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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 6, 2025

1,602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.11/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 823 lb · 140 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $253.48/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 883 lb · 128 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.30/cwt -11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,839/hd at 726 lb · 108 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,602

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,732
415–448 428 17 387.00–412.00 $398.98 $1,708 -17.02
471 471 11 397.00–410.00 $404.09 $1,903 +31.74
479 thin fleshed 479 28 415.00 $415.00 $1,988 +25.00
506–548 520 9 370.00–390.00 $377.03 $1,961 +18.10
571 unweaned 571 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,742
561–581 572 82 342.00–362.00 $351.50 $2,011 +16.65
605–648 629 84 322.50–335.00 $328.98 $2,069 -3.97
656–688 674 86 298.00–314.00 $307.17 $2,070 -7.40
703–726 711 62 280.00–287.00 $283.55 $2,016 -23.49
758–789 767 75 262.00–271.50 $268.83 $2,062 -16.47
801–836 825 54 255.00–258.00 $256.89 $2,119 -19.08
871–895 883 128 246.00–255.00 $253.48 $2,238 -4.74
925–931 930 66 248.00–252.00 $251.64 $2,340 -10.38
965–972 969 16 235.50–245.00 $239.64 $2,322 -8.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–499 479 22 370.00–384.00 $377.68 $1,809 +20.68
510–545 528 24 254.00–363.00 $336.11 $1,775 +4.03
554–599 571 19 320.00–330.00 $321.54 $1,836 +5.74
637–649 646 19 283.00–315.00 $289.64 $1,871 -25.01
691 691 4 284.00 $284.00 $1,962 -2.30
737 737 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,872 -34.66
792 792 8 260.00 $260.00 $2,059 -8.20
815–825 819 11 245.00–253.00 $250.46 $2,051 -9.36
853–891 875 15 233.00–242.00 $237.11 $2,075 -9.44

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–293 292 8 420.00–440.00 $432.55 $1,263 +15.55
356–381 371 13 367.00–382.50 $378.27 $1,403 +36.27
400–448 433 21 355.00–367.00 $358.47 $1,552
468–483 479 24 342.00–357.00 $346.98 $1,662 +8.69
509–537 522 29 319.00–330.00 $324.71 $1,695 +8.00
537 unweaned 537 4 304.00 $304.00 $1,632
574–590 582 36 289.00–300.00 $296.29 $1,724 -9.53
600–643 619 101 275.00–289.00 $282.97 $1,752 +0.16
669–671 669 38 269.00–277.00 $270.69 $1,811 -8.30
709–742 726 108 248.00–260.00 $253.30 $1,839 -11.83
750–796 774 49 243.00–250.00 $246.38 $1,907 -8.95
805–847 823 140 243.50–249.75 $247.11 $2,034 -5.12
851–893 865 14 234.00–246.50 $240.61 $2,081 -1.02
906 906 13 231.00 $231.00 $2,093 -3.01
954 954 10 236.00 $236.00 $2,251 +7.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 333.00 $333.00 $1,632 +35.00
542 542 7 314.00 $314.00 $1,702
581–595 591 20 284.00–286.00 $284.55 $1,682 +0.19
610 610 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -1.00
699 699 15 254.00 $254.00 $1,775 -5.92
713 713 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,718 -13.19
764 764 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,757 -18.00
862–871 867 9 222.00–228.00 $224.65 $1,948 -9.35
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,288 -6.00
1073 1073 4 220.00 $220.00 $2,361
1193 1193 21 186.50 $186.50 $2,225

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 709 11 258.00 $258.00 $1,829 +2.00
816 816 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,040
851 851 23 236.00 $236.00 $2,008

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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.