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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $410.00/cwt ≈ $2,358/hd at 575 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $440.50/cwt ≈ $2,753/hd at 625 lb · 77 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $359.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $3,128/hd at 870 lb · 67 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 703

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 value added 625 77 440.50 $440.50 $2,753
870 870 67 359.50 $359.50 $3,128 +3.50
960 960 60 333.00 $333.00 $3,197

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 value added 575 82 410.00 $410.00 $2,358

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1700 1650 65-75% 300 168.00–170.50 $169.31 $2,794

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 80-85% 28 147.00 $147.00 $2,132
1650–1700 1666 80-85% 89 150.00 $150.00 $2,499 -0.86

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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.