Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. market report — October 22, 2026

Salina, KS · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

2,328

Last week 1,375 (+953)
Last year 2,688

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$424.99 /cwt

$2,376 per head · 78 hd
vs last week −7.72

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$356.25 /cwt

$2,701 per head · 77 hd
vs last week +1.59

Compared to last week, Steers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher with 500 to 550 lb steers selling steady and steers weighing 300 to 450 lbs and 750 to 800 lbs not enough for market test. Heifers sold anywhere from 20.00 lower to 26.00 higher with the majority of heifers weighing 750 to 800 lbs selling up to 17.00 higher. Several lots of nice calves coming off the cow. Demand was very good for a moderate supply of calves.
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$570.00 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	35	471 lb	$483.25	$2,278	+9.51	+26.97	$484.35 (38 hd)
500–599 lb	78	559 lb	$424.99	$2,376	−7.72	+4.93	$444.25 (121 hd)
600–699 lb	71	654 lb	$383.62	$2,510	+11.81	−15.48	$406.65 (143 hd)
700–799 lb	77	758 lb	$356.25	$2,701	+1.59	−19.98	$363.88 (36 hd)
800–899 lb	279	859 lb	$338.51	$2,906	+0.55	−13.80	—
900–999 lb	123	947 lb	$329.53	$3,122	+1.71	−13.19	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$486.82 (52 hd)
400–499 lb	55	476 lb	$388.78	$1,852	−44.13	−44.16	$434.95 (60 hd)
500–599 lb	57	564 lb	$365.71	$2,062	−0.54	−2.47	$374.95 (137 hd)
600–699 lb	67	654 lb	$336.60	$2,203	−20.91	−20.00	$354.19 (41 hd)
700–799 lb	329	769 lb	$337.36	$2,594	+14.61	−4.67	$323.37 (14 hd)
800–899 lb	130	870 lb	$318.43	$2,771	+4.18	−8.40	—
900–999 lb	21	916 lb	$305.15	$2,795	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $424.99/cwt
4-week average: $422.04
13-week average: $414.56
4-week vs 13-week: +1.8%

52-wk low $385.79high $520.07

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $356.25/cwt
4-week average: $352.85
13-week average: $355.66
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $335.85high $397.68

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $365.71/cwt
4-week average: $365.79
13-week average: $373.09
4-week vs 13-week: −2.0%

52-wk low $344.70high $451.51

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Mar and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+3.3%	86%	7
Feb	+5.5%	100%	7
Mar	+4.8%	86%	7
Apr	+3.1%	86%	7
May	+1.8%	71%	7
Jun	—	—	0
Jul	+2.2%	57%	7
Aug	+1.8%	71%	7
Sep	−2.7%	29%	7
Oct	−5.5%	0%	7
Nov	−6.3%	0%	7
Dec	−1.4%	43%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Jul and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.6%	57%	7
Feb	−0.4%	29%	7
Mar	−1.8%	29%	7
Apr	−0.4%	57%	7
May	−0.9%	29%	7
Jun	—	—	0
Jul	+4.9%	86%	7
Aug	+5.7%	86%	7
Sep	+2.4%	71%	7
Oct	+1.5%	71%	7
Nov	−2.8%	14%	7
Dec	−1.8%	29%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	2,328	$424.99	$356.25	$365.71
Thu Oct 15	1,375	$432.71	$354.65	$366.25
Thu Oct 8	1,871	$410.59	$353.88	$347.92
Thu Oct 1	1,637	$420.62	$346.26	$380.38
Thu Sep 24	3,065	$409.45	$358.81	$370.62
Thu Sep 17	2,406	$426.92	$355.74	$370.90
Thu Sep 10	1,962	$404.25	$351.24	$363.42
Thu Sep 3	1,286	$392.41	$344.45	$359.08
Thu Aug 27	2,745	$397.76	$344.19	$368.64
Thu Aug 20	2,868	$403.84	$348.75	$377.31
Thu Aug 13	1,995	$409.63	$373.41	$385.47
Thu Aug 6	4,061	$435.16	$372.63	$400.02
Thu Jul 30	2,390	$421.70	$362.90	$391.60
Thu Jul 23	1,355	$428.76	$357.98	$375.59

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Oct 20, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,537	—	—	—	No
Oct 13, 2026	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	1,045	$431.58	$356.39	$372.89	Yes
Aug 18, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,221	—	—	—	No
May 5, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,854	—	—	—	No
Apr 21, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	2,326	—	—	—	No
Mar 17, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,077	—	—	—	No
Feb 17, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,354	—	—	—	No
Feb 3, 2026	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	2,563	$489.12	$392.45	$442.88	Yes
Jan 20, 2026	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,464	—	—	—	No
Jan 13, 2026	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	3,017	$501.63	$382.81	$424.10	Yes
Jan 6, 2026	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	3,534	$485.00	$389.54	$414.88	Yes
Dec 16, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	2,095	—	—	—	No
Dec 2, 2025	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	1,819	$446.33	$369.64	$381.21	Yes
Nov 18, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	774	—	—	—	No
Nov 11, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	2,019	—	—	—	No
Nov 4, 2025	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	3,172	$418.36	$375.00	$361.00	Yes
Oct 28, 2025	Feeder Cattle Specialspecial	1,064	$406.88	—	$365.08	Yes
Oct 21, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	1,438	—	—	—	No
Sep 22, 2025	Replacement Cattle Specialspecial	780	—	—	—	No

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Kansas sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Winter Livestock, Pratt	99 mi	Oct 22	$452.35	$371.29
Winter Livestock, Dodge City	149 mi	Oct 21	$439.46	$363.93

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	2,328	43	AMS_1892
Replacement Cattle Special special	October 20, 2026	1,537	12	AMS_1893
Feeder Cattle Special special	October 13, 2026	1,045	7	AMS_1894

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. - Salina, KS” (AMS_1892); “Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Replacement Cattle Special - Salina, KS” (AMS_1893); “Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Feeder Cattle Special - Salina, KS” (AMS_1894). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.