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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 31, 2025

3,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.39/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,563/hd at 771 lb · 514 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $326.34/cwt +10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $3,015/hd at 924 lb · 459 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.88/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,667/hd at 839 lb · 419 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,495 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 15 550.00 $550.00 $2,057 —
435 435 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,066 -52.50
487–497 491 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,210 +11.00
530 unweaned 530 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,173 +20.00
531–532 531 25 445.00 $445.00 $2,363 +29.81
557–570 564 18 400.00–421.00 $410.38 $2,315 -19.45
573–595 unweaned 585 13 390.00–393.00 $390.91 $2,287 +10.91
603–616 613 28 399.00–407.00 $400.97 $2,458 -7.27
616 thin fleshed 616 19 415.00 $415.00 $2,556 —
620 unweaned 620 6 394.00 $394.00 $2,443 +9.00
673 unweaned 673 9 361.00 $361.00 $2,430 -0.95
650–696 683 81 370.00–389.00 $377.95 $2,581 +9.04
704–741 721 51 360.00–375.00 $368.35 $2,656 +1.82
717–742 unweaned 731 72 352.00–359.50 $357.58 $2,614 —
761–788 770 164 352.00–368.50 $361.86 $2,786 +11.36
753–789 unweaned 771 10 351.00–355.00 $352.95 $2,721 +9.31
803–837 unweaned 823 30 335.00–345.00 $339.08 $2,791 —
806–847 835 214 340.00–347.00 $342.15 $2,857 +12.41
858–887 864 166 328.00–337.00 $334.19 $2,887 +13.42
903–946 924 459 322.00–328.25 $326.34 $3,015 +21.51
952 fancy 952 48 328.50 $328.50 $3,127 —
955–998 974 118 317.50–319.00 $318.19 $3,099 +23.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–391 388 17 480.00 $480.00 $1,862 —
496 496 9 417.00 $417.00 $2,068 —
582 582 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,241 —
595 unweaned 595 33 367.00 $367.00 $2,184 —
607–636 615 16 382.00–392.00 $386.56 $2,377 +7.17
672–695 685 19 355.00–364.00 $358.72 $2,457 —
758–773 767 7 330.00–347.00 $339.80 $2,606 —
806–822 815 7 325.00–327.00 $326.15 $2,658 —
843 unweaned 843 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,655 —
898 898 11 324.50 $324.50 $2,914 —
957 957 58 306.00 $306.00 $2,928 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 54 308.25 $308.25 $3,314 —
1106 1106 4 287.00 $287.00 $3,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,694 —
597 597 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–385 372 10 500.00–520.00 $513.79 $1,911 +103.79
443 443 18 500.00 $500.00 $2,215 +60.00
553–593 582 33 367.00–389.00 $377.69 $2,198 -7.31
591–597 unweaned 593 22 359.00–365.00 $361.47 $2,144 -7.75
600–609 unweaned 606 22 370.00–381.00 $373.96 $2,266 —
600–640 627 44 356.00–374.00 $369.53 $2,317 +7.70
661–687 unweaned 677 46 358.00–365.00 $362.80 $2,456 +11.80
668–691 677 37 356.00–357.00 $356.39 $2,413 +1.82
710–729 unweaned 722 22 340.00–349.00 $343.22 $2,478 —
728–730 729 20 340.00–343.00 $341.20 $2,487 +21.72
758–786 771 507 321.00–335.50 $332.59 $2,564 +7.84
774 unweaned 774 7 318.00 $318.00 $2,461 —
825–848 839 419 310.00–321.25 $317.88 $2,667 +8.41
855–859 856 358 318.50–319.00 $318.83 $2,729 +15.46
906 906 13 306.00 $306.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–375 371 8 440.00–450.00 $445.06 $1,651 —
426 426 9 435.00 $435.00 $1,853 —
496 unweaned 496 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,885 —
520–529 unweaned 525 10 370.00–383.00 $375.15 $1,970 —
623 unweaned 623 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,187 —
670 unweaned 670 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,117 —
693 693 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,322 -3.15
709–734 unweaned 720 24 317.00–330.00 $323.93 $2,332 —
789 789 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,422 -3.00
881 881 4 292.00 $292.00 $2,573 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,102 —
742 742 6 308.00 $308.00 $2,285 —

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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.