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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 30, 2025

974 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $400.80/cwt -19.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,257/hd at 563 lb · 115 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $377.04/cwt -23.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,353/hd at 624 lb · 94 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.50/cwt -12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,496/hd at 762 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 974 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 3 555.00 $555.00 $1,671 —
417 unweaned 417 7 475.00–485.00 $482.14 $2,011 -6.19
425–427 426 8 482.50–510.00 $496.28 $2,114 +21.28
467 fancy 467 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,265 ±0.00
450–486 469 10 452.00–480.00 $469.29 $2,201 +12.11
474 unweaned 474 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,109 +15.00
521 521 8 402.00 $402.00 $2,094 -40.01
551 fancy 551 32 425.00 $425.00 $2,342 —
552–576 unweaned 562 61 380.00–395.00 $390.26 $2,193 -25.66
576–591 584 22 389.00–404.00 $394.81 $2,306 -52.69
610–640 unweaned 619 68 366.00–386.00 $379.15 $2,347 +15.15
613–646 637 26 369.00–384.00 $371.53 $2,367 -35.22
676–687 unweaned 680 27 346.00–352.00 $349.98 $2,380 -27.50
686 686 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,607 -19.37
708–720 unweaned 711 26 315.00–337.00 $327.80 $2,331 —
731–749 743 46 355.00–361.00 $356.92 $2,652 -10.97
750 unweaned 750 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,325 —
779 779 7 343.00 $343.00 $2,672 -42.16
806–841 821 34 321.00–340.00 $334.02 $2,742 -17.60
856 unweaned 856 3 298.00 $298.00 $2,551 —
864–894 869 75 330.00–335.50 $334.52 $2,907 -21.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 6 432.00 $432.00 $2,147 -3.00
573 573 9 367.50 $367.50 $2,106 -25.03
591 unweaned 591 3 363.00 $363.00 $2,145 -1.15
647 647 7 347.00 $347.00 $2,245 -35.19
696 696 8 325.00–341.00 $335.00 $2,332 -42.60
707–735 720 13 310.00–327.00 $315.06 $2,268 -26.77
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,086 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–376 369 10 445.00–460.00 $455.70 $1,682 -54.20
467–472 471 9 410.00–425.00 $413.31 $1,947 -28.06
498 unweaned 498 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,042 -24.00
505–544 unweaned 533 29 392.00–402.50 $400.13 $2,133 -4.66
567–582 572 13 380.00–386.00 $384.12 $2,197 +11.38
570–586 unweaned 583 37 353.00–372.00 $362.81 $2,115 +2.36
605–615 unweaned 612 6 363.00–366.00 $365.01 $2,234 +23.76
605–637 632 14 336.00–345.00 $337.23 $2,131 -36.82
650–680 675 19 316.00–332.50 $329.99 $2,227 -33.55
715–729 726 14 310.00–323.00 $317.77 $2,307 -41.41
751–776 762 90 310.00–330.50 $327.50 $2,496 -11.73
820–846 831 17 299.50–318.00 $307.62 $2,556 -21.44
869–885 877 50 302.00–308.50 $304.96 $2,674 -25.15
951 951 8 308.00 $308.00 $2,929 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 36 285.00 $285.00 $2,887 -4.00
1061 1061 23 274.00 $274.00 $2,907 —
1111 1111 5 261.00 $261.00 $2,900 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–493 483 13 375.00–395.00 $379.14 $1,831 -34.08
524 524 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,991 -7.29
561 unweaned 561 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,935 —
636 unweaned 636 3 332.00 $332.00 $2,112 +32.00
692–696 694 9 280.00–302.50 $289.97 $2,012 -47.09
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 9 263.00 $263.00 $2,688 —
1139 1139 5 220.00 $220.00 $2,506 —

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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.