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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 6, 2025

2,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $259.45/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,413/hd at 930 lb · 261 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $273.16/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,286/hd at 837 lb · 229 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.24/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 833 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,522 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 fancy 406 3 432.00 $432.00 $1,754 -18.00
423–438 431 8 407.00 $407.00 $1,754 -17.56
442 unweaned 442 4 403.00 $403.00 $1,781 —
458–483 471 6 380.00–400.00 $389.73 $1,836 -2.08
485 fancy 485 8 407.00 $407.00 $1,974 —
500 fancy 500 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,050 +13.00
541 541 4 378.00 $378.00 $2,045 +10.15
583–586 584 83 372.00–374.00 $372.73 $2,177 +12.06
588 unweaned 588 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,999 —
614–647 634 49 333.00–349.00 $336.89 $2,136 -5.32
654–676 667 41 318.00–331.50 $327.35 $2,183 +16.47
704–741 711 104 305.00–319.00 $311.94 $2,218 +10.27
750–783 774 158 274.00–290.00 $285.35 $2,209 +5.31
836 fancy 836 16 282.50 $282.50 $2,362 —
834–841 837 213 266.00–279.00 $272.46 $2,280 -1.29
881–898 894 84 253.50–257.50 $256.22 $2,291 -6.11
928 fancy 928 86 268.60 $268.60 $2,493 +4.10
910–943 931 175 248.00–256.00 $254.96 $2,374 -3.14
955–997 976 119 247.00–253.00 $249.91 $2,439 +3.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–495 490 13 366.00–372.00 $367.83 $1,802 -3.31
511–540 529 14 352.00–360.00 $356.50 $1,886 +2.99
593 593 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,105 +28.63
613–649 632 33 320.00–328.00 $323.09 $2,042 -2.41
657–697 680 28 301.00–315.00 $306.97 $2,087 +14.79
708–738 722 9 260.00–272.00 $264.33 $1,908 -19.51
776–797 783 19 253.00–270.00 $264.12 $2,068 +6.18
807–845 819 28 258.00–264.00 $263.15 $2,155 +0.57
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1036 1036 7 226.00 $226.00 $2,341 -18.84
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,353 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 fancy 365 14 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 —
372–380 374 27 395.00–400.00 $397.21 $1,486 +22.25
440–445 444 31 366.00–380.00 $376.42 $1,671 +20.07
460–473 467 70 347.50–361.00 $356.28 $1,664 +13.28
511–535 524 84 330.00–346.00 $340.13 $1,782 +16.83
560–594 573 63 310.00–323.00 $315.14 $1,806 +3.82
605–630 611 69 298.00–313.00 $309.01 $1,888 +5.48
655 unweaned 655 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,696 —
650–689 670 142 276.00–290.00 $281.81 $1,888 -0.23
717 717 12 305.00 $305.00 $2,187 +40.01
723–741 734 38 256.00–270.00 $264.97 $1,945 -0.02
751–796 778 110 244.00–258.00 $251.32 $1,955 -8.05
782 fancy 782 10 265.50 $265.50 $2,076 —
787 787 12 295.00 $295.00 $2,322 +35.63
801–841 833 164 242.50–250.00 $244.24 $2,035 -1.23
851–883 873 84 242.00–246.00 $244.17 $2,132 +0.73
986 986 5 225.00 $225.00 $2,218 -15.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 7 351.00 $351.00 $1,576 +7.14
456–482 476 15 338.00–345.00 $341.03 $1,623 —
516–537 533 16 316.00–325.00 $323.37 $1,724 +16.37
572–596 584 34 285.00–299.00 $291.86 $1,704 +21.86
611–633 624 15 286.00–293.00 $288.24 $1,799 -0.45
671 671 14 253.00–263.00 $258.71 $1,736 -9.19
717–741 729 19 248.00–252.00 $250.04 $1,823 -3.13
790–798 792 10 241.00–243.00 $241.60 $1,913 -8.13
876 876 3 232.00 $232.00 $2,032 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049 1049 16 214.50 $214.50 $2,250 -21.92
1051 1051 3 212.00 $212.00 $2,228 —
1140 1140 37 196.50 $196.50 $2,240 —
1157–1167 1164 28 194.50–200.00 $196.26 $2,284 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,429 —
467 467 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,588 —
593 593 14 302.00 $302.00 $1,791 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,818 —

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Reading this report

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.