Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

1,388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.87/cwt +7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 665 lb · 89 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.78/cwt +8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 575 lb · 69 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.26/cwt ≈ $1,826/hd at 776 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,388	1,519	933
Feeder cattle	1,154	1,253	738
Slaughter cattle	175	186	195
Replacement cattle	59	80	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 550 lbs sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing between 450-900 lbs sold 2.50 to 15.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and average dress slaughter bulls sold 4.25 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,498	+27.64
450–499	473	23	334.00–345.00	$339.24	$1,605	+1.95
525	525	1	311.00	$311.00	$1,633	-13.87
550–573	567	16	287.00–296.00	$292.24	$1,657	+2.94
605–648	629	29	262.50–275.00	$272.37	$1,713	+6.30
658–692	665	89	250.00–264.00	$259.87	$1,728	+7.82
700–728	710	43	241.00–250.00	$246.50	$1,750	+10.54
758–780	776	45	234.75–240.00	$235.26	$1,826	—
808	808	21	226.50	$226.50	$1,830	—
871	871	21	221.25	$221.25	$1,927	+3.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,200	-3.41
431–440	434	11	332.50–345.00	$337.76	$1,466	+4.66
475–497	493	12	310.00–325.00	$317.67	$1,566	+10.20
530–547	544	24	297.50–307.00	$298.86	$1,626	+5.86
565–595	575	45	270.00–285.00	$280.90	$1,615	+11.93
608–643	632	13	252.00–260.00	$253.67	$1,603	-0.96
665–695	685	10	237.50–249.00	$246.66	$1,690	+3.02
708–746	732	10	229.00–238.00	$234.83	$1,719	+9.77
780–794	785	11	225.00–226.00	$225.63	$1,771	+4.46
810–835	828	12	215.00–223.00	$221.37	$1,833	+1.94
850–885	869	16	210.00–217.50	$215.45	$1,872	±0.00
917	917	10	212.00	$212.00	$1,944	+8.01
953	953	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,906	—
1000–1047	1039	6	198.00–200.00	$198.32	$2,061	—
1080–1085	1082	3	172.50–184.00	$180.15	$1,949	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	5	340.00	$340.00	$989	±0.00
330–345	340	8	320.00–340.00	$326.13	$1,109	—
355–390	373	2	315.00–320.00	$317.38	$1,184	—
445	445	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,402	+10.00
483	483	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,473	+10.00
529–530	530	11	287.50–299.00	$292.72	$1,551	+22.73
559	559	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,425	-1.38
715	715	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,502	—
795	795	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,729	+0.72
825–830	829	4	197.50–202.50	$198.74	$1,648	—
888	888	2	192.50	$192.50	$1,709	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	365	8	340.00–345.00	$342.43	$1,250	—
446	446	7	312.50	$312.50	$1,394	±0.00
453–475	460	3	300.00–325.00	$316.40	$1,455	+9.53
506–524	513	13	290.00–300.00	$296.07	$1,519	+6.07
550–588	575	69	269.00–279.50	$273.78	$1,574	+8.22
602–626	616	23	255.00–262.50	$259.27	$1,597	+14.44
655–677	667	41	245.00–255.00	$249.73	$1,666	+14.88
709–743	724	11	223.00–230.00	$226.74	$1,642	+2.78
750–780	766	7	220.00–224.00	$222.28	$1,703	+8.75
785	785	10	202.50	$202.50	$1,590	-11.03
845	845	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,817	—
858	858	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,810	—
1050–1095	1063	6	165.50–175.00	$172.05	$1,829	-12.95
1140–1141	1141	9	160.00–170.00	$168.50	$1,923	-10.50
1166	1166	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,866	—
1265–1295	1289	5	154.00–160.00	$155.18	$2,000	-14.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	4	330.00	$330.00	$987	—
310–329	325	5	320.00–330.00	$328.09	$1,066	+18.20
355–384	379	6	317.50–320.00	$319.61	$1,211	+19.61
422–442	429	9	300.00–309.00	$305.47	$1,310	+5.47
450–490	460	15	285.00–298.00	$292.56	$1,346	-0.06
518–547	532	16	279.00–283.00	$280.80	$1,494	+0.80
554	554	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,053	-63.79
553–595	585	19	255.00–265.00	$260.24	$1,522	+6.45
628–638	635	35	241.00–252.50	$249.01	$1,581	+23.01
665–688	682	20	225.00–240.00	$232.60	$1,586	+10.52
743	743	5	217.50	$217.50	$1,616	+2.57
760–775	768	2	210.00–216.00	$213.03	$1,636	—
808–846	829	9	198.00–204.00	$201.40	$1,670	-3.89
1045	1045	1	161.50	$161.50	$1,688	—
1110	1110	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,693	—
1155	1155	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,686	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	300.00–305.00	$302.44	$992	—
435	435	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,248	+7.00
453–493	470	6	255.00–275.00	$265.09	$1,246	-4.49
533–540	535	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,284	-33.75
560–587	580	4	220.00–230.00	$222.41	$1,290	—
605–638	622	9	220.00–230.00	$224.39	$1,396	—
675–685	680	2	212.50–220.00	$216.22	$1,470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,476	—
651	651	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,546	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,370	—
463	463	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,458	+20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1525	1350	80-85%	2	129.00–140.00	$133.79	$1,806	+38.55
1200–1610	1359	80-85%	77	96.00–108.50	$102.40	$1,392	+7.16
1225–1550	1388	80-85%	2	91.50	$91.50	$1,270	-3.74
1365–1595	1528	80-85%	8	109.50–115.00	$112.90	$1,725	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	85-90%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,182	—
1010	1010	85-90%	1	72.50	$72.50	$732	—
935–1190	1101	85-90%	31	91.00–103.50	$98.34	$1,083	-7.74
1135–1145	1140	85-90%	2	107.50–109.50	$108.50	$1,237	+14.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1810	1705	75-80%	4	84.50–99.25	$94.17	$1,606	-10.24
1640–1823	1713	75-80%	16	101.25–113.50	$104.73	$1,794	+0.32

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–2065	1805	65-75%	3	110.25–113.00	$111.53	$2,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1210	1101	4	150.00–165.00	$155.86	$1,716	+62.38
1305–1620	1463	2	104.00–108.50	$106.01	$1,551	—
1150–2025	1591	7	131.00–141.00	$134.14	$2,134	—
1250–2450	1860	14	117.00–129.25	$125.34	$2,331	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310–1516	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,106.36
1523	1523	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295–1490	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,600.00–1,925.00	$1,786.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1328–1680	1441	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	109.00–118.00	$116.68	$1,681

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1235–1623	1507	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	102.00–107.00	$104.69	$1,578

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616	616	9	175.00	$175.00	$1,078	+17.50
697	697	25	170.50	$170.50	$1,188	—
1323	1323	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,826	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1074	1074	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,385	—
1325–1348	1340	3	127.00–131.00	$129.68	$1,738	—

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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.