Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

1,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.91/cwt -8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 517 lb · 72 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.23/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 425 lb · 56 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $176.75/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 378 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,083	1,035	960
Feeder cattle	717	570	699
Slaughter cattle	366	465	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and average dressing slaughter bulls traded weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226–240	227	18	177.00–180.00	$177.18	$402	—
310–335	333	15	183.00–184.50	$184.37	$614	-3.19
350–399	378	56	170.00–186.00	$176.75	$668	-3.96
409–445	424	33	162.50–176.50	$169.33	$718	-10.75
455–483	469	39	162.00–180.00	$172.93	$811	-8.22
509–540	517	72	160.00–177.50	$170.91	$884	-8.08
550–583	568	33	162.50–174.00	$169.16	$961	-4.63
626–647	633	9	151.00–159.00	$156.22	$989	-8.92
653–695	675	13	145.00–160.00	$154.74	$1,044	-3.75
750–785	764	7	142.50–151.50	$149.69	$1,144	—
805–846	844	17	139.00–147.25	$146.79	$1,239	-1.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	157.50–165.00	$160.91	$439	—
355–378	367	4	151.00–164.00	$157.70	$579	—
403–430	413	14	147.00–160.00	$149.50	$617	+2.27
450–485	462	3	130.00–157.50	$147.87	$683	-0.68
515–530	518	5	136.00–152.50	$149.12	$772	—
550–588	569	5	142.50–158.00	$151.10	$860	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	175.00	$175.00	$385	—
250–285	268	3	165.00	$165.00	$442	-6.00
310–347	338	19	153.00–165.00	$160.82	$544	-9.73
350–395	359	30	153.00–165.25	$162.05	$582	-5.24
400–445	425	56	150.00–162.00	$157.23	$668	-2.27
453–497	471	31	154.00–162.50	$157.24	$741	+0.52
500–538	519	38	149.00–160.00	$156.43	$812	+4.55
550–586	581	27	138.00–153.00	$141.97	$825	—
633–648	641	4	140.00–141.00	$140.51	$901	-10.91
678–696	693	12	142.00–146.00	$145.35	$1,007	-3.64
705–738	722	10	134.00–139.00	$135.69	$980	-8.31
764–775	766	7	142.00–144.00	$142.29	$1,090	—
800–835	810	4	138.00–144.00	$142.21	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	155.00	$155.00	$442	+4.87
300–323	315	8	132.50–149.00	$144.98	$457	-8.62
353–365	361	7	127.50–145.00	$135.48	$489	-16.79
560–585	572	5	125.00–137.50	$132.80	$760	—
678–690	682	3	122.50–132.00	$125.70	$857	—
922	922	3	107.00	$107.00	$987	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1765	1361	80-85%	178	54.75–62.00	$57.94	$789	—
1215–1670	1446	80-85%	22	43.50–54.50	$51.26	$741	+2.56

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1385	1109	85-90%	67	47.00–54.50	$51.19	$568	+2.49
805–1341	1116	85-90%	11	42.00–46.50	$44.83	$500	-3.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1935	1814	75-80%	24	57.00–63.75	$60.49	$1,097	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1430	1401	5	67.75–69.00	$68.29	$957	—
1030–2215	1772	16	74.75–85.00	$80.20	$1,421	—

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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.