Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1,281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.27/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 629 lb · 66 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.70/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 707 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.10/cwt +14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 520 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,281	1,077	87
Feeder cattle	999	771	45
Slaughter cattle	231	283	42
Replacement cattle	51	23	0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	2	180.00	$180.00	$536	—
305–312	311	6	160.00–187.50	$164.50	$512	-6.41
375–387	384	4	172.00–178.00	$173.46	$666	—
405–440	423	2	162.00–162.50	$162.24	$686	-1.03
455–490	471	15	165.00–178.00	$169.96	$801	+19.21
508–545	520	56	150.00–176.00	$171.10	$890	+14.84
563–598	579	28	150.00–172.00	$161.75	$937	+5.16
600–640	615	12	154.00–164.00	$159.58	$981	+15.23
660–695	675	26	140.00–154.50	$152.19	$1,027	+1.23
700–742	728	36	132.50–146.50	$142.37	$1,036	-3.14
750–796	783	20	129.00–135.00	$131.50	$1,030	-0.33
805–839	832	17	125.00–132.50	$126.55	$1,053	-4.65
860–893	874	39	127.00–129.50	$128.77	$1,125	+0.40
915–935	928	56	126.50–130.75	$129.77	$1,204	+1.17
955–975	966	5	123.00–129.00	$125.93	$1,216	+0.92
1000–1046	1036	15	123.50–126.75	$124.30	$1,288	-0.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
375–398	392	4	142.50–150.00	$146.93	$576	—
420–445	436	4	125.00–145.00	$129.81	$566	+11.07
463–485	469	5	135.00–142.50	$139.95	$656	+14.95
505–548	540	8	116.00–135.00	$121.45	$656	—
558–595	578	7	120.00–137.50	$129.08	$746	—
600–643	633	8	129.50–137.50	$133.37	$844	+12.29
650–690	679	5	120.00–132.00	$126.67	$860	+12.41

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–448	445	11	188.00–195.50	$194.87	$867	—
450–460	451	16	194.00–197.00	$196.62	$887	+13.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	2	150.00	$150.00	$350	—
302–345	322	13	145.00–158.00	$153.25	$493	-4.38
373–395	386	24	145.00–162.00	$160.30	$619	+5.64
400–446	439	34	140.00–161.00	$151.67	$666	+11.53
450–496	481	30	139.00–160.00	$154.71	$744	+15.57
505–546	527	40	138.00–159.00	$152.40	$803	+9.52
550–590	571	25	131.00–150.50	$142.16	$812	-1.57
600–648	629	66	119.00–140.00	$137.27	$863	+0.62
653–695	677	34	116.00–138.00	$128.30	$869	-3.12
704–730	707	65	125.00–133.00	$131.70	$931	+2.51
750–792	777	19	110.00–125.50	$121.07	$941	+0.22
800–845	823	27	121.00–125.75	$125.02	$1,029	+5.77
850–895	872	23	110.00–125.50	$121.37	$1,058	+6.48
908–919	913	11	119.50–122.25	$121.91	$1,113	+7.79
957	957	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,129	—
1123–1130	1125	3	100.50–109.00	$106.15	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	127.50–135.00	$131.02	$426	—
370–385	379	5	117.50–135.00	$123.94	$470	-4.27
435–445	440	2	128.00–132.50	$130.28	$573	—
455–470	463	3	122.50–137.50	$129.10	$598	—
505	505	2	128.00	$128.00	$646	—
580–590	583	3	117.50–122.50	$119.19	$695	—
845	845	2	103.00	$103.00	$870	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	171.00	$171.00	$824	—
550–555	553	3	151.00–157.50	$154.83	$856	—
635–643	640	3	119.00–124.00	$122.35	$783	—
688	688	2	130.00	$130.00	$894	+11.76
710	710	1	130.00	$130.00	$923	+14.03
980	980	2	100.00	$100.00	$980	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048–1395	1255	80-85%	89	63.50–72.75	$68.16	$855	—
1185–1440	1286	80-85%	5	54.50–56.75	$55.78	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1785	1556	75-80%	43	64.00–73.75	$68.17	$1,061	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1000	870	85-90%	4	52.50–56.50	$54.59	$475	—
853–1088	989	85-90%	27	59.25–68.75	$65.29	$646	+5.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1695	1532	7	85.50–90.75	$88.71	$1,359	—
1138–2540	1975	19	92.00–98.25	$96.00	$1,896	—
1730–2290	2052	5	100.25–107.50	$102.54	$2,104	—

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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
1120–1530	1361	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	925.00–1,175.00	$1,070.97	-66.10
1440–1615	1539	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,210.00–1,250.00	$1,232.48	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1160	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	775.00–900.00	$852.94	—

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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.