Salina feeder cattle sale results

Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission, Salina, Kansas, reported receipts of 4,838 head selling a week ago, 3,262 head trading March 25 and 3,865 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kansas.

There was a nice offering of light cattle for this sale. Compared to a week ago, there were too few steers and heifers under 500 pounds for a good comparison. Steers 500 to 650 pounds were selling steady to $10 higher and steers 650 to 700 pounds were trading steady to $4 lower and steers over 700 pounds were selling steady to $5 higher. Heifers 500 to 900 pounds were selling steady to $10 higher and 950 to 1000 pound heifers were trading $2 lower. The supply was good with good demand. Supply included: 100% feeder cattle (51% steers, 48% heifers, 1% bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 65%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 12 head, 313 to 335 lbs., 205.00 to 210.00 (208.11); 44 head, 370 to 387 lbs., 202.00 to 207.50 (204.68); 15 head, 356 to 388 lbs., 213.00 to 214.00 (213.45), thin fleshed; 50 head, 402 to 448 lbs., 192.00 to 200.00 (196.94); 21 head, 448 lbs., 204.00, thin fleshed; 58 head, 477 to 496 lbs., 186.00 to 195.00 (191.97); 35 head, 450 to 462 lbs., 199.00 to 200.00 (199.83), fancy; 218 head, 510 to 542 lbs., 179.00 to 187.50 (184.45); 9 head, 505 lbs., 197.00, thin fleshed; 12 head, 533 lbs., 172.00, unweaned; 43 head, 553 to 590 lbs., 166.50 to 180.00 (171.26); 297 head, 603 to 642 lbs., 164.00 to 175.25 (170.04); 33 head, 670 to 699 lbs., 150.00 to 159.00 (154.09); 18 head, 650 lbs., 167.00, thin fleshed; 141 head, 705 to 749 lbs., 142.00 to 150.00 (145.42); 62 head, 709 to 715 lbs., 156.75 to 158.00 (157.20), thin fleshed; 5 head, 745 lbs., 130.00, unweaned; 51 head, 758 to 790 lbs., 139.50 to 145.50 (142.58); 45 head, 757 to 758 lbs., 151.00, thin fleshed; 175 head, 800 to 833 lbs., 133.50 to 143.50 (139.21); 316 head, 868 to 898 lbs., 131.00 to 139.35 (134.94); 89 head, 906 to 948 lbs., 125.00 to 132.75 (130.97); 62 head, 900 lbs., 134.25, fancy; 68 head, 950 to 996 lbs., 123.00 to 129.50 (127.27). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 350 lbs., 195.00; 15 head, 436 to 443 lbs., 156.00 to 167.00 (162.56); 33 head, 526 to 549 lbs., 167.00 to 176.00 (173.23); 27 head, 569 to 598 lbs., 153.00 to 166.00 (159.21); 43 head, 607 to 646 lbs., 151.00 to 161.00 (157.85); 51 head, 651 to 698 lbs., 141.00 to 147.00 (144.46); 77 head, 761 to 798 lbs., 127.00 to 136.75 (132.73); 7 head, 828 to 843 lbs., 125.00 to 126.00 (125.29); 20 head, 861 to 882 lbs., 121.50 to 128.00 (123.17). Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 70 head, 1005 to 1031 lbs., 114.00 to 115.00 (114.97).

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 21 head, 308 to 330 lbs., 162.00 to 169.00 (164.56); 6 head, 336 lbs., 175.00, thin fleshed; 45 head, 361 to 390 lbs., 162.00 to 172.00 (165.58); 14 head, 353 to 391 lbs., 175.00, thin fleshed; 132 head, 406 to 448 lbs., 165.00 to 176.00 (170.25); 99 head, 455 to 499 lbs., 161.00 to 170.00 (166.36); 229 head, 503 to 546 lbs., 155.50 to 166.25 (162.94); 163 head, 560 to 598 lbs., 148.00 to 159.50 (154.98); 20 head, 567 lbs., 164.50, fancy; 71 head, 601 to 629 lbs., 148.50 to 158.00 (152.60); 230 head, 650 to 696 lbs., 135.00 to 143.00 (138.84); 7 head, 691 lbs., 123.50, unweaned; 167 head, 715 to 748 lbs., 131.00 to 137.50 (134.34); 282 head, 752 to 797 lbs., 128.00 to 135.00 (130.69); 20 head, 768 lbs., 144.00, fancy; 215 head, 808 to 843 lbs., 125.25 to 130.60 (129.28); 45 head, 825 lbs., 131.25, replacement; 8 head, 856 to 863 lbs., 125.00; 52 head, 902 to 942 lbs., 110.00 to 120.00 (115.89). Medium and large 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 26 head, 469 to 486 lbs., 146.00 to 158.00 (154.52); 46 head, 504 to 546 lbs., 142.00 to 153.00 (148.41); 104 head, 589 to 599 lbs., 140.00 to 145.00 (142.49); 41 head, 641 to 646 lbs., 140.00 to 141.50 (141.24); 19 head, 672 lbs., 127.00; 21 head, 770 lbs., 122.00; 13 head, 815 to 847 lbs., 117.50 to 120.50 (119.75). Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 15 head, 1051 to 1095 lbs., 104.00 to 106.50 (104.92).

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 7 head, 410 lbs., 179.00; 7 head, 499 lbs., 180.00; 9 head, 636 lbs., 137.00.