Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $142.50/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 934 lb · 56 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.25/cwt -0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 739 lb · 54 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.33/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 856 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	838	752	997
Feeder cattle	624	597	806
Slaughter cattle	214	155	191

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to slightly firm and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold weak and 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
423–428	425	7	186.00–190.00	$188.27	$800	-1.73
465	465	4	182.50	$182.50	$849	+4.99
522–530	522	17	175.00–176.00	$175.94	$918	—
620–645	633	2	162.50–167.00	$164.79	$1,043	-8.21
659	659	10	163.00	$163.00	$1,074	+0.87
739	739	54	154.25	$154.25	$1,140	-0.31
763–776	771	13	148.75–153.25	$150.29	$1,159	+2.89
804–839	821	12	146.25–151.25	$148.59	$1,220	+1.46
934	934	56	142.50	$142.50	$1,331	+0.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–395	385	5	173.00–188.00	$176.07	$678	+5.68
400–420	410	3	170.00–183.00	$177.75	$729	+11.55
450–483	477	10	170.00–175.00	$172.07	$821	+3.90
523–540	527	12	158.00–168.00	$160.33	$845	-7.47
570–590	583	5	157.50–165.00	$160.31	$935	-2.15
623–635	625	7	151.00–154.00	$153.56	$960	-5.18
675–685	677	11	150.00–153.00	$152.41	$1,032	—
743	743	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,122	+0.50
750–760	751	16	151.50–152.00	$151.56	$1,138	+7.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	389	10	174.00–175.00	$174.09	$677	—
465–498	491	12	170.00–175.00	$172.86	$849	+9.26
505–540	519	24	169.00–172.00	$169.17	$878	+7.10
555–560	559	10	167.50–169.50	$169.10	$945	—
619–646	630	27	150.00–154.50	$152.85	$963	+4.22
655–673	664	4	147.00–148.50	$147.74	$981	—
730–733	732	5	144.50–145.00	$144.90	$1,061	+1.99
758–765	759	19	140.50–142.50	$140.84	$1,069	-1.16
818–825	820	17	138.00–140.25	$139.58	$1,145	+0.35
851–866	856	30	136.25–136.50	$136.33	$1,167	—
905–940	934	7	133.00–136.00	$134.13	$1,253	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	381	4	170.00–172.50	$171.88	$655	+12.97
400–440	419	5	162.50–168.00	$165.59	$694	+9.83
510–535	518	3	160.00–162.50	$160.86	$833	—
550–595	578	6	156.00–162.00	$158.78	$918	+6.00
600–634	627	12	143.50–149.75	$148.13	$929	—
664–675	665	8	142.50–144.00	$143.81	$956	+0.80
705–737	729	20	139.00–143.00	$140.44	$1,024	—
938	938	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013–1785	1282	80-85%	59	74.00–84.00	$77.62	$995	-4.30
1120–1413	1300	80-85%	13	85.50–90.00	$87.05	$1,132	—
1390–1708	1519	80-85%	6	62.50–73.00	$68.40	$1,039	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1865	1535	75-80%	13	88.00–91.50	$89.23	$1,370	—
1325–1890	1564	75-80%	28	80.00–88.00	$84.70	$1,325	-2.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1060	953	85-90%	2	60.00–62.50	$61.39	$585	—
805–1170	1038	85-90%	3	30.00–45.00	$36.44	$378	-26.89
980–1265	1056	85-90%	16	67.00–74.00	$71.66	$757	-5.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1780	1266	6	92.50–97.50	$94.91	$1,202	—
1218–2625	1810	19	102.50–109.50	$105.46	$1,909	—
1985–2035	2013	3	111.00–113.25	$112.24	$2,259	—

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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.