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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas

Name: Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission - Kansas livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Salina, Kansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1892

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

2,406 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 1,962▲ 806 vs year ago 1,600 · +50.4%

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 weighing 500 lbs to 800 lbs sold 10.00 - 15.00 higher with steers over 800 lbs selling steady to 3.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers weighing 700 lbs to 906 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with heifers under 700 lbs not enough for true market test, but higher undertone noted. Good demand for a good supply of heavy calves coming off grass.

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 $426.92/cwt on 107 head, up $16.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −9.79 against this barn's trailing median of $436.71.

Average price

$426.92

▲ 16.92 vs prior sale

107 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs KS average

+23.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	434.29	2,383	77
Medium and Large 1-2	564	408.01	2,301	30

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale107 hd

426.92

—

KS average3 barns · 184 hd

425.99

+0.93

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

+23.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

436.71

−9.79

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

31 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	456.29/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,172	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	447.04/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,284	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	413.66/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,213	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	424.72/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,451	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	402.36/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,386	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	390.74/cwt	384.00–403.00	2,450	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	363.46/cwt	361.00–367.00	2,301	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	365.09/cwt	358.00–383.00	2,431	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,523	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	373.61/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,727	54
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	358.19/cwt	346.50–368.50	2,747	130
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	328.92/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,575	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	347.98/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,867	310
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	333.79/cwt	329.00–339.00	2,917	181
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	30
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	323.76/cwt	312.00–337.00	2,956	123
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	306.91/cwt	293.00–314.50	2,989	252
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,022	293.59/cwt	281.00–305.50	3,000	188
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	443.86/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,842	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	427.89/cwt	410.00–432.50	2,058	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	371.18/cwt	356.00–375.00	1,975	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.28/cwt	358.00–383.00	2,092	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	351.12/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,191	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	329.03/cwt	317.00–339.00	2,205	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	335.60/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,450	69
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	321.56/cwt	314.75–333.50	2,495	116
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	316.45/cwt	306.50–325.00	2,630	130
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,668	55
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	286.66/cwt	286.50–288.00	2,583	58
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,038	215.90/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,241	23
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,119	233.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,615	15

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 17, 2026

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

Receipts 2,406Last week 1,962Year ago 1,600

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	1000–1050	1,038	210.00–217.50	215.90
15	1100–1150	1,119	220.00–240.00	233.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	415	435.00–450.00	443.86
15	450–500	481	410.00–432.50	427.89
47	500–550	532	356.00–375.00	371.18
21	550–600	565	358.00–383.00	370.28
13	600–650	624	345.00–354.00	351.12
22	650–700	670	317.00–339.00	329.03
69	700–750	730	332.50–340.00	335.60
116	750–800	776	314.75–333.50	321.56
130	800–850	831	306.50–325.00	316.45
55	850–900	855	312.00	312.00
58	900–950	901	286.50–288.00	286.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	1000–1050	1,022	281.00–305.50	293.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	455.00–457.50	456.29
33	500–550	511	442.00–450.00	447.04
44	550–600	577	420.00–442.50	424.72
25	600–650	627	384.00–403.00	390.74
58	650–700	666	358.00–383.00	365.09
54	700–750	730	372.00–377.00	373.61
130	750–800	767	346.50–368.50	358.19
310	800–850	824	338.00–360.00	347.98
181	850–900	874	329.00–339.00	333.79
123	900–950	913	312.00–337.00	323.76
252	950–1000	974	293.00–314.50	306.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	535	400.00–422.50	413.66
15	550–600	593	400.00–405.00	402.36
22	600–650	633	361.00–367.00	363.46
41	700–750	725	348.00	348.00
36	750–800	783	325.00–336.00	328.92
30	850–900	885	310.00	310.00

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.