Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold weak on a very light test. Slaughter Cattle sold firm on a very light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $95.98/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$95.98

15 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$56.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.76

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	614	114.65	704	10thin
Medium and Large 2	645	58.63	378	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.02/cwt here — about $325 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 sale15 hd

95.98

—

UT average3 barns · 79 hd

118.74

−22.76

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	1,789	68.22	1,221	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	51.90	488	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	48.92	602	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	48.32	772	8thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,848	69.09/cwt	67.00–71.75	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	61.98/cwt	56.00–68.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	81.59/cwt	77.00–86.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	110.82/cwt	100.00–117.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.55/cwt	116.00–137.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	56.40/cwt	53.50–62.50	292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.60/cwt	124.00–137.00	699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	56.28/cwt	54.00–58.00	526	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	49.70/cwt	48.00–52.75	826	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	49.14/cwt	48.00–50.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	41.73/cwt	39.00–44.00	367	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	51.31/cwt	50.75–52.00	641	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.91/cwt	49.50–50.25	494	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	46.01/cwt	44.75–46.75	686	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	42.52/cwt	38.00–46.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	67.43/cwt	65.00–70.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	72.21/cwt	59.00–85.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	77.80/cwt	70.00–85.50	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	68.15/cwt	50.00–87.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	65.49/cwt	63.00–68.00	388	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	64.33/cwt	63.50–65.00	981	2

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 267Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold weak on a very light test. Slaughter Cattle sold firm on a very light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,848	67.00–71.75	69.09
2	—	1,525	63.50–65.00	64.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	54.00–58.00	56.28
2	—	880	39.00–44.00	41.73
3	—	990	49.50–50.25	49.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,662	48.00–52.75	49.70
3	—	1,490	44.75–46.75	46.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	48.00–50.00	49.14
5	—	1,249	50.75–52.00	51.31
2	—	1,293	38.00–46.50	42.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	56.00–68.00	61.98
3	—	517	53.50–62.50	56.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	77.00–86.00	81.59
3	—	623	100.00–117.00	110.82
2	—	568	116.00–137.00	126.55
3	—	527	124.00–137.00	132.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	65.00–70.00	67.43
2	—	768	59.00–85.00	72.21
2	—	928	50.00–87.00	68.15
2	—	593	63.00–68.00	65.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	122.50–125.00	123.80
2	—	805	70.00–85.50	77.80

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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