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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 3, 2024

1,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $249.27/cwt +16.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,276/hd at 913 lb · 278 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $252.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 834 lb · 163 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $231.00/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 968 lb · 120 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,828 2,659 1,102
Feeder cattle 1,828 2,659 1,102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice run of cattle today. Steers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher and there was a really nice set of all black steers off grass, 3 loads in all, that sold for an average of 256.00 weighing 905 lbs. Heifers sold un-even with 700 to 800 lb. heifers selling 2.00 lower and 800 to 900 lb heifers selling 2.00 to 6.00 higher. The receipts were light to moderate with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 fancy 336 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,277 —
344 344 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,221 —
435–448 444 28 335.00–347.50 $338.50 $1,503 —
450 450 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,451 -1.17
511–529 524 25 307.00–315.00 $309.18 $1,620 +2.68
546 unweaned 546 10 305.50 $305.50 $1,668 +2.13
558 unweaned 558 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,562 -9.00
568 568 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,619 -9.93
604–630 616 36 276.00–290.00 $282.48 $1,740 +3.60
635 unweaned 635 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,657 -7.59
666 unweaned 666 17 264.00 $264.00 $1,758 +13.61
665–687 682 42 258.00–274.50 $271.24 $1,850 -2.16
706–731 724 13 253.00–259.00 $254.82 $1,845 -7.87
774–779 775 17 251.00–262.00 $254.25 $1,970 +4.45
816–847 834 163 244.00–254.75 $252.50 $2,106 +26.50
853–863 858 17 239.00–249.00 $243.80 $2,092 +3.62
901–912 fancy 905 180 253.50–257.50 $255.82 $2,315 —
923–938 928 98 236.00–239.50 $237.24 $2,202 +4.29
968 968 120 231.00 $231.00 $2,236 +5.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,325 +13.00
525 unweaned 525 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 —
545–548 546 19 274.00–285.00 $280.35 $1,531 +1.01
562–593 584 26 242.00–265.00 $258.25 $1,508 -26.75
603 unweaned 603 6 245.50 $245.50 $1,480 -9.20
626–638 634 20 251.00–260.00 $254.27 $1,612 +0.05
661–673 667 6 255.00–256.00 $255.50 $1,704 +2.19
720 720 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,771 +6.42
722 unweaned 722 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,639 —
785–790 788 12 245.00–246.00 $245.50 $1,935 +12.50
864–870 865 20 231.00–237.00 $232.51 $2,011 -1.49
900–933 929 54 231.00–231.50 $231.05 $2,146 —
956 956 5 217.00 $217.00 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 352.50 $352.50 $1,114 —
348 fancy 348 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,270 —
362–390 377 15 312.50–320.00 $315.86 $1,191 —
420 fancy 420 6 307.50 $307.50 $1,292 —
415–439 422 71 290.00–300.00 $291.38 $1,230 +9.86
452–477 462 24 267.50–274.00 $269.77 $1,246 -25.23
489 fancy 489 14 271.00 $271.00 $1,325 —
506–521 517 37 268.00–275.00 $271.19 $1,402 -4.91
548 unweaned 548 11 266.00 $266.00 $1,458 -9.75
550–588 unweaned 563 9 253.00–259.00 $256.91 $1,446 +5.56
559–573 564 28 257.00–269.00 $265.75 $1,499 -13.01
606–622 unweaned 617 10 233.00–241.00 $238.64 $1,472 —
603–641 638 55 251.00–254.00 $252.96 $1,614 +0.19
670–695 679 8 238.00–242.00 $240.47 $1,633 -5.03
710 fancy 710 7 248.00 $248.00 $1,761 —
715–749 747 100 224.00–239.00 $233.08 $1,741 -1.55
760–799 778 13 225.00–241.00 $233.42 $1,816 -2.47
809–823 810 67 231.50–235.50 $231.92 $1,879 +6.04
864–885 883 63 224.00–229.00 $224.39 $1,981 +2.22
902 902 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,921 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,205 —
512–529 518 15 248.00–254.00 $251.96 $1,305 +0.36
521–540 unweaned 528 8 236.00–242.00 $239.70 $1,266 -13.16
564 564 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,354 -17.00
597 unweaned 597 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,388 —
641 641 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,526 -3.00
727 727 12 222.00 $222.00 $1,614 +6.27
771–781 779 14 220.00–224.00 $222.58 $1,734 +1.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 —
476 476 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,523 +82.00
507 507 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,440 +62.00
702 702 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,572 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,015 —

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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.