Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

1,237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.04/cwt -6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 680 lb · 73 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.35/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 528 lb · 64 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.08/cwt +2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 579 lb · 64 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,237	838	1,054
Feeder cattle	1,039	624	771
Slaughter cattle	198	214	283

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	4	184.00	$184.00	$554	—
365–397	385	6	181.00–189.00	$183.53	$707	—
472–496	486	34	177.00–179.25	$178.49	$867	-4.01
523–538	530	9	172.50–174.00	$173.32	$919	-2.62
583–595	588	14	169.00–170.00	$169.72	$998	—
604–645	610	29	160.00–168.00	$165.50	$1,010	+0.71
655–689	680	73	155.25–158.00	$156.04	$1,061	-6.96
700–737	730	18	148.00–150.00	$149.25	$1,090	-5.00
750–770	754	44	146.00–147.00	$146.85	$1,107	-3.44
805–847	840	20	141.00–146.00	$145.52	$1,222	-3.07
850–878	864	4	140.00–147.00	$142.46	$1,231	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–298	291	6	170.00–187.50	$177.61	$517	—
405–445	425	2	167.50–170.00	$168.81	$717	-8.94
450–498	485	6	160.00–171.00	$166.61	$808	-5.46
520–540	532	3	164.00–167.50	$165.51	$881	+5.18
550–598	579	64	151.00–168.50	$163.08	$944	+2.77
600–648	625	21	143.00–159.00	$154.06	$963	+0.50
655–693	675	5	141.00–149.50	$147.59	$996	-4.82
706–718	710	16	135.00–146.00	$137.23	$974	-13.77
760–795	780	18	130.00–144.25	$143.33	$1,118	-8.23
855–876	875	25	122.50–129.00	$128.75	$1,127	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–280	265	3	170.00–172.50	$170.88	$453	—
314	314	10	155.00	$155.00	$487	—
350–395	373	27	153.00–165.00	$155.33	$579	-16.55
405–425	417	20	150.00–162.50	$155.87	$650	-9.72
455–497	481	61	146.00–165.00	$155.63	$749	—
500–549	526	22	148.00–160.00	$152.80	$804	-8.06
556–591	578	17	147.50–155.00	$149.88	$866	-8.90
605–642	635	15	137.00–146.00	$140.57	$893	-7.56
660–695	680	16	137.00–143.00	$140.35	$954	-3.46
730–745	737	13	127.00–137.50	$134.86	$994	-5.58
750–790	770	13	128.00–136.50	$132.98	$1,024	—
800–840	816	4	117.50–134.00	$127.25	$1,038	—
865–873	871	22	126.25–129.50	$128.73	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–545	528	64	163.00–171.00	$166.35	$878	-2.82
553–557	554	15	161.00–170.00	$168.56	$934	-0.54
603–648	625	37	147.00–154.50	$150.37	$940	-2.48
689	689	28	147.75	$147.75	$1,018	+0.01
726–729	727	15	141.50–142.00	$141.77	$1,031	-3.13
765–790	774	11	137.00–139.00	$137.36	$1,063	-3.48
805–813	811	5	134.00–138.00	$137.20	$1,113	-2.38
855	855	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,129	-4.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	2	160.00	$160.00	$741	—
503–545	517	3	155.00–162.50	$159.86	$826	—
550–585	568	2	140.00–147.50	$143.87	$817	—
815	815	3	118.00–119.00	$118.67	$967	—
918–940	922	12	116.00–121.00	$117.25	$1,081	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1685	1354	80-85%	46	79.00–85.00	$83.22	$1,127	—
1015–1665	1371	80-85%	27	85.75–95.00	$88.26	$1,210	—
1190–1683	1456	80-85%	12	74.00–78.50	$76.58	$1,115	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1710	1531	75-80%	35	84.75–90.25	$87.86	$1,345	-1.37
1445–1948	1767	75-80%	8	79.00–84.50	$83.35	$1,473	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1065	952	85-90%	3	55.00–60.00	$56.87	$541	-4.52
875–1155	992	85-90%	12	70.00–77.00	$73.71	$731	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1655	1373	4	88.00–99.00	$94.81	$1,302	—
1007–2210	1677	22	100.00–110.50	$107.18	$1,797	—
1975–2065	2010	3	117.00–121.00	$119.35	$2,399	+7.11

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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.