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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 21, 2026

4,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $411.49/cwt ≈ $2,550/hd at 620 lb · 560 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.46/cwt ≈ $2,517/hd at 571 lb · 455 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $508.60/cwt ≈ $2,367/hd at 465 lb · 427 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 135 580.00 $580.00 $2,204
425 unweaned 425 215 540.00 $540.00 $2,295
460 unweaned 460 105 510.00 $510.00 $2,346
460 unweaned 460 230 519.00 $519.00 $2,387
485 unweaned 485 92 481.00 $481.00 $2,333
510 unweaned 510 95 471.00 $471.00 $2,402
520 unweaned 520 100 452.50 $452.50 $2,353
525 525 50 440.00 $440.00 $2,310
540 540 95 427.50–452.00 $440.39 $2,378
550 unweaned 550 100 457.00 $457.00 $2,514
565 565 85 460.00 $460.00 $2,599
580 unweaned 580 85 419.00 $419.00 $2,430
575–590 unweaned 582 185 425.00–440.00 $432.39 $2,517
600 600 75 427.50 $427.50 $2,565
600 600 80 410.00 $410.00 $2,460
610 unweaned 610 90 410.00 $410.00 $2,501
630 unweaned 630 240 413.00 $413.00 $2,602
640 unweaned 640 75 394.00 $394.00 $2,522
680 680 71 380.00 $380.00 $2,584
700 700 70 377.00 $377.00 $2,639
750 750 130 350.00 $350.00 $2,625
790 790 76 357.00 $357.00 $2,820
825 825 180 330.00–333.00 $331.00 $2,731
885 885 70 331.00 $331.00 $2,929
1000 1000 150 302.00 $302.00 $3,020
1110 1110 115 289.00 $289.00 $3,208

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 unweaned 360 135 565.00 $565.00 $2,034
415 unweaned 415 114 465.00 $465.00 $1,930
415 unweaned 415 120 500.00 $500.00 $2,075
440 unweaned 440 92 467.50 $467.50 $2,057
510–525 517 80 397.50–432.00 $416.66 $2,154
525 525 50 415.00 $415.00 $2,179
550 550 80 415.00 $415.00 $2,282
575 unweaned 575 95 400.00 $400.00 $2,300
580 unweaned 580 80 393.00 $393.00 $2,279
585 unweaned 585 90 385.00 $385.00 $2,252
600 600 80 392.00 $392.00 $2,352
600 unweaned 600 175 389.00 $389.00 $2,334
700 700 70 330.00 $330.00 $2,310
775 775 130 312.00 $312.00 $2,418
930 930 220 295.00 $295.00 $2,744
1050 1050 45 290.00 $290.00 $3,045

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 55 3,850.00 $3,850.00

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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.