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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 18, 2025

1,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $342.14/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $3,199/hd at 935 lb · 237 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.51/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $3,079/hd at 866 lb · 185 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.09/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,539/hd at 740 lb · 114 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,481 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 7 540.00 $540.00 $1,820 —
365 unweaned 365 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,916 -35.00
364–370 367 16 574.00–590.00 $582.78 $2,139 +32.78
427 427 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,156 —
452–494 470 27 502.50–512.50 $507.40 $2,385 +41.68
508–517 510 8 472.50–490.00 $476.93 $2,432 +31.93
551 551 10 470.00 $470.00 $2,590 +45.79
560 unweaned 560 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,520 +48.00
617–635 unweaned 626 14 398.00–403.00 $400.46 $2,507 +10.46
615–646 628 28 406.00–420.00 $412.98 $2,594 -17.02
674–683 677 15 374.00–394.00 $380.73 $2,578 +3.05
701–723 709 25 372.00–400.00 $389.72 $2,763 +7.11
725 unweaned 725 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,603 +9.00
760–774 772 48 372.50–388.00 $374.41 $2,890 -2.30
782–799 unweaned 794 13 352.00–353.00 $352.30 $2,797 +5.30
841 841 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,986 +1.38
852–881 866 185 347.25–361.00 $355.51 $3,079 +8.87
913–946 935 237 338.25–344.50 $342.14 $3,199 +13.61
993 993 61 333.75 $333.75 $3,314 +18.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–481 478 25 475.00–478.00 $477.65 $2,283 —
520–525 521 11 435.00–447.00 $443.70 $2,312 —
588 588 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,381 ±0.00
673 673 8 368.00 $368.00 $2,477 +23.00
750–790 771 17 360.00–366.00 $364.02 $2,807 +9.02
861–898 875 8 310.00–322.00 $317.38 $2,777 -15.12
917–944 939 26 317.00–330.00 $322.78 $3,031 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1040 1012 68 323.00–327.00 $323.57 $3,275 +7.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 587 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,143 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 369 16 490.00–500.00 $495.18 $1,827 +49.31
423 423 17 473.00 $473.00 $2,001 +28.00
450–470 463 19 445.00–458.00 $452.96 $2,097 +44.96
478 unweaned 478 17 440.00 $440.00 $2,103 —
513–545 528 29 389.00–401.00 $393.00 $2,075 +8.86
590 unweaned 590 12 364.00 $364.00 $2,148 —
595 595 7 364.00 $364.00 $2,166 -6.87
601–632 624 52 364.00–368.00 $366.10 $2,284 -3.33
648 unweaned 648 6 354.00 $354.00 $2,294 -6.00
655–677 669 32 359.00–364.00 $362.18 $2,423 +2.47
731–746 740 114 340.50–345.00 $343.09 $2,539 -3.22
757 unweaned 757 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,422 —
751–776 772 80 332.00–348.25 $346.31 $2,674 +6.69
816–847 824 99 329.50–336.50 $332.12 $2,737 +4.20
890 890 6 326.00 $326.00 $2,901 -0.56
907–921 917 18 315.00–328.00 $318.57 $2,921 -0.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 13 426.00 $426.00 $1,968 —
543 543 8 367.00 $367.00 $1,993 -8.00
811 811 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,514 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
957–960 958 23 322.00–325.50 $323.98 $3,104 —

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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.