Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.52/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$122.52

170 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$21.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

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	686	126.71	869	137
Medium and Large 2	732	105.12	770	33

One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $99 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 sale170 hd

122.52

—

UT average4 barns · 398 hd

129.84

−7.32

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	1,632	86.01	1,404	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	63.84	991	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	63.26	818	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	60.19	650	50

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	615	112.05/cwt	109.00–115.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	101.98/cwt	97.00–108.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	103.98/cwt	95.00–109.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.98/cwt	132.50–155.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	97.37/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	106.97/cwt	106.00–110.50	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.35/cwt	120.00–140.00	812	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	112.00/cwt	108.00–113.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.14/cwt	114.00–126.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.88/cwt	138.00–157.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.66/cwt	132.00–145.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	118.90/cwt	112.00–126.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	98.00/cwt	97.50–98.50	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	106.31/cwt	104.25–110.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	122.20/cwt	119.50–124.50	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	104.25/cwt	102.50–106.00	866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	109.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	90.70/cwt	85.00–95.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	92.73/cwt	91.00–95.50	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	126.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	59.29/cwt	54.50–64.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,032	60.35/cwt	58.00–61.50	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	93.73/cwt	82.00–102.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	106.30/cwt	104.00–108.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.11/cwt	110.00–119.00	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	121.85/cwt	110.00–125.50	933	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	104.35/cwt	103.00–105.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.03/cwt	102.50–110.00	607	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	54.09/cwt	40.50–58.50	702	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	57.02/cwt	53.25–59.00	891	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	46.38/cwt	34.00–52.50	467	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	68.77/cwt	67.00–73.25	889	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	68.30/cwt	67.00–72.75	1,128	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	59.10/cwt	54.00–63.75	618	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	62.98/cwt	59.25–66.75	813	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	64.19/cwt	60.25–66.25	973	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	66.55/cwt	64.75–68.25	759	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	87.19/cwt	82.50–92.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	96.75/cwt	96.50–97.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	93.66/cwt	93.00–95.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	88.00/cwt	84.00–92.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	68.80/cwt	68.50–69.00	991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	82.77/cwt	79.00–84.75	1,329	8
Bulls	—	—	1,669	89.78/cwt	85.75–97.00	1,498	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	66.75/cwt	66.00–67.50	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	71.68/cwt	70.00–75.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	95.74/cwt	92.00–97.50	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	115.11/cwt	114.50–121.00	957	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	105.71/cwt	101.50–109.50	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	130.62/cwt	122.50–133.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 542Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 116Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	109.00–115.00	112.05
4	—	816	97.00–108.00	101.98
9	—	789	95.00–109.00	103.98
3	—	890	93.00	93.00
7	—	692	108.00–113.00	112.00
3	—	722	103.00–105.00	104.35
5	—	578	102.50–110.00	105.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	132.50–155.00	143.98
3	—	1,070	93.00–101.00	97.37
7	—	465	157.00	157.00
9	—	924	106.00–110.50	106.97
45	—	618	120.00–140.00	131.35
2	—	718	114.00–126.50	120.14
7	—	424	138.00–157.00	149.88
8	—	524	132.00–145.00	137.66
22	—	766	110.00–125.50	121.85
18	—	831	114.50–121.00	115.11
7	—	867	101.50–109.50	105.71
5	—	559	122.50–133.00	130.62
2	—	655	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	112.00–126.00	118.90
4	—	883	97.50–98.50	98.00
6	—	722	104.25–110.00	106.31
11	—	581	119.50–124.50	122.20
20	—	831	102.50–106.00	104.25
3	—	1,017	85.00–95.00	90.70
4	—	969	91.00–95.50	92.73
9	—	518	120.00–132.00	127.08
13	—	446	126.00–135.00	126.66
3	—	482	128.50	128.50
4	—	913	82.00–102.00	93.73
6	—	763	104.00–108.00	106.30
12	—	627	110.00–119.00	117.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	55.00–57.00	56.01
4	—	667	108.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	883	54.50–64.00	59.29
3	—	1,032	58.00–61.50	60.35
2	—	780	66.00–67.50	66.75
3	—	980	70.00–75.00	71.68
5	—	826	92.00–97.50	95.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	82.50–92.00	87.19
2	—	810	96.50–97.00	96.75
3	—	915	93.00–95.00	93.66
2	—	720	104.00–108.00	106.03
2	—	990	84.00–92.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	40.50–58.50	54.09
11	—	1,293	67.00–73.25	68.77
20	—	1,291	59.25–66.75	62.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,562	53.25–59.00	57.02
15	—	1,652	67.00–72.75	68.30
43	—	1,516	60.25–66.25	64.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,007	34.00–52.50	46.38
21	—	1,046	54.00–63.75	59.10
21	—	1,141	64.75–68.25	66.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	68.50–69.00	68.80
8	—	1,606	79.00–84.75	82.77
16	—	1,669	85.75–97.00	89.78

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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