Cattle Market Pulse

Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

2,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.73/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 526 lb · 107 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $212.71/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 731 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.21/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 576 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,057 1,500 1,428
Feeder cattle 1,563 1,126 1,098
Slaughter cattle 494 315 330
Replacement cattle — 59 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing between 450-650 lbs sold 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers did not have enough comparable trades from last week for an accurate market trend. Average dress slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.75 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 305.00 $305.00 $915 —
374 374 10 224.00 $224.00 $838 -61.00
355–399 392 23 275.00–288.00 $283.75 $1,112 -1.25
413–441 427 8 270.00–272.50 $271.21 $1,158 -5.09
475 475 17 192.50 $192.50 $914 —
466–488 479 23 265.00–266.00 $265.30 $1,271 —
528–529 529 28 251.00–267.00 $265.29 $1,403 +8.87
570–590 588 26 252.50–257.50 $253.46 $1,490 +11.80
600–639 625 45 235.00–242.00 $237.97 $1,487 +3.35
698 698 4 232.50 $232.50 $1,623 +17.54
702 702 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,580 +10.78
750–795 775 23 205.00–217.00 $213.72 $1,656 +9.44
819 819 17 204.00 $204.00 $1,671 +9.83
855–873 861 6 196.00–200.00 $198.65 $1,710 +17.81
910–921 919 5 192.50–199.00 $197.71 $1,817 +10.21
1020 1020 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,734 —
1090 1090 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,951 +5.00
1110 1110 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 4 295.00 $295.00 $794 +5.00
388 388 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,048 +9.93
408–420 411 9 252.50–265.00 $255.58 $1,050 +10.58
468–494 490 13 240.00–255.00 $242.59 $1,189 -8.44
505–545 538 6 240.00–246.00 $245.06 $1,318 +11.53
565–593 584 12 230.00–242.50 $235.24 $1,374 +6.75
600–645 619 5 221.00–232.50 $228.61 $1,415 +9.14
655–694 672 49 218.00–226.00 $222.16 $1,493 +12.33
713–745 731 55 208.00–218.50 $212.71 $1,555 +7.58
825–840 833 2 191.00–202.50 $196.70 $1,639 +19.85
878 878 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,580 +15.84
1125 1125 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,114 —
363–365 364 3 295.00–310.00 $304.98 $1,110 —
409 409 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,268 —
478 fancy 478 26 311.00 $311.00 $1,487 —
498 498 12 284.50 $284.50 $1,417 +12.00
515–535 523 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,412 +6.93
552–595 576 51 260.00–271.00 $267.21 $1,539 +9.62
608–627 619 34 250.00–269.50 $261.19 $1,617 +13.09
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,326 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–383 371 18 275.00–277.50 $276.95 $1,027 +21.95
433–435 434 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,085 -5.00
455–480 470 5 236.00–247.50 $241.47 $1,135 -6.03
476–485 479 14 201.00–210.00 $203.37 $974 -44.13
510–549 526 107 233.50–241.00 $237.73 $1,250 +3.25
550–594 569 41 226.00–232.50 $229.47 $1,306 -0.53
613–646 630 8 214.00–224.50 $218.57 $1,377 -3.21
675 675 12 216.00 $216.00 $1,458 +8.54
705–725 715 2 202.50–207.00 $204.78 $1,464 —
750–785 768 2 195.00–196.00 $195.49 $1,501 —
800–840 820 12 189.00–196.00 $191.07 $1,567 +0.20
883 883 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,634 —
925 925 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,739 -4.50
930 930 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,153 -68.50
951 951 16 124.50 $124.50 $1,184 -53.50
1092 1092 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,780 +4.00
1255 1255 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,820 -12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 400.00 $400.00 $840 —
369–380 371 21 280.00–285.00 $281.90 $1,046 —
410–447 420 38 270.00–277.50 $274.17 $1,152 —
488 488 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,220 —
508–510 509 6 246.00–250.00 $247.33 $1,259 —
575 575 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 —
606–620 606 42 230.00–239.75 $239.51 $1,451 —
705–736 711 37 212.50–216.00 $214.54 $1,525 +9.15
800 800 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
885–893 891 5 195.00–199.00 $198.21 $1,766 —
965–998 990 4 175.00–190.00 $178.66 $1,769 —
1035 1035 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,894 —
1050–1090 1063 3 177.00–178.00 $177.66 $1,889 —
1179–1193 1183 8 160.00–177.00 $171.53 $2,029 —
1201 1201 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,922 -9.00
1360 1360 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,190 +3.50
1455–1475 1465 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $2,044 —
1590 1590 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–290 281 11 265.00–272.50 $270.16 $759 +8.68
323–340 327 4 265.00–272.50 $270.55 $885 —
395 395 2 252.50 $252.50 $997 +12.50
413–446 421 42 230.00–232.50 $230.63 $971 -9.37
460–488 482 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,084 -2.60
511–540 530 22 220.00–228.00 $224.98 $1,192 +3.74
555–595 582 3 215.00–220.00 $216.59 $1,261 +12.09
600–644 639 8 207.50–212.50 $208.09 $1,330 +8.09
655–660 658 2 207.50–209.00 $208.25 $1,370 +12.52
715 715 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,416 —
875 875 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,479 —
975 975 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,389 -20.62
1063 1063 5 140.00–143.00 $141.20 $1,501 -1.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 7 287.50 $287.50 $1,314 —
534 534 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,362 —
550 550 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,326 —
638 638 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 297.50 $297.50 $818 —
379 379 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,099 +15.00
545 545 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 —
671 671 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,275 —
725–740 730 3 170.00–192.50 $184.90 $1,350 —
885 885 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 225.00 $225.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1222–1455 1267 80-85% 10 67.00–74.75 $72.74 $922 —
1200–1600 1329 80-85% 178 76.00–88.75 $85.46 $1,136 —
1290–1530 1363 80-85% 5 109.00–115.00 $111.54 $1,520 +20.36
1215–1594 1409 80-85% 95 89.00–99.00 $91.37 $1,287 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1140 959 85-90% 5 42.50–62.00 $54.56 $523 —
840–1198 1062 85-90% 32 68.50–83.50 $78.32 $832 +5.97
915–1165 1082 85-90% 3 106.00–107.50 $107.08 $1,159 +34.73
685–1195 1116 85-90% 77 84.00–95.00 $88.24 $985 -23.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1833 1689 75-80% 19 91.00–100.00 $95.68 $1,616 —
1615–1820 1704 75-80% 18 81.25–89.00 $85.29 $1,453 -8.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1188–1255 1210 3 135.00–137.50 $136.64 $1,653 —
1070–1535 1372 3 120.00–122.50 $121.29 $1,664 —
1625–1895 1771 10 81.00–99.25 $96.14 $1,703 —
1505–2455 1971 35 100.50–112.50 $106.32 $2,096 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 5 118.00 $118.00 $946 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
749 749 4 126.00 $126.00 $944 —
859 859 12 125.00 $125.00 $1,074 —

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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.