Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.28/cwt -10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 611 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.54/cwt ≈ $707/hd at 379 lb · 25 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.21/cwt ≈ $1,390/hd at 836 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	593	661	1,083
Feeder cattle	476	510	717
Slaughter cattle	117	151	366

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls remained steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	232.50–240.00	$236.29	$539	—
320–325	323	2	225.00–226.00	$225.50	$728	-10.03
368–385	374	6	207.50–232.50	$221.45	$828	+1.23
400–430	402	17	195.00–211.00	$209.69	$843	—
483–499	496	10	193.00–194.00	$193.81	$961	+6.43
510–540	533	9	185.00–187.50	$186.21	$992	-6.70
557–585	570	11	183.00–184.50	$183.70	$1,047	-5.27
601–645	611	28	171.50–180.25	$177.28	$1,083	-10.10
650–658	653	5	170.00–173.50	$171.41	$1,119	—
740–745	743	2	167.50–169.50	$168.50	$1,252	+0.02
806–849	836	23	162.50–169.50	$166.21	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	197.50	$197.50	$622	—
358–387	379	25	182.50–195.00	$186.54	$707	—
424	424	7	180.00	$180.00	$763	-7.47
462–481	466	17	173.00–185.50	$182.47	$850	—
615–645	632	3	163.00–170.00	$167.29	$1,057	+14.90
650–695	685	6	150.00–166.00	$162.80	$1,115	—
706	706	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,158	—
751	751	10	158.00	$158.00	$1,187	+10.93
863	863	2	147.50	$147.50	$1,273	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	4	172.50	$172.50	$511	—
310	310	3	172.50	$172.50	$535	—
405–440	422	9	162.50–177.50	$170.19	$718	+10.19
450–490	485	15	163.00–168.00	$167.01	$810	+12.01
505–522	516	17	160.00–167.00	$166.13	$857	—
555–590	579	4	150.00–158.00	$155.84	$902	+22.22
618–625	624	12	155.00–159.00	$155.66	$971	+29.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	185.00	$185.00	$453	—
320–348	331	9	179.50–182.50	$181.86	$602	-2.14
370–390	372	9	175.00–181.00	$180.30	$671	-1.18
543–545	544	9	166.50–178.00	$170.32	$927	+2.32
551–598	566	11	164.00–169.00	$166.37	$942	—
643	643	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,061	—
650–670	667	7	160.00–161.00	$160.14	$1,068	-1.86
710–745	725	7	157.50–166.00	$164.46	$1,192	—
850–880	873	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,344	+5.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	435	3	182.50–187.50	$185.80	$808	—
599	599	5	165.00	$165.00	$988	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
883–1435	1146	80-85%	9	90.00–97.50	$94.30	$1,081	—
993–1470	1213	80-85%	10	76.00–81.50	$79.98	$970	—
985–1490	1239	80-85%	36	82.00–89.00	$85.39	$1,058	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1690	1446	75-80%	6	97.00–102.50	$100.07	$1,447	—
1365–1705	1487	75-80%	17	88.25–95.00	$92.89	$1,381	—
1600–1845	1763	75-80%	3	83.50–86.75	$85.77	$1,512	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1085	962	85-90%	7	73.00–79.50	$77.44	$745	—
770–1265	990	85-90%	3	50.00–60.00	$57.41	$568	—
1090–1420	1255	85-90%	2	70.00–72.50	$71.09	$892	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1223–2140	1671	14	105.50–115.00	$110.04	$1,839	—
1965–1985	1975	2	116.75–120.00	$118.38	$2,338	—

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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.