Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 11, 2023

854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.14/cwt ≈ $1,339/hd at 529 lb · 42 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.50/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 736 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.25/cwt ≈ $1,285/hd at 535 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	854	679	712
Feeder cattle	586	416	394
Slaughter cattle	268	244	318
Replacement cattle	—	19	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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
275	275	1	287.50	$287.50	$791	—
325–340	333	3	260.00–277.50	$268.20	$893	—
350–390	370	2	255.00–285.00	$269.19	$996	-21.22
425	425	3	262.50	$262.50	$1,116	-31.28
475–493	485	4	250.00–272.50	$256.78	$1,245	—
502–548	529	42	235.00–258.00	$253.14	$1,339	—
553	553	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,438	—
610–645	630	20	247.50–262.50	$258.30	$1,627	—
658–675	664	3	225.00–257.50	$246.48	$1,637	+14.66
702	702	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,404	-23.30
763	763	2	197.50	$197.50	$1,507	+0.24
825	825	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	185.00	$185.00	$555	-52.50
350–385	370	3	175.00	$175.00	$648	-53.41
405–438	427	3	215.00–220.00	$216.58	$925	-2.28
453–485	459	7	165.00–185.00	$180.60	$829	-31.90
505–515	510	4	162.50–172.50	$167.08	$852	-38.83
585	585	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,141	-15.00
600	600	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	—
665–670	668	2	162.50–190.00	$176.30	$1,178	-28.70
820	820	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	+22.54
855–898	881	14	161.00–179.00	$170.76	$1,504	+23.26
1020	1020	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	5	225.00	$225.00	$914	-32.50
453–473	463	4	192.50–205.00	$198.88	$921	-64.21
510–525	518	2	195.00–215.00	$204.86	$1,061	-38.62
600–645	618	3	220.00–225.00	$223.36	$1,380	-9.96
650–655	653	2	195.00–220.00	$207.45	$1,355	—
851–860	853	6	180.00–184.00	$183.33	$1,564	+8.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344–345	344	6	200.00–220.00	$216.66	$745	—
378–385	383	9	225.00–257.50	$246.80	$945	—
400	400	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,020	+12.62
467–468	468	6	210.00–235.00	$222.51	$1,041	-14.26
530–543	535	25	217.50–250.00	$240.25	$1,285	—
568–599	576	24	199.00–227.50	$223.30	$1,286	+15.14
600–645	611	15	210.00–227.50	$219.06	$1,338	-3.86
669–676	673	10	207.50–210.00	$209.01	$1,407	+9.01
705–714	710	18	192.00–199.00	$194.95	$1,384	+14.06
750–760	755	2	175.00–180.00	$177.52	$1,340	-0.74
800	800	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,360	-1.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561–585	566	5	190.00–192.50	$190.52	$1,078	—
728–748	736	27	166.50–177.50	$170.50	$1,255	-4.53
857	857	3	168.50	$168.50	$1,444	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	147.50–175.00	$161.25	$637	-48.75
440	440	1	185.00	$185.00	$814	—
485–490	488	2	165.00–190.00	$177.56	$866	-18.59
500–535	512	3	170.00–190.00	$181.86	$931	-1.89
580–595	588	2	162.50–165.00	$163.73	$963	-10.08
600–640	619	4	140.00–147.50	$145.56	$901	—
650–690	676	7	162.50–187.50	$178.95	$1,210	—
700–735	712	3	142.50–163.00	$155.94	$1,110	+9.02
780	780	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,072	—
920–925	923	2	146.00–147.50	$146.75	$1,355	—
998	998	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,427	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	270.00	$270.00	$850	—
390	390	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	—
563	563	3	237.50	$237.50	$1,337	—
600–645	616	5	220.00–230.00	$223.64	$1,378	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	202.50	$202.50	$739	—
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	—
710	710	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,250	—
770	770	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,194	—
800–835	818	2	145.00–157.50	$151.38	$1,238	—
865	865	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,254	—
970–990	980	4	139.00–147.00	$142.71	$1,399	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1390	1263	80-85%	47	92.00–101.00	$97.71	$1,234	-21.29
1221–1420	1339	80-85%	70	102.00–107.50	$103.68	$1,388	+7.00
1255–1425	1340	80-85%	2	122.50–130.25	$126.62	$1,697	+29.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	85-90%	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,281	+61.18
760–1120	1023	85-90%	13	75.00–87.00	$80.90	$828	-41.02
955–1215	1137	85-90%	42	87.50–99.50	$93.20	$1,060	-9.48
1090–1210	1162	85-90%	8	100.00–107.50	$102.28	$1,188	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1808	1510	75-80%	50	99.00–105.50	$103.96	$1,570	—
1455–1770	1518	75-80%	6	106.25–107.75	$107.22	$1,628	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1490	1438	2	103.00–108.00	$105.59	$1,518	—
1390–1910	1664	6	114.00–119.00	$117.62	$1,957	—
1200–2298	1805	20	120.00–132.75	$127.82	$2,307	—

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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.