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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

2,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.65/cwt ≈ $2,411/hd at 569 lb · 456 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.99/cwt ≈ $2,684/hd at 826 lb · 247 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.99/cwt ≈ $2,876/hd at 910 lb · 220 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 2,005

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 50 449.50 $449.50 $2,203
540 540 65 412.50 $412.50 $2,228
550 unweaned 550 85 438.00 $438.00 $2,409
560 560 60 411.00 $411.00 $2,302
565 unweaned 565 88 431.00 $431.00 $2,435
575 575 50 400.00 $400.00 $2,300
575 unweaned 575 90 438.00 $438.00 $2,518
590 value added 590 83 409.00 $409.00 $2,413
670 670 90 374.00 $374.00 $2,506
825 value added 825 60 324.00 $324.00 $2,673
850 850 64 354.00 $354.00 $3,009
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 70 240.50 $240.50 $3,788

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 50 425.00 $425.00 $1,998
500 500 30 392.50 $392.50 $1,962
525 unweaned 525 95 399.00 $399.00 $2,095
535 535 40 391.00 $391.00 $2,092
560 560 40 380.00 $380.00 $2,128
600 value added 600 80 372.50 $372.50 $2,235
600 600 80 341.00 $341.00 $2,046
750 750 74 348.00 $348.00 $2,610
825–830 826 247 322.00–326.00 $324.99 $2,684
900–920 910 220 315.00–317.00 $315.99 $2,876

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1700 1621 65-75% 163 176.00–179.50 $178.23 $2,889 +1.81

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 80-85% 31 155.00 $155.00 $2,402

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale

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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.