Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.92/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$123.92

132 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	646	126.11	815	111
Medium and Large 2	661	112.37	743	21

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $72 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 sale132 hd

123.92

—

UT average3 barns · 244 hd

122.04

+1.89

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	1,812	84.63	1,533	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	62.88	985	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	62.77	812	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	59.52	642	17

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	736	109.70/cwt	109.00–115.50	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	99.62/cwt	90.00–105.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	107.14/cwt	105.00–110.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	112.74/cwt	111.00–113.75	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	120.62/cwt	115.00–132.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	108.35/cwt	103.00–112.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.87/cwt	135.50–145.00	720	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.97/cwt	152.00–157.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	122.53/cwt	114.00–132.50	828	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.97/cwt	124.00–135.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.64/cwt	158.00–175.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.40/cwt	125.00–134.25	747	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	109.90/cwt	105.00–117.00	864	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	63.74/cwt	62.00–65.25	1,020	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	53.49/cwt	45.50–56.00	532	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	66.76/cwt	65.00–68.00	865	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	63.46/cwt	62.00–64.25	701	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	59.48/cwt	58.00–60.75	757	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	59.60/cwt	57.00–61.50	659	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	62.74/cwt	61.25–64.25	818	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	67.38/cwt	67.25–67.50	1,068	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	58.05/cwt	55.25–60.75	845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,832	84.95/cwt	80.00–88.25	1,556	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,469	1,201.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,310.00	17,648	15
Bulls	—	—	1,363	73.79/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	90.60/cwt	89.25–91.75	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	110.00/cwt	107.50–112.50	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.11/cwt	114.00–121.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	97.84/cwt	95.00–101.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	98.50/cwt	92.00–105.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.87/cwt	131.00–147.00	648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.38/cwt	120.00–142.50	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	106.65/cwt	105.00–114.50	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	136.61/cwt	135.00–137.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	106.83/cwt	105.50–109.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.93/cwt	116.00–123.00	749	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	101.67/cwt	100.00–103.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.10/cwt	116.00–131.00	724	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	104.85/cwt	102.50–114.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	104.37/cwt	100.00–107.50	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	436	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 565Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 177Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	736	109.00–115.50	109.70
10	—	673	114.00–121.00	117.11
3	—	867	95.00–101.00	97.84
13	—	477	131.00–147.00	135.87
4	—	531	120.00–142.50	128.38
14	—	784	105.00–114.50	106.65
5	—	446	135.00–137.00	136.61
15	—	635	116.00–123.00	117.93
5	—	937	97.50	97.50
21	—	565	116.00–131.00	128.10
6	—	824	102.50–114.00	104.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	107.50–112.50	110.00
2	—	695	92.00–105.00	98.50
3	—	457	110.00	110.00
3	—	637	105.50–109.00	106.83
3	—	773	100.00–103.00	101.67
4	—	581	100.00–107.50	104.37
2	—	413	104.00–107.00	105.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	90.00–105.00	99.62
4	—	679	111.00–113.75	112.74
14	—	642	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	816	105.00–110.00	107.14
2	—	273	142.50	142.50
11	—	714	115.00–132.00	120.62
3	—	890	103.00–112.00	108.35
13	—	522	135.50–145.00	137.87
4	—	476	152.00–157.00	154.97
14	—	676	114.00–132.50	122.53
4	—	905	103.00	103.00
16	—	615	124.00–135.00	125.97
5	—	425	158.00–175.00	171.64
19	—	573	125.00–134.25	130.40
10	—	786	105.00–117.00	109.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,601	62.00–65.25	63.74
2	—	1,585	67.25–67.50	67.38
4	—	1,456	55.25–60.75	58.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	45.50–56.00	53.49
6	—	1,105	62.00–64.25	63.46
7	—	1,106	57.00–61.50	59.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	65.00–68.00	66.76
6	—	1,273	58.00–60.75	59.48
10	—	1,304	61.25–64.25	62.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,832	80.00–88.25	84.95
2	—	1,363	71.00–77.00	73.79
3	—	2,030	89.25–91.75	90.60

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	15	—	1,469	1,025.00–1,310.00	1,201.33

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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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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