Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.60/cwt on 317 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.16 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$139.60

317 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$32.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	169.88	838	21
Medium and Large 2	445	138.03	614	27
Medium and Large 1-2	644	137.40	885	269

One grade step is worth $32.48/cwt here — about −$47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale317 hd

139.60

—

UT average3 barns · 520 hd

138.23

+1.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−86.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,719	78.26	1,345	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	65.46	1,056	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	60.09	803	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	56.63	616	36

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	203.00/cwt	193.00–205.50	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	121.73/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,240	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	129.87/cwt	120.50–131.75	1,118	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	120.79/cwt	117.50–122.50	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.95/cwt	146.00–159.00	886	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.60/cwt	129.00–138.50	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,311	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	138.56/cwt	130.50–142.50	946	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	114.21/cwt	112.50–116.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	174.74/cwt	165.00–180.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.48/cwt	162.50–168.50	856	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	179.48/cwt	174.00–190.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.45/cwt	140.00–152.00	835	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	180.74/cwt	172.50–186.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	118.83/cwt	115.00–119.75	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	144.10/cwt	130.00–151.00	705	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.33/cwt	127.50–137.50	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.74/cwt	119.00–136.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	158.33/cwt	155.00–162.50	690	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	32.04/cwt	27.50–38.00	357	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	60.08/cwt	57.50–62.75	803	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	62.92/cwt	62.50–63.25	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	65.45/cwt	63.25–68.75	858	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	51.00/cwt	48.50–52.50	515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	49.48/cwt	41.00–55.25	679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	65.03/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,048	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	70.05/cwt	68.25–71.00	1,145	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	59.57/cwt	58.25–60.75	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	133.28/cwt	132.50–135.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	151.93/cwt	137.50–155.00	816	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.23/cwt	118.00–126.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	160.24/cwt	147.50–167.50	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	150.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	175.41/cwt	162.50–179.00	889	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	130.95/cwt	123.00–133.75	999	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	121.12/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	176.96/cwt	165.00–182.00	876	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	128.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,067	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	216.74/cwt	200.00–221.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	153.24/cwt	144.00–157.75	955	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	132.00/cwt	120.00–138.00	965	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	58.22/cwt	55.00–60.25	637	30
Bulls	—	—	1,997	84.95/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,696	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	71.09/cwt	58.50–76.50	1,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	194.95/cwt	192.50–197.50	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	80.80/cwt	77.50–83.75	1,458	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.58/cwt	129.00–139.00	853	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	119.40/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	119.13/cwt	115.50–124.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	159.97/cwt	155.00–162.50	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	122.26/cwt	120.00–123.75	960	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	181.73/cwt	181.00–185.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	127.14/cwt	112.50–137.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.15/cwt	122.00–134.50	872	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	120.36/cwt	115.00–124.25	1,000	12

How this sale compares

Utah weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Utah auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Tue Feb 18, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 912Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 318Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	410	193.00–205.50	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	121.50–124.00	121.73
25	—	861	120.50–131.75	129.87
10	—	974	117.50–122.50	120.79
25	—	568	146.00–159.00	155.95
7	—	1,086	120.75	120.75
21	—	683	130.50–142.50	138.56
7	—	417	165.00–180.00	174.74
27	—	507	162.50–179.00	175.41
16	—	763	123.00–133.75	130.95
4	—	933	120.50–123.00	121.12
28	—	495	165.00–182.00	176.96
16	—	832	119.00–130.00	128.29
5	—	330	200.00–221.00	216.74
47	—	623	144.00–157.75	153.24
20	—	731	120.00–138.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	630	129.00–138.50	135.60
4	—	768	112.50–116.00	114.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	162.50–168.50	166.48
5	—	427	172.50–186.00	180.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	174.00–190.00	179.48
24	—	578	140.00–152.00	144.45
6	—	859	115.00–119.75	118.83
15	—	489	130.00–151.00	144.10
5	—	436	155.00–162.50	158.33
37	—	537	137.50–155.00	151.93
10	—	713	118.00–126.00	122.23
3	—	262	147.50–167.50	160.24
37	—	629	129.00–139.00	135.58
10	—	907	119.00–120.00	119.40
3	—	1,060	115.50–124.00	119.13
38	—	785	120.00–123.75	122.26
11	—	321	181.00–185.00	181.73
4	—	996	118.00	118.00
47	—	670	122.00–134.50	130.15
12	—	831	115.00–124.25	120.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	121.00–125.00	123.06
2	—	430	127.50–137.50	132.33
6	—	575	119.00–136.00	129.74
3	—	283	132.50–135.00	133.28
4	—	338	145.00–155.00	150.58
5	—	373	155.00–162.50	159.97
5	—	542	112.50–137.00	127.14
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	80.50	80.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	192.50–197.50	194.95
2	—	425	185.00	185.00
5	—	467	174.50	174.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	27.50–38.00	32.04
2	—	1,060	62.50–63.25	62.92
2	—	1,010	48.50–52.50	51.00
30	—	1,094	55.00–60.25	58.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,337	57.50–62.75	60.08
6	—	1,311	63.25–68.75	65.45
3	—	1,373	41.00–55.25	49.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,612	62.00–67.00	65.03
8	—	1,635	68.25–71.00	70.05
4	—	1,573	58.25–60.75	59.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,997	84.00–86.00	84.95
10	—	1,453	58.50–76.50	71.09
15	—	1,804	77.50–83.75	80.80

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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