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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 27, 2025

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.00/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,412/hd at 890 lb · 216 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $294.68/cwt ≈ $2,510/hd at 852 lb · 206 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,428/hd at 840 lb · 130 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 825

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 65 301.00 $301.00 $2,378 -11.00
850 850 130 298.00 $298.00 $2,533
855 855 76 289.00 $289.00 $2,471
900 900 63 270.00 $270.00 $2,430 -18.25

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 130 289.00 $289.00 $2,428
890 890 216 271.00 $271.00 $2,412

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs) 29 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs) 30 3,010.00 $3,010.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 85-90% 36 126.50 $126.50 $1,689

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 50 205.25 $205.25 $2,258

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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.