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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

1,955 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.59/cwt +8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $3,103/hd at 875 lb · 278 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $361.64/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,980/hd at 824 lb · 221 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $331.29/cwt +5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $3,184/hd at 961 lb · 179 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,955 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–344 335 13 520.00–535.00 $531.85 $1,782 —
408 fancy 408 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,081 +5.00
444 444 16 440.00 $440.00 $1,954 —
492 492 4 408.00 $408.00 $2,007 -67.00
518–540 524 28 460.00 $460.00 $2,410 +3.83
557–573 565 8 450.00–455.00 $452.54 $2,557 +25.18
598 unweaned 598 4 381.00 $381.00 $2,278 —
637–638 637 20 388.00–395.00 $393.95 $2,509 —
658–673 666 33 399.00–413.00 $408.64 $2,722 +21.88
689 unweaned 689 17 379.00 $379.00 $2,611 —
712 fancy 712 32 401.00 $401.00 $2,855 —
715 thin fleshed 715 24 407.50 $407.50 $2,914 —
700–749 720 15 372.00–373.00 $372.58 $2,683 -2.33
760 fancy 760 17 387.00 $387.00 $2,941 —
766–779 774 39 369.00–377.00 $370.62 $2,869 +10.17
787 unweaned 787 27 362.00 $362.00 $2,849 +19.00
811–836 824 221 355.00–369.50 $361.64 $2,980 +13.03
856–885 875 278 348.50–363.00 $354.59 $3,103 +8.77
902–919 913 151 329.00–337.50 $334.00 $3,049 +1.18
950–976 961 179 325.50–333.50 $331.29 $3,184 +5.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516–546 524 11 400.00–407.00 $405.01 $2,122 -23.58
560–590 572 10 380.00–390.00 $385.87 $2,207 —
650–681 667 15 379.00–396.00 $388.39 $2,591 +23.02
723–749 744 23 354.00–368.00 $356.36 $2,651 -5.00
770–795 792 60 350.00–359.00 $357.84 $2,834 +16.14
820–844 835 81 322.50–350.00 $345.20 $2,882 -0.94
885–887 886 20 343.00–347.50 $346.37 $3,069 +22.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 6 310.00 $310.00 $3,153 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,155 —
356 356 15 455.00 $455.00 $1,620 —
427 427 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,793 -6.14
486 486 5 399.00 $399.00 $1,939 +1.44
488 unweaned 488 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,854 —
537 537 16 389.00 $389.00 $2,089 +1.91
550 unweaned 550 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,104 —
573–584 580 26 386.00–396.00 $388.47 $2,253 +0.25
613 fancy 613 10 389.00 $389.00 $2,385 —
601–646 632 44 370.00–384.00 $380.01 $2,402 -0.13
631–648 unweaned 637 44 360.00–373.00 $364.51 $2,322 —
660–698 680 37 364.00–375.00 $370.90 $2,522 -14.10
705 thin fleshed 705 23 377.00 $377.00 $2,658 —
740–745 745 70 348.75–368.00 $350.12 $2,608 -2.50
745 unweaned 745 6 348.00 $348.00 $2,593 +6.59
763–795 768 83 342.00–348.00 $345.98 $2,657 +15.98
841 841 16 332.50 $332.50 $2,796 —
860–874 863 43 332.00–344.50 $340.56 $2,939 +33.59
957–962 962 47 312.50–315.00 $312.71 $3,008 +7.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,671 —
486 486 12 387.00 $387.00 $1,881 —
531–543 536 8 342.50–348.00 $344.59 $1,847 —
693 693 10 342.00–352.50 $345.15 $2,392 -3.85
701 701 7 347.50 $347.50 $2,436 —
836 836 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,709 —
864 864 14 324.00 $324.00 $2,799 —
926 926 8 284.00 $284.00 $2,630 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 13 265.00 $265.00 $2,775 —
1163 1163 8 252.00 $252.00 $2,931 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,140 —

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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.