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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 20, 2025

2,885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.59/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,095/hd at 777 lb · 297 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $276.72/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,419/hd at 874 lb · 240 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.93/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,148/hd at 817 lb · 227 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,885 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,357 —
380 380 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,653 —
408–432 420 8 432.00–435.00 $433.46 $1,821 +4.58
450–490 479 26 402.50–415.00 $404.64 $1,938 -19.24
489 fancy 489 12 425.00 $425.00 $2,078 —
508 unweaned 508 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,880 -5.00
519–545 529 23 380.00–405.00 $397.24 $2,101 +3.39
510–532 fancy 531 45 412.00 $412.00 $2,188 —
557 unweaned 557 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,005 —
554–598 578 94 350.00–367.50 $355.05 $2,052 -15.55
603–638 610 97 352.00–368.00 $363.17 $2,215 +7.68
621 unweaned 621 3 316.00 $316.00 $1,962 —
662–691 683 141 318.50–330.00 $322.80 $2,205 -7.05
710–714 712 133 301.00–323.00 $307.46 $2,189 -1.97
766–796 784 104 287.00–292.50 $290.55 $2,278 +2.25
803–823 817 111 279.00–281.00 $279.92 $2,287 +0.61
855–894 874 240 268.00–282.00 $276.72 $2,419 +10.86
900 900 7 259.00 $259.00 $2,331 +1.06
902–927 918 81 266.00–276.00 $274.88 $2,523 +16.94
920 fancy 920 62 280.00 $280.00 $2,576 —
961–997 974 158 252.50–258.50 $255.73 $2,491 +0.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–498 479 14 345.00–375.00 $366.99 $1,758 -18.63
543 543 5 376.00 $376.00 $2,042 +3.93
556–598 589 37 328.00–341.00 $335.52 $1,976 -11.10
613–645 632 18 315.00–344.00 $328.34 $2,075 +4.83
650–657 654 8 271.00–284.00 $279.16 $1,826 -38.10
736–741 738 18 285.00–298.00 $295.16 $2,178 +0.26
781 781 3 263.00 $263.00 $2,054 -4.30
831 831 19 250.00 $250.00 $2,078 —
857 857 5 259.00 $259.00 $2,220 +6.00
905–907 906 8 234.00–241.00 $237.50 $2,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 18 166.00 $166.00 $1,142 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 7 351.00 $351.00 $1,850 —
565 565 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,752 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 6 235.00 $235.00 $2,597 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 4 307.00 $307.00 $2,063 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,436 -21.87
365–377 369 18 390.00–407.50 $401.28 $1,481 -6.72
401 unweaned 401 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,464 —
421–446 432 27 345.00–355.00 $352.59 $1,523 -25.25
450 fancy 450 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,822 —
467–470 468 7 360.00–375.00 $368.55 $1,725 +31.37
494 unweaned 494 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,593 +1.10
515–545 537 42 329.00–347.00 $337.79 $1,814 -15.59
555 unweaned 555 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,734 —
552–575 566 54 329.00–343.00 $337.36 $1,909 +3.37
611–641 625 77 303.00–322.00 $313.45 $1,959 +6.66
657–670 666 52 276.00–299.00 $289.80 $1,930 +0.44
703–746 721 39 270.00–278.50 $275.30 $1,985 +1.46
761–787 777 297 261.50–273.50 $269.59 $2,095 +12.04
805–848 817 227 255.00–264.50 $262.93 $2,148 +8.13
864–893 880 79 251.00–260.75 $255.50 $2,248 +4.18
905–937 931 80 241.25–252.00 $249.71 $2,325 +11.71
999 999 7 223.00 $223.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,488 +1.44
511–546 534 57 300.00–320.00 $308.68 $1,648 -15.66
554–591 577 20 281.00–299.00 $286.25 $1,652 -32.54
633–641 639 45 278.00–288.50 $286.06 $1,828 -5.44
674–686 681 34 267.00–268.00 $267.44 $1,821 -11.20
751–787 780 22 236.00–238.50 $238.06 $1,857 -9.97
878–896 888 9 242.00–244.50 $243.10 $2,159 +10.98
910–941 916 16 223.00–226.00 $225.42 $2,065 +2.42
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 9 201.00 $201.00 $1,990 —
1252 1252 6 195.00 $195.00 $2,441 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 8 252.50 $252.50 $1,260 —
556 556 5 262.50 $262.50 $1,460 -17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 457.50 $457.50 $1,624 —
421 421 10 424.00 $424.00 $1,785 —
477 477 8 430.00 $430.00 $2,051 +50.00
537 537 10 355.00 $355.00 $1,906 -0.73
625–632 630 18 320.00–322.00 $320.66 $2,020 +26.66
815 815 9 253.00 $253.00 $2,062 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,152 —
850 850 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,258 —

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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.