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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 10, 2025

3,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.56/cwt +24.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 556 lb · 219 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $278.88/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 875 lb · 211 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.39/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,120/hd at 821 lb · 197 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,004

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 thin fleshed 317 13 485.00 $485.00 $1,537
319–335 324 11 440.00–460.00 $449.63 $1,457 -37.10
352 thin fleshed 352 12 475.00 $475.00 $1,672
372 unweaned 372 11 422.00 $422.00 $1,570 -36.55
373 fancy 373 10 455.00 $455.00 $1,697 -35.00
353–396 386 38 410.00–440.00 $422.42 $1,631 -49.15
409 fancy 409 14 472.00 $472.00 $1,930 -13.00
424 thin fleshed 424 18 462.50 $462.50 $1,961
402–446 426 46 415.00–447.50 $431.92 $1,840 -10.29
417–449 unweaned 438 25 404.00–410.00 $407.00 $1,783 -24.69
470 fancy 470 8 427.00 $427.00 $2,007 -28.00
456–478 unweaned 473 14 400.00–405.00 $403.97 $1,911 -1.89
452–499 475 37 395.00–417.50 $406.31 $1,930 -16.75
494 thin fleshed 494 11 420.00 $420.00 $2,075
503–544 unweaned 523 84 370.00–395.00 $387.58 $2,027 +3.73
509–549 536 62 384.00–400.00 $393.29 $2,108 +0.47
557 fancy 557 11 390.00 $390.00 $2,172
566 unweaned 566 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,009 -6.00
551–599 574 99 362.00–387.00 $373.97 $2,147 -3.04
602–603 unweaned 602 28 328.00–340.00 $338.71 $2,039 -22.68
606 fancy 606 31 385.00 $385.00 $2,333
611–648 634 116 330.00–360.00 $345.66 $2,191 -8.16
655–673 667 30 332.00–354.00 $338.71 $2,259 +7.99
727 unweaned 727 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,181
727–740 735 27 301.00–312.00 $305.22 $2,243 +4.94
763–778 unweaned 773 12 271.00–277.00 $272.97 $2,110
766–776 775 28 288.00–293.00 $288.53 $2,236 +5.12
802–825 809 96 279.50–286.00 $282.73 $2,287 -0.69
856–883 868 160 273.00–278.00 $275.49 $2,391 +5.20
897 fancy 897 51 289.50 $289.50 $2,597
914–948 927 130 259.50–270.00 $265.82 $2,464 +7.32
956–967 962 119 263.00–265.50 $264.21 $2,542 +5.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–443 429 39 380.00–410.00 $399.19 $1,713
463–495 477 30 355.00–387.00 $378.18 $1,804 +10.68
518–545 527 35 362.00–370.00 $366.76 $1,933 -2.56
575–583 580 13 327.00–354.00 $342.68 $1,988 -14.44
603 603 16 339.00 $339.00 $2,044 +8.74
651–684 663 19 295.00–328.00 $317.35 $2,104 +7.95
738 738 5 283.00 $283.00 $2,089 -5.00
873–880 878 17 256.00–265.00 $258.63 $2,271 +1.63
900 900 13 239.00 $239.00 $2,151
956–997 971 14 236.00–239.00 $237.10 $2,302 -8.90
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,713
568 568 18 348.00 $348.00 $1,977
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072 1072 5 220.00 $220.00 $2,358 -35.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 unweaned 260 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,235
273 273 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,310 -30.00
305 fancy 305 7 450.00–470.00 $461.43 $1,407
326–327 327 15 395.00–400.00 $396.00 $1,295 -54.67
346 unweaned 346 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,384 -10.00
367–391 383 36 400.00–425.00 $407.53 $1,561 +0.03
405–430 unweaned 426 32 370.00–380.00 $370.89 $1,580 -32.29
401–447 432 52 380.00–395.00 $384.71 $1,662 -25.29
453 fancy 453 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,789 -10.00
467 thin fleshed 467 14 375.00 $375.00 $1,751
463–490 476 77 342.00–360.00 $349.40 $1,663 -30.47
493 unweaned 493 33 317.00–340.00 $334.42 $1,649 -44.00
500–514 unweaned 511 25 303.00–330.00 $325.68 $1,664 -28.07
500–548 538 128 330.00–350.00 $340.22 $1,830 -1.51
550 unweaned 550 24 343.00 $343.00 $1,886
550–588 555 130 329.00–354.00 $343.69 $1,907 +20.43
561 thin fleshed 561 65 357.00 $357.00 $2,003
600–636 617 59 298.00–316.00 $308.94 $1,906 +0.47
621 thin fleshed 621 36 320.50 $320.50 $1,990
631 unweaned 631 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,937 -3.00
651–699 671 109 283.00–308.50 $296.72 $1,991 -3.43
708–739 725 37 269.00–282.00 $276.33 $2,003 +0.19
750–783 758 91 265.00–271.00 $267.91 $2,031 +2.89
800–848 816 170 248.25–262.50 $257.34 $2,100 -4.15
849 849 27 265.00 $265.00 $2,250 +3.51
851–884 858 74 242.00–254.00 $252.35 $2,165 -6.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–440 428 17 355.00–370.00 $360.67 $1,544
455–490 475 7 310.00–327.50 $317.18 $1,507 -22.61
510–548 523 10 312.50–325.00 $317.57 $1,661 -17.43
551–596 578 42 306.00–324.00 $315.34 $1,823
606–636 623 11 270.00–279.00 $275.54 $1,717
676–680 678 12 275.00–280.00 $277.92 $1,884 +5.46
728 728 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,893 -3.00
772–787 780 10 244.00–247.00 $245.49 $1,915
848 848 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,035
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484–494 491 20 320.00 $320.00 $1,571

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,779 +13.00

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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.