Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm compared to limited comparable sales. Slaughter Cattle sold firm compared to a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.72/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −116.04 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$109.72

113 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$19.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

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	714	110.06	786	111
Medium and Large 2	773	91.01	704	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.05/cwt here — about $82 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 sale113 hd

109.72

—

UT average3 barns · 173 hd

114.24

−4.51

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−116.04

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	—	High	1,884	80.58	1,518	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	62.14	1,018	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	62.10	804	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	59.08	589	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	95.98/cwt	90.00–102.00	895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	56.25/cwt	55.50–59.50	546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	65.80/cwt	64.00–68.75	1,079	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	62.26/cwt	60.25–63.50	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	97.35/cwt	91.00–107.50	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	103.75/cwt	100.00–109.00	902	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	65.81/cwt	64.25–68.00	661	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	62.45/cwt	60.00–63.75	1,042	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	65.39/cwt	64.25–67.75	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.39/cwt	117.00–121.75	875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.03/cwt	142.00–172.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.64/cwt	123.00–129.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.88/cwt	145.00–152.50	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	100.00/cwt	99.00–100.50	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.60/cwt	134.00–138.00	841	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	966.18/cwt	775.00–1,260.00	11,150	6
Bulls	—	—	2,185	83.93/cwt	81.50–85.75	1,834	7
Bulls	—	—	1,462	75.89/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,110	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	808.94/cwt	710.00–850.00	7,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	115.17/cwt	108.00–118.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	102.46/cwt	96.00–104.00	853	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	139.10/cwt	135.00–147.50	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	108.91/cwt	107.00–111.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	106.20/cwt	102.50–109.00	772	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	91.01/cwt	87.50–94.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.05/cwt	100.00–105.50	806	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	114.11/cwt	110.00–116.25	891	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	54.18/cwt	52.00–57.50	684	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	55.27/cwt	52.00–57.25	873	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	51.29/cwt	50.00–52.50	531	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm compared to limited comparable sales. Slaughter Cattle sold firm compared to a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	90.00–102.00	95.98
17	—	869	100.00–109.00	103.75
4	—	801	107.00	107.00
3	—	523	140.00–150.00	143.65
23	—	721	117.00–121.75	121.39
8	—	473	142.00–172.00	157.03
3	—	575	123.00–129.00	125.64
2	—	425	145.00–152.50	148.88
3	—	973	99.00–100.50	100.00
8	—	616	134.00–138.00	136.60
31	—	781	110.00–116.25	114.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	91.00–107.50	97.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	99.00	99.00
10	—	626	108.00–118.00	115.17
22	—	833	96.00–104.00	102.46
3	—	407	135.00–147.50	139.10
6	—	685	107.00–111.00	108.91
18	—	727	102.50–109.00	106.20
2	—	523	122.00–127.00	124.58
6	—	469	132.00–145.00	140.87
11	—	576	118.00–123.00	120.54
28	—	775	100.00–105.50	104.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	87.50–94.50	91.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	971	55.50–59.50	56.25
4	—	1,005	64.25–68.00	65.81
2	—	1,035	50.00–52.50	51.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,640	64.00–68.75	65.80
13	—	1,668	60.00–63.75	62.45
7	—	1,579	52.00–57.25	55.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	60.25–63.50	62.26
7	—	1,297	64.25–67.75	65.39
3	—	1,263	52.00–57.50	54.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,185	81.50–85.75	83.93
5	—	1,462	73.00–78.50	75.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,154	775.00–1,260.00	966.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	869	710.00–850.00	808.94

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle