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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 8, 2025

1,407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $282.71/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,584/hd at 914 lb · 144 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $270.32/cwt +0.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 969 lb · 121 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.08/cwt +13.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,379/hd at 661 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,407 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,797 —
380 380 6 472.00 $472.00 $1,794 -6.26
428 unweaned 428 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,969 —
428–446 438 13 442.50–450.00 $446.01 $1,954 -40.08
466 unweaned 466 10 455.00 $455.00 $2,120 +10.00
468 thin fleshed 468 5 483.00 $483.00 $2,260 —
466–490 482 9 425.00–450.00 $433.06 $2,087 -10.51
504 fancy 504 22 450.00 $450.00 $2,268 +20.00
516–545 525 38 410.00–430.00 $426.31 $2,238 +31.86
537 unweaned 537 7 398.00 $398.00 $2,137 +31.88
562 fancy 562 9 407.50 $407.50 $2,290 —
574 thin fleshed 574 26 415.00 $415.00 $2,382 +32.00
574–586 579 34 392.50–403.00 $397.33 $2,301 +23.22
613 unweaned 613 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,237 +28.00
610–632 622 32 360.00–380.00 $367.64 $2,287 -0.43
655–670 660 94 347.00–365.00 $361.75 $2,388 +21.59
672 unweaned 672 6 334.00 $334.00 $2,244 +14.00
720–736 730 27 328.00–333.00 $330.79 $2,415 -1.50
760–769 767 39 318.50–325.50 $319.97 $2,454 +15.06
801–836 812 33 294.50–306.50 $300.12 $2,437 +9.80
851 851 15 296.00 $296.00 $2,519 +18.78
859 thin fleshed 859 67 310.00 $310.00 $2,663 —
908 thin fleshed 908 65 293.00 $293.00 $2,660 —
908–932 919 79 270.00–275.00 $274.24 $2,520 -1.36
955–957 957 64 270.00–279.50 $277.28 $2,654 +2.46
982 982 57 262.50 $262.50 $2,578 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–497 485 24 375.00–406.00 $381.14 $1,849 -39.52
498 unweaned 498 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,992 —
518–542 535 43 390.00–402.00 $398.13 $2,130 +33.13
560–589 578 16 350.00–375.00 $366.65 $2,119 —
627–648 639 14 330.00–348.00 $341.06 $2,179 +1.34
660–697 685 29 325.00–342.00 $329.11 $2,254 +9.11
733–743 738 6 310.00–324.00 $316.95 $2,339 —
764 764 5 279.00 $279.00 $2,132 —
829–834 832 10 280.00–287.00 $283.49 $2,359 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048 1048 8 263.00 $263.00 $2,756 +3.44
1065 1065 24 254.00 $254.00 $2,705 +9.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 5 367.00 $367.00 $2,187 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,455 +30.00
369–371 370 10 450.00–470.00 $461.97 $1,709 +20.99
378 unweaned 378 6 450.00 $450.00 $1,701 +5.00
403–449 443 25 405.00–410.00 $405.55 $1,797 -18.29
450 fancy 450 15 410.00 $410.00 $1,845 —
462–477 467 28 385.00–397.50 $392.94 $1,835 +8.31
500–543 525 58 357.00–377.00 $361.85 $1,900 -4.91
548 unweaned 548 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,863 —
554–578 561 24 352.00–375.00 $359.21 $2,015 +9.43
606–649 622 50 325.00–339.00 $331.36 $2,061 +9.73
646 unweaned 646 6 321.00 $321.00 $2,074 —
653–670 657 20 319.00–326.00 $323.26 $2,124 +8.01
670 unweaned 670 6 319.00 $319.00 $2,137 —
713–742 733 12 290.00–300.00 $294.44 $2,158 +8.96
750–783 771 8 282.00–294.00 $286.38 $2,208 +14.06
826–833 831 12 269.50–272.00 $270.12 $2,245 -1.03
871–888 876 59 258.00–265.75 $264.42 $2,316 —
933 933 12 255.00 $255.00 $2,379 -1.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 unweaned 357 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,392 —
441 441 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,632 —
463–478 469 7 355.00–375.00 $366.27 $1,718 +1.27
537 537 7 347.00 $347.00 $1,863 -4.25
552–590 569 27 331.00–340.00 $337.86 $1,922 +5.69
628 628 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,947 —
670–678 674 6 290.00–307.00 $298.55 $2,012 +9.20
722 722 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,058 —
780 780 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
993 993 4 224.00 $224.00 $2,224 —
1010 1010 6 222.50 $222.50 $2,247 —
1067 1067 7 219.00 $219.00 $2,337 —
1272 1272 9 196.00 $196.00 $2,493 —

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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.