Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold firm compared to a light test, and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher compared to a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.05/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −109.71 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$116.05

141 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$33.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

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	616	120.54	743	122
Medium and Large 2	684	87.23	596	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.32/cwt here — about $146 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 sale141 hd

116.05

—

UT average3 barns · 174 hd

120.44

−4.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−109.71

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	2,005	83.21	1,669	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	69.27	1,167	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	62.08	795	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	59.85	643	32

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	66.73/cwt	66.50–67.00	641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,079	83.91/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,744	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	68.86/cwt	66.75–70.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.13/cwt	100.00–120.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	158.32/cwt	137.50–167.50	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	102.84/cwt	98.00–113.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	89.41/cwt	82.50–96.00	646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,822	78.46/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,430	5
Bulls	—	—	2,076	85.04/cwt	81.25–89.00	1,765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	92.29/cwt	85.00–98.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	103.78/cwt	96.00–111.50	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	56.62/cwt	55.50–57.50	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	98.93/cwt	90.00–106.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	149.85/cwt	141.00–158.00	655	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	913	73.84/cwt	72.50–74.50	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	101.02/cwt	100.50–107.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	117.57/cwt	110.00–120.50	712	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.05/cwt	100.00–112.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	75.37/cwt	73.00–82.50	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.49/cwt	115.00–157.50	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	142.04/cwt	120.00–148.00	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	107.23/cwt	98.00–108.25	780	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	122.60/cwt	111.00–128.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	160.98/cwt	140.00–169.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	93.77/cwt	90.00–97.50	359	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	63.14/cwt	62.00–65.00	815	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	68.38/cwt	66.00–73.75	1,113	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	60.23/cwt	58.50–61.75	655	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	151.55/cwt	140.00–168.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	130.80/cwt	128.00–132.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.79/cwt	81.00–108.00	922	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	54.36/cwt	42.00–61.00	684	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	62.17/cwt	55.00–65.50	959	21

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 90Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold firm compared to a light test, and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher compared to a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	66.50–67.00	66.73
7	—	1,060	55.50–57.50	56.62
23	—	1,088	58.50–61.75	60.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,079	77.00–87.00	83.91
30	—	1,627	66.00–73.75	68.38
21	—	1,543	55.00–65.50	62.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	66.75–70.00	68.86
27	—	1,291	62.00–65.00	63.14
9	—	1,258	42.00–61.00	54.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,822	77.50–79.00	78.46
13	—	2,076	81.25–89.00	85.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	100.00–120.00	114.13
2	—	383	90.00–97.50	93.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	137.50–167.50	158.32
3	—	983	85.00–98.00	92.29
2	—	753	96.00–111.50	103.78
2	—	378	170.00–175.00	172.52
3	—	662	111.00–128.50	122.60
7	—	519	140.00–169.00	160.98
3	—	563	140.00–168.00	151.55
5	—	641	128.00–132.00	130.80
10	—	880	81.00–108.00	104.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	98.00–113.00	102.84
2	—	723	82.50–96.00	89.41
2	—	610	90.00	90.00
3	—	913	72.50–74.50	73.84
2	—	580	100.00–112.00	106.05
2	—	780	75.00–77.00	76.01
4	—	697	73.00–82.50	75.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	120.00–131.00	124.52
13	—	779	90.00–106.00	98.93
20	—	437	141.00–158.00	149.85
5	—	525	121.00–130.00	128.25
12	—	693	100.50–107.00	101.02
18	—	606	110.00–120.50	117.57
4	—	383	115.00–157.50	135.49
5	—	852	102.50	102.50
14	—	489	120.00–148.00	142.04
26	—	727	98.00–108.25	107.23

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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