Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower for weight classes above 500 lbs. Lighter weight offerings sold steady to firm. Cow prices were steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.42/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$133.42

327 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$3.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.69

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	713	133.83	954	292
Medium and Large 2	635	129.98	825	35

One grade step is worth $3.85/cwt here — about $129 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 sale327 hd

133.42

—

UT average3 barns · 561 hd

146.11

−12.69

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	1,793	80.03	1,435	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	64.30	845	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	63.63	1,055	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	62.81	701	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	162.41/cwt	155.00–170.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	101.45/cwt	95.00–108.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	111.18/cwt	100.00–116.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	172.09/cwt	157.50–182.50	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.80/cwt	151.00–171.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	113.99/cwt	103.00–118.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	189.85/cwt	175.00–195.00	585	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	62.81/cwt	58.50–64.25	701	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	64.13/cwt	61.50–66.25	1,075	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	59.22/cwt	58.75–60.25	966	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	69.30/cwt	66.25–71.75	1,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	66.74/cwt	65.00–67.50	869	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	61.94/cwt	58.75–65.00	818	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	82.11/cwt	76.50–86.00	1,554	22
Bulls	—	—	1,502	67.26/cwt	56.50–73.50	1,010	5
Bulls	—	—	1,045	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	126.92/cwt	121.00–130.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	143.77/cwt	135.00–149.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	152.85/cwt	148.00–154.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	103.75/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.14/cwt	131.00–133.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	149.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	96.24/cwt	95.00–97.50	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.34/cwt	112.50–118.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	117.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	966	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.98/cwt	127.00–136.75	971	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.79/cwt	121.00–137.50	904	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	161.19/cwt	155.00–173.50	849	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	138.02/cwt	134.00–146.50	881	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	152.77/cwt	144.00–158.50	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	119.02/cwt	116.50–126.25	915	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	115.89/cwt	114.00–116.75	1,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	114.01/cwt	111.75–120.00	979	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.89/cwt	157.50–170.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.91/cwt	166.00–177.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	176.92/cwt	172.50–181.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	110.09/cwt	109.50–110.50	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	103.98/cwt	102.50–106.50	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	113.92/cwt	113.50–114.75	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	109.63/cwt	109.50–109.75	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.50	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	131.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	836	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	146.96/cwt	139.00–151.00	780	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.48/cwt	112.50–126.75	889	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.32/cwt	119.00–130.00	845	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.87/cwt	131.00–145.00	793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.24/cwt	108.00–118.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.53/cwt	135.00–158.00	702	9

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 809Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 203Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	172.50	172.50
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	97.00	97.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	82.50	82.50
1	—	950	95.00	95.00
2	—	425	155.00–170.00	162.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	97.00	97.00
2	—	913	95.00–108.00	101.45
4	—	778	100.00–116.00	111.18
5	—	379	157.50–182.50	172.09
7	—	413	151.00–171.00	166.80
7	—	857	103.00–118.00	113.99
8	—	308	175.00–195.00	189.85
47	—	636	125.00–135.00	131.45
35	—	531	139.00–151.00	146.96
25	—	726	112.50–126.75	122.48
21	—	669	119.00–130.00	126.32
18	—	567	131.00–145.00	139.87
9	—	823	108.00–118.00	113.24
9	—	476	135.00–158.00	147.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	100.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	663	110.00–115.00	112.55
2	—	520	121.00	121.00
2	—	373	120.00–127.50	123.57
1	—	890	87.50	87.50
1	—	815	98.00	98.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	121.00–130.00	126.92
6	—	534	135.00–149.00	143.77
5	—	437	148.00–154.00	152.85
4	—	975	103.00–105.00	103.75
3	—	572	131.00–133.00	132.14
3	—	490	145.00–152.00	149.32
2	—	905	95.00–97.50	96.24
2	—	673	112.50–118.00	115.34
1	—	1,070	101.50	101.50
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	823	110.00–120.00	117.38
45	—	730	127.00–136.75	132.98
31	—	676	121.00–137.50	133.79
26	—	527	155.00–173.50	161.19
21	—	638	134.00–146.50	138.02
21	—	566	144.00–158.50	152.77
19	—	769	116.50–126.25	119.02
14	—	931	114.00–116.75	115.89
11	—	859	111.75–120.00	114.01
9	—	474	157.50–170.00	164.89
8	—	425	166.00–177.00	169.91
8	—	391	172.50–181.00	176.92
5	—	1,015	109.50–110.50	110.09
3	—	1,172	102.50–106.50	103.98
3	—	958	113.50–114.75	113.92
2	—	1,065	109.50–109.75	109.63
1	—	300	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,116	58.50–64.25	62.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,677	61.50–66.25	64.13
6	—	1,631	58.75–60.25	59.22
3	—	1,587	66.25–71.75	69.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,302	65.00–67.50	66.74
13	—	1,320	58.75–65.00	61.94
1	—	1,420	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,893	76.50–86.00	82.11
5	—	1,502	56.50–73.50	67.26
1	—	1,045	98.00	98.00

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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