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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 6, 2025

1,664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $373.57/cwt -3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 622 lb · 143 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.92/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 841 lb · 123 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $341.55/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,459/hd at 720 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,664 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,744 —
373 fancy 373 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,902 —
398 unweaned 398 9 480.00 $480.00 $1,910 —
410–422 417 7 480.00–490.00 $484.22 $2,019 -12.06
420–421 unweaned 421 8 482.50–492.00 $487.24 $2,051 +5.10
466–468 unweaned 468 31 475.00–476.00 $475.84 $2,227 +30.84
500–520 507 20 422.50–432.00 $424.74 $2,153 +22.74
527 thin fleshed 527 23 435.00 $435.00 $2,292 —
538–545 unweaned 543 16 390.00 $390.00 $2,118 —
556–580 unweaned 572 40 386.00–393.00 $390.00 $2,231 -0.26
580 580 7 390.00 $390.00 $2,262 -4.81
602–649 unweaned 622 109 362.00–383.00 $371.15 $2,309 -8.00
611–627 622 34 370.00–386.00 $381.33 $2,372 +9.80
657 657 11 369.00 $369.00 $2,424 -11.00
652–684 unweaned 666 85 341.00–366.00 $353.06 $2,351 +3.08
715–742 unweaned 719 90 322.00–346.00 $341.18 $2,453 +13.38
722–748 730 10 340.00–347.00 $344.85 $2,517 -12.07
759–798 769 12 346.00–358.00 $354.89 $2,729 +11.89
761–785 unweaned 769 15 314.00–324.00 $318.81 $2,452 +8.81
798 798 4 346.00 $346.00 $2,761 +3.00
804 804 52 354.50 $354.50 $2,850 +20.48
813 unweaned 813 40 312.00 $312.00 $2,537 —
855–895 886 89 327.50–349.00 $333.59 $2,956 -0.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,588 —
435–441 439 7 460.00–465.00 $463.59 $2,035 —
440 unweaned 440 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,892 —
510–522 516 10 374.00–393.00 $383.39 $1,978 —
527 unweaned 527 9 364.00 $364.00 $1,918 —
560–577 573 8 345.00–350.00 $346.22 $1,984 -21.28
572–588 unweaned 578 11 370.00–377.00 $374.41 $2,164 +11.41
625 unweaned 625 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,250 —
613–645 634 28 312.00–370.00 $349.04 $2,213 +2.04
687–699 693 15 334.00–342.00 $339.46 $2,352 +4.46
708 unweaned 708 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,237 —
721–733 722 49 310.00–327.00 $325.16 $2,348 +10.10
908 908 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,742 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 unweaned 421 13 469.00 $469.00 $1,974 —
600 unweaned 600 11 346.00 $346.00 $2,076 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 5 287.50 $287.50 $2,958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,266 —
356–380 369 26 420.00–450.00 $433.36 $1,599 -22.34
368–395 unweaned 383 11 430.00–435.00 $432.81 $1,658 —
406 406 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,604 —
412 fancy 412 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,854 —
431 thin fleshed 431 13 460.00 $460.00 $1,983 —
438 unweaned 438 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,708 —
450 fancy 450 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,890 —
468–494 480 23 372.00–372.50 $372.25 $1,787 -41.06
480 thin fleshed 480 17 388.00 $388.00 $1,862 —
478–499 unweaned 495 40 350.00–360.00 $354.97 $1,757 -55.03
507–517 508 27 354.00–358.00 $357.40 $1,816 —
527–545 unweaned 541 40 340.00–355.00 $347.37 $1,879 -52.76
555–594 569 39 340.00–358.00 $347.78 $1,979 -36.34
560–594 unweaned 588 37 332.00–337.50 $333.41 $1,960 -29.40
600–621 609 22 330.00–343.00 $337.31 $2,054 +0.08
608–630 unweaned 620 22 340.00–346.00 $343.03 $2,127 -21.98
652–690 675 30 328.00–334.00 $329.08 $2,221 -0.91
657–692 unweaned 677 39 318.00–330.00 $322.78 $2,185 —
725 unweaned 725 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,284 —
703–739 734 21 317.00–319.00 $318.73 $2,339 +0.96
761 fancy 761 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,473 —
760–784 763 68 312.50–319.00 $313.29 $2,390 -14.21
816–845 841 123 306.00–319.00 $306.92 $2,581 -0.70
854–877 866 28 310.00–318.00 $314.46 $2,723 +9.50
941 941 5 287.00 $287.00 $2,701 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,120 —
351 351 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,422 —
382 unweaned 382 6 388.00 $388.00 $1,482 —
473 473 14 354.00 $354.00 $1,674 -25.14
511–533 unweaned 520 14 332.50–337.00 $334.48 $1,739 —
571–575 573 10 333.00–336.00 $334.81 $1,918 —
617 unweaned 617 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,962 -14.00
679 unweaned 679 6 311.00 $311.00 $2,112 —
732 unweaned 732 6 299.00 $299.00 $2,189 —
897 897 4 282.00 $282.00 $2,530 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 11 277.00 $277.00 $2,881 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 unweaned 495 9 394.00 $394.00 $1,950 —
506 506 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,150 —

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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.