Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

2,463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.95/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 483 lb · 216 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.44/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 476 lb · 196 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.99/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 524 lb · 170 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,463	988	1,369
Feeder cattle	2,175	868	1,140
Slaughter cattle	288	120	229

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs and feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded with firm undertone, and steers over 550 lbs and heifers over 500 lbs traded with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–298	282	20	182.50–208.00	$196.25	$553	—
300–345	316	21	190.00–205.00	$195.82	$619	+1.53
350–397	377	94	180.00–195.00	$189.95	$716	-4.45
400–448	433	109	170.00–190.00	$176.24	$763	-4.48
450–497	483	216	165.00–177.50	$169.95	$821	+2.72
500–549	522	154	156.00–170.00	$163.40	$853	+6.21
555–598	575	148	151.00–166.50	$156.89	$902	-0.64
608–644	621	82	145.50–151.50	$148.30	$921	-3.06
651–697	671	62	139.25–153.50	$143.11	$960	-7.91
700–741	728	8	138.00–146.25	$143.99	$1,048	-3.01
760–773	771	11	137.50	$137.50	$1,060	—
853–881	874	12	140.00–142.50	$140.61	$1,229	—
901–945	906	9	141.00–143.50	$143.11	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	3	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$524	-13.31
410–447	436	11	145.00–162.50	$154.73	$675	+2.91
450–498	487	48	145.00–164.50	$158.96	$774	+4.87
525–546	539	17	141.00–156.00	$147.31	$794	—
553–598	581	22	132.00–148.50	$145.01	$843	+0.68
605–628	619	12	130.00–144.50	$141.46	$876	+9.27
650–690	664	11	120.00–137.50	$134.21	$891	—
715–745	725	3	122.00–127.50	$123.88	$898	-8.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–291	273	13	158.00–175.00	$163.28	$446	+8.48
300–338	327	12	160.00–168.00	$165.06	$540	+14.82
350–393	367	95	150.00–168.50	$163.08	$599	+11.72
401–448	425	108	143.50–161.50	$152.39	$648	+3.42
452–496	476	196	141.00–151.00	$147.44	$702	+0.94
501–548	524	170	140.50–150.00	$145.99	$765	-0.71
550–589	570	51	139.00–145.00	$142.47	$812	-4.31
601–645	614	49	135.50–140.00	$138.39	$850	-4.27
655–679	668	43	132.00–139.00	$136.92	$915	+3.30
850–878	873	14	127.00–133.50	$129.68	$1,132	+2.69
903–941	919	14	127.50–130.00	$128.90	$1,185	+7.06
960–970	969	11	110.00–125.00	$123.65	$1,198	—
1010–1030	1023	7	107.50–117.50	$114.30	$1,169	—
1100–1140	1115	7	113.00–116.00	$114.73	$1,279	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
234	234	4	157.50	$157.50	$369	+11.14
306–320	309	5	137.50–153.00	$149.79	$463	+20.25
358	358	6	120.00	$120.00	$430	—
405–445	427	22	125.00–145.00	$138.49	$591	+3.49
455–496	486	11	122.00–137.50	$132.11	$642	+7.92
500–545	524	20	120.00–139.75	$135.18	$708	—
552–598	586	12	118.00–136.00	$131.34	$770	+1.34
605–645	638	12	118.00–134.00	$131.96	$842	+8.51
655–663	660	3	115.00–127.50	$119.13	$786	+3.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–322	315	5	187.50–200.00	$195.16	$615	—
368–390	374	8	162.50–179.00	$166.81	$624	—
428–447	439	5	154.00–183.00	$165.30	$726	—
455–490	473	2	110.00–145.00	$126.85	$600	—
550–590	570	2	134.00–140.00	$136.89	$780	-0.15

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1290	1174	80-85%	12	55.00–66.00	$56.78	$667	—
910–1610	1275	80-85%	130	49.00–54.75	$51.90	$662	-5.68
1333–1430	1379	80-85%	5	43.50–47.25	$45.82	$632	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1200	974	85-90%	7	39.00–40.00	$39.63	$386	—
745–1425	984	85-90%	8	23.00–36.00	$30.23	$297	—
900–1385	1138	85-90%	56	42.00–49.00	$45.50	$518	-1.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1870	1482	75-80%	14	54.25–56.00	$55.23	$819	—
1490–1797	1670	75-80%	9	58.00–61.25	$59.71	$997	+2.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1113–1855	1235	10	52.00–65.00	$56.12	$693	—
1200–2245	1828	15	68.50–78.00	$74.70	$1,366	—

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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.