Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

1,303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.77/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 575 lb · 103 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.96/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 563 lb · 83 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $171.60/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 764 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,303	2,493	1,527
Feeder cattle	1,095	1,972	1,061
Slaughter cattle	208	521	466

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold with a weak undertone while feeder heifers sold with a firm undertone on a lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–288	284	5	220.00–235.00	$229.13	$651	+11.70
310–340	330	3	205.00–227.50	$217.02	$716	-10.48
355–365	360	2	220.00–235.00	$227.60	$819	-14.24
414 fancy	414	14	240.00	$240.00	$994	—
415–445	430	13	210.00–226.00	$216.14	$929	-8.33
462 fancy	462	13	231.00	$231.00	$1,067	—
453–495	481	26	195.00–220.00	$204.86	$985	-20.69
501–525	510	15	187.50–207.00	$201.92	$1,030	-12.07
553–580	563	83	187.00–208.00	$198.96	$1,120	+2.01
603–645	620	53	177.50–194.25	$188.19	$1,167	-12.73
653–699	671	61	174.00–183.50	$178.65	$1,199	-7.23
700–745	728	68	167.00–174.00	$172.24	$1,254	-2.65
750–788	764	81	167.50–174.00	$171.60	$1,311	-1.70
825–842	841	15	170.00	$170.00	$1,430	-1.08
860	860	4	168.00	$168.00	$1,445	+0.43
907–940	910	22	164.00–167.00	$166.77	$1,518	-0.76
955–985	979	5	162.00–165.00	$164.41	$1,610	+3.22
1250	1250	1	151.50	$151.50	$1,894	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	195.00	$195.00	$546	—
365–395	386	13	175.00–180.00	$179.61	$693	-9.34
415–443	434	3	185.00–187.50	$186.70	$810	-7.72
455–485	469	6	175.00–187.50	$181.31	$850	-20.60
510–549	534	15	167.50–184.00	$175.16	$935	-19.42
580–585	583	3	165.00–178.00	$169.31	$987	-15.98
609–640	618	12	160.00–174.00	$167.42	$1,035	-14.34
660–690	677	17	163.00–172.50	$167.86	$1,136	-8.59
800–828	819	3	154.00–158.00	$156.70	$1,283	—
887	887	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,286	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	160.00–175.00	$167.56	$491	—
355–362	360	5	135.00–155.00	$149.03	$537	-23.38
440	440	1	170.00	$170.00	$748	-2.41
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	-33.16
675–695	683	3	145.00–155.00	$149.14	$1,019	-2.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	$646	+14.04
350–399	386	9	193.00–205.00	$194.63	$751	+15.11
400–435	414	20	175.00–188.00	$180.07	$745	-1.08
456–494	474	27	180.00–191.00	$187.36	$888	+10.25
487 fancy	487	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,018	+7.00
505–548	530	39	188.00–192.50	$190.06	$1,007	+6.08
556–587	575	103	172.50–185.50	$181.77	$1,045	+1.90
600–644	627	44	172.00–184.00	$175.06	$1,098	+2.21
650–688	656	32	160.00–175.50	$173.07	$1,135	+3.14
701–731	714	26	164.00–170.00	$167.68	$1,197	-1.29
750–785	768	4	157.50–168.00	$163.34	$1,254	-3.29
810–827	826	18	157.00–165.00	$164.56	$1,359	+1.49
853	853	2	155.50	$155.50	$1,326	—
900	900	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,395	+23.95
950–990	963	3	133.00–150.00	$138.82	$1,337	+17.80
1000–1019	1015	5	122.50–124.00	$123.70	$1,256	-1.30
1140	1140	3	140.25	$140.25	$1,599	+9.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$520	-2.54
325	325	1	185.00	$185.00	$601	+24.98
365–398	381	5	175.00–187.50	$177.88	$678	+19.48
422–435	424	12	155.00–162.50	$161.65	$685	-4.63
455–495	474	4	162.50–175.00	$171.50	$813	+9.91
505–540	529	17	171.00–177.50	$173.22	$916	+9.76
590–595	592	7	155.00–167.50	$164.13	$972	-3.02
680–695	685	4	142.50–156.00	$149.66	$1,025	-7.09
885	885	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	155.00	$155.00	$527	—
475–498	490	3	147.50–155.00	$149.92	$735	+4.70
515–545	531	6	147.50–160.00	$154.56	$821	+12.96
605–635	619	7	127.50–145.00	$140.11	$867	-0.37
730–740	732	5	127.50–137.50	$135.48	$992	—
772	772	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,038	—
810	810	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,073	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	225.00	$225.00	$540	—
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
370	370	1	218.00	$218.00	$807	—
450–480	463	4	185.00	$185.00	$857	-20.00
515–525	520	2	175.00–185.00	$179.95	$936	-1.05
605–614	613	6	145.00–157.50	$155.44	$953	—
725	725	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	175.00	$175.00	$481	—
430	430	1	165.00	$165.00	$710	—
645	645	1	137.50	$137.50	$887	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1425	1340	80-85%	2	65.50–70.00	$67.61	$906	+4.47
1115–1420	1343	80-85%	15	83.00–85.00	$84.51	$1,135	+21.37
1175–1650	1356	80-85%	62	73.00–83.00	$77.56	$1,052	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1390	1077	85-90%	27	63.00–75.50	$69.77	$751	-3.48
890–1395	1085	85-90%	8	52.00–61.50	$56.86	$617	-16.39
1055–1375	1117	85-90%	13	77.00–79.75	$78.15	$873	+29.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1645	1488	75-80%	3	87.50–89.00	$88.45	$1,316	—
1455–2125	1655	75-80%	30	77.00–85.75	$81.95	$1,356	—
1595–1750	1682	75-80%	3	71.50–75.25	$72.86	$1,226	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1920	1308	9	101.75–117.50	$109.87	$1,437	—
1345–2060	1779	17	90.00–97.50	$94.69	$1,685	—

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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.