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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 15, 2025

2,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.59/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,296/hd at 833 lb · 196 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $300.45/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,497/hd at 831 lb · 196 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $279.61/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 916 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,180 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,591 —
353 thin fleshed 353 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,783 —
381–385 384 9 475.00–485.00 $481.69 $1,850 +9.69
400 unweaned 400 6 490.00 $490.00 $1,960 +30.00
430–445 438 16 445.00–465.00 $451.00 $1,975 +4.99
480–499 488 35 445.00–457.00 $451.78 $2,205 +18.72
498 unweaned 498 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,191 -15.00
516–547 536 36 410.00–430.00 $416.44 $2,232 -9.87
564–588 574 65 387.50–405.00 $389.47 $2,236 -7.86
595 unweaned 595 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,112 —
605 fancy 605 60 396.00 $396.00 $2,396 —
620 unweaned 620 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,201 -10.00
625–647 640 76 362.50–373.00 $364.93 $2,336 -2.71
654–662 fancy 660 83 368.50–372.00 $369.34 $2,438 —
667 thin fleshed 667 14 369.50 $369.50 $2,465 —
691–696 694 17 336.00–341.00 $338.79 $2,351 -22.96
709–740 731 46 315.00–330.00 $324.41 $2,371 -6.38
757–793 770 72 300.00–314.00 $306.73 $2,362 -13.24
821–847 831 196 298.00–303.00 $300.45 $2,497 +0.33
857–875 865 57 280.00–289.50 $286.09 $2,475 -9.91
911–939 916 157 271.00–283.75 $279.61 $2,561 +5.37
964–986 981 71 262.00–264.00 $263.56 $2,586 +1.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 unweaned 409 7 395.00 $395.00 $1,616 —
460 unweaned 460 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,725 —
466–498 484 7 400.00–422.00 $412.93 $1,999 +31.79
509 509 13 390.00 $390.00 $1,985 -8.13
546 unweaned 546 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,157 —
573–585 580 34 352.00–368.00 $358.04 $2,077 -8.61
613–637 622 44 340.00–347.50 $343.91 $2,139 +2.85
653–691 679 68 319.00–333.00 $328.23 $2,229 -0.88
799 799 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,357 +16.00
810 810 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,308 +1.51
938–939 938 15 255.00–259.00 $256.60 $2,407 —
983 983 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,261 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 21 232.00 $232.00 $2,350 -31.00
1117 1117 7 238.00 $238.00 $2,658 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,784 —
548 548 13 345.00 $345.00 $1,891 —
552 552 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
389 389 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,712 -21.97
411–446 426 7 410.00–425.00 $418.27 $1,782 +12.72
468 unweaned 468 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,825 —
455–495 469 67 377.50–400.00 $391.55 $1,836 -1.39
513–537 531 44 360.00–375.00 $366.61 $1,947 +4.76
561–571 unweaned 567 10 352.50–357.00 $354.28 $2,009 —
568–597 590 65 325.00–339.00 $335.34 $1,979 -23.87
612–646 630 37 319.00–333.00 $326.34 $2,056 -5.02
687–695 691 25 305.00–315.00 $309.43 $2,138 -13.83
703–749 743 59 277.50–296.00 $283.11 $2,104 -11.33
780–793 791 139 276.00–277.50 $277.16 $2,192 -9.22
806–841 833 196 270.00–279.25 $275.59 $2,296 +5.47
853–894 866 51 258.50–267.00 $263.83 $2,285 -0.59
932 932 7 260.00 $260.00 $2,423 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 21 348.00 $348.00 $1,517 -22.00
491 491 4 332.50 $332.50 $1,633 -33.77
529 529 27 335.00–345.00 $337.22 $1,784 -9.78
673 673 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,817 -28.55
773–781 777 8 240.00–256.00 $247.96 $1,927 -22.04
842 842 16 262.00 $262.00 $2,206 —
946 946 10 247.00 $247.00 $2,337 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
992 992 21 216.00 $216.00 $2,143 -8.00
1051–1068 1061 15 205.00–233.50 $222.21 $2,358 +3.21
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,678 —
503–545 524 6 342.00–360.00 $351.36 $1,841 —
552 552 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,932 —
645 unweaned 645 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,838 —
684 684 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,997 —

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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.