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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

1,519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.96/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 726 lb · 168 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.87/cwt +23.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 472 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.56/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 571 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,519 1,454 1,286
Feeder cattle 1,253 1,267 1,007
Slaughter cattle 186 187 196
Replacement cattle 80 — 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 900 lbs sold mostly steady to 11.00 higher with instances of 14.00 to 29.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 18.00 to 32.50 higher and heifers between 550-800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 12.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–446 435 27 340.00–352.50 $342.36 $1,489 +4.31
460–487 473 38 330.00–347.50 $337.29 $1,595 +11.26
511–537 516 31 310.00–328.00 $324.87 $1,676 +28.99
575–588 585 27 286.00–300.00 $289.30 $1,692 +7.30
600–625 608 9 260.00–272.00 $266.07 $1,618 +8.37
650–681 672 11 250.00–260.00 $252.05 $1,694 +13.90
708–737 726 168 232.00–242.50 $235.96 $1,713 +3.82
851–888 858 11 217.50–221.00 $218.16 $1,872 +0.79
1250 1250 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 340 3 355.00–360.00 $358.41 $1,219 —
396 396 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,307 +10.49
420–436 431 9 322.50–335.00 $333.10 $1,436 +16.28
460–495 485 4 300.00–310.00 $307.47 $1,491 +7.49
540 540 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,582 +8.88
550–596 592 40 262.50–280.00 $268.97 $1,592 +12.08
610–647 633 24 250.00–258.00 $254.63 $1,612 +13.79
670–690 681 13 235.00–247.50 $243.64 $1,659 +12.98
720–748 745 29 223.75–227.00 $225.06 $1,677 +0.20
751–796 784 56 219.00–228.00 $221.17 $1,734 -3.08
800–846 837 27 215.00–223.00 $219.43 $1,837 —
851–881 863 46 213.00–216.00 $215.45 $1,859 —
900–935 923 6 203.50–205.00 $203.99 $1,883 —
1142 1142 42 172.50 $172.50 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 7 340.00 $340.00 $884 —
443 443 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,351 +10.00
490 490 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,446 +15.00
520–540 532 3 267.50–272.50 $269.99 $1,436 +13.34
580–595 594 15 247.50–257.00 $256.38 $1,523 —
600 600 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,476 +19.96
675 675 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,569 +13.16
755–770 766 7 212.50–217.50 $216.78 $1,661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,077 —
332 332 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,079 +32.50
435 435 7 312.50 $312.50 $1,359 +22.66
450–497 472 65 300.00–312.50 $306.87 $1,448 +25.59
500–516 513 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,488 +18.09
552–590 571 59 260.50–271.00 $265.56 $1,516 +4.14
607–623 618 21 242.50–247.50 $244.83 $1,513 +5.22
663–680 664 34 227.50–235.50 $234.85 $1,559 +2.52
706–725 712 12 220.00–226.00 $223.96 $1,595 +4.68
750–765 758 29 212.00–215.00 $213.53 $1,619 —
800 800 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,700 —
895 895 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,835 +14.23
935 935 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,786 +1.00
1067 1067 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,974 +8.33
1107–1145 1117 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,999 +10.38
1290 1290 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,193 —
1400–1446 1437 5 167.50–170.00 $167.99 $2,414 +34.99
1450–1479 1475 8 162.00–169.00 $168.14 $2,480 —
1625 1625 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 325.00 $325.00 $812 +30.00
323–345 330 3 305.00–312.50 $309.89 $1,023 +42.43
352–380 357 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,071 +46.00
412 412 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,236 +38.66
468–495 484 6 290.00–295.00 $292.62 $1,416 +34.91
505 505 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,414 +19.34
558–593 572 19 245.00–257.50 $253.79 $1,452 +16.19
645 645 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,458 -4.29
691–692 692 13 220.00–223.00 $222.08 $1,537 -0.25
700–740 718 41 205.00–216.00 $214.93 $1,543 +19.93
801–835 808 6 200.00–207.00 $205.29 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 3 285.00–295.00 $291.58 $1,079 +48.21
408 408 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,142 +35.00
470–496 493 13 267.50–280.00 $269.58 $1,329 +25.42
522–528 525 14 265.00–275.00 $273.75 $1,437 +25.90
875 875 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,619 +22.00
965 965 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,602 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 -11.25
528 528 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,558 —
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —
608 608 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,410 +7.00
723 723 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,482 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1595 1385 80-85% 42 80.00–100.50 $95.24 $1,319 -0.68
1230–1610 1415 80-85% 68 102.25–115.50 $108.11 $1,530 —
1275–1565 1452 80-85% 3 117.00–127.00 $121.21 $1,760 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1195 1058 85-90% 13 84.00–89.00 $87.13 $922 +20.53
965–1195 1118 85-90% 3 105.50–107.50 $106.08 $1,186 +12.16
990–1175 1128 85-90% 12 90.50–101.00 $94.32 $1,064 +0.40
1220 1220 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $793 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1850 1730 75-80% 10 102.00–111.75 $104.41 $1,806 +6.66
1665–1945 1806 75-80% 4 96.50–101.00 $98.29 $1,775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,461 -30.00
1033–1500 1128 6 88.50–107.00 $93.48 $1,054 —
1185–2328 1757 7 128.75–135.00 $130.18 $2,287 —
1745–2395 2038 14 112.00–126.75 $121.00 $2,466 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1165–1375 1254 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 2,400.00–2,535.00 $2,485.37
1238–1530 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 2,000.00–2,375.00 $2,198.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1120–1345 1226 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,440.95
1320–1560 1392 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,844.88
1303–1670 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,491.42

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 21 157.50 $157.50 $1,022 —
731 731 8 153.00 $153.00 $1,118 —
1269 1269 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,713 +6.00
1517 1517 3 112.25 $112.25 $1,703 —
1743 1743 2 100.25 $100.25 $1,747 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 6 150.00 $150.00 $828 —
1230 1230 3 92.00 $92.00 $1,132 —

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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.