Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.08/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −102.68 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$123.08

112 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$40.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

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	585	127.04	743	101
Medium and Large 2	767	86.75	666	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.29/cwt here — about $77 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 sale112 hd

123.08

—

UT average2 barns · 126 hd

119.84

+3.24

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−102.68

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	1,741	82.90	1,443	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	61.63	997	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	58.53	754	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	57.57	624	60

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,651	79.14/cwt	73.00–83.75	1,307	14
Bulls	—	—	1,846	87.29/cwt	85.25–91.75	1,611	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	66.39/cwt	65.50–68.00	1,093	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	55.82/cwt	52.25–58.50	716	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	56.74/cwt	54.00–58.75	602	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	60.54/cwt	59.00–62.50	779	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	60.51/cwt	59.00–63.00	693	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	64.69/cwt	63.25–65.75	867	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	52.23/cwt	47.00–54.00	517	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	61.77/cwt	59.00–65.00	1,018	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	56.97/cwt	51.50–58.75	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	129.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	118.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	123.26/cwt	119.00–124.75	901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.81/cwt	113.00–121.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	134.17/cwt	134.00–135.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	126.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	112.58/cwt	106.00–114.00	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.56/cwt	135.00–141.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.06/cwt	109.00–116.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	99.02/cwt	90.00–107.50	327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	155.81/cwt	149.00–163.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	72.01/cwt	69.00–73.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	177.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	72.98/cwt	72.00–74.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	114.26/cwt	105.00–120.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.54/cwt	121.00–140.75	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	111.38/cwt	109.00–112.00	978	8

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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 104Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling 3.00-5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,651	73.00–83.75	79.14
12	—	1,846	85.25–91.75	87.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,647	65.50–68.00	66.39
26	—	1,648	59.00–65.00	61.77
13	—	1,529	51.50–58.75	56.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,282	52.25–58.50	55.82
20	—	1,287	59.00–62.50	60.54
4	—	1,340	63.25–65.75	64.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,061	54.00–58.75	56.74
24	—	1,145	59.00–63.00	60.51
9	—	989	47.00–54.00	52.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	125.00–127.00	126.67
25	—	577	122.00–130.00	129.04
5	—	667	114.00–122.00	118.94
15	—	731	119.00–124.75	123.26
4	—	625	113.00–121.00	117.81
11	—	441	134.00–135.00	134.17
4	—	484	124.00–128.00	126.99
10	—	814	106.00–114.00	112.58
3	—	958	108.50	108.50
9	—	365	135.00–141.00	139.56
2	—	760	115.50	115.50
7	—	292	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	70.00	70.00
3	—	570	109.00–116.00	112.06
2	—	330	90.00–107.50	99.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	135.00–145.00	139.83
5	—	988	115.00	115.00
2	—	463	149.00–163.00	155.81
5	—	743	122.50	122.50
2	—	283	176.00–180.00	177.98
4	—	813	110.00–117.00	114.98
3	—	768	105.00–120.00	114.26
12	—	586	121.00–140.75	136.54
3	—	665	119.00–125.00	123.03
9	—	404	167.00	167.00
3	—	608	128.00	128.00
8	—	878	109.00–112.00	111.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	83.50	83.50
4	—	743	69.00–73.00	72.01
4	—	673	72.00–74.00	72.98

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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