Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

1,806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.90/cwt +2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 589 lb · 139 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.78/cwt -4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 475 lb · 96 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.38/cwt +5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 557 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,806	2,169	2,010
Feeder cattle	1,612	1,593	1,581
Slaughter cattle	180	547	306
Replacement cattle	14	29	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle cold mostly steady on limited comparisons. In slaughter cattle, average dress breaker and boner cows sold 2.50 to 5.75 higher, while lean cows sold 6.50 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	400.00–410.00	$406.59	$1,130	+71.59
368–384	378	30	385.00–396.00	$392.00	$1,482	+56.49
401–421	409	25	375.00–382.50	$379.37	$1,552	+17.15
450–499	473	61	339.00–352.50	$348.44	$1,648	+13.63
478	478	35	300.00	$300.00	$1,434	-34.81
500–549	533	48	320.00–332.50	$321.67	$1,715	-11.31
573–592	589	139	310.50–315.00	$310.90	$1,831	+2.19
602–634	618	17	285.00–294.00	$289.45	$1,789	-14.55
650–692	681	48	265.00–280.00	$275.03	$1,873	-6.67
700–743	728	16	252.50–265.00	$260.38	$1,896	-5.62
758–765	759	5	242.50–252.00	$250.09	$1,898	-6.19
800–814	811	5	237.00–239.00	$237.39	$1,925	-2.76
917–946	934	7	221.50–230.50	$225.29	$2,104	-3.86
952	952	3	218.50	$218.50	$2,080	+2.29

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	310	3	415.00–435.00	$422.10	$1,309	-1.92
361–377	364	23	400.00–405.00	$402.73	$1,466	-2.17
417–420	419	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,655	—
455–469	460	20	380.00	$380.00	$1,748	—
522–535	523	51	339.00–342.00	$339.88	$1,778	—
550	550	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,788	—
606	606	29	307.00	$307.00	$1,860	—
650–663	656	52	284.00–287.50	$285.17	$1,871	—
700–742	723	8	270.00–280.00	$274.92	$1,988	—
765	765	57	263.00	$263.00	$2,012	—
800	800	2	257.00	$257.00	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,144	—
370–390	376	10	365.00–382.50	$379.21	$1,426	+80.23
400–445	416	28	325.00–360.00	$348.52	$1,450	+45.93
473–498	491	25	320.00–335.00	$331.72	$1,629	+34.25
503–549	535	27	300.00–317.50	$308.21	$1,649	+28.07
550–595	586	35	270.00–298.00	$290.90	$1,705	+32.21
607–640	626	37	267.00–282.00	$274.95	$1,721	+24.81
710–745	728	2	235.00–247.50	$241.10	$1,755	—
770–785	781	14	232.50–238.00	$237.57	$1,855	+32.57
835	835	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,879	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,077	—
302–346	334	14	350.00–375.00	$366.92	$1,226	-9.44
355–398	382	29	330.00–345.00	$339.45	$1,297	-23.30
405–439	424	50	317.50–337.50	$332.57	$1,410	-4.51
453–498	473	25	302.50–317.00	$313.34	$1,482	-11.78
531–537	534	9	290.00–292.50	$291.40	$1,556	-4.51
551–577	557	95	280.00–289.00	$286.38	$1,595	+5.43
605–633	621	7	254.00–267.50	$258.14	$1,603	-9.40
650–678	663	12	235.00–245.00	$240.78	$1,596	-1.87
722–741	738	18	230.00–232.00	$231.67	$1,710	-12.05
760	760	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,805	-1.94
805–810	807	3	230.00–232.00	$231.33	$1,867	-2.87
915–940	930	3	210.00–217.50	$213.36	$1,984	-1.25
1000	1000	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,925	-23.34
1108	1108	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,884	-11.83

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	8	392.50	$392.50	$1,311	-19.42
350–389	384	11	355.00	$355.00	$1,363	—
387	387	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,471	—
400–428	425	14	342.50–349.00	$344.52	$1,464	—
466–473	470	49	332.00–342.50	$333.27	$1,566	—
505–513	510	20	310.00–311.00	$310.50	$1,584	—
562	562	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,728	—
603	603	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,688	—
656–687	662	16	247.50–248.00	$247.90	$1,641	—
701–734	707	35	241.00–245.00	$241.53	$1,708	—
768	768	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,859	—
1030	1030	2	211.00–212.50	$211.75	$2,181	—
1055–1070	1063	6	200.00–211.00	$206.68	$2,197	—
1158–1175	1164	3	190.00–191.00	$190.66	$2,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	272	3	330.00–345.00	$334.97	$911	+84.56
315–335	325	2	330.00–340.00	$335.15	$1,089	+85.15
389	389	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,167	+17.83
401	401	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,203	+41.37
465	465	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,348	+8.79
548	548	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,397	+6.75
560–580	570	2	262.50–267.50	$265.04	$1,511	+35.05
985–995	990	2	192.00–209.50	$200.71	$1,987	—
1053	1053	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,816	-18.50
1105	1105	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,746	—
1175–1190	1183	2	147.50–152.50	$150.02	$1,775	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,237	—
365	365	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,460	—
401–425	404	8	370.00–387.50	$385.20	$1,556	—
537	537	6	297.50	$297.50	$1,598	—
560	560	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,568	—
620	620	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,628	—
803	803	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,847	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,218	—
370	370	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,388	—
573	573	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,447	—
683	683	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,673	—
750–795	773	2	227.00–230.00	$228.46	$1,766	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	278	3	365.00–385.00	$378.65	$1,053	—
395	395	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,284	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1380	1297	80-85%	3	75.00–85.00	$79.38	$1,030	-15.05
1318	1318	80-85%	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,924	—
1205–1566	1358	80-85%	63	119.00–129.00	$122.62	$1,665	+10.60
1210–1645	1371	80-85%	30	108.50–118.50	$114.64	$1,572	+2.62
1450–1520	1485	80-85%	2	102.50–105.00	$103.72	$1,540	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	85-90%	4	72.50	$72.50	$500	—
700	700	85-90%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,120	—
905–925	915	85-90%	2	95.00	$95.00	$869	—
820–1200	1084	85-90%	9	100.00–112.00	$108.13	$1,172	-6.51
1020–1198	1122	85-90%	26	113.00–130.00	$120.98	$1,357	+22.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1785–1810	1798	75-80%	2	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$1,960	—
1670–2160	1833	75-80%	8	113.00–122.50	$120.25	$2,204	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1780	1548	2	125.00–126.50	$125.64	$1,945	—
1195–2088	1807	8	144.00–148.50	$145.35	$2,626	+6.79
1235–2620	1826	16	131.00–142.75	$137.97	$2,519	-0.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1175–1890	1429	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	120.00–131.00	$125.94	$1,800

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100	1100	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,980

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,574	—
1168–1177	1173	15	148.50–151.00	$149.66	$1,756	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	157.50	$157.50	$914	—
1198	1198	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,749	—

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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.