Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 23, 2026

2,546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.28/cwt -13.66 vs last sale · ≈ $3,013/hd at 868 lb · 179 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $373.29/cwt +6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $3,068/hd at 822 lb · 143 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.77/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 776 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,546	4,748	2,711
Feeder cattle	2,546	4,748	2,711

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady with spots 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Overall, good demand for a moderate supply.

▲ Feeder heifers: steers and heifers sold mostly steady with spots 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower
▲ Feeder steers: steers and heifers sold mostly steady with spots 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271–298	286	7	660.00	$660.00	$1,888	—
344	344	5	640.00	$640.00	$2,202	+20.00
383 fancy	383	4	625.00	$625.00	$2,394	—
375–388	384	9	590.00–610.00	$601.14	$2,308	-32.82
410–441	427	30	550.00–570.00	$561.29	$2,397	-32.98
416–438 fancy	435	19	580.00–590.00	$588.49	$2,560	-36.51
450–495	474	34	525.00–550.00	$541.96	$2,569	-15.48
504–537	522	75	490.00–512.00	$500.87	$2,615	-20.23
500–549 fancy	529	19	530.00–545.00	$538.20	$2,847	-0.26
557–570 fancy	563	16	490.00–495.00	$492.20	$2,771	-25.05
563–594	575	38	467.00–488.00	$482.56	$2,775	-15.22
601–639 fancy	608	51	455.00–462.00	$459.31	$2,793	-26.40
605–645	632	40	425.00–445.00	$434.52	$2,746	-28.44
650–693	674	108	402.50–422.00	$413.98	$2,790	-2.81
705–748	730	15	370.00–395.00	$380.16	$2,775	-38.59
750–791	773	99	370.00–387.50	$382.08	$2,953	-7.43
805–824	822	143	359.00–374.00	$373.29	$3,068	+6.65
854 fancy	854	26	362.50	$362.50	$3,096	—
858–878	870	153	336.00–355.00	$344.69	$2,999	-16.25
925	925	26	342.00	$342.00	$3,164	+2.97
975–993	986	57	312.50–336.50	$324.11	$3,196	-22.54

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,898	—
379	379	6	580.00	$580.00	$2,198	-27.49
420–445	431	13	520.00–540.00	$530.83	$2,288	-31.24
471	471	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,308	-40.54
520 fancy	520	15	517.50	$517.50	$2,691	—
535	535	8	485.00	$485.00	$2,595	-11.69
550–571	565	26	440.00–462.50	$451.64	$2,552	-24.74
588 thin fleshed	588	5	435.00	$435.00	$2,558	—
635	635	6	407.50	$407.50	$2,588	-26.60
842	842	5	344.00	$344.00	$2,896	+9.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014	1014	5	325.00	$325.00	$3,296	-2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	330	8	560.00–570.00	$567.73	$1,874	+2.73
353–375 fancy	362	5	560.00–580.00	$571.71	$2,070	—
352–395	373	42	530.00–550.00	$538.01	$2,007	-8.73
407–415	411	29	520.00–535.00	$532.05	$2,187	+10.24
455–495	469	51	455.00–475.00	$467.84	$2,194	-7.85
463–495 fancy	478	31	485.00–510.00	$492.63	$2,355	-10.82
500–540	521	110	435.00–460.00	$449.58	$2,342	-9.64
547 fancy	547	17	467.50	$467.50	$2,557	—
554 fancy	554	12	445.00	$445.00	$2,465	-67.00
560–598	584	71	412.50–435.00	$422.88	$2,470	-14.26
606–643	628	83	388.00–408.00	$401.25	$2,520	-9.36
672–691	683	57	367.00–385.00	$380.09	$2,596	-3.03
722–744	735	103	356.00–373.00	$362.32	$2,663	-1.81
756–787	776	136	338.00–352.00	$344.77	$2,675	-7.65
802–826	808	106	323.00–339.00	$335.41	$2,710	-10.13
851–861	860	36	322.00–341.50	$339.89	$2,923	+10.39
896	896	32	323.50	$323.50	$2,899	-6.00
910–944	940	36	316.50–317.00	$316.55	$2,976	-13.45
982	982	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,946	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880	880	11	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
906–924	913	96	2,885.00–3,300.00	$3,046.89	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1064	1064	38	292.00	$292.00	$3,107	—
1138	1138	5	260.00	$260.00	$2,959	—
1167	1167	6	227.00	$227.00	$2,649	—
1210–1230	1223	3	212.00–220.00	$214.64	$2,625	—
1343	1343	18	210.00	$210.00	$2,820	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	5	520.00	$520.00	$1,789	—
407–435	427	30	480.00–505.00	$496.53	$2,120	+1.75
496–498	497	9	440.00–445.00	$442.23	$2,198	+7.23
531	531	8	425.00	$425.00	$2,257	+7.50
592	592	12	379.00	$379.00	$2,244	-40.15
889	889	6	311.00	$311.00	$2,765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	9	475.00	$475.00	$2,118	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	605.00	$605.00	$2,190	—
480	480	2	465.00	$465.00	$2,232	-45.00
586	586	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,696	+45.00
857	857	4	324.00	$324.00	$2,777	-18.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,675	—

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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.