Cattle Market Pulse

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 31, 2024

2,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.83/cwt -5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 788 lb · 218 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.76/cwt +9.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 867 lb · 214 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $267.72/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 634 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,253 2,462 2,308
Feeder cattle 2,253 2,462 2,308

Market comments — USDA reporter

NIce offering of cattle today. Still quit a few unweaned cattle coming to town. Steers over 750 lbs sold mixed from $1.00 lower to $2.00 higher. There were not enough heifers for a good test, except 750 to 800 lb. heifers that sold 3.00 lower. We just started the special falll calf sales this week. There will be 2 more special calf sales in November and then a special weaned and vaccinated sale in December. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 unweaned 372 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,265 —
374 thin fleshed 374 16 370.00 $370.00 $1,384 —
414–429 424 21 347.00–362.00 $353.61 $1,499 +9.18
440–447 unweaned 442 15 323.00–340.00 $327.59 $1,448 -12.41
463–495 unweaned 487 27 301.00–310.00 $304.12 $1,481 —
493 493 5 317.00 $317.00 $1,563 +4.31
503–539 517 68 297.00–319.00 $309.39 $1,600 -2.01
529 unweaned 529 15 294.00 $294.00 $1,555 -21.04
568–573 unweaned 570 33 265.00–269.00 $267.54 $1,525 -18.51
579–582 580 45 276.00–282.00 $277.07 $1,607 -11.59
606–647 unweaned 626 34 240.00–253.00 $249.23 $1,560 -26.77
615–649 637 104 264.00–278.00 $273.77 $1,744 +4.81
658 thin fleshed 658 6 274.50 $274.50 $1,806 —
651–687 unweaned 662 19 239.00–252.00 $247.87 $1,641 -12.01
660–675 664 30 258.00–268.00 $263.03 $1,747 -4.30
710 thin fleshed 710 12 274.50 $274.50 $1,949 —
700–748 716 90 255.00–267.00 $264.06 $1,891 +2.48
716–738 unweaned 731 12 230.00–236.00 $231.96 $1,696 -18.68
750–785 773 65 254.00–267.50 $262.31 $2,028 -1.27
754–798 unweaned 774 19 227.00–244.00 $235.31 $1,821 -9.19
820 820 10 240.00 $240.00 $1,968 -6.27
808–840 835 74 247.25–256.00 $248.51 $2,075 +2.24
853–889 867 214 243.00–256.50 $249.76 $2,165 +9.60
901–908 905 18 241.00–244.50 $242.95 $2,199 -1.55
965–971 970 71 236.00–239.50 $239.10 $2,319 +3.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 unweaned 465 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 +5.00
524–543 531 18 270.00–283.00 $274.99 $1,460 -17.01
570 570 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,468 -1.38
583 unweaned 583 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,446 —
609–641 625 23 243.00–260.00 $252.72 $1,580 —
688 688 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,713 +2.74
682–694 unweaned 689 14 232.00–235.00 $233.78 $1,611 -15.22
705–739 726 46 236.50–248.00 $244.58 $1,776 -0.55
784–795 790 16 249.00–250.00 $249.57 $1,972 +7.34
821–848 828 18 234.00–241.50 $238.96 $1,979 +4.96
868–884 881 14 239.00–240.00 $239.21 $2,107 —
930 930 52 238.50 $238.50 $2,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 362.00 $362.00 $1,220 —
395 395 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
420 420 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,302 -8.66
432 unweaned 432 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,292 -6.00
450–452 451 23 307.00–311.00 $308.74 $1,392 —
463 unweaned 463 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,315 -0.49
524 524 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,546 +26.58
537–544 unweaned 542 17 244.00–250.00 $248.60 $1,347 -19.42
565–583 581 48 244.00–255.00 $253.70 $1,474 -2.88
550–599 unweaned 585 19 221.00–228.00 $225.32 $1,318 -31.56
605–639 unweaned 623 24 223.00–241.00 $233.29 $1,453 -8.12
602–634 624 68 247.00–260.00 $251.58 $1,570 -7.19
672–687 679 34 240.00–250.00 $243.17 $1,651 -9.63
703–732 713 31 230.00–238.00 $234.12 $1,669 -10.85
710–720 unweaned 716 9 227.00–229.00 $228.12 $1,633 —
782 782 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,701 -22.22
757–794 788 214 235.00–238.00 $236.17 $1,861 -3.55
818–840 829 128 243.50–244.00 $243.78 $2,021 +9.05
888 888 11 224.00 $224.00 $1,989 -13.50
944 944 15 219.50 $219.50 $2,072 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,107 —
464–499 483 14 276.00–296.00 $285.11 $1,377 +23.46
523 523 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,396 +10.65
602–612 609 15 231.00–232.50 $232.01 $1,413 -5.27
614 unweaned 614 5 218.00 $218.00 $1,339 —
694 694 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,520 —
712–738 729 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,655 -3.47
741 unweaned 741 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,601 —
840 840 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,814 +1.00

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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.