Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.42/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 571 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.03/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 570 lb · 23 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $109.32/cwt ≈ $1,016/hd at 929 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	754	1,111	380
Feeder cattle	460	560	302
Slaughter cattle	294	551	78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded firm on a light test and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

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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	174.00	$174.00	$519	+7.29
340	340	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$614	—
490	490	5	157.00	$157.00	$769	+6.62
561–595	570	23	143.00–163.00	$154.03	$878	+0.36
605–630	623	8	151.00–162.50	$158.57	$988	+24.18
708–730	713	5	136.00–152.00	$145.95	$1,041	+9.37
753–778	761	7	138.00–147.00	$143.00	$1,088	+5.83
800–835	818	16	121.00–134.00	$122.56	$1,003	-10.02
855–875	863	4	115.00–120.00	$117.73	$1,016	+0.51
916–930	918	13	112.50–119.50	$113.59	$1,043	—
985–988	987	3	111.50–118.00	$113.66	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–690	678	4	107.50–133.00	$117.26	$795	-9.76
705–738	720	8	107.50–128.00	$120.12	$865	—
770–795	786	5	105.00–124.00	$115.04	$904	+6.04
950	950	3	103.00	$103.00	$978	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	334	8	148.00–150.00	$148.47	$496	-6.39
350–360	355	3	148.00–154.00	$150.36	$534	+9.98
438–443	441	4	135.00–137.50	$136.24	$601	-6.29
450–495	470	6	130.00–145.00	$137.60	$647	+3.86
520–528	525	3	128.50–132.00	$129.65	$681	-0.83
555–578	571	24	123.00–132.00	$127.42	$728	-4.50
605–621	617	10	122.50–128.50	$125.20	$772	+0.61
654–660	656	7	123.50–129.75	$127.95	$839	+3.46
705–710	706	9	112.00–116.00	$112.84	$797	-5.87
780–795	790	3	108.00–112.00	$109.32	$864	-9.75
820–845	833	5	112.50–119.50	$114.28	$952	+10.78
873	873	2	106.00	$106.00	$925	—
920–946	929	21	101.00–112.00	$109.32	$1,016	—
950–995	970	3	99.50–104.00	$101.30	$983	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	7	125.00–145.00	$130.71	$356	+16.49
463–490	473	9	122.50–127.00	$125.48	$594	—
559–595	573	8	112.00–121.00	$117.66	$674	+2.47
623–648	630	16	105.00–117.00	$111.01	$699	-5.66
653–683	672	13	106.00–118.50	$113.57	$763	+4.84
710–740	720	4	100.00–110.00	$106.54	$767	—
810–840	817	7	97.50–102.00	$100.64	$822	—
865–880	873	2	97.50–99.50	$98.49	$860	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
172	172	3	180.00	$180.00	$310	—
279–285	280	9	180.00	$180.00	$504	+12.00
338	338	6	178.00	$178.00	$602	+5.04
513–545	522	5	135.00–149.00	$144.51	$754	—
795	795	3	109.00	$109.00	$867	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1105	903	85-90%	5	20.00–41.00	$31.85	$288	—
770–1218	1001	85-90%	22	43.25–45.50	$44.64	$447	—
825–1910	1070	85-90%	70	47.00–54.25	$51.36	$550	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1620	1244	80-85%	61	54.25–58.00	$55.99	$697	-2.87
1345–1475	1408	80-85%	6	52.75–54.25	$53.38	$752	—
1265–1495	1411	80-85%	15	58.50–62.00	$60.08	$848	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402–1990	1553	75-80%	37	57.25–62.00	$60.23	$935	-4.14
1500–1700	1583	75-80%	3	56.00–56.50	$56.26	$891	-8.11
1513–1685	1584	75-80%	4	62.50–64.00	$63.00	$998	-1.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1555	1435	7	65.00–75.00	$69.64	$999	—
1125–2485	1821	21	81.00–89.00	$85.76	$1,562	-6.08
1790–2225	1978	3	93.75–106.50	$98.57	$1,950	—

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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.