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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Feeder Cattle Special Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, November 5, 2024

1,484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.81/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,551/hd at 629 lb · 119 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.04/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 527 lb · 112 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.44/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,862/hd at 712 lb · 111 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,484 3,450 2,174
Feeder cattle 1,484 3,450 2,174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice run of cattle today. The cattle were mostly unweaned. If they have good genetics and good shots they bring weaned cattle prices. We have one more special calf sale next week and then the weaned and vaccinated calf sale December 3rd. The receipts were light due to the rain, demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 unweaned 381 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,372 -17.00
386 386 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,370 —
427–434 unweaned 429 22 335.00–340.00 $337.76 $1,449 -27.85
446–447 447 10 325.00–342.00 $336.91 $1,506 —
460–475 465 26 316.00–334.00 $327.22 $1,522 —
450–491 unweaned 475 23 314.00–328.00 $318.47 $1,513 -37.25
511–544 unweaned 522 34 300.00–314.00 $310.46 $1,621 -16.21
527 fancy 527 7 318.00 $318.00 $1,676 —
512–534 529 34 304.00–319.00 $308.27 $1,631 —
551–597 unweaned 578 59 283.00–302.00 $290.05 $1,676 -8.67
561–599 592 35 284.00–300.00 $295.09 $1,747 —
613–632 unweaned 623 84 285.00–305.00 $295.88 $1,843 +18.57
616–638 632 14 288.00–289.50 $289.08 $1,827 +15.08
650–667 unweaned 661 58 271.50–277.00 $274.86 $1,817 +14.26
672–684 675 38 265.50–269.50 $266.67 $1,800 +1.67
700 700 26 265.00 $265.00 $1,855 +13.36
704–739 unweaned 716 85 258.50–264.50 $260.35 $1,864 +4.52
769 769 24 254.00 $254.00 $1,953 —
778 unweaned 778 12 249.50 $249.50 $1,941 +2.93
805 805 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,988 -0.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,050 —
371 unweaned 371 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,206 —
495 unweaned 495 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,416 -59.33
504–535 unweaned 529 45 267.00–284.50 $279.59 $1,479 -24.30
528–547 542 12 271.00–295.00 $289.16 $1,567 -5.84
597 unweaned 597 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,427 -39.70
601–632 609 29 248.00–267.00 $260.90 $1,589 +0.90
630–643 unweaned 637 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,707 +13.82
673–683 676 12 244.00–251.00 $249.23 $1,685 —
677–687 unweaned 682 34 259.00–263.00 $260.98 $1,780 +11.07
736–740 737 13 241.50–245.00 $243.92 $1,798 —
811 811 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,865 -2.86
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,479 —
517 517 13 298.00 $298.00 $1,541 +12.50
590 590 8 278.00 $278.00 $1,640 +2.00
659 unweaned 659 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,000 —
411 thin fleshed 411 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,315 —
422 fancy 422 4 322.00 $322.00 $1,359 -18.00
409–447 unweaned 426 22 298.00–306.00 $301.91 $1,286 -11.41
445 445 7 313.00 $313.00 $1,393 —
450–478 469 36 294.00–305.00 $296.69 $1,391 +5.48
453–498 unweaned 481 40 277.00–289.00 $282.63 $1,359 -9.43
505 thin fleshed 505 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,475 —
520–545 527 45 272.00–283.00 $278.07 $1,465 +8.07
520–548 unweaned 529 61 270.50–279.50 $274.80 $1,454 -1.11
550–571 558 27 258.00–261.00 $259.86 $1,450 -1.56
572–595 unweaned 582 77 255.00–263.00 $258.31 $1,503 -6.30
603–639 unweaned 627 95 245.00–254.00 $249.08 $1,562 -1.31
611–644 635 24 235.00–245.00 $237.82 $1,510 -1.75
664–674 unweaned 671 43 243.00–244.50 $244.18 $1,638 +1.64
672 672 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,626 -3.00
726 726 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 unweaned 531 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,375 —
557–561 unweaned 559 10 221.00–240.00 $228.57 $1,278 -18.43
576 576 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,440 +5.34
626 unweaned 626 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,490 +7.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 unweaned 515 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,329 +13.00
595 unweaned 595 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 unweaned 423 6 326.00 $326.00 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 unweaned 496 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,533 —

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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.