Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.94/cwt on 256 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −119.82 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$105.94

256 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

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	662	114.66	759	188
Medium and Large 2	827	81.83	676	68

One grade step is worth $32.82/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 sale256 hd

105.94

—

UT average3 barns · 435 hd

104.95

+0.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−119.82

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	1,778	87.83	1,561	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	67.82	1,046	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	66.50	862	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	63.92	700	38

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	889	97.50/cwt	89.00–99.00	867	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	75.47/cwt	74.75–76.00	660	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	109.73/cwt	100.00–114.50	786	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.04/cwt	115.50–128.00	700	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	938	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	108.09/cwt	102.00–109.50	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	112.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	769	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	91.84/cwt	87.00–94.00	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	130.67/cwt	121.00–134.00	662	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	101.80/cwt	99.00–110.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.30/cwt	133.00–148.00	810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.01/cwt	109.00–115.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	105.81/cwt	105.00–117.00	755	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	98.10/cwt	93.00–106.00	956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	88.44/cwt	83.00–94.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	826	91.17/cwt	90.00–93.50	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.76/cwt	122.00–144.00	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	947	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.22/cwt	118.00–127.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	156.04/cwt	142.50–160.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.49/cwt	121.00–129.50	911	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	103.49/cwt	101.00–104.50	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	98.87/cwt	94.75–106.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.46/cwt	120.00–140.25	892	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	128.70/cwt	128.50–129.00	699	5
Bulls	—	—	1,764	87.34/cwt	80.50–92.75	1,541	18
Bulls	—	—	2,096	95.35/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.26/cwt	147.00–154.00	716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,281	76.84/cwt	75.00–78.50	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.07/cwt	121.00–131.00	710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,260.14/cwt	1,000.00–1,360.00	16,546	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,494	1,308.07/cwt	1,185.00–1,500.00	19,543	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	70.48/cwt	68.25–75.00	910	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	67.75/cwt	66.50–69.00	764	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	59.06/cwt	53.00–62.00	612	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	68.25/cwt	67.00–70.25	1,066	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	65.11/cwt	62.25–66.75	968	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	72.00/cwt	71.00–73.75	1,148	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	65.01/cwt	60.25–67.50	844	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	64.79/cwt	62.50–66.25	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	105.32/cwt	92.00–112.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	130.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.08/cwt	83.00–96.50	777	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	90.39/cwt	84.00–96.50	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	143.55/cwt	135.50–150.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	113.45/cwt	109.25–115.00	934	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	114.32/cwt	112.00–119.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.90/cwt	125.00–137.50	564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	90.75/cwt	90.75–90.75	911	4

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 199Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	889	89.00–99.00	97.50
2	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.50
13	—	716	100.00–114.50	109.73
37	—	578	115.50–128.00	121.04
12	—	762	102.00–109.50	108.09
34	—	684	112.00–115.00	112.37
7	—	964	87.00–94.00	91.84
21	—	507	121.00–134.00	130.67
7	—	487	125.00–134.00	130.59
18	—	835	83.00–96.50	93.08
3	—	378	141.00	141.00
16	—	415	125.00–137.50	135.90
4	—	1,004	90.75	90.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	117.50	117.50
33	—	875	74.75–76.00	75.47
20	—	938	74.00	74.00
5	—	525	110.00–117.00	114.21
4	—	590	92.00–112.00	105.32
2	—	778	84.00–96.50	90.39
2	—	655	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	99.00–110.00	101.80
18	—	565	133.00–148.00	143.30
17	—	975	93.00–106.00	98.10
14	—	632	122.00–144.00	129.76
37	—	773	115.00–126.00	122.47
11	—	436	142.50–160.00	156.04
31	—	738	121.00–129.50	123.49
8	—	922	94.75–106.00	98.87
23	—	668	120.00–140.25	133.46
8	—	539	135.50–150.00	143.55
22	—	823	109.25–115.00	113.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	109.00–115.00	113.01
26	—	714	105.00–117.00	105.81
2	—	875	83.00–94.00	88.44
6	—	826	90.00–93.50	91.17
6	—	577	118.00–127.00	123.22
5	—	774	101.00–104.50	103.49
5	—	543	128.50–129.00	128.70
3	—	685	112.00–119.00	114.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	147.00–154.00	149.26
2	—	563	121.00–131.00	126.07
2	—	548	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,764	80.50–92.75	87.34
7	—	2,096	93.00–99.00	95.35
4	—	1,281	75.00–78.50	76.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,291	68.25–75.00	70.48
24	—	1,298	60.25–67.50	65.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,127	66.50–69.00	67.75
12	—	1,037	53.00–62.00	59.06
14	—	1,116	62.50–66.25	64.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,562	67.00–70.25	68.25
15	—	1,486	62.25–66.75	65.11
7	—	1,595	71.00–73.75	72.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	90	—	1,313	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,260.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	80	—	1,494	1,185.00–1,500.00	1,308.07

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

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Replacement Cattle