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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

2,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $279.41/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,590/hd at 927 lb · 297 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.44/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 789 lb · 169 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.69/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 823 lb · 169 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,394 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 535.00 $535.00 $1,578 —
334–337 336 12 502.50–510.00 $506.23 $1,701 +41.23
366–385 380 15 475.00–492.50 $483.29 $1,837 +27.09
383 unweaned 383 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,724 +0.27
408 unweaned 408 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,775 ±0.00
400–443 420 32 435.00–465.00 $452.14 $1,899 +4.60
472 unweaned 472 7 417.50 $417.50 $1,971 +12.50
452–498 478 55 410.00–435.00 $422.23 $2,018 +0.41
526 thin fleshed 526 7 414.00 $414.00 $2,178 —
517–541 527 53 385.00–405.00 $391.23 $2,062 -0.17
526–535 unweaned 529 25 398.00–410.00 $406.60 $2,151 +5.57
554–596 574 53 362.00–385.00 $367.38 $2,109 +2.77
576 thin fleshed 576 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,232 —
582 unweaned 582 4 363.00 $363.00 $2,113 +22.42
614 thin fleshed 614 14 372.50 $372.50 $2,287 -2.50
603–647 627 40 346.00–362.50 $353.14 $2,214 +2.00
628 unweaned 628 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,292 +27.50
653–698 665 37 325.00–351.00 $336.95 $2,241 +3.35
705–749 731 55 314.00–325.00 $318.56 $2,329 -17.49
761–766 764 30 290.00–312.00 $302.11 $2,308 -8.63
806 thin fleshed 806 47 298.50 $298.50 $2,406 —
802–832 816 26 286.00–287.00 $286.47 $2,338 +0.25
867–869 869 30 277.00–280.00 $277.40 $2,411 -5.43
905–940 927 297 277.00–281.50 $279.41 $2,590 +2.59
970–992 981 116 265.00–268.00 $266.46 $2,614 +1.46
981 981 13 251.00 $251.00 $2,462 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 +50.00
473–493 483 12 405.00–410.00 $408.30 $1,972 +0.36
496 unweaned 496 3 392.00 $392.00 $1,944 +12.00
503–548 515 36 365.00–377.00 $370.08 $1,906 +10.40
542 unweaned 542 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,005 +30.00
592 592 11 353.00–354.00 $353.64 $2,094 +11.79
618–643 632 20 325.00–342.00 $333.80 $2,110 +1.59
687–688 687 24 305.00–322.00 $311.38 $2,139 -11.21
745 745 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 +5.81
760–770 768 12 273.00–287.00 $283.53 $2,178 +21.53
897 897 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,198 -27.00
905–935 922 11 265.00–273.00 $268.91 $2,479 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 60 269.00 $269.00 $2,730 +1.75
1078 1078 3 248.00 $248.00 $2,673 —
1138 1138 4 245.00 $245.00 $2,788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,810 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,417 +19.28
311–346 321 21 470.00–500.00 $485.96 $1,560 +38.53
352–398 373 38 422.00–460.00 $442.49 $1,650 +24.41
395 unweaned 395 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,639 +25.00
405 unweaned 405 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,681 +69.50
404–422 410 40 395.00–424.00 $414.12 $1,698 +38.18
452–496 476 105 363.00–380.00 $371.39 $1,768 -3.90
495 unweaned 495 6 340.00–342.00 $341.00 $1,688 -34.70
506 fancy 506 7 372.00 $372.00 $1,882 —
500–540 unweaned 520 36 340.00–348.00 $343.26 $1,785 -21.51
513–545 531 40 340.00–357.00 $346.98 $1,842 -12.28
554–561 557 94 340.00–355.00 $348.18 $1,939 +10.99
600–638 615 81 312.00–331.00 $320.41 $1,971 +2.64
642 unweaned 642 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,926 -14.93
661–688 678 47 292.00–308.00 $301.12 $2,042 +0.88
724–746 732 43 273.00–284.00 $282.58 $2,068 +5.20
753–796 789 169 258.00–273.00 $265.44 $2,094 +1.49
807–834 823 169 257.00–266.00 $263.69 $2,170 +2.36
857–870 865 18 258.00–258.50 $258.31 $2,234 +1.60
900–934 925 88 245.75–247.50 $246.21 $2,277 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 +10.00
430 unweaned 430 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,698 —
443–447 445 14 385.00–390.00 $387.85 $1,726 +30.85
462–495 479 19 335.00–350.00 $340.89 $1,633 -16.11
536 unweaned 536 3 327.00 $327.00 $1,753 —
523–547 544 26 324.00–339.00 $336.87 $1,833 -1.05
556–566 561 10 317.00–332.00 $324.43 $1,820 +3.82
611–642 632 27 301.00–308.00 $304.93 $1,927 +10.34
690 690 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 ±0.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1037 1020 13 210.00–212.00 $210.46 $2,147 —
1094–1098 1095 19 200.00–209.00 $207.57 $2,273 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 unweaned 402 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,889 —
517 unweaned 517 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,965 —
779 779 8 276.00 $276.00 $2,150 —
813 813 4 257.00 $257.00 $2,089 —

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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.