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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $367.00/cwt +32.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,303/hd at 900 lb · 240 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.00/cwt ≈ $2,760/hd at 750 lb · 140 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.00/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,698/hd at 825 lb · 134 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 726

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 60 411.00 $411.00 $2,877
900 900 240 367.00 $367.00 $3,303 +32.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 82 414.00 $414.00 $2,650
750 750 140 368.00 $368.00 $2,760
825 825 134 327.00 $327.00 $2,698 -8.50
875 875 70 333.00 $333.00 $2,914

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

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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.