Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 6.00-9.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.63/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$120.63

102 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	802	121.59	975	93
Medium and Large 2	737	110.74	816	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $159 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 sale102 hd

120.63

—

UT average3 barns · 146 hd

124.33

−3.70

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	1,751	82.04	1,436	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,541	65.03	1,002	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	64.74	840	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	60.83	669	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls	—	—	1,521	75.26/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,145	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	86.64/cwt	85.50–87.75	1,646	10
Bulls	—	—	1,738	81.45/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.55/cwt	104.00–121.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	104.17/cwt	103.00–105.50	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	105.64/cwt	104.00–109.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	92.00/cwt	89.00–95.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	125.67/cwt	117.00–129.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	106.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.84/cwt	111.00–125.00	730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	102.37/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.04/cwt	118.00–127.00	718	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	962	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	65.21/cwt	61.25–68.50	852	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	60.19/cwt	59.00–61.00	773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	63.15/cwt	59.00–65.00	712	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	69.00/cwt	68.50–69.50	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	56.65/cwt	55.50–57.00	596	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	64.40/cwt	61.75–65.75	987	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	67.10/cwt	66.00–68.75	1,032	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	141.43/cwt	121.00–144.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	137.59/cwt	125.00–150.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	107.83/cwt	105.00–111.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.86/cwt	112.00–119.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.83/cwt	152.50–153.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	111.24/cwt	108.00–117.50	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	973	99.73/cwt	98.00–101.50	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	112.03/cwt	106.00–112.45	1,082	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	117.30/cwt	111.00–118.00	947	10

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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 624Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 300Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 6.00-9.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,521	70.00–76.50	75.26
10	—	1,900	85.50–87.75	86.64
9	—	1,738	79.00–83.50	81.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	58.00–60.00	58.96
30	—	1,533	61.75–65.75	64.40
18	—	1,538	66.00–68.75	67.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,307	61.25–68.50	65.21
5	—	1,284	59.00–61.00	60.19
2	—	1,185	68.50–69.50	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	59.00–65.00	63.15
5	—	1,052	55.50–57.00	56.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	104.00–121.00	117.55
8	—	869	103.00–105.50	104.17
6	—	817	104.00–109.00	105.64
6	—	516	117.00–129.00	125.67
4	—	721	105.00–109.00	106.85
16	—	625	111.00–125.00	116.84
3	—	977	93.00–107.00	102.37
16	—	574	118.00–127.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	89.00–95.00	92.00
2	—	513	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.49
9	—	591	121.00–144.00	141.43
2	—	338	125.00–150.00	137.59
7	—	858	105.00–111.00	107.83
6	—	523	152.50–153.00	152.83
4	—	603	135.00	135.00
4	—	259	150.00	150.00
46	—	966	106.00–112.45	112.03
3	—	675	120.00–130.00	125.56
10	—	807	111.00–118.00	117.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	112.00–119.00	115.86
3	—	728	108.00–117.50	111.24
2	—	973	98.00–101.50	99.73

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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