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Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

Salina, Kansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

2,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,088 1,128 2,124
Replacement cattle 2,088 1,128 2,124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Replacement Special Cow Sale today. Heavy receipts with good demand.

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
907 907 (<2 yrs)Open 12 1,135.00 $1,135.00

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1347 1347 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 935.00 $935.00
1335–1352 1348 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 650.00–775.00 $746.43
1296–1479 1351 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 53 1,300.00–1,725.00 $1,528.63
1349–1397 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 20 1,325.00–1,350.00 $1,343.91
1381–1388 1385 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,475.00–1,500.00 $1,488.67
1326–1574 1390 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 288 1,335.00–1,775.00 $1,447.19
1359–1592 1397 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 37 1,075.00–1,100.00 $1,095.38
1274–1482 1399 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 172 1,200.00–1,775.00 $1,479.28
1403–1456 1432 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,030.28
1338–1574 1489 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 1,510.00–1,725.00 $1,579.55
1362–1579 1507 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 960.00–1,050.00 $987.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1136 1136 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1163 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 975.00 $975.00
1058–1256 1164 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,152.27
1169 1169 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1170–1238 1196 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 46 900.00–975.00 $911.35
1118–1259 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 33 550.00–750.00 $655.85
1231–1284 1252 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 850.00–885.00 $872.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1166–1285 1241 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 42 1,385.00–1,400.00 $1,393.06
1225–1264 1251 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,410.00–1,475.00 $1,431.22
1282 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1286 1286 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 635.00 $635.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,185.00 $1,185.00
1286–1296 1290 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,335.00–1,460.00 $1,415.13
1291 1291 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
1373 1373 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 935.00 $935.00
1394 1394 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1034 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1038 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1045–1125 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,144.72
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
866 866 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
983–1023 1000 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 25 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,330.77
963–1033 1005 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 86 1,450.00–1,625.00 $1,524.86
952–1052 1009 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 90 1,375.00–1,485.00 $1,427.59
1000–1069 1035 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 311 1,660.00–1,800.00 $1,707.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1072–1095 1084 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 75 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,627.89
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,375.00 $1,375.00
947 947 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 1,450.00 $1,450.00
945–951 950 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 12 1,125.00–1,185.00 $1,139.93
966 966 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1215 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,675.00–1,850.00 $1,762.50 +137.50
1163–1235 1182 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,850.00–1,950.00 $1,930.00 +305.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,200.00 $2,200.00 +1,250.00
1200–1220 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,775.00–1,975.00 $1,908.33 +520.83
1150–1350 1217 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,966.67 +608.34
1180–1302 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,135.00–1,220.00 $1,171.43 -186.90
1180–1315 1236 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 1,150.00–1,400.00 $1,254.17 -104.16
1226–1277 1257 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 1,975.00–2,200.00 $2,135.71 +755.71
1230–1350 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,435.00–1,800.00 $1,579.55 +471.63
1310 1310 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1160–1388 1312 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 13 1,220.00–1,375.00 $1,315.77 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920–950 928 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,650.00–1,725.00 $1,668.75 +493.75
850–1050 968 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,470.45 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
1415–1475 1441 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,675.00–1,850.00 $1,750.00 —
1625 1625 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.