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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 25, 2025

1,451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.84/cwt -9.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,810/hd at 781 lb · 145 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $337.01/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,115/hd at 924 lb · 135 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.10/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,940/hd at 812 lb · 90 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,451

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 unweaned 271 5 620.00 $620.00 $1,680
418–441 425 18 470.00–500.00 $475.19 $2,020 -29.81
445 unweaned 445 6 472.00 $472.00 $2,100
455 unweaned 455 15 455.00 $455.00 $2,070
487–498 491 19 490.00–507.50 $497.68 $2,444 -9.72
508 508 8 492.50 $492.50 $2,502 +15.57
501–548 unweaned 534 26 450.00–470.00 $455.78 $2,434
558–588 unweaned 573 32 416.00–436.00 $422.98 $2,424 -27.02
558–593 576 10 435.00–451.00 $442.76 $2,550 -27.24
624–631 627 21 411.00–416.00 $413.16 $2,591 +0.18
657–688 667 12 387.00–411.00 $402.75 $2,686 +22.02
653–677 unweaned 668 36 364.00–384.00 $370.94 $2,478
716 unweaned 716 8 357.00 $357.00 $2,556 -2.00
722 722 6 388.00 $388.00 $2,801 -1.72
771–790 781 145 349.00–369.75 $359.84 $2,810 -14.57
811–813 812 90 349.00–369.00 $362.10 $2,940 +7.10
856 856 53 353.00 $353.00 $3,022 -2.51
892 892 4 328.00 $328.00 $2,926 -27.51
900–923 917 77 330.00–336.00 $330.99 $3,035 -11.15
934 fancy 934 58 345.00 $345.00 $3,222
955–960 958 12 310.00–321.00 $313.65 $3,005 -20.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–428 411 9 435.00–455.00 $448.44 $1,843
485 485 12 427.00 $427.00 $2,071 -50.65
504 504 11 455.00 $455.00 $2,293 +11.30
567–598 584 26 396.00–420.00 $408.23 $2,384 +3.23
641 641 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,436
671–688 680 8 377.00–379.00 $377.99 $2,570 +9.99
713 713 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,324
752–794 778 44 330.00–346.00 $334.95 $2,606 -29.07
800 800 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,760
902 902 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,932
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011 1011 109 309.00 $309.00 $3,124 -14.57

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 3 535.00 $535.00 $1,503
320–339 334 15 505.00–515.00 $512.44 $1,712
378–388 384 9 460.00–470.00 $465.62 $1,788 -29.56
409–432 417 36 450.00–460.00 $453.46 $1,891 -19.54
458 unweaned 458 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,901 -25.00
458–485 474 12 415.00–435.00 $422.35 $2,002 -30.61
518 fancy 518 10 413.00 $413.00 $2,139
523 unweaned 523 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,019
513–539 535 26 407.50–412.50 $411.66 $2,202 +18.66
561–590 574 29 387.00–394.00 $391.29 $2,246 +27.29
612–646 622 46 371.00–390.00 $380.24 $2,365 +14.14
624 unweaned 624 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,409 +32.00
657 unweaned 657 19 364.50 $364.50 $2,395
682–696 692 30 348.00–365.00 $352.35 $2,438 -9.83
708–745 739 62 336.00–346.00 $338.57 $2,502 -4.52
753–778 767 28 336.00–339.00 $337.89 $2,592 -8.42
816–838 830 35 327.00–328.00 $327.58 $2,719 -4.54
902–930 924 31 315.00–318.00 $316.15 $2,921 -2.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,537
463 463 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,875 -21.00
534 534 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,976 +3.00
594–596 595 22 366.00–372.00 $369.27 $2,197
612 unweaned 612 5 358.00 $358.00 $2,191
644–647 645 15 362.00–369.50 $366.99 $2,367
672–684 679 9 336.00–346.00 $341.60 $2,319
758–765 762 6 326.00–335.00 $330.52 $2,519
848 848 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,731
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
959–980 969 17 297.00–314.00 $305.09 $2,956 -18.89
1030 1030 52 290.50 $290.50 $2,992

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,173
625 625 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,312

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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.