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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.22/cwt -7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $483/hd at 328 lb · 21 head
light 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.58/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $305/hd at 205 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.48/cwt +5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 577 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 776 371
Feeder cattle 292 385 267
Slaughter cattle 420 391 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers and heifers old mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–245 230 3 167.50–180.00 $175.57 $404 +16.17
250–280 269 9 165.00–196.00 $175.12 $471 +9.85
325–347 344 13 165.00–178.50 $169.82 $584 +12.61
350–385 362 15 167.00–179.50 $174.85 $633 —
405–435 428 7 154.00–170.00 $161.04 $689 +6.70
458–490 466 5 160.00–171.00 $167.90 $782 +12.10
522–535 525 4 158.00–162.00 $160.98 $845 +3.83
555–583 567 6 146.00–160.50 $153.11 $868 +9.06
610–633 630 10 137.00–150.00 $140.87 $887 -0.89
673–697 687 5 146.00–149.00 $147.83 $1,016 +5.82
905–933 919 8 119.50–121.50 $120.24 $1,105 -5.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–228 227 4 138.00–152.50 $145.30 $330 —
260–283 277 4 135.00–155.00 $145.24 $402 -1.76
375–395 385 2 105.00–127.50 $115.96 $446 —
718 718 2 117.00 $117.00 $840 —
898 898 2 119.50 $119.50 $1,073 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–218 205 19 142.00–150.00 $148.58 $305 +6.71
280–295 285 3 140.00–155.00 $144.91 $413 +4.75
300–345 328 21 145.00–156.00 $147.22 $483 -7.26
357–395 376 14 149.50–155.50 $152.12 $572 +13.07
420–445 433 6 137.50–157.50 $149.19 $646 +9.07
479–495 485 11 145.00–152.50 $151.53 $735 +9.49
530–534 533 5 149.00 $149.00 $794 +14.01
558–595 577 17 130.50–145.00 $136.48 $787 +5.48
625–643 635 5 123.00–133.00 $126.96 $806 -4.44
655–690 678 3 126.00–142.00 $131.15 $889 +3.27
710–725 718 2 123.00–133.00 $128.05 $919 +7.08
766–790 778 9 119.50–133.75 $128.03 $996 +7.14
800–825 813 2 114.00–118.50 $116.22 $945 -2.40
870–895 883 2 109.00–113.00 $111.03 $980 -3.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 130.00–137.50 $133.57 $358 —
355–375 368 3 120.00–135.00 $130.18 $479 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1445 1239 80-85% 21 69.00–72.50 $70.43 $873 +1.78
865–2098 1280 80-85% 164 63.75–68.75 $66.57 $852 +1.75
1135–1720 1328 80-85% 8 58.25–63.25 $61.99 $823 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688–1235 790 85-90% 10 24.50–33.00 $27.99 $221 +0.38
745–1465 985 85-90% 17 51.00–55.50 $53.50 $527 —
830–1275 1072 85-90% 29 56.00–62.75 $59.32 $636 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1825 1597 75-80% 29 68.50–74.00 $70.80 $1,131 —
1703–2110 1806 75-80% 14 62.50–68.00 $65.99 $1,192 +7.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1400 1120 12 67.50–82.50 $76.60 $858 —
1455–2275 1818 26 85.75–99.00 $94.43 $1,717 —
1585–2280 1933 11 100.25–105.25 $101.79 $1,968 —

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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.