Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.62/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$136.62

143 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$70.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	578	141.53	817	133
Medium and Large 2	622	71.31	444	10thin

One grade step is worth $70.22/cwt here — about $374 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 sale143 hd

136.62

—

UT average3 barns · 190 hd

135.65

+0.97

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	—	Low	1,701	85.45	1,454	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	67.28	880	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	66.09	1,083	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	62.72	660	22

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	—	1,011	109.34/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.15/cwt	106.00–127.00	800	11
Bulls	—	—	1,161	76.45/cwt	73.00–82.00	888	7
Bulls	—	—	1,917	91.93/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,762	5
Bulls	—	—	1,894	87.63/cwt	84.00–89.75	1,660	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	71.23/cwt	69.00–74.25	1,114	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	59.66/cwt	58.50–60.75	983	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	66.87/cwt	64.00–68.00	884	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	62.52/cwt	59.00–66.50	670	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	72.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	932	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	71.14/cwt	69.00–74.00	773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	62.39/cwt	62.00–62.75	776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	47.51/cwt	42.50–54.50	396	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	65.37/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,084	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.52/cwt	124.00–146.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.93/cwt	121.00–147.50	788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	124.58/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.62/cwt	128.50–139.25	909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	122.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	165.33/cwt	156.00–167.50	560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	61.16/cwt	48.00–76.00	329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	128.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.91/cwt	130.50–135.50	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	903	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	126.80/cwt	123.00–127.75	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	129.29/cwt	126.50–132.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.44/cwt	134.00–148.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.34/cwt	132.00–142.50	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	162.55/cwt	159.00–164.50	640	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	116.35/cwt	110.50–118.00	1,016	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	113.60/cwt	107.50–117.50	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	141.25/cwt	137.50–145.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	118.08/cwt	117.50–121.00	984	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	139.35/cwt	132.00–140.50	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	137.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	120.03/cwt	117.50–122.50	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.66/cwt	133.25–135.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.22/cwt	106.50–128.50	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.50	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.75/cwt	115.50–118.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	114.87/cwt	110.00–119.25	1,043	6

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 107Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,011	109.00–111.00	109.34
11	—	683	106.00–127.00	117.15
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
16	—	873	110.50–118.00	116.35
7	—	764	107.50–117.50	113.60
2	—	265	137.50–145.00	141.25
18	—	833	117.50–121.00	118.08
8	—	318	132.00–140.50	139.35
4	—	378	135.00–144.00	137.89
8	—	562	133.25–135.00	133.66
5	—	986	111.00–113.50	111.98
8	—	721	106.50–128.50	121.22
6	—	612	120.00–130.50	124.36
11	—	532	125.00–135.00	130.43
6	—	908	110.00–119.25	114.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	117.50–122.50	120.03
2	—	500	105.00	105.00
2	—	633	115.50–118.00	116.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	124.00–146.00	137.52
20	—	571	121.00–147.50	137.93
6	—	901	117.00–126.50	124.58
18	—	680	128.50–139.25	133.62
5	—	886	118.00–124.00	122.03
12	—	339	156.00–167.50	165.33
5	—	816	124.00–130.00	128.07
11	—	623	130.50–135.50	132.91
5	—	750	123.00–127.75	126.80
9	—	709	126.50–132.00	129.29
3	—	420	134.00–148.00	143.44
7	—	524	132.00–142.50	137.34
25	—	394	159.00–164.50	162.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	48.00–76.00	61.16
2	—	903	90.00–92.50	91.25
1	—	650	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,161	73.00–82.00	76.45
5	—	1,917	91.00–93.50	91.93
14	—	1,894	84.00–89.75	87.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,564	69.00–74.25	71.23
2	—	1,648	58.50–60.75	59.66
18	—	1,659	62.00–68.00	65.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,322	64.00–68.00	66.87
3	—	1,289	69.00–74.00	72.29
2	—	1,243	62.00–62.75	62.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,071	59.00–66.50	62.52
4	—	1,086	69.00–74.00	71.14
2	—	833	42.50–54.50	47.51

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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