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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 23, 2025

2,391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.43/cwt -16.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,635/hd at 774 lb · 307 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $356.07/cwt -10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,151/hd at 885 lb · 201 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $378.06/cwt -23.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,799/hd at 740 lb · 147 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,391

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,559 -170.00
353–368 361 6 450.00–460.00 $454.90 $1,642 -145.10
406 fancy 406 9 555.00 $555.00 $2,253
424–426 unweaned 425 9 485.00–490.00 $488.33 $2,075 -19.17
447 447 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,123 -96.83
454 fancy 454 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,202
475 unweaned 475 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,042 -68.94
479–491 487 17 450.00–461.00 $457.18 $2,226 -72.82
506 fancy 506 40 476.00 $476.00 $2,409
501–533 520 15 437.00–450.00 $442.01 $2,298 -6.59
552 552 9 447.50 $447.50 $2,470 +11.02
551–574 unweaned 570 52 415.50–418.00 $415.92 $2,371 -14.30
601 unweaned 601 14 364.00 $364.00 $2,188 -36.00
600–648 646 90 391.00–409.50 $406.75 $2,628 -11.85
666–670 unweaned 668 32 367.00–385.00 $377.48 $2,522 -24.74
659–686 670 20 392.00–410.00 $399.37 $2,676 -8.44
700–731 717 33 350.00–372.00 $367.89 $2,638 -34.08
747 thin fleshed 747 114 381.00 $381.00 $2,846
758–789 770 123 374.00–394.00 $385.16 $2,966 -6.40
812–833 825 44 343.00–357.00 $351.62 $2,901 -28.68
850–895 885 201 353.50–365.00 $356.07 $3,151 -10.90
909–915 911 88 348.00–356.00 $351.61 $3,203 -3.67
973 973 55 330.00 $330.00 $3,211 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–492 unweaned 476 9 365.00–385.00 $374.18 $1,781 -95.82
480 480 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,088 -71.88
531–547 unweaned 538 15 375.00–390.00 $382.89 $2,060 -47.11
545 545 5 404.00 $404.00 $2,202
573–592 588 18 380.00–396.00 $392.53 $2,308 -22.54
590–598 unweaned 593 22 362.00–377.00 $364.15 $2,159 -38.91
625–629 628 22 380.00–383.00 $382.19 $2,400 -8.33
664 unweaned 664 22 339.00 $339.00 $2,251 -54.00
672–696 690 15 375.00–385.00 $377.60 $2,605 -6.40
707–733 723 10 340.00–343.00 $341.83 $2,471 -32.35
770–797 784 28 341.00–367.00 $359.08 $2,815 +4.08
875–885 880 120 342.50–350.50 $346.27 $3,047 -12.73
928 928 4 322.00 $322.00 $2,988
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 unweaned 591 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,862
643 643 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,218
685 unweaned 685 5 364.00 $364.00 $2,493

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 6 490.00 $490.00 $1,200
266 266 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,410 -20.00
345 345 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,828
351–394 377 39 500.00–515.00 $509.90 $1,922 -40.10
396 unweaned 396 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,901 -75.10
408 unweaned 408 15 484.00 $484.00 $1,975 -31.00
438 438 9 475.00 $475.00 $2,080 -35.00
461 fancy 461 11 455.00 $455.00 $2,098
450–480 465 30 431.00–455.00 $441.37 $2,052 -28.63
480 unweaned 480 29 434.00 $434.00 $2,083 -28.07
507–535 514 12 395.00–408.00 $404.62 $2,080 -52.75
516–543 unweaned 534 20 397.00–420.00 $404.79 $2,162 -66.72
556 thin fleshed 556 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,141
561–581 573 15 365.00–377.00 $372.74 $2,136 -32.55
583–588 unweaned 585 13 358.00–362.00 $360.45 $2,109 -47.53
608–640 619 40 368.00–378.00 $374.05 $2,315 +1.73
623–625 unweaned 624 23 337.00–351.00 $341.25 $2,129 -31.62
650–696 657 57 356.00–365.00 $363.54 $2,388 +4.96
706–744 720 51 355.00–361.00 $359.18 $2,586 -4.17
764 fancy 764 30 351.50 $351.50 $2,685
753–793 775 277 333.50–345.00 $339.23 $2,629 -19.05
804–833 830 87 327.50–337.00 $329.06 $2,731 -13.40
853–876 866 14 328.00–333.00 $330.11 $2,859 -14.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,418
362 unweaned 362 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,358 -85.00
390 390 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 -60.00
485–486 485 32 412.00–425.00 $413.22 $2,004 +11.49
517–536 528 14 387.00–387.50 $387.29 $2,045 -27.35
576–592 589 33 325.00–350.00 $344.76 $2,031 -37.24
601–618 610 19 332.00–354.00 $339.14 $2,069
613 unweaned 613 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,839 -28.00
652–695 677 39 335.00–341.00 $337.06 $2,282 -5.49
701 701 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,173 -17.00
880 880 11 305.00 $305.00 $2,684 -18.61
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 16 289.00 $289.00 $2,890 -34.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 unweaned 267 7 545.00 $545.00 $1,455
388 388 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,862
418 unweaned 418 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,693
460 460 18 397.00 $397.00 $1,826
553 553 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,074
622 622 23 315.00 $315.00 $1,959
692 692 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,194
706 706 29 300.00 $300.00 $2,118
758 unweaned 758 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,615
926 926 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,593

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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.