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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, January 13, 2026

2,924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.31/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,530/hd at 674 lb · 224 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $385.14/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,961/hd at 769 lb · 195 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $402.99/cwt -3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,911/hd at 722 lb · 188 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,924

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 525.00 $525.00 $1,816
381–390 fancy 383 8 585.00 $585.00 $2,241
385 385 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,079 -90.00
401–412 fancy 408 29 592.00–615.00 $598.48 $2,442
417–448 444 16 570.00 $570.00 $2,531 -0.24
472–498 484 43 550.00–574.00 $562.61 $2,723 +33.42
465–494 fancy 492 83 570.00–585.00 $584.15 $2,874
502–519 fancy 510 35 550.00–565.00 $557.03 $2,841 +11.03
502–548 541 145 519.00–538.00 $531.32 $2,874 +3.64
555 thin fleshed 555 4 555.00 $555.00 $3,080 +49.00
552–577 fancy 563 19 510.00–515.00 $512.16 $2,883
550–599 587 118 460.00–495.00 $479.94 $2,817 +10.27
606–617 fancy 614 27 460.00–465.00 $461.46 $2,833 +21.46
605–645 632 152 426.00–458.00 $442.47 $2,796 +11.03
653–696 675 172 400.00–428.00 $414.82 $2,800 -3.05
703–737 fancy 718 50 412.00–418.00 $414.04 $2,973
702–742 724 138 384.00–406.00 $398.98 $2,889 -7.12
765 fancy 765 14 398.00 $398.00 $3,045
753–798 769 181 370.00–396.00 $384.14 $2,954 -1.37
800–835 819 133 354.50–387.00 $372.72 $3,053 +14.18
856–876 869 60 351.00–366.00 $359.95 $3,128 +2.09
903–930 909 13 316.00–331.00 $327.11 $2,973 -12.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
177 177 3 320.00 $320.00 $566
426–445 435 17 525.00–545.00 $534.15 $2,324 +44.15
473–498 478 17 500.00–525.00 $516.39 $2,468 +16.39
515–544 537 16 435.00–507.00 $485.68 $2,608 +15.68
558–598 582 16 346.00–443.00 $408.43 $2,377 -19.76
632–635 633 6 405.00–422.00 $416.32 $2,635 +11.68
651–697 691 81 378.00–397.00 $394.60 $2,727 +1.03
712–746 727 29 320.00–375.00 $361.36 $2,627 -17.83
780–797 783 78 348.00–360.50 $359.10 $2,812 +9.89
828–847 844 17 326.00–342.50 $335.74 $2,834 -5.37
870 870 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,845 -8.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,824
327 327 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,619 -6.35
376–380 fancy 377 4 500.00–510.00 $502.52 $1,895
389–396 392 8 465.00–475.00 $468.79 $1,838 -51.21
410–425 419 23 500.00–510.00 $506.47 $2,122 +34.10
415–432 fancy 423 29 540.00–555.00 $549.75 $2,325
454–485 fancy 461 33 478.00–492.00 $488.90 $2,254 +26.90
466–497 479 33 460.00–480.00 $469.07 $2,247 +26.47
507–521 fancy 512 51 471.00–480.00 $476.66 $2,440
500–545 535 57 442.00–465.00 $446.84 $2,391 +13.13
551 fancy 551 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,424
550–591 573 124 400.00–435.00 $422.22 $2,419 +8.11
600–603 fancy 601 21 409.00–412.00 $411.43 $2,473
603–647 632 99 375.00–397.00 $381.62 $2,412 -20.25
655–696 673 213 365.00–390.00 $373.67 $2,515 -22.85
694 fancy 694 11 407.00 $407.00 $2,825
701–703 fancy 703 46 384.00 $384.00 $2,700
701–749 730 110 350.00–368.00 $355.93 $2,598 +7.68
769–780 fancy 775 49 357.00–383.00 $368.58 $2,856
760–798 782 98 327.00–346.00 $337.81 $2,642 +2.15
808–845 826 45 314.00–337.00 $326.20 $2,694 -0.62
910 910 2 309.00 $309.00 $2,812
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–447 434 13 425.00–465.00 $437.68 $1,900 -2.32
456 456 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,961
502–542 520 8 392.00–425.00 $406.24 $2,112
576–590 587 17 325.00–387.50 $369.97 $2,172 -25.85
616–648 637 15 310.00–375.00 $354.44 $2,258 -28.36
680 680 18 354.00 $354.00 $2,407 -0.98
705–747 740 35 326.00–342.00 $335.08 $2,480 +11.84
751–788 773 24 310.00–330.00 $319.35 $2,469 -5.97

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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.