Producers Livestock Auction Market Report

Salina, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.08/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,808/hd at 782 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.28/cwt -19.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 614 lb · 20 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.25/cwt -39.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,629/hd at 938 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	872	980	1,017
Feeder cattle	435	628	649
Slaughter cattle	285	210	310
Replacement cattle	152	142	58

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, unable to trend feeder steers due to limited comparables, with heifers selling unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

→ Feeder heifers: with heifers selling unevenly steady on calves and yearlings
→ Feeder steers: unable to trend feeder steers due to limited comparables
▼ Slaughter bulls: with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower on a light test
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–380	369	3	515.00–520.00	$516.72	$1,907	—
397 thin fleshed	397	3	562.50	$562.50	$2,233	—
420–438	432	3	505.00	$505.00	$2,182	+11.10
451	451	4	530.00	$530.00	$2,390	—
501–545	507	7	445.00–450.00	$449.23	$2,278	-76.32
516 fancy	516	4	497.50	$497.50	$2,567	—
555 fancy	555	5	450.00	$450.00	$2,498	—
550–575	558	6	417.50–442.50	$430.52	$2,402	-37.51
644	644	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,834	+11.51
670–692	688	9	377.50–400.00	$395.26	$2,719	-29.74
700–738	728	17	375.00–397.00	$386.44	$2,813	-20.19
755–780	758	12	355.00–371.00	$368.13	$2,790	+4.71
800–835	823	4	355.00–365.00	$359.18	$2,956	-9.50
875–883	880	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,772	-30.00
903–925	909	5	310.00–323.00	$318.97	$2,899	+0.97
990	990	2	296.00	$296.00	$2,930	-35.56
1048	1048	8	293.00	$293.00	$3,071	-5.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	9	455.00	$455.00	$2,143	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562–588	572	5	402.50–410.00	$405.58	$2,320	+7.79
915–948	937	3	278.00–280.00	$278.65	$2,611	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1387–1615	1444	4	230.00–237.00	$235.04	$3,394	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366 thin fleshed	366	4	592.50	$592.50	$2,169	—
380 fancy	380	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,900	—
380–395	385	3	435.00–450.00	$440.13	$1,695	-111.86
400–410	408	6	535.00–540.00	$535.82	$2,186	+74.26
465 thin fleshed	465	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,092	—
455–486	480	6	410.00–420.00	$412.46	$1,980	-94.23
513–548	533	14	417.50–440.00	$428.22	$2,282	-10.04
553–590	563	13	410.00–426.00	$420.41	$2,367	-13.35
570–595 thin fleshed	583	2	435.00–437.50	$436.22	$2,543	—
602–642	614	20	385.00–400.00	$389.28	$2,390	-19.75
655–675	669	7	352.50–372.50	$362.82	$2,427	-11.92
709	709	4	360.00	$360.00	$2,552	-6.38
767–791	782	23	351.00–365.00	$359.08	$2,808	+16.01
805–849	844	8	315.00–324.00	$322.93	$2,726	+2.48
850	850	8	327.50	$327.50	$2,784	+1.59
913–948	938	18	276.00–299.00	$280.25	$2,629	-34.55
962–990	972	11	279.00–300.00	$289.72	$2,816	+0.24
1050–1060	1057	3	250.00–272.50	$260.46	$2,753	-9.73
1198	1198	4	227.00	$227.00	$2,719	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	420	5	400.00–445.00	$436.43	$1,833	+11.52
510–540	526	11	357.50–410.00	$390.71	$2,055	+58.21
783	783	2	317.50	$317.50	$2,486	+2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–640	638	6	365.00–367.50	$366.25	$2,337	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
938	938	2	277.50	$277.50	$2,603	+11.33
1045	1045	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,874	-17.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1813	1334	80-85%	105	170.50–187.00	$180.42	$2,407	-0.42
1470	1470	80-85%	1	218.00	$218.00	$3,205	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1278	1093	85-90%	39	184.50–200.50	$187.49	$2,049	—
1090–1165	1128	85-90%	2	149.00–151.00	$149.97	$1,692	—
875–1545	1181	85-90%	22	161.00–184.00	$176.14	$2,080	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1397–1995	1534	75-80%	39	174.00–186.50	$177.50	$2,723	—
1563	1563	75-80%	3	215.00	$215.00	$3,360	+36.24

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1575	1346	7	199.00–245.00	$220.38	$2,966	—
1540–2200	1821	13	194.50–211.00	$206.64	$3,763	-1.48
1675–2410	2020	14	212.50–223.00	$215.63	$4,356	-0.92

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1237	1133	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	215.00–245.00	$230.61	$2,613
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,938

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1370–1391	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,650.00–3,000.00	$2,942.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571	571	20	395.00	$395.00	$2,255	—

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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
863–1740	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	71	2,550.00–3,900.00	$3,443.08	-1.91
1233–1435	1284	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00–3,300.00	$3,132.29	-312.70
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,525.00	$3,525.00	—
1493	1493	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1105–1835	1541	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,200.00–4,350.00	$4,084.14	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1565	1513	85-90%	2	102.50–132.50	$118.02	$1,786	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,610	—

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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.