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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 24, 2025

1,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $340.29/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,793/hd at 821 lb · 182 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $406.78/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,586/hd at 636 lb · 159 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $379.25/cwt +9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,726/hd at 719 lb · 157 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,567

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 7 527.50 $527.50 $2,173 +77.50
477 477 8 439.00 $439.00 $2,094 -9.41
528 thin fleshed 528 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,587
542 fancy 542 9 453.00 $453.00 $2,455
543–546 545 15 414.00–420.00 $415.19 $2,263
546 unweaned 546 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,129
568 fancy 568 42 451.50 $451.50 $2,565 -5.50
572 thin fleshed 572 15 442.00 $442.00 $2,528 +2.00
582–598 588 29 420.00–436.00 $429.83 $2,527 +12.38
599 unweaned 599 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,276
603 unweaned 603 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,322
615–645 638 149 400.00–413.00 $408.24 $2,605 +7.76
661 661 3 401.00 $401.00 $2,651 +21.60
670–690 unweaned 674 15 354.00–364.00 $361.95 $2,440 +10.53
676–690 685 18 362.00–380.00 $368.91 $2,527 -10.49
702 thin fleshed 702 29 385.00 $385.00 $2,703 +7.00
703–736 722 51 359.00–375.00 $366.53 $2,646 -1.68
723 fancy 723 77 385.50 $385.50 $2,787
750–762 756 14 350.00–351.00 $350.50 $2,650 +0.66
752–785 unweaned 767 13 341.00–346.00 $343.64 $2,636
802 fancy 802 64 359.75 $359.75 $2,885
816–847 831 118 327.00–338.50 $329.74 $2,740 +1.95
855–892 866 52 317.00–324.00 $320.77 $2,778 +1.52
876 fancy 876 17 333.00 $333.00 $2,917 -1.50
903–940 905 54 309.00–319.00 $318.42 $2,882 -5.44
912–931 925 12 304.50–305.50 $304.83 $2,820 -19.03
985 985 6 295.00 $295.00 $2,906 -20.25
992 992 52 312.00 $312.00 $3,095
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 403.00 $403.00 $2,196 ±0.00
601–622 607 7 375.00–390.00 $379.39 $2,303 -0.09
708–746 725 55 348.00–357.50 $354.66 $2,571 +16.93
855 855 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,659 -2.76
943 943 12 287.00 $287.00 $2,706 -16.20
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164 1164 20 266.00 $266.00 $3,096

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,542 -57.93
435 435 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 +25.30
475–478 476 16 387.00–390.00 $387.57 $1,845 -20.60
487 487 9 395.00 $395.00 $1,924 -13.17
501–538 529 12 367.00–381.00 $370.32 $1,959 -29.88
547 fancy 547 12 384.00 $384.00 $2,100
565 565 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,175 +4.32
560–582 unweaned 566 20 364.00–374.00 $369.22 $2,090 +4.22
608–627 623 59 355.00–370.00 $361.83 $2,254 +10.48
650 unweaned 650 11 351.00 $351.00 $2,282 +24.00
650–665 655 64 345.00–362.00 $354.57 $2,322 +1.78
700–735 716 14 315.00–324.00 $319.48 $2,287 -5.70
750 fancy 750 28 331.00 $331.00 $2,482
762–796 775 86 312.00–327.50 $324.75 $2,517 +10.24
813–839 831 27 305.00–319.50 $309.47 $2,572 -1.15
871–884 875 67 296.00–314.00 $303.37 $2,654 +11.01
889 889 33 310.00 $310.00 $2,756 +17.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 14 353.00 $353.00 $1,910 -23.59
565 565 10 361.00 $361.00 $2,040 +2.68
603–641 634 22 327.00–335.00 $329.00 $2,086 -9.47
650–698 671 9 336.00–340.00 $338.15 $2,269 +18.15
777 777 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,409 +30.00
819 819 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,457 +13.00
853 853 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,452
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1019 1017 27 252.00–275.00 $256.19 $2,605 -22.81

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,160

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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.