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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report, Salina, UT

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

1,124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $219.66/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 826 lb · 86 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.86/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 618 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.72/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 560 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,124 724 1,076
Feeder cattle 913 568 828
Slaughter cattle 161 141 248
Replacement cattle 50 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing 500-550 lbs sold 3.75 higher, while those weighing 550-750 lbs sold steady to 7.50 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 450-650 lbs sold 2.75 to 5.75 lower. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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
345 345 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 —
363–371 369 7 357.00–362.50 $358.55 $1,323 —
400–427 414 6 335.00–345.00 $339.84 $1,407 -15.58
475 475 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 +15.00
506 506 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,619 +1.36
550–588 577 17 300.00–312.50 $305.34 $1,762 +0.90
633–646 642 9 275.00–277.50 $276.68 $1,776 -13.81
660–683 676 6 260.00–270.00 $266.69 $1,803 +1.69
713–740 722 7 240.00–249.00 $244.56 $1,766 -3.68
763–780 772 4 235.00–237.50 $236.24 $1,824 -1.71
820 820 24 204.00 $204.00 $1,673 -23.52
800–831 829 62 225.00–226.00 $225.72 $1,871 -1.80
850–870 858 40 212.50–224.25 $221.55 $1,901 +1.43
994 994 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,958 —
1023 1023 11 195.00 $195.00 $1,995 -10.00
1050 1050 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,006 -4.00
1268 1268 2 182.50 $182.50 $2,314 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–470 467 15 345.00–350.00 $347.35 $1,622 —
519–535 524 25 325.00–330.00 $328.70 $1,722 +3.70
555–575 563 18 320.00–326.00 $320.66 $1,805 -0.80
655 655 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,818 -7.50
702 702 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,825 -1.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 360.00 $360.00 $990 —
378–393 388 9 325.00–340.00 $329.87 $1,280 —
515 515 9 300.00–310.00 $308.89 $1,591 +13.89
575–595 588 3 270.00–295.00 $278.14 $1,635 -11.86
758 758 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,668 +20.00
836 836 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,839 —
854–890 866 6 202.50–210.00 $207.43 $1,796 —
932 932 12 193.00 $193.00 $1,799 —
1080–1085 1083 2 179.00–182.50 $180.75 $1,958 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,352 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–421 417 8 325.00–332.50 $326.81 $1,363 +4.31
468–474 472 10 307.50–310.00 $308.24 $1,455 -5.76
555–580 558 24 287.50–297.50 $294.54 $1,644 -2.95
562 fancy 562 16 322.50 $322.50 $1,812 —
609–622 618 52 280.00–287.50 $281.86 $1,742 -3.14
908 908 13 191.00 $191.00 $1,734 —
959–985 961 11 183.00–190.50 $189.80 $1,824 —
1050–1083 1070 6 167.50–180.00 $175.25 $1,875 —
1135–1143 1140 3 171.00–182.00 $178.35 $2,033 —
1220 1220 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,257 —
1315 1315 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,341 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–277 274 4 355.00–365.00 $357.42 $979 +22.42
342–348 345 6 330.00–340.00 $335.04 $1,156 +5.04
358–363 362 7 335.00–342.50 $337.12 $1,220 +9.56
520–543 541 23 280.00–290.00 $285.88 $1,547 -11.40
610–645 620 14 260.00–275.00 $266.93 $1,655 +2.95
714–734 726 12 232.50–235.00 $234.20 $1,700 +1.20
750–777 775 15 217.00–220.00 $217.19 $1,683 -0.31
808–847 844 31 210.00–212.50 $210.15 $1,774 -1.39
930 930 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,069 —
425–448 444 17 282.50–289.00 $284.94 $1,265 -10.06
457–495 472 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,204 -35.69
520 520 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,274 -20.00
590 590 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,504 —
669–680 677 16 220.00–235.00 $230.97 $1,564 —
705–738 736 16 222.50–223.00 $222.97 $1,641 +0.47
773 773 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,565 -14.50
805–820 809 10 177.50–197.50 $184.02 $1,489 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,235 —
488–495 490 4 310.00–320.00 $312.53 $1,531 —
870 870 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,653 —
950 950 2 176.00–177.00 $176.50 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,581 —
865 865 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 2 245.00–247.50 $246.25 $1,601 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1600 1347 80-85% 22 110.00–120.00 $116.45 $1,569 -17.55
1280–1420 1357 80-85% 3 149.00–165.00 $159.42 $2,163 —
1228–1465 1367 80-85% 5 102.50–105.00 $103.40 $1,413 —
1222–1590 1409 80-85% 23 122.00–139.00 $127.09 $1,791 +57.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1153 898 85-90% 9 77.50–98.00 $94.15 $845 —
900–1030 965 85-90% 2 160.00–177.50 $169.34 $1,634 —
845–1195 1081 85-90% 20 102.00–117.00 $109.98 $1,189 -4.02
1070–1163 1138 85-90% 14 119.00–132.50 $124.51 $1,417 +8.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1633–1775 1702 75-80% 11 122.00–134.00 $127.18 $2,165 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054 1054 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,887 —
1050–1385 1213 4 157.50–162.50 $159.67 $1,937 —
1185–1850 1566 6 112.50–130.00 $125.11 $1,959 —
1545–2440 1902 20 133.00–145.00 $142.27 $2,706 —
1515–2855 2008 18 147.00–155.00 $149.23 $2,997 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
953–1260 1117 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 1,500.00–1,850.00 $1,644.93
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1385 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,900.00–2,175.00 $1,996.66
1365 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1430 1430 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 180.00 $180.00 $607 —
408 408 6 172.50 $172.50 $704 —
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 —
786 786 7 162.50 $162.50 $1,277 —
1780 1780 3 136.00 $136.00 $2,421 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 10 168.00 $168.00 $1,248 —
840 840 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,386 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 185.00 $185.00 $875 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 4 112.50 $112.50 $539 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 2 135.00 $135.00 $902 —

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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.