Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

1,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.78/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 583 lb · 63 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.00/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 828 lb · 60 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.79/cwt -10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 722 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,245	853
Feeder cattle	971	688
Slaughter cattle	274	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs traded steady to firm, while steers over 600 lbs and heifers over 550 lbs traded with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	388	41	183.00–209.00	$201.91	$783	—
405–423	417	3	185.00–187.00	$186.35	$777	—
455–494	486	17	175.00–189.00	$183.77	$893	-6.49
509–543	526	38	174.50–192.00	$183.65	$966	+0.08
550–588	568	44	175.00–189.00	$182.79	$1,038	+3.18
605	605	5	166.00	$166.00	$1,004	—
651–693	666	22	151.00–158.50	$155.88	$1,038	-8.96
713–745	722	49	147.50–156.00	$151.79	$1,096	-10.91
868–895	875	15	140.00–143.50	$142.59	$1,248	-4.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–346	332	16	162.50–176.00	$174.85	$581	—
393	393	5	173.00	$173.00	$680	—
460–493	486	36	165.00–174.50	$170.86	$830	-1.86
500–540	514	6	155.00–170.00	$161.41	$830	-7.98
560–595	583	23	146.50–169.00	$154.40	$900	—
615–640	621	4	135.00–152.00	$144.40	$897	-10.29
690–698	695	9	140.00–148.50	$146.62	$1,019	-10.28
700–745	721	19	140.50–146.00	$142.10	$1,025	-3.55
893	893	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,170	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329–335	330	6	182.00–200.00	$185.05	$611	—
425–448	436	10	170.00–174.00	$171.84	$749	—
450–491	479	20	170.00–175.50	$173.87	$833	+0.26
507–543	517	38	170.00–180.00	$175.18	$906	+4.78
555–599	583	63	156.00–173.50	$162.78	$949	-3.53
603	603	4	155.00	$155.00	$935	—
685–695	687	6	141.00–149.00	$147.65	$1,014	-7.57
705–745	723	3	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$1,020	-4.68
828	828	60	141.00	$141.00	$1,167	-2.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	9	171.00	$171.00	$559	—
357–395	368	15	162.50–169.00	$165.81	$610	-2.26
415–433	420	21	152.50–168.00	$165.53	$695	+7.49
450–485	478	32	150.00–168.00	$152.97	$731	-7.15
522–545	531	16	155.00–161.00	$160.17	$851	-1.52
560–584	582	20	146.00–162.00	$146.77	$854	-7.23
605–630	609	19	135.00–142.00	$140.21	$854	-9.12
675–699	693	18	137.50–140.50	$138.88	$962	-3.74
705–730	728	14	130.00–134.00	$133.72	$973	-8.90
755–767	765	22	136.50–138.00	$136.77	$1,046	—
812–820	816	6	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$1,077	-6.41
1060–1085	1068	3	120.00–132.50	$128.27	$1,370	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	180.00	$180.00	$567	—
450–490	480	4	155.00–180.00	$164.69	$791	-15.31
720–723	722	5	132.50–140.00	$134.50	$971	—
825–835	832	3	120.00–127.00	$122.31	$1,018	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1390	1220	80-85%	3	79.00	$79.00	$964	+1.61
1015–1607	1285	80-85%	79	71.50–78.50	$74.58	$958	+1.45
1280–1580	1456	80-85%	9	66.00–69.50	$68.13	$992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673–708	694	85-90%	5	37.50–40.50	$39.34	$273	—
806–1290	1013	85-90%	9	54.00–60.00	$56.72	$575	—
865–1270	1051	85-90%	27	62.00–71.00	$67.24	$707	+8.08

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1930	1609	75-80%	29	76.00–82.00	$79.09	$1,273	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2455	1413	12	77.00–88.00	$82.95	$1,172	—
1335–2330	1892	44	91.00–102.75	$98.25	$1,859	—
1125–2165	1944	5	103.00–110.00	$105.18	$2,045	—

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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.