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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

1,715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.96/cwt +15.15 vs last sale · ≈ $3,132/hd at 870 lb · 341 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $351.14/cwt -5.05 vs last sale · ≈ $3,294/hd at 938 lb · 209 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.87/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,750/hd at 771 lb · 183 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,715

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 11 550.00 $550.00 $2,030 +35.00
407 407 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,076 +38.52
427 unweaned 427 4 515.00 $515.00 $2,199 +33.99
451–473 unweaned 460 7 475.00–490.00 $483.40 $2,224 +11.54
520 520 7 445.00 $445.00 $2,314 +16.88
525 unweaned 525 7 441.00 $441.00 $2,315 -39.00
559–563 560 14 434.00–441.00 $436.51 $2,444 +25.08
582 unweaned 582 20 419.00 $419.00 $2,439 -6.61
635 unweaned 635 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 +7.00
614–648 639 27 424.00–433.00 $426.24 $2,724 +18.93
672 unweaned 672 14 365.00 $365.00 $2,453 -17.36
665–684 673 15 394.00–408.00 $400.88 $2,698 +13.88
720–744 734 47 382.00–400.00 $389.84 $2,861 +0.23
771 771 3 366.00 $366.00 $2,822 -12.25
776 fancy 776 58 386.50 $386.50 $2,999
805–838 816 97 366.00–383.00 $377.82 $3,083 +9.54
850–884 870 341 349.00–365.50 $359.96 $3,132 +9.60
916–942 938 209 343.00–353.00 $351.14 $3,294 +16.89
970 970 60 343.75 $343.75 $3,334 +14.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,992 -1.24
537 537 12 404.00 $404.00 $2,169 +24.00
596 596 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,295 +10.54
612–641 628 14 376.00–407.00 $390.42 $2,452 +11.90
706 unweaned 706 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,400
776 unweaned 776 3 333.00 $333.00 $2,584
814–822 816 21 355.00–359.00 $356.15 $2,906 +7.53
863 863 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,718
958–991 980 51 323.00–330.00 $325.66 $3,191
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 7 320.00 $320.00 $3,216

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 +10.00
366 fancy 366 20 516.00 $516.00 $1,889
391 unweaned 391 7 472.00 $472.00 $1,846 -18.00
412 fancy 412 11 497.50 $497.50 $2,050
443 443 30 430.00 $430.00 $1,905
457 457 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,782 -13.90
455–471 unweaned 462 7 400.00–410.00 $405.63 $1,874 -27.62
501–513 unweaned 506 9 391.00–405.00 $397.30 $2,010 +11.82
566 unweaned 566 13 398.00 $398.00 $2,253 +42.34
571–575 572 36 395.50–400.00 $396.25 $2,267 +29.01
608–632 unweaned 620 18 357.00–370.00 $363.63 $2,255 +8.47
602–641 626 18 375.00 $375.00 $2,348 +7.91
658–670 unweaned 664 10 356.00–366.00 $361.05 $2,397 +13.19
658–688 678 42 360.00–375.00 $369.25 $2,504 +8.26
685 685 16 380.00 $380.00 $2,603 +19.01
703–733 721 79 364.50–379.00 $374.20 $2,698 +22.78
756 fancy 756 17 381.25 $381.25 $2,882
758–790 772 166 352.00–356.00 $354.37 $2,736 +12.25
808–848 826 30 350.00–357.00 $352.24 $2,910 +27.20
866–885 878 8 327.50–337.00 $331.01 $2,906
915–921 918 17 316.00–320.00 $317.88 $2,918 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,598
548 unweaned 548 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,973 -1.00
550 unweaned 550 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,925
561–592 576 18 371.00–380.00 $374.23 $2,156 +36.56
621 621 4 364.00 $364.00 $2,260 +19.66
702–746 728 15 350.00–351.00 $350.39 $2,551 +18.21
811–825 815 14 329.00–336.00 $334.35 $2,725
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 7 207.50 $207.50 $2,532

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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.