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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 1, 2025

2,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.71/cwt +9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 816 lb · 246 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $269.97/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,597/hd at 962 lb · 171 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $290.32/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 842 lb · 167 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,160 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–386 369 13 450.00–490.00 $478.26 $1,765 -5.03
397 unweaned 397 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,846 +15.00
410–436 425 29 480.00–497.50 $486.09 $2,066 +33.95
457 unweaned 457 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,034 +27.50
458–489 475 39 435.00–455.00 $443.57 $2,107 +21.34
513 fancy 513 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,206 —
516 thin fleshed 516 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,116 -4.00
527–535 531 73 385.00–400.00 $394.45 $2,095 +3.22
541–548 unweaned 544 23 365.00–367.00 $366.12 $1,992 -40.48
550 thin fleshed 550 17 383.00 $383.00 $2,106 -4.50
552–585 563 38 360.00–377.50 $374.11 $2,106 +6.73
593 unweaned 593 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,028 -21.00
603–647 626 123 361.00–375.00 $368.07 $2,304 +14.93
633 unweaned 633 9 337.00 $337.00 $2,133 -28.00
654 unweaned 654 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,093 —
671 thin fleshed 671 20 361.00 $361.00 $2,422 —
658–694 673 21 326.00–346.00 $340.16 $2,289 +3.21
707 thin fleshed 707 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,453 —
708–728 721 43 328.00–338.00 $332.29 $2,396 +13.73
761–798 787 59 301.00–313.00 $304.91 $2,400 +2.80
818–848 842 167 284.50–295.00 $290.32 $2,444 +3.85
855–885 868 10 273.00–281.00 $277.22 $2,406 -0.18
927 927 60 275.60 $275.60 $2,555 -3.81
954–955 954 115 273.50–276.25 $274.82 $2,622 +8.36
978 978 56 260.00 $260.00 $2,543 -6.46
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1039 1035 153 259.00–262.00 $259.56 $2,686 -9.44
1077 1077 36 244.50 $244.50 $2,633 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,544 -55.00
439 439 26 445.00 $445.00 $1,954 —
482–499 493 41 407.50–428.00 $420.66 $2,074 +12.36
541–546 544 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,986 -5.08
606–648 636 51 325.00–346.00 $339.72 $2,161 +5.92
670–686 679 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,173 +8.62
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 4 314.00 $314.00 $2,333 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,250 —
336 fancy 336 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,579 —
341–347 343 14 435.00–460.00 $444.03 $1,523 -41.93
351–368 356 21 440.00–445.00 $440.98 $1,570 -1.51
376 unweaned 376 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,673 +30.00
406 fancy 406 8 445.00 $445.00 $1,807 —
410–412 411 26 420.00–430.00 $423.84 $1,742 +9.72
453–478 468 62 380.00–392.00 $384.63 $1,800 +13.24
458–476 unweaned 472 17 380.00–388.00 $386.17 $1,823 +45.17
500–526 503 43 362.00–375.00 $366.76 $1,845 +19.78
510 unweaned 510 9 357.00 $357.00 $1,821 +13.74
518 fancy 518 10 392.00 $392.00 $2,031 +20.00
564 fancy 564 21 369.00 $369.00 $2,081 —
558–595 572 27 340.00–356.00 $349.78 $2,001 +1.60
600–641 622 46 313.00–327.00 $321.63 $2,001 +1.22
650–665 656 32 314.00–316.00 $315.25 $2,068 +14.13
708–745 714 18 283.00–286.00 $285.48 $2,038 +2.90
752–795 774 135 268.00–282.00 $272.32 $2,108 +6.88
806 fancy 806 62 277.35 $277.35 $2,235 —
801–843 819 184 264.00–273.00 $271.15 $2,221 +7.46
903–920 905 36 255.50–260.00 $256.26 $2,319 +10.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,770 +24.11
525–538 531 18 346.00–357.00 $351.25 $1,865 +14.38
550–590 570 15 324.00–336.00 $332.17 $1,893 +7.74
698–699 699 55 278.00–290.00 $289.35 $2,023 +9.35
802 802 4 255.00 $255.00 $2,045 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,911 —

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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.