Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 8, 2020

1,863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.67/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 622 lb · 198 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.03/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 575 lb · 165 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.66/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 478 lb · 135 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,863	1,921
Feeder cattle	1,556	1,532
Slaughter cattle	307	389

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294–295	294	8	155.00–169.00	$165.49	$487	+5.49
310–342	328	8	156.00–169.00	$159.87	$524	-7.80
350–398	376	10	142.00–160.00	$152.53	$574	-10.27
400–440	413	37	140.00–164.00	$156.81	$648	+0.82
450–496	478	135	137.50–160.00	$154.66	$739	-1.61
500–549	534	64	132.00–158.00	$150.27	$802	-2.79
550–595	580	83	134.00–149.00	$141.53	$821	-3.13
600–649	622	198	133.00–147.00	$141.67	$881	+2.06
650–688	669	30	131.00–146.50	$136.90	$916	-2.29
705–749	729	31	118.00–135.00	$129.52	$944	-6.63
757–795	774	70	120.50–133.25	$129.76	$1,004	-4.07
801–845	806	43	125.00–132.75	$128.74	$1,038	-8.68
850–885	865	12	123.00–127.75	$125.27	$1,084	-2.48
901	901	4	124.50	$124.50	$1,122	-6.75
1035–1048	1045	5	114.00–124.50	$116.08	$1,213	-11.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	130.00–137.50	$133.81	$435	-3.60
350–395	382	10	127.50–138.00	$133.98	$512	-9.70
410–445	433	4	123.00–132.50	$127.66	$553	-13.05
455–485	476	5	125.00–132.50	$129.97	$619	-4.46
550–585	568	3	125.50–132.00	$129.44	$735	+0.44
605–638	629	5	118.00–126.00	$121.82	$766	—
663–695	673	4	115.00–128.00	$118.85	$800	-6.15
750–787	778	4	102.50–117.00	$106.00	$825	—
897	897	3	113.00	$113.00	$1,014	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–294	292	8	138.00–140.00	$138.24	$404	-1.76
300–345	319	14	125.00–147.50	$131.33	$419	-14.58
350–390	372	18	127.50–150.00	$139.50	$519	+0.36
400–448	427	76	128.00–147.00	$137.97	$589	-2.12
454–498	483	87	125.00–136.50	$133.46	$645	-3.44
505–545	531	46	123.00–135.25	$131.29	$697	-0.91
550–597	575	165	122.00–135.00	$130.03	$748	-3.41
600–645	615	96	120.50–132.75	$129.84	$799	+2.59
660–689	671	35	119.50–128.00	$123.97	$832	-2.60
700–738	716	12	116.00–125.00	$121.29	$868	-2.31
755–791	780	11	117.00–123.50	$119.46	$932	-0.17
813–840	821	18	117.25–122.25	$118.64	$974	-7.66
850–880	862	21	116.00–129.25	$123.69	$1,066	-0.57
1015	1015	6	117.50	$117.50	$1,193	+13.50
1117	1117	3	100.00	$100.00	$1,117	+11.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–290	284	4	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$348	-10.76
360–398	380	9	112.50–121.00	$116.63	$443	+3.79
409–420	411	7	110.00–117.50	$111.10	$457	-8.94
460–490	478	5	111.00–121.00	$116.39	$556	-3.79
500–515	507	3	105.00–118.00	$110.61	$561	+14.43
560–595	582	5	107.50–119.00	$115.57	$673	+4.65
600–627	617	10	103.00–117.00	$113.36	$699	—
720–748	737	4	102.50–110.00	$104.85	$773	—
810–838	829	3	106.50–110.00	$107.64	$892	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	160.00–166.00	$163.00	$432	—
410–415	413	3	141.00–147.50	$143.15	$591	—
466–495	471	6	134.00–141.00	$139.77	$658	+0.77
505–520	509	7	131.00–140.50	$137.18	$698	+2.63
585	585	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$763	—
670	670	2	112.50–127.00	$119.75	$802	—
715–730	723	2	109.50–110.00	$109.75	$793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1245	1082	80-85%	6	50.75–52.00	$51.08	$553	—
1020–1335	1161	80-85%	22	37.50–44.00	$41.87	$486	—
1015–1345	1173	80-85%	89	44.00–50.00	$46.76	$548	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1635	1458	75-80%	9	38.75–44.75	$43.04	$628	—
1350–2000	1567	75-80%	100	45.00–50.75	$47.26	$741	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
897–995	926	85-90%	20	44.75–48.75	$47.11	$436	—
750–1063	953	85-90%	9	34.00–41.50	$36.23	$345	—
823–1173	968	85-90%	5	25.50–32.50	$28.76	$278	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1522–1745	1578	4	59.00–66.75	$64.61	$1,020	—
1600–2275	1859	8	70.00–75.50	$72.73	$1,352	+5.51
1910–2195	2038	3	79.00–80.50	$79.67	$1,624	—

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Reading this report

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.