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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 2, 2025

2,252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.45/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,710/hd at 830 lb · 164 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $356.19/cwt +19.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,231/hd at 907 lb · 135 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $329.58/cwt +15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $3,220/hd at 977 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,252 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 5 530.00 $530.00 $1,850 —
355 unweaned 355 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,722 —
384 384 12 515.00 $515.00 $1,978 —
404–415 unweaned 410 18 480.00–482.00 $481.01 $1,972 +9.01
410–419 416 20 470.00–475.00 $471.48 $1,961 -3.71
456–485 unweaned 466 37 460.00–480.00 $471.86 $2,199 +16.86
456–497 474 73 480.00–495.00 $489.51 $2,320 -8.17
502 unweaned 502 19 480.00 $480.00 $2,410 +24.22
501–531 524 39 422.50–429.00 $428.12 $2,243 -64.38
551–585 unweaned 563 25 420.00–435.00 $425.61 $2,396 +2.63
580–592 587 31 401.00–420.00 $411.43 $2,415 -31.33
605–637 unweaned 623 50 372.00–400.00 $383.00 $2,386 —
606–635 627 29 395.00–415.00 $407.31 $2,554 -5.85
650–685 unweaned 664 11 377.00–393.00 $382.36 $2,539 +11.42
661–688 680 17 387.00 $387.00 $2,632 -15.75
706 unweaned 706 8 358.00 $358.00 $2,527 +1.00
730–737 734 41 385.00–395.00 $389.61 $2,860 +1.61
778–783 unweaned 782 26 338.50–344.00 $339.34 $2,654 —
793 793 58 378.25 $378.25 $3,000 +18.41
800–810 804 103 356.00–376.50 $368.28 $2,961 +6.18
856 unweaned 856 23 332.50 $332.50 $2,846 —
857–894 883 51 350.00–350.50 $350.36 $3,094 +22.36
902–920 907 20 332.00–335.00 $334.25 $3,032 +3.26
907 fancy 907 115 360.00 $360.00 $3,265 +15.00
974–981 977 119 327.50–331.50 $329.58 $3,220 +15.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,598 —
372 unweaned 372 17 405.00 $405.00 $1,507 —
401 401 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,644 -38.44
425 unweaned 425 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,679 —
461–470 463 14 412.00–420.00 $413.74 $1,916 -13.26
461–483 unweaned 471 33 415.00–440.00 $432.32 $2,036 —
515 515 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 -75.00
563–571 unweaned 569 24 345.00–361.00 $350.60 $1,995 —
579–595 581 40 374.00–377.00 $374.46 $2,176 -33.77
611 unweaned 611 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,833 —
622–649 641 56 373.00–380.00 $378.52 $2,426 -1.48
661 661 30 382.00 $382.00 $2,525 +4.01
684 unweaned 684 11 354.00 $354.00 $2,421 —
700–730 712 45 352.00–367.00 $361.76 $2,576 +35.76
807–813 811 31 342.00–352.00 $348.62 $2,827 +3.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 unweaned 372 47 378.00 $378.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286–291 unweaned 288 9 495.00–510.00 $504.94 $1,454 —
336 336 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,478 -72.44
383 unweaned 383 9 490.00 $490.00 $1,877 —
468–496 unweaned 479 35 425.00–450.00 $433.25 $2,075 +18.25
472–491 479 27 400.00–410.00 $403.90 $1,935 -18.45
503–523 unweaned 513 45 382.00–390.00 $385.48 $1,978 -0.52
555 fancy 555 22 408.00 $408.00 $2,264 —
556–595 566 65 360.00–380.00 $367.24 $2,079 -24.05
571–583 unweaned 579 30 355.00–357.00 $355.66 $2,059 —
605–613 610 13 360.00–374.00 $367.09 $2,239 -13.15
630–644 unweaned 638 10 352.00–360.00 $355.16 $2,266 -30.84
651–689 666 52 352.00–368.00 $360.99 $2,404 +8.64
655–684 unweaned 675 33 344.00–354.00 $347.86 $2,348 -16.64
700–742 712 36 343.00–358.00 $351.42 $2,502 +12.85
752–785 769 22 336.00–349.00 $342.12 $2,631 +4.23
811 fancy 811 14 341.50 $341.50 $2,770 —
800–846 832 150 322.00–337.00 $325.04 $2,704 -2.54
930–944 937 16 318.00–319.00 $318.38 $2,983 +2.23
954 954 57 312.00 $312.00 $2,976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 unweaned 397 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,846 —
420–437 427 10 412.00–420.00 $415.28 $1,773 +55.28
474–483 478 19 377.00–402.00 $387.64 $1,853 -17.36
503–506 505 14 365.00–382.00 $369.34 $1,865 -0.66
533 unweaned 533 10 361.00 $361.00 $1,924 —
553–586 572 43 328.00–340.00 $337.67 $1,931 -31.60
586 unweaned 586 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,963 —
616–618 617 30 331.00–355.00 $344.34 $2,125 -22.65
655 655 13 346.00 $346.00 $2,266 +4.40
729–743 738 16 324.00–337.00 $332.18 $2,451 —
753 753 7 306.00 $306.00 $2,304 -24.52
967 967 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 98 291.50 $291.50 $3,052 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 unweaned 383 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,762 —
428 unweaned 428 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,926 -35.00

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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.