Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 16, 2021

836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $191.63/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 471 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.12/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 634 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.20/cwt +7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 522 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	836	1,172	986
Feeder cattle	619	986	787
Slaughter cattle	217	186	199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower while heavier heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold firm and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to firm on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	3	192.50	$192.50	$487	-7.14
310	310	2	207.50	$207.50	$643	+15.17
390	390	1	192.50	$192.50	$751	-5.67
419–443	425	15	198.50–209.00	$205.94	$875	+12.53
450–481	471	61	180.00–200.00	$191.63	$903	+1.35
503–538	522	43	172.50–181.00	$175.20	$915	+7.17
607–648	634	48	148.00–152.50	$150.12	$952	-1.17
668	668	2	148.00	$148.00	$989	+6.99
703–710	704	12	141.00–143.25	$142.96	$1,006	-0.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	177.50	$177.50	$515	+2.50
303–345	320	10	175.00–181.00	$177.60	$568	+7.05
380–395	386	5	167.50–180.00	$173.43	$669	-3.57
418–435	424	6	167.50–185.00	$178.90	$759	+13.90
475–495	483	3	170.00–185.00	$178.24	$861	+11.61
525–545	535	2	152.00–160.00	$155.93	$834	+10.91
570	570	1	159.00	$159.00	$906	+8.02
600–615	608	2	135.00–145.00	$139.94	$851	+4.10
667–693	678	10	138.00–140.00	$138.79	$941	+6.23
709	709	17	133.00	$133.00	$943	+4.51
770–790	783	11	119.00–129.00	$126.63	$992	+9.78
800	800	1	115.00	$115.00	$920	-3.32
850–885	863	3	116.00–129.00	$123.07	$1,062	+6.07
926	926	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,139	—
1083	1083	3	114.00	$114.00	$1,235	—
1123	1123	9	108.00	$108.00	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–389	387	5	152.50–160.00	$158.53	$614	—
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	+4.55
465–475	468	3	135.00–148.00	$142.61	$667	+4.94
515–540	528	2	128.00–131.00	$129.54	$684	-3.27
560–595	578	2	125.00–131.00	$127.91	$739	-5.96
663–693	678	4	125.00–132.50	$128.67	$872	—
715	715	1	115.00	$115.00	$822	—
855–895	875	2	95.50–105.00	$100.36	$878	—
915	915	1	93.00	$93.00	$851	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	185.00	$185.00	$453	—
255–275	262	3	165.00–170.00	$166.75	$437	—
305–325	315	2	166.00–176.00	$170.84	$538	+4.85
351–395	360	5	153.00–155.00	$154.56	$556	-12.92
400–436	422	23	146.00–157.00	$152.49	$644	-11.98
475–498	487	22	154.00–159.00	$157.03	$765	-9.71
513–535	529	14	140.00–151.00	$146.39	$774	-5.09
550–590	570	19	144.50–149.00	$146.60	$836	+2.96
615–641	626	26	137.50–145.00	$139.34	$872	+4.90
652–695	660	28	110.00–138.50	$134.91	$890	+7.73
750–787	777	7	123.50–126.25	$125.84	$978	+3.82
887	887	6	124.75	$124.75	$1,107	+5.25
913	913	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,086	—
1175	1175	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,263	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–288	273	5	142.50–149.00	$146.26	$399	+0.48
341–345	342	5	147.50–152.50	$148.51	$508	+13.51
350–380	360	3	140.00–141.00	$140.35	$505	-4.65
453–490	468	7	130.00–137.50	$135.03	$632	-5.53
505–515	510	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$686	-2.31
555–590	573	2	135.00–136.00	$135.52	$777	+4.79
600–643	632	4	129.00–134.50	$132.56	$838	+13.05
665–688	680	24	124.50–126.50	$125.81	$856	+10.15
708–739	727	7	120.00–122.25	$121.72	$885	+16.12
835	835	1	114.00	$114.00	$952	—
905–942	933	4	110.00–114.00	$113.03	$1,055	—
983	983	6	109.00	$109.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	120.00	$120.00	$384	—
365–390	378	2	125.00–126.00	$125.48	$474	+3.54
595	595	1	115.00	$115.00	$684	+1.00
615–630	623	2	115.00–117.50	$116.23	$724	—
753–758	756	4	105.50–110.00	$107.74	$815	—
845	845	1	105.00	$105.00	$887	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	210.00	$210.00	$567	—
335	335	1	182.50	$182.50	$611	—
415	415	2	189.00	$189.00	$784	—
450	450	1	185.00	$185.00	$832	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
998–1338	1132	80-85%	87	62.75–70.00	$65.86	$746	—
1100–1305	1200	80-85%	12	58.50–62.00	$60.35	$724	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1503–1575	1527	75-80%	3	59.25–60.25	$59.91	$915	—
1403–1937	1647	75-80%	52	63.50–69.50	$66.61	$1,097	+4.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1310	990	85-90%	6	53.00–55.75	$54.16	$536	—
815–1090	1014	85-90%	38	57.50–65.00	$61.63	$625	—
1050–1485	1268	85-90%	2	36.00–38.25	$37.32	$473	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1760	1545	2	77.75–79.00	$78.29	$1,210	—
1615–1995	1879	4	85.00–90.00	$87.49	$1,644	—
1935	1935	1	94.75	$94.75	$1,833	—

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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.