Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

2,693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.01/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 629 lb · 178 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.37/cwt -29.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,366/hd at 541 lb · 144 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.49/cwt -20.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 527 lb · 105 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,693	2,170	2,359
Feeder cattle	2,301	1,879	1,997
Slaughter cattle	352	291	362
Replacement cattle	40	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last reported sale: Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder steers over 650 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold uneven, and heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold 11.00 to 15.00 lower. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,019	—
325–345	335	3	380.00–395.00	$388.28	$1,301	-3.75
378–380	378	5	365.00	$365.00	$1,380	-13.17
415–448	431	18	320.00–337.50	$326.86	$1,409	-3.51
452–492	470	58	290.00–317.50	$307.71	$1,446	+2.32
528–549	541	95	252.00–263.00	$256.31	$1,387	-25.97
500–548 unweaned	542	49	241.00–248.00	$244.73	$1,326	—
551–587	572	56	245.00–259.00	$252.28	$1,443	-25.95
565–595 unweaned	583	11	235.00–242.50	$239.48	$1,396	—
607–633 unweaned	620	22	220.00–232.00	$227.25	$1,409	—
603–647	630	156	235.00–247.50	$244.09	$1,538	+3.22
659–670	663	23	225.00–239.00	$233.85	$1,550	—
679	679	8	187.50	$187.50	$1,273	—
700–746	714	19	225.00–241.00	$234.63	$1,675	+4.44
755–790	767	3	226.00–233.00	$228.95	$1,756	+7.35
823–843	831	6	225.00–227.50	$227.08	$1,887	+9.58
875	875	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,969	+10.00
990–992	991	8	190.00–191.00	$190.63	$1,889	+9.96
1030–1035	1033	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,963	—
1140	1140	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,892	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–270	268	11	400.00–415.00	$411.84	$1,104	-43.16
300–337	320	11	400.00–425.00	$411.59	$1,317	-18.19
355–385	368	39	382.50–400.00	$389.23	$1,432	-25.73
372–392 fancy	384	8	415.00–425.00	$420.55	$1,615	—
407–425 fancy	412	4	370.00–372.50	$371.85	$1,532	—
420–448	432	18	347.50–357.50	$349.95	$1,512	-7.49
450–478	463	12	320.00–325.00	$323.13	$1,496	-16.02
450–490	473	39	330.00–350.00	$342.85	$1,622	+3.70
505–519 fancy	518	36	301.00–305.00	$301.58	$1,562	—
500–549	532	69	270.00–290.00	$278.61	$1,482	-28.44
566–598	590	40	260.00–265.00	$262.20	$1,547	-30.25
610	610	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,586	-7.74
600–635 unweaned	620	76	249.00–259.00	$252.33	$1,564	—
663–677 unweaned	675	46	240.00–245.00	$241.90	$1,633	—
693	693	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,802	+3.89
735	735	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,779	+3.00
937–940	938	4	220.00–229.00	$226.74	$2,127	+9.24
1095	1095	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,026	—
1300–1305	1303	3	170.00–179.00	$176.01	$2,293	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–285	270	8	365.00–385.00	$374.88	$1,012	-0.12
348	348	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,253	+22.42
350–398	377	15	325.00–345.00	$335.59	$1,265	+2.02
400–428	421	14	300.00–315.00	$311.14	$1,310	+6.20
437	437	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,245	-19.94
450–495	482	17	260.00–285.00	$281.19	$1,355	+8.70
540–548	542	15	220.00–235.00	$228.18	$1,237	-29.46
560–598	570	12	220.00–230.00	$226.48	$1,291	-26.75
695	695	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,466	+7.26
721–725	721	9	205.00–210.00	$205.56	$1,482	-0.44
788–789	788	16	210.00–212.50	$211.09	$1,663	+4.23
820	820	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,714	+14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	340.00	$340.00	$799	-35.00
290	290	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,030	+28.32
314–339	329	19	315.00–335.00	$330.22	$1,086	-10.93
353–393	375	19	315.00–345.00	$325.73	$1,221	+4.14
405–445	430	14	310.00–320.00	$315.41	$1,356	+39.53
450–493	483	77	250.00–290.00	$263.57	$1,273	+6.71
509–548	530	96	230.00–250.00	$242.56	$1,286	-16.19
558–560 unweaned	560	8	220.00–221.00	$220.25	$1,233	—
560–595	573	32	220.00–239.00	$234.25	$1,342	-5.30
608–640 unweaned	620	33	215.00–225.00	$222.79	$1,381	—
655–685	675	21	215.00–227.50	$220.35	$1,487	-6.75
700–735	715	5	215.00–220.00	$217.51	$1,555	—
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	-12.50
865–880	872	7	182.50–195.00	$187.49	$1,635	—
960–995	978	2	165.00–185.00	$175.18	$1,713	+0.18
983	983	15	131.50	$131.50	$1,293	-43.50
1010	1010	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,626	-1.50
1060	1060	2	157.50–161.00	$159.25	$1,688	—
1165	1165	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,759	-0.65
