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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

2,665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.97/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 612 lb · 143 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.75/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 377 lb · 140 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $384.17/cwt +30.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,612/hd at 420 lb · 126 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,665 2,693 2,714
Feeder cattle 2,306 2,301 2,090
Slaughter cattle 359 352 624
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 11.00 to 18.00 higher and those over 600 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 14.00 lower and those over 600 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven and slaghter bulls sold 1.75 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 value added 328 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,394 —
323–332 330 34 395.00–410.00 $406.11 $1,340 -5.48
350–380 369 18 395.00–405.00 $400.84 $1,479 +11.61
408–414 413 16 365.00–377.50 $368.09 $1,520 +18.14
415–429 value added 419 104 385.00–390.00 $385.30 $1,614 —
446 fancy 446 6 407.50 $407.50 $1,817 +35.65
451–475 value added 453 14 365.00–370.00 $368.73 $1,670 —
465–490 fancy 473 6 375.00–390.00 $380.77 $1,801 —
450–495 474 13 330.00–350.00 $340.71 $1,615 -2.14
508 fancy 508 46 335.00 $335.00 $1,702 +33.42
500–545 525 70 281.00–305.00 $289.91 $1,522 +11.30
550–588 578 21 270.00–282.50 $276.99 $1,601 +14.79
601–621 612 117 260.00–271.00 $268.64 $1,644 +8.64
602–623 unweaned 612 26 250.00–257.50 $253.97 $1,554 +1.64
657 657 9 252.50 $252.50 $1,659 —
655–693 unweaned 672 25 247.50–249.50 $248.41 $1,669 +6.51
960–980 978 13 220.50–230.00 $221.22 $2,164 —
1058–1065 1060 3 209.00–215.00 $212.99 $2,258 +27.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 390.00 $390.00 $916 —
350–388 372 38 365.00–385.00 $371.33 $1,381 +6.33
400–443 426 17 325.00–345.00 $332.92 $1,418 +6.06
458–498 475 36 285.00–322.50 $309.35 $1,469 +1.64
510–546 536 50 267.00–280.00 $273.57 $1,466 +17.26
555–590 572 16 255.00–267.50 $264.07 $1,510 +11.79
604–640 613 25 240.00–247.00 $242.20 $1,485 -1.89
654–698 668 17 237.00–245.00 $239.62 $1,601 +5.77
700–716 710 16 229.00–239.00 $236.28 $1,678 +1.65
780 780 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 +1.05
830 830 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,876 -1.08
860–895 875 5 226.00–227.50 $226.90 $1,985 +1.90
908–940 909 45 215.00–222.50 $215.34 $1,957 —
970 970 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,988 +14.37
1115 1115 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,074 +20.00
1190 1190 1 182.50 $182.50 $2,172 —
1265 1265 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 325.00 $325.00 $991 —
355–399 389 21 310.00–335.00 $320.34 $1,246 -15.25
405–448 431 7 305.00–315.00 $309.87 $1,336 +24.87
458–490 479 67 280.00–298.00 $294.47 $1,411 +13.28
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 +21.82
551–597 572 26 235.00–250.00 $244.51 $1,399 +18.03
615–645 631 19 220.00–237.50 $230.89 $1,457 —
660–670 667 5 217.50–228.00 $225.32 $1,503 +14.32
720–745 736 28 201.00–221.50 $218.44 $1,608 +12.88
751 751 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,630 —
800–830 817 5 210.00–212.50 $211.21 $1,726 +2.21
880 880 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,848 —
970 970 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,892 —
1175 1175 4 162.50 $162.50 $1,909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 15 415.00 $415.00 $1,133 +23.08
310–347 323 14 350.00–370.00 $358.11 $1,157 -16.39
350–385 value added 376 101 360.00–367.50 $366.12 $1,377 —
350–390 381 39 337.50–355.00 $346.86 $1,322 -19.75
405–430 420 10 320.00–335.00 $324.49 $1,363 -7.73
450–463 fancy 459 3 340.00–352.50 $344.09 $1,579 -1.27
450–470 value added 460 4 310.00–325.00 $318.83 $1,467 —
450–484 463 46 290.00–304.00 $296.39 $1,372 -14.01
510 fancy 510 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,466 —
503–533 527 25 269.00–275.00 $270.15 $1,424 +15.22
553–581 568 114 241.00–252.00 $246.58 $1,401 -3.42
