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

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

1,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,975	1,580	1,179
Replacement cattle	1,975	1,580	1,179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Nice offering of cattle today. Lots of heavy bred heifers and young cows today. Next Tuesday is the final weaned and vaccinated sale of the season.

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1965–2385	2200	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	3,400.00–3,700.00	$3,502.27	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1361–1431	1398	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	3,050.00–3,175.00	$3,107.04
1358–1535	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	193	3,225.00–3,550.00	$3,432.42
1424–1524	1479	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,612.44
1405–1556	1507	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	2,750.00–3,050.00	$2,875.22
1364–1757	1512	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	338	2,275.00–2,585.00	$2,483.23
1457–1558	1523	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	2,150.00–2,400.00	$2,297.96
1413–1773	1527	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	108	2,500.00–2,685.00	$2,635.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1099–1226	1182	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,521.36
1208	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1197–1253	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,806.82
1168–1268	1223	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	2,400.00–2,625.00	$2,496.31
1176–1297	1249	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,825.00–2,000.00	$1,900.41
1202–1324	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	3,025.00–3,300.00	$3,149.54
1092–1359	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	2,625.00–2,800.00	$2,705.12
1165–1366	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,770.35
1241–1371	1311	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	1,900.00–2,375.00	$2,263.44

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1064	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1078–1079	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,787.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1046–1244	1151	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	215	3,225.00–3,550.00	$3,355.03
1077–1183	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	154	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1028	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00
978–1104	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	2,900.00–3,100.00	$3,039.11

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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
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,650.00	$3,650.00	+600.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,600.00	$3,600.00	+550.00
1150–1350	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	4,000.00–4,100.00	$4,036.36	—
1200–1300	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	3,600.00–3,700.00	$3,634.38	+15.33
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,300.00	$3,300.00	-200.00
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–975	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	3,250.00–3,500.00	$3,366.67	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1400–1522	1424	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	3,925.00–4,075.00	$4,045.00	—

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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.