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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 13, 2025

3,790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $257.94/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,401/hd at 931 lb · 399 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.80/cwt +10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 821 lb · 364 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $266.84/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 866 lb · 310 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,790

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 thin fleshed 323 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,486
361 thin fleshed 361 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,679
407–430 unweaned 414 13 417.00–425.00 $419.56 $1,737 +16.56
411–443 438 35 417.00–435.00 $428.88 $1,878 +21.88
457–468 462 13 415.00–434.00 $423.88 $1,958 +34.15
523 unweaned 523 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,961
521–532 524 17 385.00–402.00 $393.85 $2,064 +15.85
558 thin fleshed 558 9 398.00 $398.00 $2,221
562–586 577 88 360.00–374.50 $370.60 $2,138 -2.13
606 fancy 606 8 364.00 $364.00 $2,206
610–647 623 133 340.00–358.00 $355.49 $2,215 +18.60
660–698 682 124 321.00–341.00 $329.85 $2,250 +2.50
706–710 thin fleshed 709 26 316.00–316.50 $316.15 $2,242
701–738 721 92 305.00–314.00 $309.43 $2,231 -2.51
761–780 775 89 281.50–299.00 $288.30 $2,234 +2.95
820 fancy 820 48 290.00 $290.00 $2,378 +7.50
802–846 826 249 269.00–287.00 $279.31 $2,307 +6.85
841 841 11 265.00 $265.00 $2,229 -7.46
851–890 866 276 260.00–269.00 $265.86 $2,302 +9.64
869 fancy 869 34 274.75 $274.75 $2,388
912–946 931 399 252.00–263.50 $257.94 $2,401 +2.98
954–965 958 80 250.50–258.00 $254.81 $2,441 +4.90
959 fancy 959 60 261.75 $261.75 $2,510
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,484
461–499 471 19 382.00–395.00 $385.62 $1,816 +17.79
538–547 540 65 370.00–372.50 $372.07 $2,009 +15.57
547 unweaned 547 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,750
554–595 588 44 330.00–352.00 $346.62 $2,038 -8.38
600–621 606 16 320.00–332.00 $323.51 $1,960 +0.42
668–696 677 35 313.00–318.00 $317.26 $2,148 +10.29
713–745 737 67 284.00–298.00 $294.90 $2,173 +30.57
776–777 777 20 264.00–275.00 $267.30 $2,077 +3.18
861 861 8 253.00 $253.00 $2,178
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,604
473 473 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,845
721 721 9 298.00 $298.00 $2,149

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–333 332 8 445.00–450.00 $446.87 $1,484
372 unweaned 372 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,451
378 378 24 408.00 $408.00 $1,542 +10.79
403 fancy 403 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,612
402–430 420 36 370.00–385.00 $377.84 $1,587 +1.42
475 thin fleshed 475 16 357.00 $357.00 $1,696
462–495 480 35 331.00–351.00 $337.18 $1,618 -19.10
470–498 unweaned 484 18 318.00–329.00 $321.40 $1,556
506 506 61 352.00–353.50 $353.38 $1,788 +13.25
555–591 565 82 326.00–339.00 $333.99 $1,887 +18.85
600–642 626 104 302.00–321.00 $306.79 $1,921 -2.22
636 thin fleshed 636 8 327.00 $327.00 $2,080
655–687 669 68 285.00–298.00 $289.36 $1,936 +7.55
700–748 724 208 265.00–280.00 $273.84 $1,983 -31.16
754 fancy 754 37 269.00 $269.00 $2,028 +3.50
750–799 772 129 253.75–263.00 $257.55 $1,988 +6.23
800–842 821 364 250.00–258.50 $254.80 $2,092 +10.56
853–885 871 164 247.00–255.50 $251.32 $2,189 +7.15
939 939 10 238.00 $238.00 $2,235
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 18 390.00 $390.00 $1,303
386 unweaned 386 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,332
397 397 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,449
421–445 435 10 350.00–355.00 $353.07 $1,536 +2.07
472–481 477 8 317.00–330.00 $323.56 $1,543 -17.47
502–549 528 23 312.50–336.00 $324.34 $1,713 +0.97
558–586 573 25 312.00–322.00 $318.79 $1,827 +26.93
611–648 632 16 290.00–292.00 $291.50 $1,842 +3.26
655–691 670 28 278.00–279.00 $278.64 $1,867 +19.93
770–784 777 10 245.00–251.00 $248.03 $1,927 +6.43
818 818 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,849
876–892 885 7 230.00–235.00 $232.12 $2,054 +0.12
947 947 6 223.00 $223.00 $2,112
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,548
615–633 627 37 235.00–265.00 $255.46 $1,602
743 743 8 222.00 $222.00 $1,649
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 -20.00
435 435 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,479

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–327 319 13 430.00–440.00 $437.09 $1,394
487 487 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,851
502–533 516 12 328.00–393.00 $355.73 $1,836
591 591 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,832 +5.00
625 625 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,838
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,617
638 638 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,844
723 723 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,808

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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.