Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.09/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 624 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $129.84/cwt -22.01 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 487 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.99/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 480 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	901	1,020	505
Feeder cattle	632	806	340
Slaughter cattle	269	191	165
Replacement cattle	—	23	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Diverse receipts of feeder steers and heifers traded strong across weight classes. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–330	323	7	147.00–177.00	$163.87	$529	-11.92
460–485	473	2	147.00–157.00	$152.13	$720	-15.13
515–525	523	4	140.00–169.00	$161.85	$846	-3.25
562–578	571	11	155.25–168.00	$162.29	$927	+4.41
615–625	616	14	150.00–157.75	$156.65	$965	+5.30
675–690	689	16	141.00	$141.00	$971	-2.46
700–732	711	7	121.00–138.00	$127.46	$906	-0.94
760–790	773	6	126.50–130.00	$128.00	$989	-2.10
805–840	826	7	119.00–139.00	$129.74	$1,072	+3.24
885–888	886	6	124.00–132.00	$125.34	$1,111	+1.23
908	908	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,135	+6.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	4	182.00	$182.00	$573	—
560–575	565	15	172.50–178.00	$176.66	$998	—
633–648 fancy	646	8	184.00–197.00	$195.41	$1,262	—
655–662	656	5	180.00–187.50	$181.51	$1,191	—
705–743 fancy	727	7	188.00–192.50	$189.87	$1,380	—
755–795 fancy	768	3	185.00–195.00	$188.45	$1,447	—
750–785	775	9	173.00–181.00	$177.89	$1,379	—
800–823	814	6	145.50–168.00	$157.08	$1,279	—
870–878	877	8	140.00–141.50	$141.31	$1,239	—
900–935	928	5	140.00–147.50	$142.66	$1,324	—
950–968 fancy	962	3	167.50–177.50	$174.21	$1,676	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	120.00–122.00	$121.35	$336	—
338–348	345	4	127.00–136.00	$131.46	$454	—
465–495	487	19	119.00–137.50	$129.84	$632	-22.01
519–545	530	6	115.00–131.00	$126.31	$669	-20.44
555–575	565	2	124.00–131.00	$127.56	$721	-8.87
620	620	2	123.50	$123.50	$766	+3.14
670–696	679	11	124.00–134.00	$128.77	$874	+6.55
775–790	783	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$865	-6.19
800–810	803	3	107.50–110.00	$109.16	$877	-5.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	334	9	137.00–138.00	$137.89	$461	—
360–383	366	9	124.00–124.50	$124.17	$454	—
409–420	416	5	118.50–130.00	$123.03	$512	—
465–495	480	17	114.75–132.00	$123.99	$595	-7.00
505–515	510	11	114.00–136.50	$132.50	$676	+5.79
550–575	561	4	115.00–121.25	$118.07	$662	—
618–648	624	24	110.00–126.75	$122.09	$762	-0.36
650–680	672	5	107.00–122.00	$116.59	$783	-0.51
710–745	727	11	106.00–127.00	$115.26	$838	—
760–785	772	5	113.00–119.50	$116.61	$900	+12.60

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–510	506	6	154.00–165.00	$159.55	$807	—
555–598	578	11	147.00–158.00	$155.22	$897	—
615–620	617	3	146.00–150.00	$148.34	$915	—
651–680	662	12	141.00–153.00	$143.83	$952	—
715–735	728	3	146.50–153.00	$148.63	$1,082	—
760–788	782	8	146.00–151.50	$149.89	$1,172	—
800–835	815	3	135.00–150.50	$144.57	$1,178	—
865–890 fancy	876	5	150.00–152.50	$151.99	$1,331	—
945 fancy	945	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,597	—
1020	1020	6	137.50	$137.50	$1,402	—
1055	1055	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,424	—
1195	1195	5	125.00–134.00	$128.60	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	287	3	157.50–160.00	$158.28	$454	-14.18
372	372	2	156.00	$156.00	$580	+4.09
475–488	485	5	145.00–148.00	$145.59	$706	-12.53
605–620	616	7	133.75–138.00	$134.94	$831	+3.57
765–786	781	4	128.00–135.00	$129.71	$1,013	+7.89
820–828	822	5	128.00–129.00	$128.80	$1,059	+12.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	2	94.50	$94.50	$128	—
325	325	2	98.00	$98.00	$318	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1550	1308	80-85%	23	63.75–89.50	$69.32	$907	—
900–1720	1395	80-85%	99	54.00–68.50	$62.20	$868	—
1360–1475	1444	80-85%	8	52.00–55.50	$53.87	$778	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–2010	1734	75-80%	58	58.50–68.25	$64.03	$1,110	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1265	1095	85-90%	16	50.50–57.50	$54.84	$600	—
1145–1355	1285	85-90%	3	47.00–48.00	$47.30	$608	—
1195–1425	1328	85-90%	3	23.50–39.00	$30.39	$404	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1670	1404	5	73.50–80.00	$76.95	$1,080	+1.52
1085–2180	1703	15	85.00–94.75	$90.25	$1,537	—
1420–2345	1914	6	92.00–100.25	$95.55	$1,829	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–245	235	3	94.50–98.00	$95.56	$225	—
259–278	265	3	92.50–97.00	$95.43	$253	—
340–345	342	6	100.00–105.00	$101.68	$348	—
350–370	357	3	100.00–105.00	$103.27	$369	—
420	420	2	81.50	$81.50	$342	—
450–476	462	8	70.00–110.00	$93.15	$430	—
500–540	510	4	101.00–103.00	$102.47	$523	—
775	775	3	70.50–73.00	$71.33	$553	—
808–843	836	12	58.00–98.00	$73.57	$615	—
990–995	993	6	60.50–81.00	$70.72	$702	—
1083–1085	1084	4	49.00–86.00	$67.48	$731	—
1250	1250	3	65.00	$65.00	$812	—

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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.