Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

3,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.67/cwt +10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,019/hd at 777 lb · 275 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $244.28/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,260/hd at 925 lb · 245 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.66/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 741 lb · 243 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,070	2,778	2,532
Feeder cattle	3,070	2,778	2,532

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week light feeder steers weighing 750 to 900 lbs sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher and heavy feeders 900 to 1000 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. The 600 to 750 lb heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. These are still cattle coming in "off grass" for the most part. We did get a little rain last week and have some rain in the forecast for next week. The supply was moderate and the 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
373	373	6	339.00–347.00	$343.00	$1,279	+23.00
413–449	447	37	310.00–316.00	$310.30	$1,387	+5.53
453–483	461	11	292.00–314.00	$307.72	$1,419	+8.72
514 fancy	514	36	291.00	$291.00	$1,496	—
531–545	534	35	278.00–285.50	$280.78	$1,499	-10.63
566–596	585	42	280.00–287.00	$281.51	$1,647	—
600–647	640	83	282.00–297.50	$294.89	$1,887	+11.04
651–681	674	29	280.00–288.00	$281.07	$1,894	—
700–738	722	70	262.00–278.50	$272.50	$1,967	+19.55
741 unweaned	741	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,860	—
758 fancy	758	69	265.75	$265.75	$2,014	—
750–799	784	206	254.00–262.50	$257.63	$2,020	+8.35
835 unweaned	835	8	241.00	$241.00	$2,012	—
814–849	841	117	251.00–257.00	$254.25	$2,138	+8.71
851–894	886	101	244.50–255.50	$250.95	$2,223	+7.15
901–949	925	245	241.25–251.00	$244.28	$2,260	+2.42
959	959	61	237.75	$237.75	$2,280	+3.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,202	—
446	446	7	293.00	$293.00	$1,307	—
481	481	7	290.00	$290.00	$1,395	+8.51
511–543	520	23	271.00–275.00	$271.58	$1,412	-4.96
605–639	617	24	271.00–277.00	$273.04	$1,685	+6.31
659–686	674	26	255.00–267.00	$261.89	$1,765	+6.89
706–741	717	24	245.00–256.00	$249.75	$1,791	+8.43
750–795	770	27	237.00–248.00	$243.19	$1,873	+21.56
854–883	862	40	236.00–242.00	$238.76	$2,058	—
968–993	981	6	225.00–230.00	$227.53	$2,232	-1.15

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	14	282.00	$282.00	$1,421	—
654	654	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,740	—
728	728	10	259.50	$259.50	$1,889	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,381	—
735	735	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,617	—
786	786	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,729	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1018	1016	8	225.00–226.00	$225.37	$2,290	-8.48
1054	1054	4	225.00	$225.00	$2,372	+9.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–348	341	6	320.00–330.00	$325.11	$1,109	—
450–486	480	25	272.00–277.00	$276.28	$1,326	+11.09
499 thin fleshed	499	30	294.00	$294.00	$1,467	—
500–525	510	26	266.00–280.00	$270.83	$1,381	+10.08
553–593	577	44	255.00–268.50	$262.69	$1,516	+5.31
595 thin fleshed	595	30	275.00	$275.00	$1,636	—
600–642	626	87	255.00–270.00	$260.27	$1,629	+5.72
653–696	679	94	245.00–257.00	$252.37	$1,714	+7.69
703–745	741	243	243.00–246.50	$245.66	$1,820	+7.38
759–795	777	218	233.50–242.00	$237.86	$1,848	—
812–841	818	36	235.00–236.50	$235.30	$1,925	+1.55
861–882	867	12	235.00–239.00	$237.15	$2,056	+22.15
923	923	60	230.50	$230.50	$2,128	+13.17
932–943	933	82	225.00–226.75	$226.58	$2,114	+9.25

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
996	996	5	221.50	$221.50	$2,206	—
1009–1021	1015	110	224.00–224.75	$224.38	$2,277	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	5	305.00	$305.00	$918	—
392	392	12	286.00	$286.00	$1,121	+21.00
435–445	443	8	280.00–284.00	$280.98	$1,245	+15.98
478	478	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,295	—
505–543	528	21	260.00–263.00	$261.97	$1,383	—
580–592	590	13	244.50–249.00	$245.18	$1,447	—
700–716	707	13	237.00–241.50	$239.40	$1,693	—
805–843	824	6	212.00–233.00	$222.74	$1,835	+0.09

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	33	295.00	$295.00	$1,224	—
739	739	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,729	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724	724	8	202.50	$202.50	$1,466	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,691	—
706–738	718	11	227.00–230.00	$228.88	$1,643	—

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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.