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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report, Salina, UT

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

598 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.00/cwt ≈ $2,482/hd at 750 lb · 65 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.50/cwt ≈ $2,558/hd at 860 lb · 55 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 598 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 65 331.00 $331.00 $2,482 —
860 860 55 297.50 $297.50 $2,558 —
1135 1135 38 261.00 $261.00 $2,962 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1800 1720 65-75% 202 147.00–149.00 $148.21 $2,549 -3.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 75-80% 60 147.00 $147.00 $2,278 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 80-85% 178 130.50–131.00 $130.83 $2,093 —

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high 499.78 low 426.00 Nov 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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