Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 28, 2025

2,638 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $349.63/cwt +15.63 vs last sale · ≈ $3,243/hd at 928 lb · 415 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.77/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,086/hd at 870 lb · 263 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.88/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,801/hd at 834 lb · 252 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,638	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	6	670.00	$670.00	$2,144	—
343	343	3	635.00	$635.00	$2,178	+103.15
359	359	5	535.00	$535.00	$1,921	—
407 thin fleshed	407	4	552.50	$552.50	$2,249	—
420 unweaned	420	6	530.00	$530.00	$2,226	—
420–441	430	21	500.00–535.00	$523.87	$2,253	+83.87
484–491	487	21	512.00	$512.00	$2,493	+104.00
489–490 unweaned	489	23	490.00	$490.00	$2,396	—
505 unweaned	505	10	500.00	$500.00	$2,525	—
511–532 fancy	526	15	512.00–515.00	$512.78	$2,697	—
530–538	534	27	460.00–467.50	$463.46	$2,475	+3.46
570 fancy	570	10	447.50	$447.50	$2,551	—
571 thin fleshed	571	6	434.00	$434.00	$2,478	—
560–595	574	42	405.00–415.00	$409.46	$2,350	-43.08
606 thin fleshed	606	6	447.50	$447.50	$2,712	—
614 fancy	614	12	456.00	$456.00	$2,800	—
618 unweaned	618	10	405.00	$405.00	$2,503	—
621–645	629	50	401.00–422.50	$406.01	$2,554	+12.06
650–671	657	18	388.00–400.00	$393.12	$2,583	-15.52
662 unweaned	662	10	380.00	$380.00	$2,516	+1.00
695 fancy	695	15	419.00	$419.00	$2,912	—
707 unweaned	707	9	372.00	$372.00	$2,630	—
707–748	718	17	363.00–389.00	$377.61	$2,711	+5.03
720 fancy	720	10	405.00	$405.00	$2,916	+4.00
764–778	771	32	379.00–385.50	$382.02	$2,945	+11.40
816–841	836	89	348.00–365.00	$362.73	$3,032	+1.09
854–887	870	263	346.50–358.00	$354.77	$3,086	+0.18
914 fancy	914	60	355.00	$355.00	$3,245	—
911–942	930	355	344.00–352.60	$348.72	$3,243	+14.72
954–981	968	116	339.25–343.00	$341.03	$3,301	+9.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,998	—
513–521	518	16	410.00–415.00	$412.17	$2,135	+7.16
550–580	560	25	375.00–395.00	$383.29	$2,146	-2.58
637–647	640	39	387.00–390.00	$389.69	$2,494	—
695	695	10	356.00–371.00	$362.00	$2,516	-26.39
718–735	725	10	349.00–355.00	$351.43	$2,548	-4.93
758–792	776	59	355.00–366.00	$359.56	$2,790	+1.72
800–829	816	27	327.00–346.00	$341.39	$2,786	-3.81
887	887	25	340.00	$340.00	$3,016	-6.37
904–920	916	20	332.00–333.00	$332.25	$3,043	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016–1018	1018	40	315.00–320.00	$319.13	$3,249	+9.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–420	419	11	490.00–505.00	$500.90	$2,099	+80.90
436 unweaned	436	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,940	—
466	466	6	500.00	$500.00	$2,330	+101.00
510 thin fleshed	510	17	455.00	$455.00	$2,320	—
506–518	512	29	415.00–420.00	$417.56	$2,138	+28.56
566 unweaned	566	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,264	+17.50
578 thin fleshed	578	65	412.50	$412.50	$2,384	—
568–582	579	47	387.00–410.00	$390.38	$2,260	+1.91
605–648	629	111	365.00–385.00	$379.16	$2,385	-0.85
682–695 unweaned	685	15	352.00–355.00	$354.39	$2,428	—
684–698	688	34	370.00–380.00	$373.03	$2,566	+2.13
710–749	737	138	347.00–367.50	$355.35	$2,619	+5.23
753–794	775	57	343.00–352.00	$347.30	$2,692	+1.32
796	796	66	350.00	$350.00	$2,786	+4.02
808–845	834	252	333.50–339.00	$335.88	$2,801	+3.38
857–878	862	81	327.00–341.25	$337.93	$2,913	-2.63
883	883	63	337.75	$337.75	$2,982	-2.81
900–929	914	14	320.00–324.00	$322.28	$2,946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–426	423	7	460.00–480.00	$468.50	$1,982	+73.50
464	464	6	460.00	$460.00	$2,134	+73.00
531	531	9	399.00	$399.00	$2,119	+54.41
590–591	590	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,242	—
637	637	8	362.00	$362.00	$2,306	—
668	668	3	359.00	$359.00	$2,398	+13.85
820	820	5	324.00	$324.00	$2,657	±0.00
890	890	17	320.50	$320.50	$2,852	-3.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1081	1081	10	286.50	$286.50	$3,097	—
1123	1123	5	241.00	$241.00	$2,706	—

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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.