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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 17, 2024

2,466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.72/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 818 lb · 237 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.78/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 736 lb · 141 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $239.17/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,217/hd at 927 lb · 140 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,466 2,625 2,657
Feeder cattle 2,466 2,625 2,657

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice offering of cattle today. A lot of unweaned calves today. Feeder steers 700 to 900 lbs sold mostly 6.00 lower and 900 lb steers sold 1.00 lower. Heifers over 650 lbs sold mixed 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Some of the unweaned calves sold as high as the weaned, and others sold 10.00 back. This would be due to vaccination programs and genetics. The receipts were 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
367 unweaned 367 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,340 ±0.00
426 426 8 352.00 $352.00 $1,500 +17.61
463 unweaned 463 3 332.00 $332.00 $1,537 +4.00
504–547 517 64 304.00–317.50 $312.07 $1,613 +19.63
531 unweaned 531 10 304.00 $304.00 $1,614 +33.00
565–596 574 23 286.00–298.00 $290.90 $1,670 -4.50
599 unweaned 599 26 267.00 $267.00 $1,599 -4.00
603–644 616 53 270.00–287.00 $277.97 $1,712 +3.58
611–630 unweaned 618 34 262.00–272.00 $265.35 $1,640 +25.35
620 fancy 620 27 289.00 $289.00 $1,792 -4.00
658 fancy 658 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,823 —
654–677 unweaned 666 14 250.00–260.00 $254.58 $1,696 -0.42
655–689 681 50 262.00–268.00 $264.54 $1,802 -2.73
700–733 unweaned 715 37 235.00–242.00 $239.68 $1,714 —
706–741 730 86 256.00–265.00 $259.52 $1,894 -5.83
739 thin fleshed 739 8 274.00 $274.00 $2,025 —
757–780 unweaned 761 23 233.00–242.00 $240.40 $1,829 +3.40
750–789 767 86 242.00–258.00 $249.72 $1,915 -6.62
801–835 822 56 237.50–248.50 $242.63 $1,994 -6.91
827 unweaned 827 5 239.50 $239.50 $1,981 —
856–870 865 31 234.00–244.50 $241.96 $2,093 -7.51
922–928 927 140 233.00–240.00 $239.17 $2,217 -1.12
963–964 964 26 233.00–234.00 $233.54 $2,251 +19.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 unweaned 485 6 308.00 $308.00 $1,494 —
515–549 541 25 259.00–277.00 $272.74 $1,476 +7.12
590 unweaned 590 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,493 —
590–595 594 37 275.00–277.50 $277.03 $1,646 +6.29
601–646 634 83 256.00–265.00 $261.57 $1,658 +11.37
661–690 673 35 250.00–254.00 $251.97 $1,696 +6.74
691 unweaned 691 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,679 —
719–742 725 31 235.00–239.00 $237.92 $1,725 +6.58
799 799 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,918 -1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1061 1061 4 209.50 $209.50 $2,223 -2.09
1232 1232 4 185.00 $185.00 $2,279 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 374 8 313.00–317.00 $315.02 $1,178 +3.02
392 unweaned 392 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,129 —
408–428 418 6 287.50–296.00 $291.65 $1,219 -20.33
452–467 unweaned 461 12 277.00–290.00 $282.31 $1,301 +8.40
459–486 467 28 276.00–289.00 $281.89 $1,316 +15.75
501–543 unweaned 527 8 250.00–261.00 $257.08 $1,355 —
520–546 537 19 244.00–256.00 $250.67 $1,346 -14.04
538 fancy 538 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,447 -5.00
557–575 unweaned 564 41 251.00–260.00 $257.78 $1,454 +18.74
554–590 571 76 256.00–264.00 $259.91 $1,484 +4.53
589 589 13 250.00 $250.00 $1,472 -5.38
612–645 unweaned 632 37 230.00–240.50 $237.68 $1,502 —
628–644 637 27 238.00–248.00 $244.30 $1,556 -8.87
650 fancy 650 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,651 —
654–695 unweaned 663 33 225.00–235.00 $232.80 $1,543 -3.20
654–687 673 90 244.00–250.50 $246.70 $1,660 -4.24
700 unweaned 700 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,547 —
710–745 737 137 237.00–247.00 $240.33 $1,771 +9.86
761–798 785 56 231.00–241.00 $235.55 $1,849 -3.66
813 813 20 248.00 $248.00 $2,016 +15.22
803–848 819 217 228.00–238.00 $235.68 $1,930 +2.90
860–891 882 70 222.50–228.00 $224.80 $1,983 -4.70
905–917 908 23 216.00–220.50 $219.31 $1,991 +5.31
935 935 11 235.00 $235.00 $2,197 +21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–486 474 50 265.00–267.50 $267.29 $1,267 —
495 unweaned 495 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,317 —
521 521 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,172 -20.46
583 unweaned 583 19 240.00 $240.00 $1,399 —
655–697 672 29 225.00–232.00 $228.08 $1,533 +4.08
766–791 781 10 222.00–226.00 $224.43 $1,753 —
817 817 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,814 +12.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 15 209.50 $209.50 $2,053 +4.50
1036 1036 11 212.00 $212.00 $2,196 —
1091 1091 8 192.00 $192.00 $2,095 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,488 —
506 506 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,455 —
610 610 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 —

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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.