Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 23, 2021

1,014 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.73/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 578 lb · 80 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.64/cwt +6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 612 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.75/cwt +16.23 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 506 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,014	1,974	2,772
Feeder cattle	882	1,638	2,232
Slaughter cattle	132	336	540

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded firm to sharply higher, while steers over 450 lbs sold with weak undertone. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs traded sharply higher, 400 - 600 lbs sold mostly 15.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls remained steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	6	220.00	$220.00	$484	—
260–296	286	8	195.00–236.00	$217.17	$621	+34.47
313–345	317	8	195.00–220.00	$216.60	$687	+41.76
370–393	385	17	180.00–192.00	$187.83	$723	+14.83
400–425	407	34	170.00–190.00	$180.58	$735	+4.66
466–495	476	44	158.00–175.50	$170.99	$814	-1.63
515–540	529	30	152.00–163.00	$157.07	$831	-8.15
563–595	578	80	148.00–157.50	$151.73	$877	-5.47
604–637	612	68	143.00–152.25	$151.64	$928	+6.40
652–698	679	42	138.25–144.25	$141.21	$959	-1.24
720	720	5	143.50	$143.50	$1,033	+10.86
765–790	778	6	133.00–139.75	$138.48	$1,077	-0.66
998	998	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,372	+2.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	+26.81
358–390	365	9	164.00–179.00	$171.64	$626	+16.47
415–449	442	10	160.00–167.00	$165.01	$729	+11.92
455–490	476	8	142.50–158.00	$150.41	$716	+7.13
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	-4.47
564–586	580	14	145.00–145.50	$145.36	$843	+3.37
610–645	634	4	134.50–139.25	$137.02	$869	+2.16
658–675	664	3	132.50–138.00	$136.14	$904	+3.96
725–730	727	3	122.00–135.50	$130.98	$952	+6.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	22	213.00	$213.00	$630	+46.28
315–336	333	7	195.00–200.00	$198.94	$662	+44.73
373–375	373	5	175.00–184.00	$182.19	$680	+30.14
404–438	409	26	150.00–160.00	$155.17	$635	+12.20
453–495	466	26	145.00–153.00	$151.68	$707	+17.13
503–514	506	58	146.00–152.50	$149.75	$758	+16.23
551–555	552	16	140.00–145.50	$144.24	$796	+11.31
600–631	625	55	135.00–139.50	$138.72	$867	+6.93
667–685	671	14	130.50–131.75	$130.86	$878	+0.93
704–715	705	15	128.50–132.50	$131.96	$930	+2.56
823	823	3	125.50	$125.50	$1,033	-8.00
965–995	980	2	124.00–125.50	$124.74	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	159.00–161.00	$159.67	$551	—
355–398	370	36	145.00–158.00	$156.47	$579	+18.11
400–438	433	11	140.00–149.00	$143.42	$621	+13.39
457–495	469	14	137.50–144.00	$142.39	$668	+18.50
505–532	520	11	135.00–144.00	$142.65	$742	+18.21
550–594	584	20	128.00–138.00	$133.56	$780	+7.42
605–640	618	6	122.50–133.00	$130.28	$805	+6.28
650–680	662	3	115.00–125.00	$120.92	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	177.50–190.00	$183.84	$607	+18.54
350–398	384	5	145.00–200.00	$165.80	$637	+20.95
410–430	420	2	167.50–171.00	$169.29	$711	—
639	639	4	132.50	$132.50	$847	+5.01
680–695	688	2	122.00–124.00	$122.99	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1393	1249	80-85%	10	52.00–59.50	$55.51	$693	+14.06
940–1490	1285	80-85%	41	45.00–51.50	$49.10	$631	—
1065–1640	1311	80-85%	10	40.25–44.75	$42.92	$563	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983–1156	1090	85-90%	11	30.50–35.75	$33.66	$367	—
1025–1315	1156	85-90%	16	38.75–44.00	$41.42	$479	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1900	1544	75-80%	21	55.50–62.25	$59.11	$913	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1410	1278	2	62.00–66.50	$64.02	$818	—
1455–2120	1840	6	69.25–77.25	$72.68	$1,337	—

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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.