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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Feeder Cattle Special Market Report, Salina, KS

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.30/cwt +29.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,242/hd at 530 lb · 137 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $377.31/cwt +42.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,373/hd at 629 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.33/cwt +42.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 574 lb · 109 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 978 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,727 +57.23
405–436 unweaned 430 11 445.00–455.00 $446.71 $1,921 —
425–437 434 9 450.00–462.00 $459.39 $1,994 +34.39
450–483 467 31 432.00–442.00 $438.75 $2,049 +44.43
476 unweaned 476 4 447.00 $447.00 $2,128 —
516–545 unweaned 529 123 416.00–429.00 $423.82 $2,242 —
503–549 536 14 410.00–422.00 $418.78 $2,245 +28.52
562 fancy 562 17 427.00 $427.00 $2,400 —
577–597 unweaned 583 51 388.00–390.00 $389.36 $2,270 —
611–634 unweaned 628 87 378.00–386.00 $381.87 $2,398 —
623–639 631 41 364.00–371.00 $367.63 $2,320 +34.13
656 656 3 354.00 $354.00 $2,322 +50.68
668–671 unweaned 670 46 361.00–364.00 $363.41 $2,435 —
726–731 unweaned 727 13 319.00–329.00 $326.68 $2,375 —
765–785 unweaned 775 22 317.00–319.00 $318.01 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 unweaned 462 7 424.00 $424.00 $1,959 —
533 533 12 393.00 $393.00 $2,095 +28.15
571 unweaned 571 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,113 —
661–678 unweaned 673 43 334.00–337.00 $335.61 $2,259 —
692–694 694 9 309.00–312.00 $309.67 $2,149 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 unweaned 497 8 398.00 $398.00 $1,978 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,307 —
366 366 7 490.00 $490.00 $1,793 +123.95
398 unweaned 398 5 452.00 $452.00 $1,799 —
417 417 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,043 +134.12
430–432 unweaned 431 13 420.00–437.00 $430.44 $1,855 —
459 unweaned 459 23 436.00 $436.00 $2,001 —
510 510 14 404.00 $404.00 $2,060 +74.38
509–542 unweaned 529 81 368.00–385.00 $376.46 $1,991 —
562–585 unweaned 574 96 345.00–363.00 $353.83 $2,031 —
576 576 13 358.00 $358.00 $2,062 +49.68
602–633 unweaned 626 51 330.00–342.00 $333.28 $2,086 —
656 unweaned 656 15 311.00 $311.00 $2,040 —
686 686 9 323.50 $323.50 $2,219 +46.14
764 unweaned 764 6 289.00 $289.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–430 unweaned 407 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,648 —
483 unweaned 483 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,884 —
493 493 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,726 +38.00
509–515 unweaned 511 11 343.00–344.00 $343.28 $1,754 —
549 549 5 332.00 $332.00 $1,823 +19.11
560–593 unweaned 578 15 322.00 $322.00 $1,861 —
586 586 7 324.00 $324.00 $1,899 +34.00
615 615 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,857 —
621–647 unweaned 628 8 316.00–320.00 $317.03 $1,991 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 —

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.