Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 9, 2026

4,908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $341.34/cwt ≈ $3,287/hd at 963 lb · 391 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.84/cwt +8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $3,161/hd at 879 lb · 284 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $455.31/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 524 lb · 232 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,908	3,525	3,392
Feeder cattle	4,908	3,525	3,392

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers over 550 lbs sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher, under 550 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher across all weights, sharply higher in some instances. Very good demand for heavy supply.

▲ Feeder heifers: Heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher across all weights
▲ Feeder steers: steers over 550 lbs sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	3	710.00	$710.00	$2,102	—
324	324	6	680.00	$680.00	$2,203	-30.00
364–376	368	27	615.00–630.00	$620.11	$2,282	-45.86
378 unweaned	378	12	590.00	$590.00	$2,230	—
419–448	431	60	560.00–585.00	$574.10	$2,474	-15.23
438	438	6	500.00	$500.00	$2,190	-89.33
443 unweaned	443	7	485.00	$485.00	$2,149	—
450–491	462	87	530.00–550.00	$539.72	$2,494	-16.14
475 fancy	475	8	565.00	$565.00	$2,684	-25.00
504 unweaned	504	42	515.00	$515.00	$2,596	+4.12
504–543	525	81	510.00–533.00	$519.90	$2,729	-10.98
551 fancy	551	29	526.00	$526.00	$2,898	+21.09
572 unweaned	572	25	475.00	$475.00	$2,717	-25.26
563–589	574	115	480.00–502.00	$493.91	$2,835	+28.25
615–625 fancy	623	17	470.00–485.00	$476.14	$2,966	+7.20
631 unweaned	631	11	427.50	$427.50	$2,698	-44.50
616–648	633	143	431.00–455.00	$440.00	$2,785	-8.77
650–687	667	111	425.00–450.00	$432.58	$2,885	+13.20
720 fancy	720	8	421.00	$421.00	$3,031	+7.39
700–746	722	76	387.00–411.00	$401.17	$2,896	+11.68
740 unweaned	740	9	381.00	$381.00	$2,819	-35.00
752–791	775	152	374.50–397.00	$389.22	$3,016	+1.01
803–847	815	186	365.00–389.00	$372.15	$3,033	-1.77
856–898	878	274	350.00–374.00	$360.05	$3,161	+8.43
894	894	10	354.00	$354.00	$3,165	+2.38
900	900	17	355.50	$355.50	$3,200	+12.20
926–946	932	92	346.00–354.00	$347.97	$3,243	+4.67
961 fancy	961	57	349.00	$349.00	$3,354	—
957–967	963	313	335.00–343.00	$339.37	$3,268	—
968	968	21	350.00	$350.00	$3,388	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	6	670.00	$670.00	$2,110	—
356–383	365	11	570.00–590.00	$582.91	$2,128	-32.09
400–436	415	53	525.00–550.00	$535.50	$2,222	—
455–489	479	51	500.00–525.00	$512.80	$2,456	—
509–541	522	87	482.00–505.00	$494.33	$2,580	-12.91
564–596	577	76	460.00–474.00	$466.91	$2,694	+81.91
607–643	628	27	405.00–425.00	$418.28	$2,627	—
652–690	670	51	402.50–420.00	$412.09	$2,761	+33.71
719–736	730	16	380.00–397.50	$386.47	$2,821	—
770–773	772	21	368.00–371.00	$368.71	$2,846	+16.71
825–843	839	55	337.50–360.00	$350.57	$2,941	—
851–881	859	28	335.00–340.00	$336.48	$2,890	—
900	900	34	328.00	$328.00	$2,952	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
772	772	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,586	—
1015–1028	1023	26	330.00–335.00	$332.21	$3,399	+6.21
1070–1075	1075	51	311.50–327.00	$312.41	$3,358	—
1161	1161	14	304.00	$304.00	$3,529	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	9	620.00	$620.00	$1,767	—
396	396	4	530.00	$530.00	$2,099	—
540–546	542	14	445.00–465.00	$457.81	$2,481	—
642	642	15	395.00	$395.00	$2,536	—
752	752	25	344.00	$344.00	$2,587	—
836	836	10	338.00	$338.00	$2,826	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281	281	4	680.00	$680.00	$1,911	—
295 unweaned	295	5	620.00	$620.00	$1,829	—
300–333	320	14	610.00–620.00	$616.33	$1,972	+6.33
375–392	383	20	570.00–590.00	$575.12	$2,203	+25.12
395 unweaned	395	16	530.00	$530.00	$2,094	—
403–419 fancy	409	22	555.00–560.00	$556.86	$2,278	-3.14
406–437	429	34	530.00–540.00	$532.00	$2,282	+1.74
457 thin fleshed	457	6	500.00	$500.00	$2,285	—
451–477	463	100	490.00–510.00	$501.30	$2,321	-7.01
473	473	11	480.00	$480.00	$2,270	-28.31
496–497 unweaned	497	18	460.00–465.00	$463.34	$2,303	-8.92
506–528 fancy	516	36	470.00–480.00	$475.37	$2,453	+0.37
500–536	526	196	440.00–465.00	$451.62	$2,376	+7.09
550–577	563	43	435.00–455.00	$440.98	$2,483	-1.23
568 fancy	568	6	470.00	$470.00	$2,670	+5.00
589 unweaned	589	11	394.00	$394.00	$2,321	-51.59
609–610 fancy	610	24	424.00–430.00	$426.75	$2,603	-3.25
607–633	614	49	417.00–433.50	$428.99	$2,634	+27.90
605–646	622	87	394.00–419.00	$407.64	$2,536	+6.55
655–672	668	24	396.00–399.00	$396.61	$2,649	+29.33
672 fancy	672	14	434.00	$434.00	$2,916	+41.40
653–699	683	45	357.00–380.00	$374.60	$2,559	+7.32
701–729	712	34	373.00–377.00	$375.43	$2,673	-6.07
701–749	730	86	355.00–374.00	$362.63	$2,647	+7.36
754	754	16	369.00	$369.00	$2,782	+22.35
755–798	781	133	340.00–359.00	$349.57	$2,730	+0.10
801	801	8	347.00	$347.00	$2,779	+8.11
815–848	826	142	332.00–343.00	$337.73	$2,790	-1.16
852–877	873	136	333.00–336.00	$335.59	$2,930	+9.59
904–931	920	43	315.00–318.00	$315.35	$2,901	—
950–968	960	12	317.00–327.50	$323.66	$3,107	+21.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–386	378	12	550.00–570.00	$559.79	$2,116	—
403–443	433	32	510.00–530.00	$515.42	$2,232	+16.42
458–496	479	61	460.00–480.00	$469.81	$2,250	-12.37
503	503	21	438.00	$438.00	$2,203	+5.69
563–593	576	31	402.50–424.00	$414.98	$2,390	+1.48
645	645	5	386.00	$386.00	$2,490	—
693	693	14	371.00	$371.00	$2,571	—
771	771	6	332.00	$332.00	$2,560	-4.00
805	805	28	347.00	$347.00	$2,793	+33.00
921	921	27	325.50	$325.50	$2,998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	5	500.00	$500.00	$2,120	—
537	537	5	405.00	$405.00	$2,175	—
588	588	35	396.00	$396.00	$2,328	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1076	1076	5	295.00	$295.00	$3,174	+21.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	10	490.00	$490.00	$2,264	—
555–580	562	23	440.00–455.00	$450.96	$2,534	+20.96
631 unweaned	631	6	410.00	$410.00	$2,587	—

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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.