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

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

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

1,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,036	2,580	0
Replacement cattle	1,036	2,580	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

A nice offering of bred heifers and cows to start off the fall special cow sales.

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Bred Cows

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1224	1224	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1292–1354	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,464.22
1326	1326	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1326–1548	1373	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,716.01
1314–1413 fancy	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,927.54
1384	1384	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1318–1470	1394	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,160.00–1,200.00	$1,181.09
1408	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1415	1415	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,310.00	$1,310.00
1310–1628	1421	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,518.31
1368–1616	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	87	1,460.00–1,585.00	$1,562.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1127–1130	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1199–1254	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,510.00–1,550.00	$1,516.42
1136–1272	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	84	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,672.92
1155–1278	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,693.22

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1262	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1342	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1275–1383	1357	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,375.00–1,485.00	$1,442.82
1451	1451	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1308–1730	1517	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,300.00–1,450.00	$1,346.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1114	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1123–1274	1209	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1266–1291	1278	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	1,335.00	$1,335.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1046–1230	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,688.64
1120–1243	1164	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,796.85
1176	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,050.00	$2,050.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1306–1308	1307	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,345.49
1358	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1088	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,435.00	$1,435.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1080	1080	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	-437.50
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	-86.36
1040–1160	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,600.00–1,675.00	$1,634.38	-168.07
1050–1190	1134	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	39	2,075.00–2,225.00	$2,167.31	+227.31
1072–1255	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,794.44	-145.56
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	+405.00
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,000.00	$2,000.00	+190.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
913	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—
950–975	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1313	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.