Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 2, 2025

2,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $258.31/cwt +9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,263/hd at 876 lb · 297 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $252.03/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,313/hd at 918 lb · 212 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.34/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 787 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,476	2,763	4,739
Feeder cattle	2,476	2,763	4,739

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice run of cattle to start the new year. Compared to 2 weeks ago steer 600 to 800 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and steers over 850 sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers 550 to 800 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with the exception of 650 lb heifers that sold 5.00 higher and 800 to 900 lb heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
405–443	423	32	380.00–394.00	$391.81	$1,657	-0.71
458–491	482	42	365.00–371.00	$369.25	$1,780	-15.67
506–546	539	16	341.00–350.00	$342.59	$1,847	-5.86
552–577	568	30	318.00–336.00	$325.72	$1,850	-7.27
600 thin fleshed	600	23	332.00	$332.00	$1,992	—
618–640	634	51	296.00–313.00	$306.89	$1,946	+1.63
650–675	670	83	286.00–302.00	$295.58	$1,980	+7.85
680	680	13	282.00	$282.00	$1,918	-5.73
700–747	716	150	277.00–293.00	$286.22	$2,049	+5.44
716 unweaned	716	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,718	-33.00
758 thin fleshed	758	17	282.75	$282.75	$2,143	—
753–797	781	140	268.75–275.50	$271.73	$2,122	+3.04
782 unweaned	782	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,799	—
816 unweaned	816	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,836	—
814–831	823	35	259.00–270.50	$268.54	$2,210	+13.75
869 thin fleshed	869	38	272.75	$272.75	$2,370	+16.25
864–890	877	259	254.75–265.50	$256.19	$2,247	+9.41
904 fancy	904	30	260.25	$260.25	$2,353	—
905–935	920	182	245.00–254.75	$250.67	$2,306	+3.67
967–993	990	63	231.00–236.50	$235.78	$2,334	-5.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–493	474	22	337.00–350.00	$344.84	$1,635	-7.16
503	503	11	332.00	$332.00	$1,670	+3.18
563 unweaned	563	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,576	—
575–582	580	19	294.00–315.00	$302.99	$1,757	-11.32
612–643	628	8	287.00–293.00	$289.93	$1,821	+1.41
662–688	667	23	269.00–284.00	$281.31	$1,876	+9.91
740	740	30	271.00	$271.00	$2,005	+9.42
809	809	5	255.00	$255.00	$2,063	+36.00
897	897	6	249.00	$249.00	$2,234	+16.00
908–941	931	21	235.00–240.00	$237.34	$2,210	+0.45
989	989	5	230.00	$230.00	$2,275	-4.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1011	1011	13	240.00	$240.00	$2,426	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	4	298.00	$298.00	$1,716	—
615	615	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,784	—
667	667	4	284.00	$284.00	$1,894	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	-42.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	356.00	$356.00	$1,114	—
436 unweaned	436	6	337.00	$337.00	$1,469	—
476–480	478	9	292.00–308.00	$299.14	$1,430	-29.89
504 thin fleshed	504	15	325.00	$325.00	$1,638	—
518–549	532	23	291.00–307.00	$296.40	$1,577	-11.74
562–597	581	48	272.00–288.00	$279.38	$1,623	-3.50
611–634	627	28	267.00–272.00	$269.71	$1,691	-4.72
655 fancy	655	7	268.00	$268.00	$1,755	—
663–697	679	108	255.00–264.00	$260.22	$1,767	+5.26
717–742	730	90	250.50–256.00	$254.21	$1,856	-0.92
765–798	787	183	243.00–254.00	$247.34	$1,947	-2.99
810 thin fleshed	810	67	253.00	$253.00	$2,049	—
801–841	838	67	237.50–246.00	$238.11	$1,995	+2.77
853–855	854	36	234.00–238.50	$236.37	$2,019	+1.37
928	928	14	230.00	$230.00	$2,134	+1.25

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552–596	558	29	262.00–294.00	$289.29	$1,614	—
630	630	41	276.50	$276.50	$1,742	—
745	745	28	245.00	$245.00	$1,825	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	328.00	$328.00	$1,246	-17.00
523–540	532	6	275.00–281.00	$278.05	$1,479	-16.95
583–592	588	7	261.00–268.00	$265.03	$1,558	—
601–633	615	9	260.00–262.50	$261.14	$1,606	-3.82
692	692	4	249.00	$249.00	$1,723	+5.00
700–747	734	18	238.00–249.50	$246.77	$1,811	-0.23
813	813	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,878	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
966	966	3	210.00	$210.00	$2,029	—

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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.