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Cattle Drive Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report, Salina, UT

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $436.00/cwt ≈ $2,006/hd at 460 lb · 209 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.00/cwt ≈ $2,950/hd at 990 lb · 110 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.00/cwt ≈ $2,378/hd at 750 lb · 68 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 919 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 68 329.00 $329.00 $2,468 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 unweaned 460 209 436.00 $436.00 $2,006 —
750 750 68 317.00 $317.00 $2,378 —
990 990 110 298.00 $298.00 $2,950 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1750 1730 65-75% 277 152.25–157.50 $155.43 $2,689 -3.10
1750 1750 65-75% 87 157.50 $157.50 $2,756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 70 142.00 $142.00 $2,215 —

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 80-85% 30 141.50 $141.50 $2,264 -6.25

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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.