Producers Livestock Auction Market Report, Salina, UT

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.01/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 517 lb · 30 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.28/cwt +17.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 992 lb · 22 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.58/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 580 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	732	1,076	838
Feeder cattle	518	828	624
Slaughter cattle	166	248	214
Replacement cattle	48	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Both feeder steer and steer calves traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Heifer calves weighing under 600 pounds mostly 10.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales from the previous week on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. 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
415–447	441	12	227.50–245.00	$240.30	$1,060	-1.70
455–490	473	8	227.50–255.00	$243.50	$1,152	+3.50
500–528	515	10	224.00–245.00	$230.57	$1,187	-9.43
550–595	580	12	225.00–250.00	$237.76	$1,379	+5.24
605–628	618	8	218.00–232.00	$225.00	$1,390	-5.08
650–665	657	13	205.00–224.00	$216.20	$1,420	+12.80
725–735	727	18	195.00–203.00	$200.04	$1,454	-4.65
750–775	759	16	182.00–189.00	$186.48	$1,415	+1.65
820–835	830	6	178.00–183.00	$179.49	$1,490	-4.88
850–875	855	12	175.00–182.00	$178.91	$1,530	—
905–940	923	2	169.00–175.00	$171.94	$1,587	—
1045–1048	1047	4	157.00–160.00	$157.75	$1,652	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	210.00	$210.00	$672	+12.50
375	375	1	222.50	$222.50	$834	+22.50
430	430	1	185.00	$185.00	$796	-25.07
645	645	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,213	—
673–680	675	3	195.00–197.50	$195.84	$1,322	+19.62
715–735	725	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	+12.50
795	795	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,232	+11.64
845	845	3	157.50	$157.50	$1,331	—
865	865	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,449	+19.95
1090	1090	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,559	—
1400	1400	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	5	202.50	$202.50	$1,181	-13.79
1228	1228	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,817	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
300	300	1	245.00	$245.00	$735	+4.00
357–383	364	8	230.00–237.50	$236.57	$861	—
413–445	423	6	220.00–239.00	$233.48	$988	—
455–488	467	10	217.50–237.50	$227.43	$1,062	+5.43
509–545	517	30	229.00–250.00	$236.01	$1,220	+12.70
555–595	580	18	210.00–240.00	$230.58	$1,337	+14.31
610–628	618	11	202.50–212.50	$207.47	$1,282	-4.70
657–691	674	10	209.00–221.00	$214.85	$1,448	+30.36
708–732	722	10	174.00–185.00	$179.04	$1,293	-6.21
750–770	763	6	172.50–180.00	$177.92	$1,358	—
893	893	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,411	—
953	953	14	160.00	$160.00	$1,525	+24.50
1015	1015	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,330	—
1050–1095	1061	9	126.00–137.50	$132.35	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,032	-20.00
630–645	636	8	190.00–195.00	$190.62	$1,212	—
675–696	692	15	187.50–192.00	$188.32	$1,303	—
950–994	992	22	132.50–149.00	$148.28	$1,471	+17.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	210.00	$210.00	$472	—
325	325	2	200.00–215.00	$207.50	$674	—
370–393	380	11	165.00–187.50	$172.63	$656	—
400	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	-10.00
500–530	515	2	172.50–192.50	$182.21	$938	+13.46
555–595	582	3	165.00–172.50	$167.39	$974	—
655–680	668	2	172.50–177.50	$174.95	$1,169	+19.95
710–730	723	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,193	+19.00
850	850	1	134.50	$134.50	$1,143	-1.74
920	920	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,081	—
985	985	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,231	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569–583	574	9	109.00–117.50	$114.62	$658	—
626–641	630	15	119.00–131.00	$122.26	$770	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	—
600–645	630	5	197.50–207.00	$200.28	$1,262	—
688	688	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,221	+0.50
715–740	725	3	147.50–180.00	$159.84	$1,159	—
755	755	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,170	±0.00
925	925	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,272	+2.17
955	955	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1355	1233	80-85%	30	94.00–102.75	$98.97	$1,220	—
1090–1372	1254	80-85%	40	103.00–112.50	$105.92	$1,328	—
1250–1295	1273	80-85%	2	84.00–92.00	$87.93	$1,119	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1745	1508	75-80%	21	100.00–107.25	$105.46	$1,590	—
1405–1745	1551	75-80%	7	94.00–98.50	$96.97	$1,504	—
1420–1790	1572	75-80%	6	107.75–119.00	$111.57	$1,754	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1065	975	85-90%	9	85.00–95.00	$90.29	$880	+26.81
885–1070	992	85-90%	3	70.00–79.00	$73.98	$734	+10.50
895–1080	1015	85-90%	12	98.00–110.00	$103.43	$1,050	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1315	1230	3	129.00–135.00	$132.31	$1,627	—
1635–1770	1682	3	98.50–103.00	$100.24	$1,686	—
1415–2145	1693	17	111.00–123.00	$118.49	$2,006	—
1455–2380	1890	8	124.50–132.50	$127.35	$2,407	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1183–1448	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	1,550.00–1,850.00	$1,688.88	—

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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.