Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.39/cwt +10.46 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 473 lb · 95 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.82/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 376 lb · 78 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $197.25/cwt +20.50 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 385 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	972	1,083	810
Feeder cattle	729	717	591
Slaughter cattle	243	366	219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00 - 15.00 higher and steers over 500 lbs remained mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–340	316	11	198.00–202.50	$199.32	$630	+14.95
370–393	385	64	190.00–199.50	$197.25	$759	+20.50
400–448	434	38	174.00–187.00	$181.80	$789	+12.47
455–490	473	95	173.00–184.00	$183.39	$867	+10.46
502–541	515	64	165.00–181.00	$176.07	$907	+5.16
553–597	580	16	163.00–169.00	$165.84	$962	-3.32
605–640	626	9	154.00–163.00	$157.67	$987	+1.45
665–685	680	4	149.00–158.00	$152.96	$1,040	-1.78
710–744	737	10	155.00–156.00	$155.19	$1,144	—
868	868	20	144.00	$144.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	322	3	150.00–176.00	$167.24	$539	—
350–395	373	2	157.50–170.00	$163.37	$609	+5.67
410–445	433	4	151.00–173.00	$162.13	$702	+12.63
508–523	519	9	162.00–164.00	$163.57	$849	+14.45
558–575	564	3	132.50–140.00	$135.05	$762	-16.05
653	653	2	139.00	$139.00	$908	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	283	5	175.00–181.00	$178.90	$506	+13.90
328–345	339	8	167.00–177.50	$170.30	$577	+9.48
355–398	376	78	163.00–176.25	$172.82	$650	+10.77
404–447	431	61	151.00–165.00	$159.46	$687	+2.23
460–498	478	36	148.00–153.25	$151.79	$726	-5.45
501–548	526	31	142.00–148.50	$146.38	$770	-10.05
550–590	574	13	138.50–150.00	$141.03	$810	-0.94
603–648	627	15	133.00–142.25	$138.98	$871	-1.53
660–690	677	5	134.00–141.00	$139.33	$943	-6.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–375	360	3	140.00–152.50	$148.16	$533	+12.68
434–440	436	6	135.00–149.00	$138.20	$603	—
450–481	472	8	130.00–138.00	$135.34	$639	—
570–590	580	10	125.00–136.00	$130.47	$757	-2.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	192.50–200.00	$196.36	$658	—
364	364	4	169.00	$169.00	$615	—
400–420	410	2	164.00–178.00	$171.17	$702	—
473	473	3	150.00	$150.00	$710	—
530–545	541	4	142.50–147.50	$143.72	$778	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1760	1311	80-85%	107	47.50–60.50	$52.74	$691	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
843–1493	1096	85-90%	98	42.00–52.00	$48.06	$527	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1695	1473	9	71.00–82.00	$74.67	$1,100	—

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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.