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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 4, 2025

1,413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $350.47/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $3,089/hd at 881 lb · 247 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.51/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $3,000/hd at 823 lb · 230 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.66/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,564/hd at 721 lb · 125 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,413

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 fancy 423 6 522.00 $522.00 $2,208
436 436 6 495.00 $495.00 $2,158 -28.87
490 490 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,450 -12.00
511–519 515 9 475.00–500.00 $486.02 $2,503 +22.56
513–521 unweaned 520 29 442.00–465.00 $461.87 $2,402 -38.13
562–572 565 15 450.00–465.00 $459.94 $2,599 +50.48
584–597 unweaned 591 10 387.00–402.00 $394.58 $2,332
611 unweaned 611 3 392.00 $392.00 $2,395 -13.00
610–629 622 23 437.00–446.00 $440.07 $2,737 +34.06
660–690 663 20 410.00–419.00 $418.06 $2,772 +24.94
722 unweaned 722 17 364.50 $364.50 $2,632 -7.50
719–738 732 24 396.00–403.00 $400.02 $2,928 +22.41
763–782 772 101 377.00–393.00 $385.64 $2,977 +3.62
809–847 823 230 355.00–381.25 $364.51 $3,000 +1.78
857 unweaned 857 7 348.00 $348.00 $2,982
877–892 882 240 347.00–357.00 $350.54 $3,092 -4.23
925–930 927 25 339.50–349.00 $344.07 $3,190 -4.65
990 990 5 320.00 $320.00 $3,168 -21.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,320 +12.83
590 590 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,390 +21.71
676–686 680 11 372.00–385.00 $376.77 $2,562 +14.77
701–743 715 15 347.50–355.00 $350.10 $2,503 -1.33
774–786 784 75 356.00–371.00 $357.97 $2,806 -1.59
820–842 829 5 341.00–347.00 $343.44 $2,847 +2.05
941 941 5 326.00 $326.00 $3,068 -6.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014 1014 13 290.00 $290.00 $2,941 -29.13

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,992 -20.90
519–523 520 9 400.00–405.00 $403.32 $2,097 -14.24
528 unweaned 528 14 414.00 $414.00 $2,186
550–596 572 18 397.00–402.00 $399.73 $2,286 +9.35
609–635 614 17 376.00–387.00 $378.01 $2,321 -1.15
672 672 23 372.00 $372.00 $2,500 -1.03
691 unweaned 691 15 344.00 $344.00 $2,377 -10.39
707–738 720 120 351.00–364.00 $357.35 $2,573 +2.00
742 unweaned 742 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,337
768–792 787 106 333.00–357.50 $341.49 $2,688 -8.51
807 807 35 344.00 $344.00 $2,776 +8.12
872–881 878 13 318.00–330.00 $326.33 $2,865 -11.42
914 914 12 295.00 $295.00 $2,696 -27.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,900 -43.50
491 491 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,792 -95.00
550 550 11 374.00 $374.00 $2,057
663–696 680 24 320.00–342.00 $330.13 $2,245 -28.87
715 715 17 347.00 $347.00 $2,481
755–796 778 7 292.00–315.00 $301.56 $2,346
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,898
1079 1079 12 270.00 $270.00 $2,913 -16.50
1172 1172 5 267.00 $267.00 $3,129

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 6 525.00 $525.00 $2,032
497 497 6 487.50 $487.50 $2,423
570 570 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,109

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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.