Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.18/cwt +3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 569 lb · 74 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.82/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 766 lb · 51 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.46/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 677 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,020	899	225
Feeder cattle	806	746	135
Slaughter cattle	191	153	90
Replacement cattle	23	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	336	7	170.00–179.00	$175.79	$591	+4.06
380–395	389	8	165.00–175.50	$172.56	$671	-4.62
400–448	419	21	168.00–181.50	$175.02	$733	+1.31
450–495	480	20	162.50–176.00	$167.26	$803	-4.49
503–547	527	43	158.50–173.00	$165.10	$870	+0.73
550–598	571	44	149.00–164.50	$157.88	$901	+10.78
600–649	627	44	136.00–155.25	$151.35	$949	+4.76
650–687	677	47	134.00–148.75	$143.46	$971	+4.65
700–721	719	42	127.00–139.00	$128.40	$923	-9.86
758–783	763	17	127.00–131.00	$130.10	$993	+1.09
840	840	3	126.50	$126.50	$1,063	+3.18
853–885	859	30	117.50–124.75	$124.11	$1,066	+5.25
900–931	926	20	113.00–119.75	$118.40	$1,096	+1.44
955–990	968	3	103.00–114.50	$107.58	$1,041	+4.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	368	2	155.00–160.00	$157.59	$580	—
430–440	435	2	155.00–164.00	$159.45	$694	—
482–495	486	10	147.50–156.00	$151.85	$738	—
530–535	533	4	146.00–147.50	$146.75	$782	—
555–595	575	9	122.50–142.50	$136.43	$784	+2.99
605–625	615	3	119.00–123.00	$120.36	$740	—
660–695	672	3	119.00–125.00	$122.22	$821	—
730–735	733	3	119.00–119.50	$119.33	$875	—
765–783	777	3	114.00–118.00	$116.69	$907	—
815–828	825	4	114.50–115.00	$114.62	$946	—
935	935	3	99.50–100.00	$99.67	$932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243–245	243	5	150.00–155.00	$153.99	$374	—
285–290	288	2	167.50–177.50	$172.46	$497	+21.83
329–333	331	8	160.00–161.00	$160.62	$532	+4.52
369–395	385	11	146.00–160.00	$151.91	$585	+0.21
400–445	418	27	148.00–164.50	$157.16	$657	+12.64
450–495	470	37	145.00–161.00	$158.12	$743	+12.64
510–538	523	23	141.00–156.00	$151.83	$794	+9.21
555–589	569	74	135.00–153.00	$146.18	$832	+3.72
600–649	638	20	130.00–137.00	$131.37	$838	+1.43
663–680	665	12	130.00–141.00	$134.26	$893	+3.48
700–741	719	20	116.00–128.00	$125.81	$905	-1.59
751–788	766	51	118.00–123.25	$121.82	$933	-1.44
800–845	820	19	110.00–121.00	$116.58	$956	-5.08
865–892	886	19	100.00–109.25	$107.55	$953	-8.04
965–970	968	2	91.00–100.00	$95.49	$924	—
1050–1080	1062	3	96.00–102.00	$98.03	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	490	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$642	+8.45
505–520	515	3	122.00–129.00	$126.71	$653	+2.12
605–645	632	6	118.00–127.00	$122.45	$774	—
650–695	670	3	112.50–122.00	$117.10	$785	—
770–785	778	2	103.00–105.00	$104.01	$809	—
815–833	827	4	96.00–100.00	$98.02	$811	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$586	—
410–420	415	2	171.00–175.00	$172.98	$718	—
557–590	565	4	139.00–148.00	$145.65	$823	—
844	844	8	111.50	$111.50	$941	—
865	865	2	105.00	$105.00	$908	-13.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1165	1158	80-85%	2	68.25–69.50	$68.87	$798	—
975–1395	1224	80-85%	62	57.75–65.50	$62.56	$766	-4.01
1140–1340	1267	80-85%	3	51.00–55.75	$52.68	$667	+0.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1955	1550	75-80%	50	59.25–67.00	$63.91	$991	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	85-90%	1	49.00	$49.00	$409	—
820–1089	1023	85-90%	18	55.00–61.75	$59.05	$604	—
775–1358	1164	85-90%	3	27.50–30.50	$29.83	$347	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036–1075	1043	8	97.00–98.00	$97.75	$1,020	—
1135–2845	1414	9	69.00–81.00	$75.43	$1,067	—
1100–2365	1863	26	84.75–96.00	$91.42	$1,703	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1177	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1103–1500	1276	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,050.00–1,385.00	$1,212.94	—
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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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.