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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

3,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.38/cwt -5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $3,054/hd at 884 lb · 405 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.16/cwt -7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,894/hd at 817 lb · 398 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $387.75/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,801/hd at 722 lb · 184 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,025 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 11 560.00 $560.00 $2,475 -7.44
453–478 466 17 550.00–555.00 $552.29 $2,574 +12.92
523–533 530 21 525.00–530.00 $528.59 $2,802 +0.19
552–586 568 38 460.00–480.00 $467.66 $2,656 -21.16
604–606 fancy 605 35 460.00–463.00 $461.89 $2,794 +1.89
609–649 627 112 424.00–447.50 $436.53 $2,737 +0.21
655–692 677 168 393.00–418.00 $407.80 $2,761 -0.84
707 fancy 707 15 403.00 $403.00 $2,849 —
703–740 721 148 374.00–398.00 $389.58 $2,809 +0.78
742 thin fleshed 742 21 364.00 $364.00 $2,701 —
750–795 777 172 366.00–388.00 $377.96 $2,937 +2.26
800–804 fancy 801 60 378.50–382.00 $379.14 $3,037 +6.39
802–849 820 338 332.00–355.50 $349.72 $2,868 -8.86
857–898 883 280 335.00–345.25 $339.65 $2,999 -9.84
880–893 fancy 887 125 358.00–358.50 $358.23 $3,178 -7.27
912–928 922 87 338.00–340.50 $339.56 $3,131 -1.26
926 thin fleshed 926 7 331.00 $331.00 $3,065 —
991–995 993 117 315.50–330.00 $323.20 $3,209 -10.80
1051 1051 32 290.00 $290.00 $3,048 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–485 470 24 490.00–500.00 $494.65 $2,325 -6.02
529–547 540 18 487.00–490.00 $488.99 $2,641 -15.01
582–593 588 30 435.00–445.00 $439.79 $2,586 -17.73
633–648 644 52 412.50–413.00 $412.86 $2,659 -4.82
691 691 7 386.00 $386.00 $2,667 -2.25
743 743 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,489 —
771–783 779 23 338.00–359.00 $344.32 $2,682 -2.40
921 921 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,947 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–512 509 10 390.00–420.00 $405.10 $2,062 —
761 761 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,511 —
954 954 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,624 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006 1006 11 325.00 $325.00 $3,270 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 530.00 $530.00 $1,887 +25.00
409 409 9 480.00 $480.00 $1,963 -8.22
445 fancy 445 11 510.00 $510.00 $2,270 -23.00
452–497 485 55 460.00–482.00 $474.84 $2,303 -5.23
492 fancy 492 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,583 —
500–539 522 37 435.00–455.00 $444.53 $2,320 -5.85
533 thin fleshed 533 18 469.00 $469.00 $2,500 —
546 fancy 546 7 487.50 $487.50 $2,662 —
552–591 580 88 419.00–436.00 $426.88 $2,476 +4.56
600–635 612 116 387.00–412.50 $398.82 $2,441 +6.84
660 fancy 660 25 395.00 $395.00 $2,607 —
651–696 676 101 362.00–387.00 $369.11 $2,495 -2.00
701 fancy 701 8 372.00 $372.00 $2,608 —
712–744 723 117 343.00–367.00 $357.76 $2,587 -0.62
728 thin fleshed 728 28 372.00 $372.00 $2,708 -30.00
751 fancy 751 42 368.00 $368.00 $2,764 —
759–798 778 80 325.00–338.00 $332.11 $2,584 -6.91
803–843 825 86 319.50–340.00 $332.22 $2,741 +1.05
850–875 856 46 304.00–319.00 $312.66 $2,676 -8.42
907 907 23 287.50 $287.50 $2,608 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 480.00 $480.00 $1,685 —
487 487 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,045 -20.00
538–539 538 44 377.50–397.50 $390.67 $2,102 -10.84
584 584 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,365 —
636–648 642 10 376.00–378.00 $377.01 $2,420 +6.23
693 693 11 342.00 $342.00 $2,370 -17.37
768 768 9 309.00 $309.00 $2,373 -20.00
820 820 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 —

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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.