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

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

1,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,580	2,001	1,817
Replacement cattle	1,580	2,001	1,817

Market comments — USDA reporter

NIce offering of spring calving heifers and cows. This is the last special cow sale of 2024. In January we will start back up with the special weaned and vaccinated calf sales on the 4th and the 14th and a special cow sale on the 21st.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1565–1645	1605	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,702.49	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1345	1345	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
827	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1203	1203	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1232	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,075.00	$3,075.00
1150–1353	1243	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	2,350.00–2,650.00	$2,526.57
1259	1259	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1182–1325	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	114	2,750.00–3,100.00	$2,897.55
1136–1359	1290	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,975.00–2,300.00	$2,082.59
1154–1390	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	2,950.00–3,125.00	$3,070.57
1231–1372	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,926.04
1342	1342	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1373–1473	1413	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	98	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,607.51
1370–1616	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	77	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,373.85
1397–1507	1432	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	2,750.00–3,050.00	$2,893.50
1452	1452	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,075.00	$3,075.00
1382–1646	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	3,000.00–3,150.00	$3,073.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1216	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932	932	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,900.00	$2,900.00
922–986	959	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1024–1173	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	188	2,900.00–3,150.00	$3,013.63
1072–1109	1092	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	2,975.00–2,985.00	$2,976.96
1084–1231 fancy	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	91	3,125.00–3,300.00	$3,199.68
1145–1209 fancy	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	109	3,175.00–3,235.00	$3,189.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
921–965	935	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,577.75
919–975	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,516.60
991–1092	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,775.50
1036–1156	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,664.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
894	894	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1461	1461	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	3,050.00	$3,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,050.00	$3,050.00	-150.00
1050–1300	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	3,325.00–3,500.00	$3,443.18	—
1120–1400	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	3,550.00–3,700.00	$3,619.05	+1,004.76
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00	$3,500.00	+325.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1388	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00	+50.00
1450	1450	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	3,550.00	$3,550.00	+750.00
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00	-100.00
1450	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	+700.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
975–1100	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,250.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

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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.