Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report, Salina, KS

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 22, 2021

2,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.58/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 870 lb · 281 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.94/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 779 lb · 197 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.79/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 820 lb · 162 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,590	3,373	3,171
Feeder cattle	2,590	3,373	3,171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers over 450 lbs sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with a large offering of feeder weight steers and heifers. Demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–443	438	19	190.00–191.00	$190.36	$834	+5.68
475–490	487	49	180.00–189.00	$181.48	$884	+4.34
505–547	520	24	167.00–177.00	$173.22	$901	-0.79
558–596	575	72	174.00–183.50	$180.48	$1,038	-1.50
616–647	631	15	169.50–176.00	$173.65	$1,096	+0.51
658–697	684	37	161.50–169.50	$163.93	$1,121	-6.88
700–742	726	73	154.00–166.50	$161.66	$1,174	-1.50
751–793	784	111	152.00–155.75	$154.63	$1,212	-2.67
810–849	820	162	145.00–154.00	$150.79	$1,236	+0.29
850–899	870	281	144.00–150.00	$147.58	$1,284	-3.42
925–940	936	128	143.50–146.75	$146.24	$1,369	-1.57
971–987	983	140	139.25–140.50	$140.23	$1,378	-5.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	7	183.00	$183.00	$811	—
474–485	478	13	155.00–159.50	$157.74	$754	-8.26
560–575	565	22	157.00–170.00	$165.62	$936	-3.84
623–640	633	21	157.00–165.00	$159.34	$1,009	-4.90
660–693	675	14	154.00–155.00	$154.43	$1,042	-4.59
705–748	727	46	145.00–152.00	$146.95	$1,068	-5.87
831–836	833	13	140.00–143.00	$141.84	$1,182	—
868–893	873	26	132.00–138.00	$137.06	$1,197	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032–1046	1037	38	124.25–132.00	$126.20	$1,309	-11.80
1050–1058	1054	117	138.50–139.75	$139.06	$1,466	—
1146	1146	6	122.00	$122.00	$1,398	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
641	641	4	128.00	$128.00	$820	—
756	756	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,096	—
837	837	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,214	+16.00
874	874	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	4	173.00	$173.00	$547	—
438	438	5	167.00	$167.00	$731	+7.15
465–489	474	13	151.00–159.00	$154.68	$733	-5.15
512–542	527	44	153.00–158.00	$156.03	$822	-1.89
573–588	578	17	155.00–163.00	$159.24	$920	-0.96
600–640	621	44	147.00–154.00	$151.62	$942	-6.64
668 unweaned	668	6	136.50	$136.50	$912	—
650–695	684	126	143.00–152.50	$148.45	$1,015	-0.88
703–742	724	59	140.00–149.50	$146.18	$1,058	-2.17
761–794	779	197	139.00–145.00	$141.94	$1,106	-1.59
807–826	814	138	138.50–143.75	$140.44	$1,143	-3.51
857–877	867	42	134.50–138.00	$135.73	$1,177	—
903–942	908	93	126.50–135.00	$133.04	$1,208	-1.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	4	173.00	$173.00	$633	+24.00
599	599	4	148.00	$148.00	$887	—
628–649	637	17	143.00–146.00	$144.72	$922	-0.25
674	674	11	140.00	$140.00	$944	-2.62
700–748	718	18	137.50–138.00	$137.78	$989	—
774–785	779	12	134.00–135.00	$134.66	$1,049	-2.34
803–846	817	12	135.00–136.00	$135.35	$1,106	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1076	1064	12	117.50–122.00	$119.40	$1,270	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	6	129.00	$129.00	$793	—

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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.