Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 7, 2025

4,029 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. report →

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $327.14/cwt +0.80 vs last sale · ≈ $3,065/hd at 937 lb · 713 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.52/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,913/hd at 829 lb · 630 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.79/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,823/hd at 866 lb · 378 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,029

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–386 383 16 540.00–550.00 $548.18 $2,100 -1.82
466 thin fleshed 466 23 517.50 $517.50 $2,412
465–476 469 14 450.00–475.00 $463.89 $2,176 +13.89
482 fancy 482 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,410
513–522 517 20 425.00–440.00 $431.98 $2,233 -13.02
525 fancy 525 15 490.00 $490.00 $2,572
527 thin fleshed 527 25 470.00 $470.00 $2,477
550–582 573 11 418.00–432.50 $428.71 $2,457 +18.33
573 thin fleshed 573 14 457.00 $457.00 $2,619
576 fancy 576 20 457.50 $457.50 $2,635
605–649 614 101 399.00–414.00 $405.38 $2,489 +4.41
660 thin fleshed 660 30 407.00 $407.00 $2,686
669–697 688 30 375.00–393.00 $384.25 $2,644 +6.30
714 fancy 714 20 400.00 $400.00 $2,856
702–735 717 125 363.00–385.50 $379.26 $2,719 +10.91
750 thin fleshed 750 134 384.50 $384.50 $2,884
762–780 766 77 358.00–359.75 $359.40 $2,753 -2.46
767 fancy 767 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,838
774 unweaned 774 30 338.00 $338.00 $2,616 -14.95
806 thin fleshed 806 196 363.00 $363.00 $2,926
802–844 839 434 338.75–353.00 $346.34 $2,906 +4.19
870 870 20 332.50 $332.50 $2,893 -1.69
861–880 871 107 338.50–341.00 $339.51 $2,957 +5.32
907–946 937 713 321.00–335.00 $327.14 $3,065 +0.80
952–967 961 188 326.00–332.75 $330.03 $3,172 +11.84
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1017 1012 164 303.00–316.25 $312.51 $3,163
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–433 420 7 365.00–370.00 $367.06 $1,542
489 489 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,152 +23.00
501 501 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,079
559 559 8 407.00 $407.00 $2,275 +22.00
685–692 689 7 342.00–350.00 $345.41 $2,380 -13.31
769–797 778 13 335.00–338.00 $337.05 $2,622 -2.75
824–843 835 32 335.00–336.00 $335.57 $2,802 +9.42
862–868 863 13 324.00–327.00 $326.30 $2,816 +1.80
935–949 945 12 285.00–305.00 $292.29 $2,762
965 965 3 321.00 $321.00 $3,098 +15.00
987 987 11 302.00 $302.00 $2,981 -4.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 376.00 $376.00 $2,241
824 824 29 333.00 $333.00 $2,744
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 4 312.00 $312.00 $2,402

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 -23.79
418–429 425 8 430.00–440.00 $436.31 $1,854 -63.69
458 458 36 410.00 $410.00 $1,878
501–549 530 57 385.00–403.00 $391.42 $2,075
532 unweaned 532 12 380.00 $380.00 $2,022
571–585 580 44 382.00–395.00 $386.73 $2,243 +9.04
601–622 611 93 370.00–389.50 $384.81 $2,351 +15.28
651–671 666 74 361.00–374.00 $364.35 $2,427 +7.96
679 679 24 362.00 $362.00 $2,458 +5.61
700 fancy 700 9 377.00 $377.00 $2,639
703–737 720 43 350.50–352.50 $351.45 $2,530 +10.25
762–788 774 229 330.00–345.50 $337.63 $2,613 +5.04
796 796 148 340.50 $340.50 $2,710 +7.91
828 fancy 828 10 333.00 $333.00 $2,757
810–849 835 32 310.00–322.00 $319.96 $2,672 +2.08
851–881 862 98 315.00–330.00 $324.66 $2,799 +5.83
864–873 868 280 319.50–329.00 $326.18 $2,831 +7.35
915–936 926 11 276.00–285.00 $280.04 $2,593 -25.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,642 -25.06
416 416 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,539 -65.00
473–475 474 12 380.00–390.00 $382.51 $1,813
521–535 524 13 362.00–365.00 $364.29 $1,909
567–591 582 23 365.00–375.00 $371.15 $2,160
636–646 640 13 352.00–365.00 $357.95 $2,291
698 698 3 359.00 $359.00 $2,506 +24.00
793 793 13 327.50 $327.50 $2,597 +20.50
878 878 4 307.00 $307.00 $2,695 +15.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 3 242.00 $242.00 $2,451
1198 1198 15 203.00 $203.00 $2,432
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,925

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
861 861 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,669

↑ Back to top

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.