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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 20, 2025

2,521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.88/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,392/hd at 787 lb · 198 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $330.55/cwt +10.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,909/hd at 880 lb · 165 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.34/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,030/hd at 624 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,521 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,548 —
373 373 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,716 —
377 unweaned 377 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,508 —
382 fancy 382 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,929 —
421 fancy 421 12 520.00 $520.00 $2,189 —
410–448 434 26 440.00–465.00 $447.68 $1,943 —
478 478 15 466.00 $466.00 $2,227 +62.00
492 fancy 492 16 490.00 $490.00 $2,411 —
504 504 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,218 +15.00
514–522 unweaned 517 13 435.00–449.00 $443.56 $2,293 +26.32
553–591 574 40 410.00–422.00 $417.86 $2,399 +34.84
560–597 unweaned 592 20 398.00–410.00 $403.22 $2,387 +22.54
608 thin fleshed 608 26 421.00 $421.00 $2,560 —
615–636 unweaned 626 61 375.00–404.00 $388.64 $2,433 +11.84
618–648 634 54 364.00–391.00 $380.33 $2,411 +12.42
650–678 663 50 351.00–368.00 $358.51 $2,377 +27.36
669 fancy 669 21 380.50 $380.50 $2,546 +37.50
670–683 unweaned 675 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 +9.45
705 fancy 705 22 359.00 $359.00 $2,531 —
700–745 unweaned 713 48 334.00–355.00 $344.87 $2,459 +12.87
712–745 730 64 337.00–351.00 $342.79 $2,502 -2.55
763–797 791 112 332.00–341.00 $336.76 $2,664 +2.79
810 unweaned 810 8 312.00 $312.00 $2,527 +21.00
802–843 835 135 324.50–344.50 $338.90 $2,830 +7.26
859–894 874 109 334.00–341.00 $337.00 $2,945 +17.00
892 892 56 318.00 $318.00 $2,837 -2.00
916–948 943 71 319.00–324.00 $319.75 $3,015 -1.25
954 thin fleshed 954 111 330.50 $330.50 $3,153 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,679 —
423 423 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,745 —
461–492 479 23 432.00–460.00 $445.17 $2,132 —
536 536 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,064 -15.00
553–591 578 32 365.00–390.00 $376.20 $2,174 +11.20
553–595 unweaned 578 25 352.00–385.00 $370.84 $2,143 +2.80
603–645 unweaned 631 17 350.00–365.00 $360.95 $2,278 +22.89
622–645 636 20 330.00–340.00 $334.12 $2,125 -4.09
664–693 670 17 331.00–341.00 $335.17 $2,246 +22.17
695 unweaned 695 4 312.00 $312.00 $2,168 -0.48
701–716 unweaned 710 17 327.00–328.00 $327.59 $2,326 +15.15
721–745 732 29 318.00–330.00 $324.21 $2,373 +11.50
770–776 773 14 322.00–327.00 $324.99 $2,512 —
801–830 817 27 300.00–318.00 $306.30 $2,502 -3.70
879–891 883 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,826 —
937–945 937 59 309.75–312.00 $309.83 $2,903 —
964 964 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,940 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 21 290.00 $290.00 $2,981 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 3 388.00 $388.00 $1,750 —
527 527 7 374.00 $374.00 $1,971 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–310 309 9 420.00–440.00 $431.14 $1,332 +51.14
360–378 372 15 390.00 $390.00 $1,451 ±0.00
387 fancy 387 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,645 —
416 416 6 398.00 $398.00 $1,656 +0.07
443 unweaned 443 3 398.00 $398.00 $1,763 +3.53
461–477 474 15 392.00–396.00 $395.22 $1,873 +32.40
462–486 unweaned 475 24 382.00–395.00 $388.95 $1,848 +9.57
512–525 520 26 368.00–381.00 $377.44 $1,963 +22.61
504–545 unweaned 523 31 375.00–380.00 $377.86 $1,976 +22.78
555–584 563 31 356.00–379.00 $370.05 $2,083 +16.50
568–596 unweaned 583 46 335.00–347.50 $338.97 $1,976 +6.25
600–645 unweaned 623 91 321.00–330.00 $326.83 $2,036 +3.83
613–643 625 73 315.00–331.00 $323.48 $2,022 -24.52
658–673 unweaned 665 43 315.00–320.00 $317.09 $2,109 +25.12
658–673 669 25 319.00–337.00 $324.24 $2,169 -4.76
706–745 720 64 306.00–317.00 $310.55 $2,236 +0.74
770–796 787 198 302.50–312.00 $303.88 $2,392 +0.31
813–816 814 68 297.50–308.00 $303.48 $2,470 +5.26
895 895 7 308.00 $308.00 $2,757 +22.61
916–924 920 34 288.00–301.00 $294.15 $2,706 +17.15
971 971 10 290.00 $290.00 $2,816 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 424 16 355.00–360.00 $356.90 $1,513 -14.10
426 unweaned 426 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,576 -4.36
455–476 460 12 357.00–364.00 $362.19 $1,666 —
496–497 unweaned 496 15 355.00–362.00 $359.66 $1,784 —
502–540 521 38 334.00–355.00 $343.12 $1,788 +14.12
563–593 580 38 323.00–345.00 $333.38 $1,934 +2.33
688–698 691 30 308.50–314.00 $309.51 $2,139 —
708 708 3 299.00 $299.00 $2,117 +15.00
807 807 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,300 —
880 880 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,464 —
903–942 917 11 270.00–282.00 $273.58 $2,509 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,383 —
532 532 8 336.00 $336.00 $1,788 —
583 583 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,854 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 2 254.00 $254.00 $2,794 —
1167 1167 4 241.00 $241.00 $2,812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 unweaned 520 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,814 —
550 550 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,980 —
653 653 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,041 -30.00
660 660 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,993 —

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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.