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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 22, 2026

3,377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.76/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,734/hd at 674 lb · 293 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $343.44/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,995/hd at 872 lb · 273 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $385.92/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,794/hd at 724 lb · 232 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,377 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 fancy 379 4 595.00 $595.00 $2,255 —
364–396 385 14 560.00–565.00 $563.31 $2,169 —
441 fancy 441 9 530.00 $530.00 $2,337 —
443 443 13 495.00 $495.00 $2,193 -65.00
453–461 456 42 507.00–527.50 $515.09 $2,349 -37.20
517–546 527 46 505.00–515.00 $508.96 $2,682 -19.63
553–595 570 134 442.00–463.00 $451.33 $2,573 -16.33
572 fancy 572 9 484.00 $484.00 $2,768 —
611 fancy 611 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,872 +8.11
604–648 629 157 425.00–450.00 $437.38 $2,751 +0.85
656 fancy 656 10 430.00 $430.00 $2,821 —
655–698 673 263 394.00–417.00 $406.36 $2,735 -1.44
691–692 thin fleshed 692 20 385.00–387.00 $385.70 $2,669 —
700–747 724 232 375.00–396.00 $385.92 $2,794 -3.66
758–793 778 187 347.00–370.00 $357.22 $2,779 -20.74
800–833 816 137 345.00–361.00 $354.84 $2,895 +5.12
843 thin fleshed 843 9 336.00 $336.00 $2,832 —
851–895 872 273 335.00–355.50 $343.44 $2,995 +3.79
905–931 918 179 320.00–340.50 $333.66 $3,063 -5.90
967–986 977 120 324.50–330.50 $326.92 $3,194 +3.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–394 379 21 485.00–510.00 $493.75 $1,871 —
438 438 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,971 —
492–496 493 41 472.50–495.00 $486.73 $2,400 -7.92
502–542 529 36 450.00–465.00 $455.34 $2,409 -33.65
559–589 575 26 405.00–427.00 $414.59 $2,384 -25.20
604–648 620 62 403.00–420.00 $412.49 $2,557 -0.37
684–689 687 10 360.00–364.00 $362.01 $2,487 -23.99
701–743 721 47 350.00–366.00 $359.24 $2,590 +24.24
814 814 10 334.00 $334.00 $2,719 —
884 884 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,811 —
919–942 928 18 301.00–313.00 $305.74 $2,837 -14.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–496 491 42 407.50–430.00 $416.65 $2,046 —
534 534 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,323 +29.90
585 585 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 —
593 thin fleshed 593 10 345.00 $345.00 $2,046 —
610 610 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1066 1066 17 293.50 $293.50 $3,129 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,773 —
440 440 6 485.00 $485.00 $2,134 +5.00
456 fancy 456 12 520.00 $520.00 $2,371 —
457–483 471 28 455.00–470.00 $459.52 $2,164 -15.32
503–521 fancy 512 8 455.00–465.00 $459.91 $2,355 -27.59
518–549 538 45 434.00–445.00 $442.51 $2,381 -2.02
552 fancy 552 9 442.00 $442.00 $2,440 —
567 thin fleshed 567 6 432.00 $432.00 $2,449 —
551–589 575 120 400.00–422.00 $410.55 $2,361 -16.33
612–613 fancy 613 41 396.00–401.00 $397.58 $2,437 —
600–648 627 125 365.00–388.00 $378.48 $2,373 -20.34
650–699 677 108 348.00–367.50 $360.55 $2,441 -8.56
705–742 725 53 339.00–360.00 $348.65 $2,528 -9.11
750–788 770 164 322.00–340.50 $330.91 $2,548 -1.20
801–844 824 40 307.50–324.00 $315.15 $2,597 -17.07
865–893 873 21 312.00–322.00 $319.08 $2,786 +6.42
928–935 fancy 929 158 332.00–338.00 $336.74 $3,128 —
921–940 933 24 292.00–293.50 $292.94 $2,733 +5.44
974 974 12 268.00 $268.00 $2,610 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,416 -80.00
437 437 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,879 —
503–541 525 26 426.00–432.50 $429.50 $2,255 +38.83
564–591 578 12 370.00–383.00 $376.65 $2,177 -28.35
601–645 611 22 355.00–361.00 $357.69 $2,185 -19.32
662–676 666 22 345.00–347.00 $346.22 $2,306 +4.22
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1084 1084 25 255.00 $255.00 $2,764 —
1245 1245 8 212.00 $212.00 $2,639 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 9 410.00 $410.00 $1,841 —
508 508 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,968 —
527 thin fleshed 527 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,765 —
666 666 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,765 —

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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.