Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 22, 2022

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.12/cwt ≈ $938/hd at 593 lb · 43 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.78/cwt -6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 663 lb · 34 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.11/cwt -10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 633 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	575	931	1,513
Feeder cattle	473	819	1,256
Slaughter cattle	102	112	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers traded mostly weak. Average dressing slaughter cows sold with weak undertone, while average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	6	198.50	$198.50	$689	-10.16
365–395	383	4	185.00–190.00	$187.80	$719	-16.91
415–433	429	4	185.00–187.50	$185.61	$796	-18.69
502–516	509	10	189.00–190.50	$189.74	$966	-5.21
551–570	558	17	178.00–179.50	$178.96	$999	-0.59
607	607	9	161.50	$161.50	$980	-16.95
654–671	663	34	155.50–158.50	$157.78	$1,046	-6.75
719–748	728	11	155.00–155.50	$155.31	$1,131	-5.93
760–797	794	27	154.00–158.00	$154.44	$1,226	-0.34
910	910	6	141.00–144.00	$142.50	$1,297	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	490	3	165.00–171.00	$166.96	$818	—
585	585	2	157.00	$157.00	$918	-4.34
600–648	618	16	147.50–159.50	$155.48	$961	—
652–680	663	10	153.50–154.00	$153.71	$1,019	+1.21
715–737	734	10	145.00–154.00	$152.23	$1,117	-1.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	175.00	$175.00	$775	-6.00
593–595	593	43	158.00–159.00	$158.12	$938	—
630–640	633	28	151.00–154.00	$151.11	$957	-10.71
671–690	677	6	150.00–156.00	$154.31	$1,045	+0.39
700–740	717	6	147.00–154.00	$152.55	$1,094	-0.04
759–790	778	23	148.00–149.00	$148.65	$1,156	+3.00
827–828	827	5	145.00–146.00	$145.60	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	331	16	152.50–166.00	$158.92	$526	-12.93
402–435	421	11	155.00–166.00	$160.39	$675	-2.30
453–488	473	12	155.00–161.00	$156.95	$742	—
520–545	533	2	144.00–153.00	$148.61	$792	-7.48
553–590	566	22	142.00–151.00	$144.90	$820	-3.59
600–610	605	2	142.00–152.50	$147.21	$891	—
865–888	880	3	134.00–136.00	$135.34	$1,191	-1.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1560	1376	80-85%	4	75.50–79.00	$77.10	$1,061	—
1085–1650	1396	80-85%	24	68.00–74.00	$71.20	$994	—
1235–1495	1400	80-85%	7	59.00–66.00	$64.15	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1690	1540	75-80%	4	66.50–73.50	$71.58	$1,102	—
1315–2068	1567	75-80%	26	73.75–78.00	$76.17	$1,194	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1095	995	85-90%	2	64.00–64.50	$64.22	$639	+6.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1800	1448	2	80.00–86.50	$84.04	$1,217	—
1485–2240	1850	3	103.00–109.50	$105.95	$1,960	—
1490–2190	1970	7	92.00–99.50	$98.16	$1,934	—

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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.