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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report, Salina, KS

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

3,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.85/cwt +19.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,746/hd at 822 lb · 427 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.82/cwt +9.41 vs last sale · ≈ $3,098/hd at 909 lb · 297 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.06/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,975/hd at 822 lb · 269 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,598 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 565.00 $565.00 $2,209 +52.73
406–441 419 16 552.00–577.50 $567.44 $2,378 +44.96
458–496 476 12 530.00–550.00 $539.37 $2,567 +13.76
481 fancy 481 52 571.00 $571.00 $2,747 —
490 thin fleshed 490 6 560.00 $560.00 $2,744 +12.00
527 unweaned 527 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,688 +85.00
506–547 532 59 510.00–537.50 $528.40 $2,811 +38.60
568 fancy 568 52 518.50 $518.50 $2,945 —
561–599 581 46 473.00–505.00 $488.82 $2,840 +40.60
600 fancy 600 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,760 —
602–641 630 150 427.50–453.00 $436.32 $2,749 +23.62
650 unweaned 650 6 412.00 $412.00 $2,678 —
651–698 677 168 399.00–420.00 $408.64 $2,766 +15.74
701–748 726 154 377.00–400.00 $388.80 $2,823 +15.27
759 fancy 759 21 396.00 $396.00 $3,006 —
762 thin fleshed 762 16 391.00 $391.00 $2,979 —
752–789 769 220 367.00–386.00 $375.70 $2,889 +20.16
809 fancy 809 66 372.75 $372.75 $3,016 —
800–849 826 203 351.00–369.00 $358.58 $2,962 +8.95
864 fancy 864 23 365.50 $365.50 $3,158 —
880–899 888 244 342.00–355.50 $349.49 $3,103 +14.06
902–924 909 297 337.50–345.50 $340.82 $3,098 +9.41
958 958 122 334.00 $334.00 $3,200 +6.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495–497 496 12 490.00–507.00 $500.67 $2,483 —
549 549 11 504.00 $504.00 $2,767 +58.48
554–597 579 75 440.00–465.00 $457.52 $2,649 +26.74
618–648 638 38 412.00–423.00 $417.68 $2,665 +27.06
650–695 672 33 375.00–393.00 $388.25 $2,609 +38.69
777–799 785 57 330.00–356.00 $346.72 $2,722 +11.81
804–817 813 29 337.00–346.00 $341.35 $2,775 +19.98
874–896 882 48 320.00–336.00 $328.98 $2,902 +1.98
953 953 8 323.00 $323.00 $3,078 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 fancy 363 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,978 —
382–393 385 12 505.00 $505.00 $1,944 -16.47
415–442 430 27 480.00–495.00 $488.22 $2,099 -4.25
446 fancy 446 39 533.00 $533.00 $2,377 —
453–493 480 28 470.00–487.50 $480.07 $2,304 +24.57
501 unweaned 501 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,254 +48.20
509 fancy 509 54 471.00 $471.00 $2,397 —
506–531 523 25 447.00–457.50 $450.38 $2,355 +33.65
564 thin fleshed 564 16 432.00 $432.00 $2,436 —
566 fancy 566 11 435.00 $435.00 $2,462 —
551–586 572 86 405.00–432.50 $422.32 $2,416 +36.38
603–648 629 58 377.00–400.00 $391.98 $2,466 +30.98
632 unweaned 632 6 377.50 $377.50 $2,386 —
648 thin fleshed 648 9 422.00 $422.00 $2,735 —
658 thin fleshed 658 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,533 —
651–696 669 96 365.00–378.00 $371.11 $2,483 +23.02
704 thin fleshed 704 8 402.00 $402.00 $2,830 —
705–730 718 120 353.00–359.50 $358.38 $2,573 +30.88
752–773 766 28 335.00–343.00 $339.02 $2,597 +11.97
809 fancy 809 67 348.25 $348.25 $2,817 —
805–834 825 360 325.00–337.00 $331.17 $2,732 +17.17
851–885 868 64 314.00–330.00 $321.08 $2,787 +3.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,174 +14.80
542–546 543 14 400.00–407.00 $401.51 $2,180 +18.51
616–646 636 55 368.00–374.00 $370.78 $2,358 +31.11
680–693 688 16 359.00–360.00 $359.37 $2,472 +25.90
734–744 738 47 325.00–348.50 $344.60 $2,543 +34.51
785 785 8 329.00 $329.00 $2,583 +36.50
888 888 5 299.00 $299.00 $2,655 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 17 273.00 $273.00 $2,744 —
1083 1083 7 270.00 $270.00 $2,924 —
1233–1235 1234 13 230.00 $230.00 $2,838 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 8 262.50 $262.50 $1,706 —
774 774 8 260.00 $260.00 $2,012 —

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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.