Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold weak compared to a light test last week, and Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold 15.00-20.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.82/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$123.82

97 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	695	127.02	883	87
Medium and Large 2	686	95.98	658	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about $225 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 sale97 hd

123.82

—

UT average3 barns · 159 hd

123.95

−0.13

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	1,655	62.22	1,030	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	43.21	463	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	36.54	569	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	36.46	474	61

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	37.31/cwt	34.00–41.00	576	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	47.66/cwt	44.50–51.25	528	29
Bulls	—	—	1,523	54.52/cwt	54.25–54.75	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	163.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.01/cwt	145.00–147.50	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	101.72/cwt	101.25–109.00	840	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	102.50/cwt	97.50–107.50	815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	48.54/cwt	45.00–51.75	627	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	47.67/cwt	44.00–49.75	744	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	35.21/cwt	32.25–43.50	363	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	35.72/cwt	33.50–40.50	360	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	30.35/cwt	23.50–33.75	479	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	35.26/cwt	33.25–40.50	454	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	86.17/cwt	82.50–88.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.76/cwt	123.00–143.50	941	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	114.15/cwt	112.00–117.50	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	77.98/cwt	76.00–79.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	86.63/cwt	85.50–91.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	66.65/cwt	64.50–73.00	415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	108.53/cwt	104.00–113.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	94.93/cwt	87.00–96.00	747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	98.34/cwt	91.00–109.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	97.23/cwt	92.50–102.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	72.35/cwt	67.00–79.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	918	81.28/cwt	78.00–84.50	746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	60.54/cwt	57.00–64.75	1,070	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.19/cwt	130.50–138.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	99.26/cwt	99.00–100.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.12/cwt	122.50–140.75	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	95.48/cwt	94.00–97.50	690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	26.72/cwt	22.75–31.75	353	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 165Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold weak compared to a light test last week, and Feeder Heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold 15.00-20.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,544	34.00–41.00	37.31
20	—	1,560	44.00–49.75	47.67
43	—	1,577	23.50–33.75	30.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,107	44.50–51.25	47.66
3	—	1,032	32.25–43.50	35.21
14	—	1,009	33.50–40.50	35.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,291	45.00–51.75	48.54
21	—	1,288	33.25–40.50	35.26
21	—	1,322	22.75–31.75	26.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	54.25–54.75	54.52
4	—	1,303	67.00–79.00	72.35
15	—	1,767	57.00–64.75	60.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	167.50	167.50
3	—	397	160.00–165.00	163.34
5	—	468	145.00–147.50	147.01
17	—	826	101.25–109.00	101.72
33	—	725	123.00–143.50	129.76
5	—	668	120.00–132.00	129.03
3	—	768	112.00–117.50	114.15
2	—	543	148.00	148.00
2	—	585	130.50–138.00	134.19
4	—	867	99.00–100.00	99.26
11	—	615	122.50–140.75	139.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	97.50–107.50	102.50
3	—	640	82.50–88.00	86.17
2	—	588	100.00–110.00	104.94
3	—	723	94.00–97.50	95.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	76.00–79.00	77.98
8	—	623	64.50–73.00	66.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	806	85.50–91.00	86.63
3	—	479	130.00–132.00	131.35
10	—	387	140.00–146.00	145.00
3	—	577	115.00–128.00	123.64
2	—	680	104.00–113.00	108.53
17	—	787	87.00–96.00	94.93
3	—	635	91.00–109.00	98.34
2	—	718	92.50–102.00	97.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	78.00–84.50	81.28

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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