Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

1,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $421.76/cwt +12.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 621 lb · 146 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $482.26/cwt +20.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,474/hd at 513 lb · 131 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $441.15/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,483/hd at 563 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,801	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	8	635.00	$635.00	$1,842	-18.36
300–331	327	19	600.00–652.50	$649.07	$2,122	+36.25
355–364 thin fleshed	360	9	642.50–662.50	$653.73	$2,353	—
355–377	370	18	590.00–625.00	$604.71	$2,237	+9.90
400–445	420	73	515.00–550.00	$529.76	$2,225	+38.13
465–468 fancy	468	13	520.00–525.00	$524.62	$2,455	+14.07
455–498	483	54	475.00–515.00	$492.29	$2,378	+4.04
504–511 thin fleshed	506	29	497.50–502.50	$501.11	$2,536	+20.14
500–543	515	102	457.50–487.50	$476.90	$2,456	+21.73
550–570 thin fleshed	554	32	457.50–460.00	$459.52	$2,546	-0.48
556–586	566	92	425.00–455.00	$434.76	$2,461	+5.34
619 fancy	619	7	437.50	$437.50	$2,708	+12.85
601–648	621	139	402.00–432.50	$420.97	$2,614	+16.24
668–689	685	15	367.50–385.00	$380.54	$2,607	+20.33
700–720	709	16	352.50–381.00	$377.13	$2,674	+21.07
765–785	778	3	327.50–338.00	$334.56	$2,603	-9.44
800–815	806	12	327.50–355.00	$338.10	$2,725	+2.59
965–990	978	2	305.00–315.00	$309.94	$3,031	-10.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	367	17	560.00–575.00	$564.88	$2,073	+34.88
415–445	433	5	505.00–510.00	$506.92	$2,195	+62.83
460–475	464	8	470.00	$470.00	$2,181	+28.63
508–542	536	80	440.00–455.00	$443.27	$2,376	+60.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	570.00–595.00	$582.50	$1,835	+87.90
365–398	388	12	505.00–550.00	$536.74	$2,083	+59.19
405–441	429	19	455.00–485.00	$466.83	$2,003	+29.47
453–475	463	7	415.00–450.00	$428.78	$1,985	+14.91
500–535	520	8	405.00–465.00	$434.04	$2,257	+32.34
564–595	574	8	360.00–390.00	$369.02	$2,118	—
602–642	613	34	360.00–385.00	$368.58	$2,259	+21.07
655–697	687	4	332.50–355.00	$337.87	$2,321	+21.12

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1318–1850	1410	9	194.00–225.00	$218.92	$3,087	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	3	635.00	$635.00	$2,000	+57.44
300–340	325	8	585.00–615.00	$607.30	$1,974	+57.18
360–397	384	45	520.00–552.50	$532.61	$2,045	-2.83
410–436 fancy	422	15	480.00–490.00	$484.76	$2,046	—
410–444	427	55	430.00–470.00	$447.42	$1,910	-29.42
458–466 thin fleshed	462	13	455.00	$455.00	$2,102	—
459–487	480	61	410.00–435.00	$427.13	$2,050	+0.37
505–533	523	75	387.50–410.00	$400.55	$2,095	-2.01
547 thin fleshed	547	12	445.00	$445.00	$2,434	—
555–589	573	79	367.50–390.00	$383.79	$2,199	+10.91
590 fancy	590	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,419	—
603–648	626	35	357.50–375.00	$368.59	$2,307	+8.67
673	673	2	342.50	$342.50	$2,305	+1.56
743–745	744	5	332.50–342.50	$336.51	$2,504	+5.05
765–783	777	3	315.00–329.00	$324.41	$2,521	+0.69
830	830	8	305.00	$305.00	$2,532	-15.67
850–883	873	19	300.00–328.00	$306.58	$2,676	-10.58
915	915	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,905	—
990–995	993	3	260.00–262.50	$261.67	$2,598	—
1015–1020	1018	2	215.00–247.50	$231.29	$2,355	—
1052–1095	1057	10	266.00–272.50	$266.82	$2,820	—
1267	1267	3	247.50	$247.50	$3,136	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–298	292	12	450.00–480.00	$465.69	$1,360	+25.57
310–328	323	10	500.00–520.00	$503.84	$1,627	-7.16
350–382	374	15	385.00–440.00	$399.99	$1,496	+24.86
409–440	415	24	400.00–425.00	$415.39	$1,724	+26.97
469–498	477	8	355.00–395.00	$384.80	$1,835	+43.13
503–535	525	23	350.00–375.00	$353.45	$1,856	+14.27
565–590	582	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,037	—
610	610	2	340.00–350.00	$345.00	$2,104	+18.67
860–880	870	2	255.00–280.00	$267.36	$2,326	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–393	380	18	465.00–480.00	$470.00	$1,786	+7.73
489–498	494	15	385.00–400.00	$395.01	$1,951	—
508–547	529	13	382.50–385.00	$384.62	$2,035	+8.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,430	—
452–480	459	4	445.00–452.00	$450.17	$2,066	—
558	558	7	392.50	$392.50	$2,190	—
665–695	680	5	330.00–345.00	$337.57	$2,295	+29.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
902–1595	1111	80-85%	7	170.00–185.00	$179.86	$1,998	—
960–1518	1260	80-85%	42	167.00–187.00	$173.95	$2,192	—
980–1710	1312	80-85%	37	150.00–168.00	$164.89	$2,163	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
903–1105	959	85-90%	6	130.00–147.50	$137.96	$1,323	—
759–1298	1043	85-90%	46	161.00–185.00	$168.67	$1,759	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1755	1528	75-80%	24	160.00–169.00	$166.40	$2,543	-0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1365	1245	4	186.00–226.00	$202.17	$2,517	—
1300–2150	1729	17	168.50–187.00	$181.69	$3,141	—
1600–2370	2000	5	187.50–193.00	$190.06	$3,801	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1400	1209	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	209.00–317.00	$239.72	$2,898
885–1740	1351	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	190.00–217.50	$202.71	$2,739

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
821	821	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	323.00	$323.00	$2,652
993	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,996
910–1026	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	230.00–260.00	$254.56	$2,553

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	169.50	$169.50	$2,390

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	10	367.50	$367.50	$1,125	+17.50
715–730	723	2	290.00–295.00	$292.53	$2,115	—
1018	1018	5	251.00	$251.00	$2,555	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,343	+65.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	7	440.00	$440.00	$1,756	+85.10
541	541	30	350.00	$350.00	$1,894	+25.00
597	597	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,442	+195.00
590	590	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,800	—
896	896	7	282.50	$282.50	$2,531	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,687	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475	1475	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1473–1865	1657	80-85%	6	131.00–139.00	$134.38	$2,227	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	2	200.00	$200.00	$2,770	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,816	—

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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.