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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 17, 2021

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.76/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 380 lb · 46 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $174.44/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 385 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $176.91/cwt -10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 419 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 927 948 715
Feeder cattle 632 465 476
Slaughter cattle 295 483 239

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report: Comparable trades of feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls remained mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 17 189.75 $189.75 $455 —
250–280 265 6 170.00–186.00 $175.16 $464 -27.84
325–345 332 20 179.00–179.50 $179.32 $595 +0.17
370–386 385 35 173.75–182.00 $174.44 $672 +2.46
403–445 419 21 169.00–183.00 $176.91 $741 -10.24
457–485 464 4 170.00–185.00 $173.92 $807 -2.25
503–543 513 19 165.00–180.00 $174.33 $894 +6.31
570–575 fancy 575 15 186.00–188.50 $188.33 $1,083 —
608–640 620 9 166.00–172.00 $170.42 $1,057 +15.33
667–690 671 6 160.00–172.00 $169.94 $1,140 —
815–843 822 6 162.00–165.00 $164.32 $1,351 +8.60
965–982 978 14 162.50–166.50 $164.43 $1,608 —
1190 1190 2 177.50 $177.50 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–333 327 19 162.50–165.00 $164.12 $537 +1.62
350–380 373 4 145.00–160.00 $155.00 $578 -1.74
400–440 430 7 140.00–160.00 $151.49 $651 —
465–496 480 8 141.00–157.50 $149.48 $718 —
580–585 581 4 145.00–154.00 $147.89 $859 —
660–670 663 8 148.00–156.00 $153.48 $1,018 +17.60
700–710 703 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,047 +16.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–392 380 46 150.50–171.50 $157.76 $599 -5.94
465–475 469 16 150.00–174.00 $168.95 $792 +5.29
515–531 526 7 165.00–166.00 $165.28 $869 —
739 fancy 739 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,256 —
849 849 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,380 +17.50
1124 1124 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,787 —
1205 1205 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,735 —
1251 1251 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,864 —
1316–1318 1318 5 167.50–168.00 $167.90 $2,213 —
1363 1363 3 168.00 $168.00 $2,290 —
1400 1400 3 145.50 $145.50 $2,037 —
1455–1498 1489 6 146.50–162.50 $149.69 $2,229 —
1655 1655 3 160.00 $160.00 $2,648 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 363 17 130.00–147.00 $141.70 $514 -8.75
464–466 465 12 135.50–145.00 $137.88 $641 —
508–535 519 16 121.00–140.00 $135.10 $701 -10.02
662–690 675 20 122.50–145.50 $139.46 $941 —
1108–1145 1126 6 120.50–135.00 $127.45 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 118.00 $118.00 $307 —
353–398 371 8 117.00–122.50 $120.50 $447 —
470 470 2 115.00 $115.00 $540 —
703–749 721 5 101.50–115.00 $107.11 $772 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1580 1237 80-85% 110 60.00–67.25 $63.62 $787 —
995–1675 1420 80-85% 28 56.50–59.50 $58.47 $830 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–2160 1613 75-80% 57 60.75–67.25 $64.85 $1,046 —
1365–2325 2021 75-80% 7 69.00–74.00 $70.44 $1,424 —
1800–2400 2053 75-80% 6 56.50–59.75 $58.95 $1,210 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–1343 1014 85-90% 29 56.00–60.25 $58.26 $591 —
650–1470 1138 85-90% 4 20.00–37.50 $30.77 $350 —
835–1385 1183 85-90% 14 48.50–54.50 $52.44 $620 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1975 1480 4 81.00–85.50 $84.20 $1,246 —
1040–1920 1573 3 73.75–79.00 $76.75 $1,207 —

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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.