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Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 2, 2025

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $504.48/cwt +31.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,454/hd at 486 lb · 99 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $458.31/cwt +39.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 460 lb · 54 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $559.71/cwt +32.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 377 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 794 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,368 -67.50
250–280 264 5 590.00–605.00 $594.96 $1,571 +1.63
260–275 fancy 268 2 620.00–660.00 $639.44 $1,714 -5.56
308–340 319 5 525.00–550.00 $540.53 $1,724 -58.99
310–335 fancy 319 7 600.00–615.00 $609.19 $1,943 —
330 thin fleshed 330 7 570.00–580.00 $571.43 $1,886 —
350 fancy 350 12 582.50–600.00 $586.88 $2,054 —
368–393 387 32 525.00–565.00 $549.52 $2,127 +22.66
403–440 419 11 465.00–480.00 $474.92 $1,990 -48.86
400–448 fancy 432 3 520.00–527.50 $522.31 $2,256 —
435 thin fleshed 435 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,240 —
483 fancy 483 16 525.00 $525.00 $2,536 —
450–498 487 83 490.00–512.50 $500.53 $2,438 +27.88
508–548 533 11 445.00–485.00 $466.89 $2,489 +52.57
525–539 fancy 533 24 495.00–505.00 $499.10 $2,660 —
552 fancy 552 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,760 —
580 580 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,494 +50.05
610 610 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,288 +8.92
665–680 668 5 348.00–360.00 $350.44 $2,341 +24.72
799 799 25 320.00 $320.00 $2,557 —
831–843 835 9 311.00–325.00 $315.71 $2,636 -26.79
925 925 1 330.00 $330.00 $3,052 +3.00
956–960 956 15 283.00–290.00 $283.47 $2,710 +8.47
1055 1055 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 322 4 500.00–525.00 $511.66 $1,648 —
388 388 6 520.00 $520.00 $2,018 —
452 452 13 445.00 $445.00 $2,011 —
514–515 514 5 415.00–420.00 $416.00 $2,138 —
563 563 5 407.50 $407.50 $2,294 —
610–625 614 4 300.00–320.00 $305.09 $1,873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 3 480.00–490.00 $483.51 $1,813 +39.27
400–440 425 3 415.00–430.00 $422.31 $1,795 -40.61
448 448 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,501 -127.92
470–490 479 5 450.00–480.00 $468.18 $2,243 +35.58
500–530 527 13 360.00–387.50 $381.26 $2,009 +2.25
560–578 569 5 362.50–380.00 $372.89 $2,122 +39.74
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 —
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 —
885 885 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,699 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1335 1301 4 250.00–253.00 $250.69 $3,261 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 277 8 565.00–580.00 $578.27 $1,602 +58.27
320 320 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,760 +76.29
350–375 fancy 363 4 500.00–510.00 $505.17 $1,834 —
385–395 392 3 465.00–470.00 $466.64 $1,829 +1.64
408–427 423 28 480.00–502.50 $497.35 $2,104 +83.76
451–480 460 54 450.00–480.00 $458.31 $2,108 +36.97
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 -12.63
613–635 624 5 322.50–345.00 $338.46 $2,112 +2.83
660–675 668 3 317.00–330.00 $325.62 $2,175 -9.40
875 875 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,384 -43.07
924 924 18 290.00 $290.00 $2,680 +25.69
1028 1028 5 293.00 $293.00 $3,012 +37.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,232 —
320 thin fleshed 320 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,552 —
335–340 338 2 370.00–430.00 $400.22 $1,353 -119.59
378 thin fleshed 378 12 470.00 $470.00 $1,777 —
350–388 380 5 375.00–405.00 $380.52 $1,446 -34.48
408 408 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,652 +61.68
415 415 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 +41.68
418 thin fleshed 418 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,902 +55.00
470–499 489 6 395.00–415.00 $408.60 $1,998 +72.77
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 -35.21
725 725 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,747 —
775 775 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,705 —
895 895 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,575 -10.00
410–440 433 9 445.00–475.00 $466.22 $2,019 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,400 —
355 355 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,775 —
410 410 2 490.00–505.00 $497.50 $2,040 +37.10
480–495 488 2 430.00–460.00 $445.23 $2,173 —
535 535 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,381 —
600 600 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 -22.50
700 700 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,030 —
775 775 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,189 —
980 980 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,793 —
1245 1245 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,988 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,976 +55.00
630 630 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,922 +70.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1215 1048 80-85% 2 175.00–187.50 $182.25 $1,910 -4.94
1000–1595 1234 80-85% 16 164.00–170.00 $167.00 $2,061 +6.73
1025–1613 1306 80-85% 64 166.00–177.50 $173.66 $2,268 —
1295–1620 1458 80-85% 2 139.00–152.50 $145.00 $2,114 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1151–1800 1402 75-80% 44 164.00–179.00 $173.48 $2,432 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1073 977 85-90% 4 125.00–135.00 $129.51 $1,265 —
1020 1020 85-90% 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,581 +14.68
970–1230 1131 85-90% 7 172.00–175.00 $173.20 $1,959 —
1050–1330 1219 85-90% 5 162.00–171.00 $166.77 $2,033 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1433–1455 1440 4 205.00–208.00 $205.75 $2,963 —
1445–1540 1493 2 161.00–167.00 $164.10 $2,450 —
1425–1895 1658 4 173.25–183.00 $178.16 $2,954 —
1740–2495 1933 9 180.25–189.25 $186.99 $3,615 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 231.00 $231.00 $2,310
1070–1315 1201 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 220.00–248.00 $232.48 $2,792
1005–1465 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 192.50–232.50 $215.49 $2,597

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 250.00–290.00 $263.07 $887 -61.93
475 475 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,781 —
1020 1020 3 228.00 $228.00 $2,326 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,149 —
430 430 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,279 —
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —
596 596 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,907 —
735 735 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,893 —
800 800 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,320 —
890 890 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,980 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
1485 1485 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1185 1060 80-85% 2 170.00–185.00 $178.38 $1,891 —
1105–1230 1147 80-85% 3 135.00–140.00 $136.79 $1,569 —
1015–1803 1531 80-85% 16 145.00–160.00 $149.11 $2,283 —
1565 1565 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,050 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,079 —
789 789 4 177.50 $177.50 $1,400 —
860 860 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,042 +90.00
900 900 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,598 —

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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.