Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold steady compared to a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.93/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$121.93

177 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$700

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$63.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

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	753	123.38	929	164
Medium and Large 2	663	123.04	816	9thin
Medium and Large 3	382	60.15	230	4thin

One grade step is worth $63.23/cwt here — about $700 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 sale177 hd

121.93

—

UT average3 barns · 239 hd

119.07

+2.86

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	2,026	76.44	1,549	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	51.47	826	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	49.74	641	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	49.01	506	20

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.73/cwt	117.50–122.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	132.38/cwt	126.00–141.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.53/cwt	126.00–150.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.04/cwt	132.50–152.00	710	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	978	64.61/cwt	57.00–72.50	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	76.95/cwt	70.00–80.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	108.79/cwt	104.00–113.50	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.57/cwt	126.00–148.00	739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	114.95/cwt	112.50–117.50	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	71.99/cwt	71.00–74.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	100.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	103.20/cwt	99.00–104.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	101.79/cwt	100.00–105.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	102.97/cwt	101.00–103.25	883	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	50.56/cwt	48.00–52.50	654	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	50.42/cwt	47.25–52.25	791	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	50.70/cwt	45.00–53.50	521	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	35.45/cwt	22.50–45.00	466	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	44.54/cwt	43.00–45.75	682	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	31.77/cwt	21.00–40.00	304	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	53.83/cwt	53.00–56.50	679	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	54.97/cwt	53.00–58.25	928	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	56.44/cwt	55.00–58.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	98.47/cwt	94.00–103.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.08/cwt	145.00–159.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	129.36/cwt	122.00–143.00	878	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	60.15/cwt	59.00–64.00	230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	2
Bulls	—	—	2,026	76.44/cwt	68.00–82.50	1,549	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	105.52/cwt	101.00–115.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	108.79/cwt	105.00–110.50	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	151.02/cwt	144.00–160.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	123.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	160.97/cwt	157.50–163.00	768	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	105.40/cwt	98.00–107.50	965	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	116.37/cwt	114.50–117.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.50/cwt	137.50–146.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	113.48/cwt	110.00–120.50	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	107.28/cwt	102.00–112.00	932	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	139.66/cwt	139.50–140.00	786	3

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 249Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 82Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold steady compared to a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	117.50–122.00	119.73
8	—	611	126.00–141.00	132.38
11	—	574	126.00–150.00	143.53
17	—	483	132.50–152.00	147.04
2	—	368	172.50	172.50
6	—	719	104.00–113.50	108.79
11	—	422	145.00–150.00	147.50
13	—	522	126.00–148.00	141.57
4	—	919	98.00–104.00	100.01
10	—	829	99.00–104.00	103.20
12	—	789	100.00–105.00	101.79
55	—	858	101.00–103.25	102.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	57.00–72.50	64.61
4	—	866	70.00–80.00	76.95
2	—	633	112.50–117.50	114.95
3	—	840	71.00–74.00	71.99
3	—	527	101.00–115.00	105.52
7	—	686	105.00–110.50	108.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	94.00–103.00	98.47
6	—	1,057	93.00	93.00
12	—	521	145.00–159.00	154.08
22	—	679	122.00–143.00	129.36
2	—	810	109.00–111.00	109.99
5	—	561	144.00–160.00	151.02
8	—	726	120.00–129.00	123.39
16	—	477	157.50–163.00	160.97
44	—	916	98.00–107.50	105.40
4	—	435	160.00	160.00
8	—	617	137.50–146.00	142.50
12	—	763	110.00–120.50	113.48
23	—	869	102.00–112.00	107.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	108.00–115.00	111.46
4	—	729	114.50–117.00	116.37
3	—	563	139.50–140.00	139.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	59.00–64.00	60.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	157.50	157.50
2	—	548	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,294	48.00–52.50	50.56
5	—	1,314	22.50–45.00	35.45
11	—	1,262	53.00–56.50	53.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,568	47.25–52.25	50.42
8	—	1,532	43.00–45.75	44.54
32	—	1,688	53.00–58.25	54.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,028	45.00–53.50	50.70
3	—	958	21.00–40.00	31.77
4	—	1,099	55.00–58.00	56.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	2,026	68.00–82.50	76.44

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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