Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

1,286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $176.97/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 816 lb · 256 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $171.38/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 773 lb · 206 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.75/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 677 lb · 168 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,286	1,303	1,360
Feeder cattle	1,007	1,095	1,197
Slaughter cattle	196	208	163
Replacement cattle	83	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: Feeder calves traded unevenly steady across all weight ranges. Average dress slaughter cows traded 5.75 to 8.25 higher and slaughter bulls traded 7.75 higher. Demand moderate to good. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	389	8	210.00–220.00	$217.49	$846	-10.11
403–444	421	44	200.00–232.50	$215.93	$909	-0.21
460–495	469	24	200.00–224.00	$216.67	$1,016	+11.81
503–543	521	36	190.00–215.00	$207.73	$1,082	+5.81
570 fancy	570	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,197	—
559–595	572	44	185.00–201.00	$190.89	$1,092	-8.07
600–641	626	34	178.00–189.00	$181.09	$1,134	-7.10
663–698	677	168	174.00–185.50	$180.75	$1,224	+2.10
705–740	724	68	165.00–175.25	$172.64	$1,250	+0.40
751–791	773	206	162.00–174.75	$171.38	$1,325	-0.22
810–845	816	256	160.00–179.35	$176.97	$1,444	+6.97
850–877	876	128	165.00–178.00	$177.48	$1,555	+9.48
1008	1008	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,633	—
1050	1050	2	157.50	$157.50	$1,654	—
1225	1225	2	127.50	$127.50	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–392	392	8	195.00–199.00	$196.00	$768	+16.39
423	423	4	182.50	$182.50	$772	-4.20
425	425	24	125.00	$125.00	$531	-61.70
463–485	470	10	180.00–195.00	$187.93	$883	+6.62
504–545	529	28	170.00–187.00	$183.88	$973	+8.72
550–588	574	10	175.00–182.00	$179.40	$1,030	+10.09
637	637	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,083	+2.58
650	650	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,105	+2.14
730–738	734	12	147.50–155.00	$153.76	$1,129	—
765–783	777	6	145.00–153.00	$150.37	$1,168	—
850–890	863	6	150.00–152.50	$150.86	$1,302	+5.86
925–935	932	6	152.50–160.00	$157.52	$1,468	—
1045	1045	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	14	155.00	$155.00	$643	-15.00
470–475	474	8	150.00–175.00	$156.20	$740	+21.20
510–540	525	4	165.00	$165.00	$866	—
610–615	613	4	150.00–157.50	$153.73	$942	—
655	655	2	150.00	$150.00	$982	+0.86
730–740	733	6	135.00–140.00	$138.32	$1,014	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–325	323	12	200.00–210.00	$206.71	$668	+1.71
372–385	377	30	200.00–205.00	$201.02	$758	+6.39
405–438	418	16	183.00–192.00	$189.01	$790	+8.94
455–460	458	4	180.00	$180.00	$824	-7.36
515–548	539	52	181.00–189.00	$186.13	$1,003	-3.93
560 fancy	560	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,081	—
550–599	577	40	172.50–185.00	$178.15	$1,028	-3.62
600–648	608	38	170.00–175.00	$172.12	$1,046	-2.94
650–699	677	132	168.00–178.25	$170.40	$1,154	-2.67
703–740	714	34	160.00–170.00	$167.01	$1,192	-0.67
805	805	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,320	-0.56
868	868	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,328	-2.50
965–985	972	6	137.50–150.00	$141.72	$1,378	+2.90
1060	1060	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,590	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	4	185.00	$185.00	$376	—
270–295	279	10	192.50–205.00	$196.70	$549	+14.24
300	300	2	175.00	$175.00	$525	-10.00
365–375	368	8	175.00–195.00	$189.90	$699	+12.02
435–443	440	6	170.00–175.00	$173.35	$763	+11.70
450–495	480	6	165.00–175.00	$171.88	$825	+0.38
508–535	525	28	168.00–172.50	$170.00	$892	-3.22
595	595	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	+5.87
665–695	687	16	157.50–165.00	$161.79	$1,111	+12.13
705–735	718	6	155.00–157.50	$156.67	$1,125	—
815–843	839	20	145.00–147.50	$145.49	$1,221	—
948	948	12	131.00	$131.00	$1,242	—
975	975	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–397	390	68	105.00–110.00	$106.35	$415	—
490	490	2	147.50	$147.50	$723	-2.42
542	542	6	155.00	$155.00	$840	+0.44
570	570	2	155.00	$155.00	$884	—
680	680	2	145.00	$145.00	$986	—
705–735	720	4	135.00–147.50	$141.12	$1,016	+5.64
828	828	12	131.00	$131.00	$1,085	-1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1515	1383	80-85%	10	63.00–74.00	$70.26	$972	-7.30
1385	1385	80-85%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,510	+31.44
1200–1580	1392	80-85%	100	75.50–87.75	$83.96	$1,169	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1185	954	85-90%	4	38.50–57.00	$47.26	$451	—
845–1200	1024	85-90%	8	64.00–70.50	$68.22	$699	—
940–1170	1055	85-90%	2	93.00–105.00	$99.65	$1,051	+29.88
850–1180	1064	85-90%	28	72.50–82.50	$78.10	$831	+8.33
1125–1170	1140	85-90%	3	83.00–85.75	$84.02	$958	+5.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1970	1672	75-80%	10	87.25–89.00	$87.90	$1,470	+15.04
1670–1775	1711	75-80%	4	75.00–84.00	$80.88	$1,384	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1700	1383	4	85.00–92.50	$87.90	$1,216	—
1180–2300	1630	3	107.00–111.00	$108.67	$1,771	—
1300–2110	1722	20	96.00–105.75	$102.26	$1,761	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1020	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	130.00–142.50	$135.61	$1,254

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1271–1460	1379	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	118	1,325.00–1,645.00	$1,526.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1550	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	82.50	$82.50	$1,279

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1063	1056	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	1,625.00–1,635.00	$1,629.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
867	867	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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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.