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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 14, 2025

1,859 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $332.82/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $3,102/hd at 932 lb · 386 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.61/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,925/hd at 839 lb · 208 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.75/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,584/hd at 728 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,859

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 3 560.00 $560.00 $1,820
367–393 383 5 510.00–515.00 $511.92 $1,961 -36.26
409 fancy 409 7 505.00 $505.00 $2,065
484 484 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,299 +11.11
508–544 531 15 445.00–460.00 $456.17 $2,422 +24.19
554–597 570 16 425.00–431.00 $427.36 $2,436 -1.35
610 fancy 610 10 421.00 $421.00 $2,568
640–642 unweaned 641 9 377.00–397.00 $388.10 $2,488
650–688 673 70 382.00–398.00 $386.76 $2,603 +2.51
713 unweaned 713 13 366.00 $366.00 $2,610
700–748 721 45 366.00–380.00 $374.91 $2,703 -4.35
775 unweaned 775 6 343.00 $343.00 $2,658 +5.00
757–784 778 89 358.00–369.00 $360.45 $2,804 +1.05
800–847 839 208 347.00–354.00 $348.61 $2,925 +2.27
863–871 865 36 339.00–348.00 $345.82 $2,991 +13.32
906–947 932 386 331.25–333.85 $332.82 $3,102 +5.68
963 963 5 326.00 $326.00 $3,139 -4.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–483 473 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,128 +10.00
518–549 539 12 415.00–435.00 $428.59 $2,310
616–638 622 11 377.00–388.00 $380.08 $2,364
648 unweaned 648 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,398
660–689 679 17 364.00–368.00 $365.37 $2,481 +19.96
738–746 744 23 354.00–365.00 $361.36 $2,689
761–798 785 29 327.00–347.00 $341.70 $2,682 +4.65
802–816 804 29 335.00–348.50 $346.14 $2,783 +10.57
871–892 888 76 315.00–325.50 $323.68 $2,874 -2.62
916–917 916 48 316.00–318.50 $317.77 $2,911 +25.48
951 951 9 312.00 $312.00 $2,967 -9.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 5 306.00 $306.00 $3,081 -6.51
1077 1077 52 308.00 $308.00 $3,317
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 5 349.00 $349.00 $2,195

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,760
426–445 434 9 425.00–427.50 $426.14 $1,849 -10.17
436 fancy 436 18 457.00 $457.00 $1,993
461–497 475 15 392.50–400.00 $397.56 $1,888 -12.44
486 thin fleshed 486 7 432.00 $432.00 $2,100
515–548 545 20 386.00–397.50 $387.09 $2,110 -4.33
555–597 581 29 380.00–397.00 $388.22 $2,256 +1.49
600–647 624 72 373.00–384.00 $380.14 $2,372 -4.67
665–671 unweaned 668 26 359.00–377.00 $369.35 $2,467
663–696 669 43 360.00–372.00 $364.26 $2,437 -0.09
671 671 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,583 +20.65
710 710 18 372.00 $372.00 $2,641 +20.55
717 fancy 717 11 368.00 $368.00 $2,639 -9.00
710–732 unweaned 723 12 341.00–342.00 $341.41 $2,468
707–747 732 139 349.00–355.00 $352.62 $2,581 +1.17
780 780 65 330.00 $330.00 $2,574 -7.63
800–847 803 34 323.50–335.00 $324.21 $2,603 +4.25
858–877 869 23 303.00–311.00 $306.97 $2,668 -19.21
951–961 957 20 304.00–306.00 $305.11 $2,920
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 10 374.00 $374.00 $2,207 +2.85
620–632 629 7 343.00–368.00 $350.05 $2,202 -7.90
674 674 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,352 -10.00
987 987 8 270.00 $270.00 $2,665

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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.