Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.26/cwt +2.55 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 485 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.72/cwt +8.97 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 581 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.09/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 525 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,279	1,281	341
Feeder cattle	833	999	249
Slaughter cattle	410	231	82
Replacement cattle	36	51	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, feeder heifers and steers over 600 lbs sold mostly weak. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with a weak undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	186.00	$186.00	$539	+6.00
315–345	333	6	165.00–189.00	$178.87	$596	+14.37
385–390	388	11	175.00–179.00	$178.00	$691	+4.54
420–435	424	6	176.00–180.00	$177.58	$753	+15.34
451–480	464	9	155.00–178.00	$170.24	$790	+0.28
505–540	525	18	155.00–179.00	$172.57	$906	+1.47
550–595	581	34	140.00–176.00	$170.72	$992	+8.97
600–647	630	31	135.00–165.00	$152.60	$961	-6.98
655–690	671	5	140.00–155.50	$150.13	$1,007	-2.06
700–746	726	25	134.00–143.00	$138.29	$1,004	-4.08
754–799	775	30	124.00–134.00	$126.99	$984	-4.51
805	805	3	118.00–131.00	$122.33	$985	-4.22
862	862	6	129.25	$129.25	$1,114	+0.48
900–925	908	16	124.50–127.00	$125.34	$1,138	-4.43
976–998	985	15	114.75–123.00	$118.09	$1,163	-7.84
1031	1031	4	114.25	$114.25	$1,178	-10.05
1100–1125	1113	2	114.00	$114.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	4	120.00–127.50	$124.47	$535	-5.34
525–548	546	13	130.00–135.00	$134.63	$735	+13.18
607–635	608	30	113.00–137.25	$135.65	$825	+2.28
652–695	669	19	110.00–135.00	$124.88	$835	-1.79
715–735	723	4	102.00–122.50	$116.62	$843	—
750–780	773	5	105.00–115.00	$108.77	$841	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	431	18	185.00–195.00	$191.92	$827	-2.95
462–473	468	6	183.00–187.50	$185.22	$867	-11.40
500–501	501	16	181.00–190.50	$189.91	$951	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–345	327	3	163.00–165.00	$164.30	$537	+11.05
355–395	371	30	148.00–169.00	$159.37	$591	-0.93
400–436	431	29	145.00–155.00	$148.61	$641	-3.06
466–488 fancy	472	17	161.00–170.00	$168.13	$794	—
453–498	489	49	143.00–159.00	$153.49	$751	-1.22
500–548	525	33	135.00–164.00	$150.09	$788	-2.31
553–595	569	31	128.00–152.00	$143.83	$818	+1.67
600–648	618	23	121.00–140.00	$130.65	$807	-6.62
650–698	686	24	120.50–130.00	$124.71	$856	-3.59
700–735	723	4	118.00–123.00	$120.72	$873	-10.98
754–790	770	14	110.00–127.00	$121.67	$937	+0.60
805–835	826	12	112.00–125.25	$123.12	$1,017	-1.90
865	865	2	115.50	$115.50	$999	-5.87
920–930	925	2	110.00–117.50	$113.77	$1,052	-8.14
965–985	975	2	99.00–105.00	$101.97	$994	-16.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	469	5	120.00–135.00	$125.14	$587	-3.96
530–535	533	2	112.50–128.00	$120.29	$641	-7.71
585–597	592	5	120.00–125.00	$123.41	$731	+4.22
680–685	683	2	107.50–116.00	$111.77	$763	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	169.00	$169.00	$656	—
415–430	423	2	167.50–175.00	$171.32	$725	—
450	450	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$742	-6.00
520–538	532	3	145.00–150.00	$148.37	$789	—
653–673	663	4	125.00–127.50	$126.23	$837	-3.77
875	875	2	110.00	$110.00	$962	—
910	910	2	109.00	$109.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–480	472	3	142.50–150.00	$146.79	$693	—
605–645	630	3	105.00–116.00	$111.15	$700	—
875	875	4	100.00	$100.00	$875	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1615	1199	80-85%	145	61.00–66.00	$64.10	$769	—
933–1430	1235	80-85%	12	66.25–66.75	$66.54	$822	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1040	914	85-90%	39	46.00–55.50	$54.69	$500	—
830–1270	985	85-90%	62	56.00–59.75	$57.81	$569	-7.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1660	1473	75-80%	13	68.25–72.50	$69.49	$1,024	—
1020–2050	1532	75-80%	20	64.50–67.75	$66.69	$1,022	—
1475–1873	1610	75-80%	8	60.75–63.75	$62.01	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–2120	1525	8	76.00–89.75	$83.17	$1,268	-5.54
1660–2240	1814	7	97.00–101.25	$98.79	$1,792	—
1005–2345	1908	12	90.00–95.00	$93.28	$1,780	—

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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
1050–1620	1382	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,000.00–1,325.00	$1,107.24	+36.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1555	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–985.00	$925.21	—

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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.