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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 920 lb · 34 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.57/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 726 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.02/cwt +1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 526 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 1,237 1,230
Feeder cattle 605 1,039 999
Slaughter cattle 122 198 231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold with weak undertone and feeder heifers sold unevenly. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–432 431 6 162.50–171.00 $169.60 $731 +0.79
450–497 468 17 162.00–172.00 $165.20 $773 -1.41
515–549 526 32 158.00–171.00 $167.02 $879 +1.51
578 578 18 153.50 $153.50 $887 -9.58
615–625 623 15 150.00–153.00 $151.50 $944 -2.56
684–693 685 24 147.25–151.25 $150.74 $1,033 +3.15
720–732 726 34 137.00–147.25 $142.57 $1,035 +5.34
770–785 778 26 133.00–140.00 $139.03 $1,082 -4.30
910–948 923 6 123.00–132.50 $125.59 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–593 574 5 162.50–172.50 $166.10 $953 -3.62
735 735 11 152.75 $152.75 $1,123 +3.50
761 761 7 149.25 $149.25 $1,136 +2.40
853 853 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,228 +1.54
968 968 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523–533 528 4 151.00–155.00 $153.02 $808 —
771 771 14 129.25 $129.25 $997 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–415 409 6 155.00–156.50 $156.25 $639 +0.38
450–493 473 13 154.00–157.50 $155.79 $737 +0.16
501–540 517 19 152.50–157.50 $155.27 $803 +2.47
557–585 569 18 147.00–157.00 $153.58 $874 +3.70
613–635 623 4 142.50–144.00 $143.62 $895 +3.05
665–694 684 23 135.00–146.00 $138.40 $947 -1.95
865–885 875 3 121.00–125.00 $122.33 $1,070 -6.40
1020–1043 1035 3 113.00–118.50 $116.69 $1,208 —
1050–1073 1062 4 112.00–115.00 $114.26 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 12 162.50 $162.50 $863 -3.85
609–635 615 7 147.00–148.00 $147.15 $905 -3.22
654 654 16 148.75 $148.75 $973 +1.00
701 701 8 142.25 $142.25 $997 +0.48
785 785 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,083 +0.64
920 920 34 125.00 $125.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–593 574 9 139.50–139.75 $139.69 $802 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 140.00–155.00 $150.00 $682 -10.00
605–635 617 5 130.00–137.00 $134.36 $829 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1295 1180 80-85% 4 87.75–93.00 $89.52 $1,056 —
920–1425 1210 80-85% 14 80.50–83.50 $82.38 $997 —
995–1450 1283 80-85% 25 84.00–87.50 $85.39 $1,096 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1740 1495 75-80% 19 85.00–93.75 $87.16 $1,303 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1115 933 85-90% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.73 $520 —
865–1240 1053 85-90% 10 77.00–81.50 $78.36 $825 —
1150–1190 1170 85-90% 2 70.00–75.00 $72.46 $848 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1890 1597 3 112.00–119.00 $114.68 $1,831 —
1040–2165 1644 9 97.00–108.00 $104.08 $1,711 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 6 81.75 $81.75 $688 —
925 925 16 79.25 $79.25 $733 —

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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.