Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

913 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.77/cwt ≈ $1,205/hd at 856 lb · 57 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.52/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 665 lb · 39 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.15/cwt ≈ $1,197/hd at 913 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	913	821	783
Feeder cattle	715	602	499
Slaughter cattle	198	219	284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold with weak undertone, while steers over 650 lbs sold with firm undertone. Heifers sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	420	22	175.50–180.00	$175.71	$738	-10.73
525–542	527	28	174.00–179.00	$178.45	$940	-3.87
568–574	572	11	166.00–180.00	$172.35	$986	-5.89
600–620	613	3	170.00–172.50	$170.82	$1,047	+1.82
675–680	678	2	160.00–166.00	$162.99	$1,105	-2.43
705–740	728	12	154.00–164.00	$159.92	$1,164	+5.13
750–788	767	12	146.00–153.00	$149.00	$1,143	+1.83
815–848	834	5	143.00–150.00	$147.60	$1,231	+4.47
856–865	856	57	140.75–142.00	$140.77	$1,205	—
906–920	907	13	136.00–138.00	$137.84	$1,250	—
965–980	969	8	130.00–140.00	$136.18	$1,320	—
1015–1020	1018	2	131.00–137.50	$134.26	$1,367	+3.46
1108	1108	2	131.75	$131.75	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–479	474	19	157.00–168.00	$159.96	$758	-10.31
520–530	527	14	150.00–167.50	$155.76	$821	-10.46
553–590	579	16	152.50–163.50	$155.84	$902	-12.16
618–625	619	5	150.00–155.00	$151.01	$935	-11.99
675	675	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,053	—
718–745	725	4	141.00–152.00	$145.71	$1,056	-0.93
760–765	763	2	140.00–144.50	$142.26	$1,085	—
827	827	6	137.00	$137.00	$1,133	—
1039	1039	4	124.00	$124.00	$1,288	±0.00
1187	1187	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,448	—
1243	1243	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,479	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–498	477	29	162.00–169.00	$167.43	$799	—
552–590	557	12	155.00–158.00	$156.50	$872	+2.36
608–635	619	6	149.00–154.00	$151.14	$936	—
665–688	671	17	146.00–148.00	$147.52	$990	-8.83
704–725	710	8	138.00–146.00	$142.85	$1,014	-0.83
765–795	780	2	141.00–142.50	$141.76	$1,106	+5.10
820–848	831	7	135.00–143.00	$137.56	$1,143	+4.55
850	850	6	136.50	$136.50	$1,160	+7.61
902–925	913	31	130.00–133.25	$131.15	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	161.00	$161.00	$584	+0.14
405–442	428	8	145.00–157.50	$149.44	$640	+0.35
455–460	458	3	149.00–150.00	$149.67	$685	—
555–595	567	5	143.00–152.50	$147.37	$836	+0.20
625–640	632	7	142.50–147.00	$145.13	$917	-0.43
659–698	665	39	137.50–144.00	$142.52	$948	-0.67
705–745	718	3	132.50–135.00	$133.36	$958	—
820–845	836	7	118.00–133.00	$127.27	$1,064	—
880–885	883	2	122.50	$122.50	$1,082	—
1053–1090	1065	3	114.00–123.00	$119.93	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	9	125.00	$125.00	$724	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–990	978	3	107.00–107.50	$107.34	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1410	1255	80-85%	6	88.00–97.50	$89.56	$1,124	-3.61
1040–1575	1295	80-85%	74	82.00–87.75	$85.37	$1,106	-7.80
1210–1460	1296	80-85%	5	76.50–81.00	$79.11	$1,025	-14.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1530	1523	75-80%	3	85.50–86.50	$86.17	$1,312	-13.31
1340–1920	1552	75-80%	14	87.00–93.75	$89.52	$1,389	±0.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1260	1055	85-90%	7	75.00–80.50	$77.80	$821	+15.75
1135–1275	1202	85-90%	3	69.50–74.00	$72.15	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1120	1105	2	82.00–95.50	$88.66	$980	—
1010–2120	1478	16	100.00–110.50	$105.65	$1,562	—
1960–2165	2050	3	111.00–114.00	$113.04	$2,317	—

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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.