Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.42/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −104.34 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$121.42

112 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

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	567	127.18	721	93
Medium and Large 2	563	93.27	525	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $197 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 sale112 hd

121.42

—

UT average2 barns · 214 hd

128.11

−6.69

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−104.34

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	—	Low	1,521	83.19	1,265	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,621	61.34	995	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	59.99	812	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	58.30	598	13

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	685	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	116.95/cwt	111.00–123.00	678	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	70.37/cwt	65.00–74.25	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.07/cwt	117.00–126.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.26/cwt	114.00–122.50	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.89/cwt	146.00–147.50	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	132.80/cwt	123.50–137.00	788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.98/cwt	114.00–125.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.00/cwt	135.00–146.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.40/cwt	124.00–137.50	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.54/cwt	126.00–134.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	102.22/cwt	95.00–110.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	83.97/cwt	78.00–90.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	95.18/cwt	85.00–105.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	97.00/cwt	95.00–98.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	103.68/cwt	103.00–105.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.28/cwt	141.00–149.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	130.19/cwt	124.00–137.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	105.44/cwt	100.00–106.50	918	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	53.14/cwt	50.00–55.75	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	62.58/cwt	62.25–62.75	707	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	58.67/cwt	56.00–61.50	605	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	60.23/cwt	57.00–63.25	815	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	570	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	78.59/cwt	75.75–81.75	1,509	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	52.90/cwt	49.00–55.25	712	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	64.60/cwt	63.75–65.75	881	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	65.61/cwt	64.00–66.75	1,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	55.69/cwt	53.00–57.75	875	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	61.85/cwt	59.25–63.75	1,006	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	180.59/cwt	180.00–181.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	95.44/cwt	90.00–101.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	604	2
Bulls	—	—	804	100.95/cwt	98.00–103.00	812	6

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 109Year ago 0

Compared to last week's sale, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	97.50	97.50
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
2	—	580	111.00–123.00	116.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	117.00–126.00	122.07
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
5	—	856	109.00	109.00
6	—	529	141.00–150.00	146.00
7	—	661	114.00–122.50	121.26
9	—	483	146.00–147.50	146.89
19	—	593	123.50–137.00	132.80
5	—	360	180.00–181.00	180.59
4	—	988	90.00–101.00	95.44
2	—	418	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	114.00–125.00	119.98
13	—	371	135.00–146.00	143.00
13	—	466	124.00–137.50	134.40
17	—	569	126.00–134.00	133.54
2	—	763	103.00	103.00
3	—	735	106.00	106.00
3	—	815	103.00–105.00	103.68
5	—	315	141.00–149.00	145.28
10	—	504	124.00–137.00	130.19
12	—	871	100.00–106.50	105.44
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	135.00–137.50	136.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
2	—	383	82.50	82.50
2	—	473	95.00–110.00	102.22
2	—	885	78.00–90.00	83.97
4	—	424	85.00–105.00	95.18
6	—	570	95.00–98.00	97.00
1	—	790	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	65.00–74.25	70.37
12	—	1,920	75.75–81.75	78.59
6	—	804	98.00–103.00	100.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	50.00–55.75	53.14
3	—	1,130	62.25–62.75	62.58
7	—	1,031	56.00–61.50	58.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,353	57.00–63.25	60.23
6	—	1,345	49.00–55.25	52.90
7	—	1,364	63.75–65.75	64.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	64.00–66.75	65.61
5	—	1,572	53.00–57.75	55.69
30	—	1,627	59.25–63.75	61.85

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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