1240	1240	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,767	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	375.00	$375.00	$900	—
255–295	267	5	375.00–400.00	$391.92	$1,046	—
312–343	326	16	355.00–395.00	$374.50	$1,221	-23.00
351–398	374	20	355.00–375.00	$366.61	$1,371	+12.02
400–449	441	46	330.00–340.00	$332.22	$1,465	+38.42
450–465 fancy	453	6	335.00–347.50	$345.36	$1,564	—
455–488	468	34	292.50–315.00	$310.40	$1,453	+30.68
501–528	521	43	251.00–258.00	$254.93	$1,328	-13.67
577–582	579	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,448	-8.66
550–597 unweaned	583	17	230.00–236.00	$234.52	$1,367	—
602–625 unweaned	607	45	227.00–232.00	$229.12	$1,391	—
625	625	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,500	-4.69
750–765	762	8	222.50–227.50	$225.00	$1,714	+5.00
800–841	838	41	212.50–222.50	$214.34	$1,796	-3.93
915	915	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,899	—
953–973	963	6	187.00–212.50	$193.85	$1,867	—
1000	1000	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,850	—
1070	1070	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,086	—
1133	1133	2	177.00	$177.00	$2,005	—
1175	1175	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,986	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	325.00	$325.00	$806	+47.56
255–295	275	13	305.00–325.00	$317.36	$873	+37.10
310–323	317	7	305.00–315.00	$307.09	$973	+25.69
355–395	379	18	275.00–310.00	$294.42	$1,116	+9.79
488–498	494	11	235.00–247.50	$241.97	$1,195	+7.20
528–548	536	16	220.00–233.00	$228.21	$1,223	-4.29
623–649	641	12	207.50–215.00	$209.32	$1,342	—
655–680	669	4	195.00–210.00	$203.47	$1,361	+9.21
720–740	733	3	185.00–195.00	$189.95	$1,392	+2.45
885	885	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,283	-15.00
916–946	930	15	147.00–151.00	$148.90	$1,385	+14.90
950–965	958	2	152.50–157.50	$154.98	$1,485	—
1028	1028	2	152.50	$152.50	$1,568	—
1058	1058	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,386	—
1145	1145	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,574	—
1160	1160	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,450	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	355.00–365.00	$361.71	$987	-53.29
330	330	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,138	—
385	385	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,194	—
505–510	507	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,141	—
555–568	565	4	215.00–230.00	$226.31	$1,279	—
620	620	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,286	—
695	695	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,251	—
705–713	711	5	165.00–171.00	$167.19	$1,189	—
855	855	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,282	—
915	915	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,327	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	4	207.50	$207.50	$1,040	-50.04
583–588	585	6	175.00–200.00	$183.38	$1,073	-59.08
650	650	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,138	-33.31
812–830	817	4	105.00–112.50	$110.59	$904	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,040	—
300–335	316	5	375.00–385.00	$378.83	$1,197	-50.37
375	375	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—
403	403	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,350	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	80-85%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,437	—
1210–1460	1322	80-85%	10	61.00–79.50	$76.98	$1,018	-17.19
1200–1555	1341	80-85%	88	80.00–92.50	$88.07	$1,181	-6.10
1200–1585	1442	80-85%	55	93.00–105.00	$96.25	$1,388	-19.68

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713–1050	869	85-90%	6	55.00–67.50	$64.09	$557	+2.83
770–1130	975	85-90%	4	117.50–128.00	$124.92	$1,218	-1.08
1010	1010	85-90%	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,020	—
715–1185	1068	85-90%	46	70.00–84.50	$78.69	$840	-8.10
975–1198	1135	85-90%	91	85.00–98.00	$89.07	$1,011	-13.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1780	1644	75-80%	5	101.00–106.00	$103.04	$1,694	—
1615–1870	1732	75-80%	5	88.00–98.50	$95.37	$1,652	-11.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2095	1745	20	110.00–120.00	$116.14	$2,027	-15.31
1395–2055	1764	12	90.00–109.50	$100.49	$1,773	—
1770–1855	1813	2	123.00–129.50	$126.33	$2,290	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1065	998	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	78.00–86.00	$82.27	$821
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,380
995–1285	1142	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	98.00–103.00	$100.43	$1,147
1169–1275	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	108.00–116.00	$112.53	$1,372
1220–1370	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	103.00–106.25	$103.44	$1,342

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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.