601–633 607 53 232.00–246.00 $241.13 $1,464 +1.13
805–810 808 2 219.00–225.00 $221.99 $1,794 +7.65
878–891 887 9 219.00–220.00 $219.67 $1,948 —
913–920 913 29 212.00–213.00 $212.03 $1,936 +4.53
970 970 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,061 +18.65
1001–1015 1007 8 205.00 $205.00 $2,064 +20.00
1185 1185 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,109 +9.00
1220 1220 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,123 —
1345 1345 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,273 —
1360 1360 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,298 —
1520 1520 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,037 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 9 280.00 $280.00 $969 -50.22
358–395 371 14 305.00–330.00 $317.04 $1,176 -8.69
376 376 10 255.00 $255.00 $959 -70.73
429–449 442 31 295.00–302.50 $299.23 $1,323 -16.18
467–485 472 6 275.00–287.50 $281.65 $1,329 +18.08
500–541 527 56 240.00–257.00 $247.93 $1,307 +5.37
550–599 580 34 230.00–240.00 $235.20 $1,364 +0.95
610–645 633 25 220.00–227.50 $226.21 $1,432 —
650–677 673 12 215.00–220.00 $217.84 $1,466 -2.51
725–748 736 10 207.50–217.50 $211.51 $1,557 -6.00
750–780 765 12 202.00–212.50 $206.72 $1,581 +6.72
820–830 823 5 202.50–211.00 $204.71 $1,685 —
860–898 885 3 180.00–182.50 $180.81 $1,600 -6.68
892 892 22 142.50 $142.50 $1,271 -44.99
940 940 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,654 —
1028–1045 1037 4 175.00–189.00 $182.06 $1,888 +21.06
1085 1085 6 162.50 $162.50 $1,763 +3.25
1100–1135 1118 2 158.00–160.00 $159.02 $1,778 —
1180 1180 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,912 +11.00
1205 1205 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,958 +20.00
1305 1305 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,023 —
1400 1400 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,750 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 330.00 $330.00 $710 +5.00
263–295 274 3 305.00–310.00 $308.20 $844 -9.16
385–395 390 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 -9.42
420–435 428 3 275.00–285.00 $279.96 $1,198 —
471–499 486 89 246.00–265.00 $259.18 $1,260 +17.21
503–545 521 20 222.50–235.00 $228.97 $1,193 +0.76
550–583 578 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,300 —
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 +0.68
675–695 683 9 205.00–211.00 $209.01 $1,428 +5.54
725 725 5 200.00–205.00 $204.00 $1,479 +14.05
750 750 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 —
845 845 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,479 —
950–993 973 5 149.00–159.00 $153.69 $1,495 -1.29
1002–1035 1015 6 155.00–159.00 $156.98 $1,593 +4.48
1062–1080 1067 4 137.50–140.00 $138.13 $1,474 +7.13
1105–1127 1122 4 128.00–130.00 $129.51 $1,453 -7.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–333 329 3 350.00–375.00 $358.11 $1,178 +13.11
382–385 383 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,436 +65.00
415 415 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,275 +35.00
400–430 415 2 395.00–400.00 $397.41 $1,649 +62.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,501 +38.02
1220–1595 1317 80-85% 23 75.50–87.00 $83.26 $1,097 +6.28
1325 1325 80-85% 2 157.50 $157.50 $2,087 +80.52
1220–1595 1358 80-85% 153 88.00–100.00 $92.55 $1,257 —
1225–1520 1377 80-85% 3 60.00–69.50 $65.72 $905 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 106.50 $106.50 $1,022 -18.42
860–1215 1053 85-90% 26 63.00–83.50 $75.81 $798 -2.88
777–1213 1096 85-90% 73 84.00–97.00 $89.31 $979 +10.62
1085–1155 1120 85-90% 2 42.50–43.00 $42.76 $479 -46.31
1155–1173 1169 85-90% 4 120.00–129.00 $122.22 $1,429 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1680 1638 75-80% 3 118.00–120.50 $118.83 $1,946 +15.79
1615–1805 1697 75-80% 3 109.00–112.00 $109.98 $1,866 —
1620–1980 1738 75-80% 15 88.50–95.00 $92.02 $1,599 -3.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,642 —
1520–1945 1729 10 120.00–122.50 $120.84 $2,089 +4.70
1505–2100 1780 11 101.00–109.50 $107.07 $1,906 +6.58
1205–2263 1781 26 110.00–119.00 $114.35 $2,037 +13.86

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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.