Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 11, 2024

2,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $237.36/cwt -10.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,314/hd at 975 lb · 483 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.01/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,919/hd at 786 lb · 234 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.36/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 883 lb · 200 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,460	2,095	2,553
Feeder cattle	2,460	2,095	2,553

Market comments — USDA reporter

We are back to the regular Thursday Sales. We had a nice run of feeder cattle coming off grass. There was no recent sale to compare to since we have not had a Thursday sale for a month. Next week they have a nice string of calves already consigned. The receipts were moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,413	—
472	472	6	329.00	$329.00	$1,553	-39.37
500–545	528	56	330.00–342.50	$336.64	$1,777	-13.79
572 thin fleshed	572	6	331.00	$331.00	$1,893	—
562–587	580	70	320.50–325.00	$323.48	$1,876	-11.76
600 thin fleshed	600	5	319.00	$319.00	$1,914	—
603–631	619	9	291.00–308.00	$298.37	$1,847	-23.41
663–684	678	24	294.00–299.00	$295.43	$2,003	-2.62
719 thin fleshed	719	17	288.50	$288.50	$2,074	—
717–746	734	12	255.00–260.00	$257.96	$1,893	-36.89
775	775	9	257.00	$257.00	$1,992	-4.70
827–848	843	9	245.00–250.00	$246.43	$2,077	-12.94
852–892	883	200	243.00–252.00	$249.36	$2,202	+1.95
930	930	60	251.50	$251.50	$2,339	+6.10
966–970	969	75	230.00–231.75	$231.26	$2,241	-16.24
958–998	976	408	237.00–244.00	$238.48	$2,328	-9.02
1004–1017	1013	85	239.50–243.00	$241.86	$2,450	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1041	1041	104	234.75	$234.75	$2,444	+31.75
1070–1076	1073	215	235.50–235.75	$235.62	$2,528	—
1102–1114	1106	19	217.00–220.00	$219.05	$2,423	—
1150–1178	1164	91	223.00–223.85	$223.43	$2,601	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,603	—
633	633	6	287.00	$287.00	$1,817	-4.57
653–675	660	15	263.00–272.00	$267.24	$1,764	—
700	700	3	249.00	$249.00	$1,743	—
779	779	6	249.00	$249.00	$1,940	—
935	935	29	236.00	$236.00	$2,207	+10.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	8	252.50	$252.50	$1,341	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–446	435	8	329.00–332.50	$331.24	$1,441	+1.24
480–496	488	6	291.00–292.00	$291.49	$1,422	-41.32
499 thin fleshed	499	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,547	—
507–525	516	8	287.00–297.00	$291.91	$1,506	-26.59
505–525 fancy	517	31	306.00–307.00	$306.59	$1,585	—
552–596	577	95	278.50–290.00	$284.40	$1,641	-6.60
626–643	633	35	264.00–269.00	$267.43	$1,693	-15.93
669–693	681	43	255.00–269.25	$261.77	$1,783	-2.59
711–748	724	50	253.00–255.50	$254.51	$1,843	+7.08
753 fancy	753	11	257.00	$257.00	$1,935	—
753–796	788	223	241.25–250.50	$243.37	$1,918	-3.63
809–837	821	178	236.00–243.00	$242.07	$1,987	+1.47
859–895	876	22	210.00–217.00	$212.20	$1,859	-21.80
892 fancy	892	23	237.00	$237.00	$2,114	—
908–926	921	23	211.00–222.50	$214.45	$1,975	—
956	956	62	225.00	$225.00	$2,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,382	—
530–547	541	8	279.00–282.00	$280.90	$1,520	-18.49
575–598	592	8	266.00–274.00	$270.60	$1,602	—
697	697	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,715	—
840	840	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,898	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1067	1062	15	197.50–203.00	$200.81	$2,133	+21.31

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
842	842	10	227.00	$227.00	$1,911	—

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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.