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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 18, 2025

2,423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $331.41/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $3,072/hd at 927 lb · 202 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.24/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,655/hd at 673 lb · 176 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $349.63/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,846/hd at 814 lb · 168 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,423 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 unweaned 289 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,618 —
311–345 328 6 500.00–510.00 $505.26 $1,657 -64.74
338 fancy 338 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,791 -75.00
348 unweaned 348 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,670 —
360 fancy 360 4 575.00 $575.00 $2,070 —
351–382 370 8 502.50–530.00 $512.27 $1,895 -27.39
395 unweaned 395 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,936 -60.00
411–446 432 10 520.00–524.00 $522.48 $2,257 -12.22
433 thin fleshed 433 15 537.50 $537.50 $2,327 —
460 thin fleshed 460 5 548.00 $548.00 $2,521 —
461–484 470 24 525.00–526.00 $525.61 $2,470 +30.58
505 unweaned 505 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,146 -54.24
501–539 526 20 480.00–500.00 $489.80 $2,576 -25.20
560–585 unweaned 564 27 437.00–460.00 $456.46 $2,574 +32.83
559–584 575 55 439.00–455.00 $448.22 $2,577 -5.56
589 thin fleshed 589 26 456.00 $456.00 $2,686 —
611 unweaned 611 8 399.00 $399.00 $2,438 -17.07
606–639 623 68 400.00–424.00 $412.70 $2,571 -10.36
666 thin fleshed 666 31 400.50 $400.50 $2,667 —
651–692 675 145 384.00–399.00 $392.90 $2,652 +5.93
700–730 717 75 358.00–382.00 $373.53 $2,678 -4.51
753–796 774 94 340.00–367.00 $355.54 $2,752 -7.05
802–832 814 168 336.00–358.00 $349.63 $2,846 +9.37
855–887 875 60 334.00–338.00 $335.43 $2,935 -6.32
916–945 927 202 323.00–335.50 $331.41 $3,072 -1.24
956–958 958 67 325.00–327.50 $327.28 $3,135 -0.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–443 437 27 465.00–472.00 $468.32 $2,047 -16.68
445 unweaned 445 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 -30.00
523–546 537 42 440.00–457.00 $445.52 $2,392 -16.98
575 unweaned 575 7 375.00 $375.00 $2,156 -9.00
560–598 591 31 412.00–435.00 $430.78 $2,546 +3.81
603–645 635 71 385.00–392.00 $390.62 $2,480 +1.51
666–696 679 22 345.00–358.00 $349.56 $2,374 -18.83
708–738 728 74 337.50–353.00 $350.60 $2,552 +1.85
756–784 770 45 322.00–337.00 $334.91 $2,579 -0.82
806–815 811 11 320.00–322.50 $321.37 $2,606 -4.73
880 880 6 327.00 $327.00 $2,878 +2.88
900–902 900 33 308.00–312.00 $308.85 $2,780 -5.73
955 955 9 310.00 $310.00 $2,960 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,508 —
335 335 8 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 +9.09
356–382 373 9 517.50–530.00 $521.47 $1,945 +36.71
387 unweaned 387 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,974 —
412–421 417 14 490.00–495.00 $492.47 $2,054 +30.50
410–447 unweaned 433 16 445.00–450.00 $448.23 $1,941 -21.94
461 unweaned 461 8 445.00 $445.00 $2,051 —
460–475 464 29 435.00–461.00 $455.50 $2,114 +2.60
466 thin fleshed 466 10 465.00 $465.00 $2,167 -10.00
501–532 517 53 410.00–427.50 $416.73 $2,154 -6.34
510–522 unweaned 518 8 397.00–410.00 $401.80 $2,081 -23.20
552–595 571 84 372.00–393.00 $385.94 $2,204 +8.07
581–595 unweaned 589 14 352.00–357.00 $354.89 $2,090 -6.95
600–644 622 68 347.00–369.00 $361.00 $2,245 +0.62
661–694 673 72 342.00–353.00 $348.09 $2,343 -8.39
709 fancy 709 36 356.50 $356.50 $2,528 —
733 733 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,401 -13.49
757–788 771 130 317.00–329.00 $327.05 $2,522 -42.95
822 822 64 314.00 $314.00 $2,581 -7.10
861–875 862 70 317.50–320.00 $317.61 $2,738 +4.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,725 —
437–441 440 11 460.00–470.00 $463.62 $2,040 +18.62
467 unweaned 467 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,798 —
464–496 477 28 419.00–430.00 $425.20 $2,028 +3.53
527 527 7 383.00 $383.00 $2,018 -20.41
560–598 583 22 348.00–369.00 $355.48 $2,072 -6.93
636–638 637 21 335.00–342.00 $339.67 $2,164 -0.22
676 unweaned 676 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,146 -7.50
660–690 679 13 326.00–337.50 $333.47 $2,264 +3.89
704–748 722 27 303.00–321.00 $310.09 $2,239 -9.90
751 751 5 292.50 $292.50 $2,197 -0.86
852 852 12 311.00 $311.00 $2,650 +28.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,172 —
562 unweaned 562 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,332 —
690 unweaned 690 8 328.00 $328.00 $2,263 —
745 745 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 -10.00
927 927 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,503 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,764 —

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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.