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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

1,818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $430.05/cwt ≈ $2,662/hd at 619 lb · 440 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.67/cwt ≈ $2,894/hd at 787 lb · 320 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.45/cwt ≈ $2,607/hd at 723 lb · 200 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,818

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 452.00 $452.00 $2,712
630 630 280 417.50 $417.50 $2,630
700 700 66 379.00 $379.00 $2,653
785–795 787 320 362.00–369.00 $367.67 $2,894
830 830 65 357.00 $357.00 $2,963
835 835 72 353.00 $353.00 $2,948

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 100 420.00 $420.00 $2,562
650 650 95 406.00 $406.00 $2,639
675 675 77 377.00 $377.00 $2,545
720 720 70 363.00 $363.00 $2,614
720–730 725 130 358.00–360.00 $359.08 $2,603

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Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1600 1590 75-80% 150 163.00–163.25 $163.15 $2,594
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 80-85% 32 158.50 $158.50 $2,298

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 >5 50 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 85-90% 30 145.00 $145.00 $2,175
1550–1700 1598 80-85% 121 148.50–149.50 $148.81 $2,378

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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.