Spayed	726	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,461	74
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	333.90/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,601	86
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	326.31/cwt	324.00–326.50	2,679	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	834	331.80/cwt	326.50–333.00	2,767	160
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,877	135
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	289.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,721	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,814	5
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,143	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,115	20
Heifers	1350–1400	Large 1	1,384	222.79/cwt	222.00–230.00	3,083	10

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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Receipts 1,995Last week 4,061Year ago 2,024

Special Cow Sale Tuesday August 18th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1100–1150	1,143	272.50	272.50
10	1350–1400	1,384	222.00–230.00	222.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	484	390.00–402.50	398.77
11	500–550	515	405.00–406.00	405.82
35	550–600	587	370.00–386.50	379.08
21	600–650	625	352.00–375.00	354.67
18	700–750	706	334.00–339.00	335.12
86	750–800	779	320.00–336.00	333.90
65	800–850	821	324.00–326.50	326.31
135	850–900	860	334.50	334.50
9	900–950	940	285.00–290.00	289.44
5	950–1000	977	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	700–750	726	339.00	339.00
160	800–850	834	326.50–333.00	331.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	1000–1050	1,043	310.00–318.00	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	425.00	425.00
7	500–550	532	405.00–430.00	426.41
17	550–600	588	410.00–420.00	417.38
52	600–650	618	408.00–427.50	415.32
75	650–700	653	382.50–406.00	393.93
166	700–750	731	364.00–386.25	376.74
145	750–800	761	358.00–375.00	370.40
330	800–850	827	342.00–365.00	353.55
14	850–900	862	333.00–334.00	333.72
236	900–950	910	337.00–348.50	345.88
128	950–1000	962	312.00–328.00	319.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	382.50–405.00	384.72
10	600–650	615	361.00	361.00
4	700–750	702	344.00	344.00

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.