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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

1,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.28/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,032/hd at 871 lb · 295 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.23/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,834/hd at 761 lb · 126 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.38/cwt -13.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,712/hd at 821 lb · 118 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,522

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–374 364 10 550.00 $550.00 $2,002
382 unweaned 382 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,139
461–465 462 14 465.00–467.50 $465.72 $2,152 -34.28
496 unweaned 496 4 447.00 $447.00 $2,217
540 540 8 445.00 $445.00 $2,403 -41.02
562–587 581 18 424.00–425.00 $424.21 $2,465 -35.73
592 unweaned 592 5 402.00 $402.00 $2,380 +7.42
619 unweaned 619 25 390.00 $390.00 $2,414 -2.00
625 625 9 430.00 $430.00 $2,688 -10.07
664 unweaned 664 30 374.00 $374.00 $2,483
665–696 682 56 375.00–381.00 $377.68 $2,576 -40.38
718–725 723 66 369.00–387.00 $382.61 $2,766 -17.41
727 unweaned 727 17 350.00 $350.00 $2,544 -14.50
753–769 756 107 366.00–379.50 $376.71 $2,848 -8.93
792 unweaned 792 19 347.00 $347.00 $2,748
801–841 811 39 351.00–354.50 $353.62 $2,868 -10.89
861 fancy 861 58 355.00 $355.00 $3,057
854–890 873 237 339.50–350.50 $346.64 $3,026 -3.90
910–946 929 59 326.00–329.50 $328.53 $3,052 -15.54
969–993 989 65 314.00–322.00 $315.26 $3,118 -4.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 19 405.00 $405.00 $2,414 ±0.00
652 652 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,249 -31.77
766 766 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,719 -2.97
898 898 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,986
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 11 316.00 $316.00 $3,182 +26.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–390 388 14 442.00–460.00 $445.87 $1,730
395 fancy 395 17 490.00 $490.00 $1,936
430 430 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,914 -35.00
491 491 67 408.00 $408.00 $2,003
530–539 532 22 380.00–395.00 $384.14 $2,044 -19.18
575–581 578 23 367.50–374.00 $370.87 $2,144 -28.86
617–644 634 14 367.00–374.00 $369.43 $2,342 -8.58
637 unweaned 637 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,293
655–675 666 23 354.00–364.00 $359.71 $2,396 -12.29
707–733 724 95 344.75–349.50 $346.31 $2,507 -11.04
741 unweaned 741 8 331.00 $331.00 $2,453 +16.00
764–777 769 90 338.50–345.00 $339.62 $2,612 -1.87
820 fancy 820 24 340.00 $340.00 $2,788
805–832 821 94 324.50–332.00 $327.92 $2,692 -16.08
863–879 870 57 323.50–329.00 $326.56 $2,841 +0.23
946 946 3 319.00 $319.00 $3,018 +24.00
968 968 6 300.00 $300.00 $2,904
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,972
641 641 18 358.00 $358.00 $2,295
691 691 4 344.00 $344.00 $2,377 +13.87
713 713 4 342.00 $342.00 $2,438 -5.00
778–783 781 7 330.00–332.00 $331.15 $2,586 +29.59
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 22 261.50 $261.50 $2,942

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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.