Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.21/cwt on 319 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −83.55 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$142.21

319 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$7.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	593	142.89	847	289
Medium and Large 2	561	135.72	762	30

One grade step is worth $7.17/cwt here — about $85 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 sale319 hd

142.21

—

UT average2 barns · 450 hd

140.96

+1.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−83.55

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	1,669	77.69	1,297	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	60.46	951	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	60.14	781	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	53.92	574	34

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	710	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.40/cwt	147.50–157.50	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	169.38/cwt	167.50–172.50	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	141.04/cwt	137.50–144.50	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	913	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	913	4
Bulls	—	—	1,070	85.96/cwt	84.50–87.50	920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,394	70.99/cwt	66.25–73.50	990	6
Bulls	—	—	1,837	79.08/cwt	76.00–82.25	1,453	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	65.00/cwt	63.75–66.25	821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	55.61/cwt	54.50–57.25	705	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	60.41/cwt	58.00–63.00	791	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	65.04/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,009	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	54.36/cwt	51.00–56.50	815	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	60.69/cwt	57.50–63.50	958	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	35.44/cwt	22.00–58.00	297	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	49.07/cwt	41.50–54.50	508	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	59.52/cwt	57.00–61.75	666	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.44/cwt	129.00–144.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.86/cwt	130.00–151.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	107.90/cwt	102.50–113.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	181.11/cwt	177.50–184.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	119.48/cwt	105.00–125.25	933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	184.40/cwt	177.50–185.00	668	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	122.70/cwt	113.50–124.00	887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.89/cwt	137.00–147.00	747	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	160.15/cwt	158.00–162.50	751	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.46/cwt	119.50–127.25	837	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	176.17/cwt	170.00–184.00	731	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	119.42/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,000	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.99/cwt	132.00–146.50	803	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.84/cwt	124.00–139.00	828	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.97/cwt	143.00–153.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	93.84/cwt	92.00–97.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	88.60/cwt	87.25–94.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	169.56/cwt	167.50–172.50	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.39/cwt	155.00–168.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	216.01/cwt	187.50–237.50	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	118.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.11/cwt	144.00–155.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	116.86/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	137.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	913	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.05/cwt	177.50–200.00	699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	188.31/cwt	172.50–193.00	778	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.40/cwt	133.00–148.00	878	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	166.76/cwt	159.00–172.50	849	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	181.74/cwt	170.00–190.00	854	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	126.31/cwt	119.00–132.00	969	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	128.98/cwt	119.00–136.25	933	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.77/cwt	162.50–165.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	749	2

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 787Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 199Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	100.00–110.00	104.93
3	—	423	147.50–157.50	153.40
4	—	386	167.50–172.50	169.38
4	—	537	137.50–144.50	141.04
4	—	913	100.00	100.00
2	—	463	162.50–165.00	163.77
2	—	565	131.00–135.00	133.02
2	—	638	115.00–120.00	117.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	124.50	124.50
1	—	975	119.75	119.75
4	—	269	187.50–237.50	216.01
4	—	928	117.00–121.00	118.74
7	—	578	144.00–155.00	151.11
7	—	866	111.00–125.00	116.86
14	—	662	130.00–140.00	137.87
18	—	370	177.50–200.00	189.05
19	—	413	172.50–193.00	188.31
21	—	625	133.00–148.00	140.40
24	—	509	159.00–172.50	166.76
30	—	470	170.00–190.00	181.74
39	—	767	119.00–132.00	126.31
41	—	723	119.00–136.25	128.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	129.00–144.00	136.44
3	—	572	130.00–151.00	136.86
4	—	519	155.00–165.00	157.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	102.50–113.00	107.90
3	—	922	115.00–120.50	118.62
5	—	338	177.50–184.00	181.11
10	—	781	105.00–125.25	119.48
22	—	362	177.50–185.00	184.40
24	—	723	113.50–124.00	122.70
27	—	519	137.00–147.00	143.89
29	—	469	158.00–162.50	160.15
31	—	662	119.50–127.25	126.46
32	—	415	170.00–184.00	176.17
32	—	837	114.00–123.00	119.42
34	—	578	132.00–146.50	138.99
37	—	628	124.00–139.00	131.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	143.00–153.00	147.97
3	—	892	92.00–97.50	93.84
5	—	780	87.25–94.00	88.60
6	—	371	167.50–172.50	169.56
7	—	426	155.00–168.00	162.39
7	—	586	125.00–130.00	128.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	84.50–87.50	85.96
6	—	1,394	66.25–73.50	70.99
17	—	1,837	76.00–82.25	79.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	63.75–66.25	65.00
6	—	1,267	54.50–57.25	55.61
28	—	1,310	58.00–63.00	60.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	64.00–67.00	65.04
6	—	1,499	51.00–56.50	54.36
81	—	1,579	57.50–63.50	60.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	22.00–58.00	35.44
9	—	1,036	41.50–54.50	49.07
21	—	1,119	57.00–61.75	59.52

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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