Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm for weight classes above 500 lbs. Lighter weight offerings sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Cow prices were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.41/cwt on 331 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.35 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$132.41

331 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$4.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

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	656	132.56	870	320
Medium and Large 2	489	127.85	625	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.71/cwt here — about $244 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 sale331 hd

132.41

—

UT average3 barns · 464 hd

135.28

−2.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−93.35

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	—	Average	1,632	78.73	1,285	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	60.45	1,009	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	58.98	790	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	55.57	637	38

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	664	136.93/cwt	131.00–137.75	909	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.51/cwt	162.50–180.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	128.03/cwt	122.50–128.50	1,033	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	120.03/cwt	114.00–127.50	945	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,751	69.29/cwt	68.00–70.75	1,213	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	59.49/cwt	58.00–62.00	697	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	35.08/cwt	31.00–38.50	606	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	51.14/cwt	42.00–55.00	605	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.75	809	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	32.06/cwt	30.00–34.00	281	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	433	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	55.81/cwt	52.00–57.75	752	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.64/cwt	62.75–64.75	699	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	69.75/cwt	69.75–69.75	673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	66.86/cwt	64.25–70.25	863	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	62.37/cwt	60.00–66.25	1,051	33
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	763	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	23.31/cwt	14.50–31.00	317	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	58.72/cwt	56.50–60.00	932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.15/cwt	150.00–157.50	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.37/cwt	123.00–136.50	866	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	111.41/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.13/cwt	126.00–142.00	842	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.84/cwt	111.50–120.00	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	119.93/cwt	112.50–125.50	928	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.03/cwt	150.00–182.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	142.11/cwt	135.00–152.00	829	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	129.58/cwt	113.00–145.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	171.66/cwt	167.50–177.50	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.50	878	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.56/cwt	127.50–134.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	118.12/cwt	116.00–119.25	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	148.08/cwt	146.00–164.00	794	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.27/cwt	105.00–132.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	871	3
Bulls	—	—	1,656	79.75/cwt	75.50–83.50	1,321	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	86.64/cwt	85.25–88.25	1,639	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	68.28/cwt	60.00–73.50	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	176.77/cwt	169.00–185.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	800	75.75/cwt	75.75–75.75	606	31
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	878	75.25/cwt	75.25–75.25	661	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	145.00–160.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	153.72/cwt	152.50–160.00	893	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	125.96/cwt	124.00–126.25	1,108	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.72/cwt	150.00–162.00	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	124.77/cwt	124.75–126.00	1,137	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.35/cwt	141.00–155.50	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	130.29/cwt	125.00–135.50	952	59

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 659Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 189Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm for weight classes above 500 lbs. Lighter weight offerings sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Cow prices were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	664	131.00–137.75	136.93
8	—	423	162.50–180.00	168.51
35	—	807	122.50–128.50	128.03
10	—	787	114.00–127.50	120.03
3	—	475	145.00–160.00	150.00
28	—	581	152.50–160.00	153.72
2	—	1,078	115.00–120.00	117.46
16	—	880	124.00–126.25	125.96
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
15	—	530	150.00–162.00	155.72
60	—	911	124.75–126.00	124.77
13	—	625	141.00–155.50	149.35
59	—	731	125.00–135.50	130.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	74.00	74.00
2	—	965	69.75	69.75
2	—	763	74.50	74.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	150.00–157.50	153.15
104	—	675	123.00–136.50	128.37
10	—	908	100.00–118.00	111.41
43	—	628	126.00–142.00	134.13
9	—	825	111.50–120.00	115.84
36	—	774	112.50–125.50	119.93
9	—	421	150.00–182.00	164.03
33	—	583	135.00–152.00	142.11
8	—	368	167.50–177.50	171.66
26	—	716	120.00–125.50	122.61
6	—	864	116.00–119.25	118.12
24	—	536	146.00–164.00	148.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	113.00–145.00	129.58
3	—	575	127.50–134.00	130.56
3	—	520	105.00–132.00	122.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	132.50	132.50
2	—	1,088	98.00	98.00
2	—	778	106.00–108.00	106.98
2	—	733	119.00–123.00	121.01
2	—	428	169.00–185.00	176.77
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	800	75.75	75.75
22	—	878	75.25	75.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	68.00–70.75	69.29
3	—	1,727	31.00–38.50	35.08
33	—	1,685	60.00–66.25	62.37
13	—	1,587	56.50–60.00	58.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,172	58.00–62.00	59.49
9	—	1,183	42.00–55.00	51.14
3	—	875	30.00–34.00	32.06
2	—	1,098	62.75–64.75	63.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,343	58.00–63.75	60.21
9	—	1,347	52.00–57.75	55.81
5	—	1,291	64.25–70.25	66.86
2	—	1,358	14.50–31.00	23.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,656	75.50–83.50	79.75
11	—	1,892	85.25–88.25	86.64
10	—	1,305	60.00–73.50	68.28

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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