Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 2, 2026

3,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $343.30/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $3,200/hd at 932 lb · 434 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $373.92/cwt +21.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,077/hd at 823 lb · 254 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $351.62/cwt +11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $3,077/hd at 875 lb · 236 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,525	3,280	3,573
Feeder cattle	3,525	3,280	3,573

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves, not enough for market test. Several reputation heifers sold as replacement and several lots of off wheat calves contributed to fleshy condition. Good demand for heavy supply.

▲ Feeder heifers: steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: steers over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 20.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 unweaned	250	7	750.00	$750.00	$1,875	—
332	332	11	710.00	$710.00	$2,357	+49.17
364–369	366	15	660.00–670.00	$665.97	$2,437	+18.99
376 fancy	376	9	707.50	$707.50	$2,660	+47.50
402 unweaned	402	4	610.00	$610.00	$2,452	+63.22
401–430 fancy	418	31	617.00–625.00	$621.78	$2,599	+7.78
401–447	429	75	580.00–602.50	$589.33	$2,528	-2.01
456 fancy	456	27	590.00	$590.00	$2,690	+4.99
450–494	480	111	540.00–565.00	$555.86	$2,668	+0.24
513	513	13	510.00	$510.00	$2,616	-23.88
500–543	517	58	518.00–540.00	$530.88	$2,745	-3.00
505–533 unweaned	525	21	500.00–515.00	$510.88	$2,682	+20.64
551–561 unweaned	553	17	490.00–502.50	$500.26	$2,766	—
554–560 fancy	558	40	500.00–506.00	$504.91	$2,817	-6.09
554–589	568	60	470.00–490.00	$475.25	$2,699	+33.58
574–576	575	23	460.00–470.00	$465.66	$2,678	+23.99
601 unweaned	601	15	472.00	$472.00	$2,837	—
604–620 fancy	613	15	465.00–475.00	$468.94	$2,875	+1.23
600–633	618	70	435.00–460.00	$448.77	$2,773	+8.28
666 fancy	666	22	438.00	$438.00	$2,917	—
650–693	677	36	416.00–423.00	$419.38	$2,839	+6.97
705 unweaned	705	11	416.00	$416.00	$2,933	—
707	707	8	417.00	$417.00	$2,948	+27.66
704–724 fancy	714	31	411.00–416.00	$413.61	$2,953	—
706–748	737	30	386.00–400.00	$389.49	$2,871	+0.15
750–782	763	80	384.00–390.00	$388.21	$2,962	+12.03
800–847	823	254	364.00–379.50	$373.92	$3,077	+21.18
851–889	875	236	346.75–360.00	$351.62	$3,077	+11.72
906–946	932	434	334.00–347.00	$343.30	$3,200	+4.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–398	375	11	615.00	$615.00	$2,306	—
500 unweaned	500	7	510.00	$510.00	$2,550	—
517–546	534	48	500.00–510.00	$507.24	$2,709	+13.68
589	589	11	385.00	$385.00	$2,268	-61.67
664–677	668	21	375.00–385.00	$378.38	$2,528	-27.62
775	775	9	352.00	$352.00	$2,728	+15.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	58	326.00	$326.00	$3,312	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	7	610.00	$610.00	$1,958	—
345 unweaned	345	7	580.00	$580.00	$2,001	—
357 unweaned	357	10	585.00	$585.00	$2,088	+15.34
376–384	380	14	550.00	$550.00	$2,090	-30.00
402–408 fancy	405	15	560.00	$560.00	$2,268	—
411–448	427	59	520.00–537.50	$530.26	$2,264	+8.09
433 thin fleshed	433	4	550.00	$550.00	$2,382	—
437 unweaned	437	5	490.00	$490.00	$2,141	-7.74
452–459 fancy	457	21	530.00–535.00	$533.59	$2,439	—
465–471 unweaned	468	11	470.00–475.00	$472.26	$2,210	-10.44
456–495	477	45	500.00–520.00	$508.31	$2,425	+10.23
506 unweaned	506	5	450.00	$450.00	$2,277	+25.00
513 fancy	513	24	475.00	$475.00	$2,437	—
500–544	521	120	432.50–455.00	$444.53	$2,316	+1.03
553–564 unweaned	559	26	436.00–455.00	$445.59	$2,491	—
550–599	584	191	432.00–452.50	$442.21	$2,583	+19.91
592 fancy	592	8	465.00	$465.00	$2,753	+23.00
601–621	611	50	390.00–410.00	$401.09	$2,451	+2.01
611 fancy	611	8	430.00	$430.00	$2,627	—
651 unweaned	651	9	384.00	$384.00	$2,500	—
654–655 fancy	654	30	391.00–393.00	$392.60	$2,568	—
683–696	691	15	357.00–374.00	$367.28	$2,538	-74.72
715	715	57	381.50	$381.50	$2,728	+23.29
703–746	733	56	348.00–364.00	$355.27	$2,604	+18.13
756–770	764	11	339.00–356.00	$346.65	$2,648	+11.04
760–769	765	26	339.00–358.00	$349.47	$2,673	+13.86
812–817	813	86	338.50–339.00	$338.89	$2,755	+12.60
893	893	26	326.00	$326.00	$2,911	+1.00
983	983	9	300.00–304.00	$301.78	$2,966	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–299	290	11	585.00–590.00	$587.66	$1,704	+127.66
345	345	7	540.00	$540.00	$1,863	-10.00
414	414	15	490.00–505.00	$499.00	$2,066	—
456–492	487	59	480.00–487.50	$482.18	$2,348	—
500–501	501	13	430.00–435.00	$432.31	$2,166	—
563–587	578	48	407.50–428.00	$413.50	$2,390	—
600	600	6	380.00	$380.00	$2,280	—
735	735	4	338.00	$338.00	$2,484	—
787	787	4	336.00	$336.00	$2,644	—
838	838	6	314.00	$314.00	$2,631	—
865	865	19	332.00	$332.00	$2,872	—
980	980	5	287.50	$287.50	$2,818	—
980	980	6	300.00	$300.00	$2,940	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028	1028	5	282.00	$282.00	$2,899	—
1066–1075	1072	13	270.00–280.00	$273.83	$2,935	+28.83

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	8	262.00	$262.00	$2,987	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	8	435.00	$435.00	$1,984	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,481	—
715	715	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,502	—
1035	1035	4	285.00	$285.00	$2,950	—

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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.