Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 26, 2026

3,669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.66/cwt -4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $3,076/hd at 875 lb · 601 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.36/cwt -2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $3,238/hd at 986 lb · 309 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $336.70/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,121/hd at 927 lb · 293 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,669	2,886	4,022
Feeder cattle	3,669	2,886	4,022

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and steer calves 400 lbs to 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and 500 lbs to 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Instances of sharply lower on steers under 400 lbs and heifers under 500 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	6	630.00	$630.00	$1,852	-15.00
386–399	392	32	570.00–590.00	$581.09	$2,278	-83.91
427	427	5	615.00	$615.00	$2,626	+13.18
453 fancy	453	26	605.00	$605.00	$2,741	—
450–499	466	18	560.00–580.00	$568.88	$2,651	+1.93
504 fancy	504	35	570.00	$570.00	$2,873	—
500–527	523	50	532.50–557.50	$543.10	$2,840	-3.61
550–564	559	41	500.00–520.00	$514.78	$2,878	-9.12
610 fancy	610	27	491.00	$491.00	$2,995	—
603–630	617	62	452.50–471.00	$462.47	$2,853	-18.00
652–674	663	109	439.00–454.00	$447.63	$2,968	+17.53
700–743	726	92	394.00–413.00	$406.39	$2,950	-7.99
751–799	780	247	369.50–385.00	$375.71	$2,931	-5.53
804–842	826	193	345.00–371.00	$359.20	$2,967	-9.22
870 fancy	870	37	370.50	$370.50	$3,223	—
856–894	875	564	340.00–361.25	$350.42	$3,066	-5.46
900–943	927	293	322.50–346.00	$336.70	$3,121	-1.90
954–998	986	309	323.50–343.00	$328.36	$3,238	-2.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472–493	476	29	530.00–540.00	$538.21	$2,562	—
509–549	541	50	512.50–530.00	$516.01	$2,792	+1.01
550–564	559	28	490.00–505.00	$493.94	$2,761	+15.23
603–618	613	11	442.00–455.00	$446.65	$2,738	+0.59
662–684	676	33	421.00–427.00	$425.11	$2,874	—
762	762	3	376.00	$376.00	$2,865	+25.47
893	893	9	331.50	$331.50	$2,960	—
943	943	5	303.00	$303.00	$2,857	—
1001	1001	24	311.50	$311.50	$3,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	7	500.00	$500.00	$2,380	—
530–535	533	10	480.00–500.00	$487.95	$2,601	—
550	550	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,612	+20.00
667–690	679	17	377.00–380.00	$378.10	$2,567	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028	1028	16	326.00	$326.00	$3,351	+13.00
1051–1068	1057	8	301.50–317.00	$307.37	$3,249	+22.87

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	6	570.00	$570.00	$1,898	-26.98
349 fancy	349	5	630.00	$630.00	$2,199	—
373	373	12	570.00	$570.00	$2,126	-20.63
436–445	440	31	532.00–535.00	$533.27	$2,346	-8.01
462 fancy	462	8	522.00	$522.00	$2,412	-86.00
458–493	478	21	479.00–480.00	$479.41	$2,292	-26.05
503–513 fancy	509	20	512.00–512.50	$512.28	$2,608	+9.78
519–535	532	25	460.00–477.00	$474.35	$2,524	+14.39
555–583	576	46	432.00–440.00	$437.83	$2,522	+19.36
605 fancy	605	9	423.00	$423.00	$2,559	-43.00
600–630	620	64	391.00–408.00	$399.38	$2,476	-10.13
663–691	682	80	366.00–379.00	$371.61	$2,534	-9.27
700–743	731	88	340.00–363.00	$347.67	$2,541	-19.20
735 fancy	735	12	385.00	$385.00	$2,830	-31.00
753–796	771	117	331.00–347.00	$339.26	$2,616	+2.71
811–847	837	148	323.00–331.50	$327.04	$2,737	-13.88
852–867	854	85	318.00–332.50	$328.88	$2,809	-3.47
891 fancy	891	23	358.00	$358.00	$3,190	—
928	928	5	320.00	$320.00	$2,970	+13.61
998	998	5	298.00	$298.00	$2,974	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–446	415	13	495.00–505.00	$501.69	$2,082	-8.31
474	474	4	470.00	$470.00	$2,228	—
506–532	514	20	420.00–447.50	$430.92	$2,215	-6.55
582–590	585	12	390.00–411.00	$398.82	$2,333	—
609–638	621	7	376.00–396.00	$384.80	$2,390	-5.20
678–696	689	8	345.00–370.00	$354.22	$2,441	—
747	747	14	331.00	$331.00	$2,473	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	4	282.50	$282.50	$2,870	-19.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	465.00	$465.00	$2,027	-140.00
561	561	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,440	—

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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.