Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.31/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$122.31

106 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$48.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	766	125.94	965	98
Medium and Large 2	701	77.88	546	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.06/cwt here — about $420 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 sale106 hd

122.31

—

UT average3 barns · 208 hd

125.27

−2.97

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	1,765	84.44	1,490	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	66.41	1,068	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	64.57	835	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	61.66	649	31

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	1,022	110.66/cwt	105.00–113.50	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	107.13/cwt	102.00–116.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.42/cwt	120.00–131.50	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.93/cwt	115.50–118.50	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	132.23/cwt	120.00–141.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	102.31/cwt	93.00–118.00	1,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	124.29/cwt	113.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.01/cwt	111.00–120.25	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.84/cwt	122.00–127.75	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.55/cwt	128.00–131.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	115.59/cwt	110.50–116.50	1,013	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.30/cwt	136.00–145.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	116.41/cwt	109.00–121.25	833	8
Bulls	—	—	1,741	83.61/cwt	80.50–86.75	1,456	14
Bulls	—	—	1,875	88.34/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,656	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	59.68/cwt	58.50–60.75	738	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	65.23/cwt	63.00–69.25	714	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	55.31/cwt	54.00–56.00	501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	66.90/cwt	64.00–69.25	1,070	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	64.93/cwt	62.50–66.25	854	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	67.48/cwt	66.50–68.50	877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	60.80/cwt	58.50–62.25	644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	141.90/cwt	133.00–150.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	136.57/cwt	135.00–137.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	115.48/cwt	107.00–121.75	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	118.01/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.63/cwt	126.50–128.50	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	123.40/cwt	121.00–123.75	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.86/cwt	126.00–140.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	122.33/cwt	117.50–123.50	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	161.72/cwt	157.50–164.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	121.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	122.00/cwt	121.50–122.50	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.29/cwt	156.00–159.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.90/cwt	111.50–117.50	1,130	20

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 232Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 103Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	105.00–113.50	110.66
6	—	818	102.00–116.00	107.13
3	—	942	115.00	115.00
5	—	579	120.00–131.50	128.42
3	—	685	115.50–118.50	116.93
5	—	429	120.00–141.00	132.23
13	—	981	93.00–118.00	102.31
3	—	487	113.00–130.00	124.29
4	—	780	111.00–120.25	114.01
12	—	620	122.00–127.75	124.84
2	—	325	128.00–131.00	129.55
4	—	373	149.00	149.00
11	—	876	110.50–116.50	115.59
2	—	240	150.00	150.00
4	—	278	136.00–145.00	140.30
8	—	716	109.00–121.25	116.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	133.00–150.00	141.90
5	—	458	135.00–137.00	136.57
14	—	923	107.00–121.75	115.48
4	—	1,010	117.50–119.00	118.01
11	—	679	126.50–128.50	127.63
3	—	572	130.00–140.00	134.99
9	—	877	121.00–123.75	123.40
3	—	517	126.00–140.00	130.86
8	—	789	117.50–123.50	122.33
3	—	313	157.50–164.00	161.72
7	—	731	120.00–124.00	121.06
2	—	810	121.50–122.50	122.00
7	—	427	156.00–159.00	157.29
20	—	975	111.50–117.50	115.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	78.00	78.00
2	—	795	77.50	77.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,741	80.50–86.75	83.61
3	—	1,875	87.00–89.00	88.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	58.50–60.75	59.68
14	—	1,316	62.50–66.25	64.93
10	—	1,299	66.50–68.50	67.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,095	63.00–69.25	65.23
4	—	905	54.00–56.00	55.31
16	—	1,059	58.50–62.25	60.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,599	64.00–69.25	66.90
2	—	1,685	62.50	62.50

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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