Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold on a two-tiered market with heifers and steers under 600 pounds selling 10.00-20.00 higher, and with cattle over 600 pounds selling 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.98/cwt on 313 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −96.78 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$128.98

313 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$41.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

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	550	138.53	761	241
Medium and Large 2	754	97.02	732	72

One grade step is worth $41.51/cwt here — about $30 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 sale313 hd

128.98

—

UT average3 barns · 429 hd

130.54

−1.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−96.78

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	—	High	1,787	88.12	1,575	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	67.04	1,084	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	66.92	879	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	64.98	698	50

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	—	1,860	91.45/cwt	89.25–101.00	1,701	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	134.63/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,061	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	939	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	156.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.56/cwt	142.00–173.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	138.36/cwt	129.00–145.50	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,218	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.85/cwt	133.00–147.00	930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	100.61/cwt	92.50–109.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	126.75/cwt	121.50–131.00	1,165	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.62/cwt	110.00–117.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	152.33/cwt	144.00–153.50	852	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	108.88/cwt	108.50–109.25	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	106.90/cwt	104.50–112.50	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.13/cwt	120.50–127.50	837	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.50	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	104.40/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	118.72/cwt	117.50–123.50	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.85/cwt	45.50–127.25	748	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	89.60/cwt	86.50–95.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	100.73/cwt	92.00–103.00	698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	108.91/cwt	99.00–119.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.90/cwt	126.50–132.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.49/cwt	120.00–144.60	729	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	84.34/cwt	84.00–85.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	111.96/cwt	103.00–115.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	123.96/cwt	111.50–129.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	162.06/cwt	157.50–167.50	441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	171.52/cwt	127.50–180.75	532	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	99.08/cwt	83.00–105.50	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.29/cwt	136.00–146.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.11/cwt	114.00–123.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.41/cwt	95.00–106.75	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.96/cwt	137.50–167.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	108.38/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	156.69/cwt	135.00–160.00	638	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	84.45/cwt	78.50–86.75	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	107.34/cwt	101.50–117.00	1,098	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	134.34/cwt	129.00–138.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.91/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	182.31/cwt	175.00–192.50	678	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	69.73/cwt	68.00–71.25	786	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	58.48/cwt	58.00–59.00	749	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	60.12/cwt	58.75–62.75	623	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	68.93/cwt	67.75–71.75	912	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	65.27/cwt	63.00–67.25	701	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	65.81/cwt	63.75–67.50	861	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	61.59/cwt	58.50–63.75	881	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	66.46/cwt	65.75–67.25	1,079	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	69.33/cwt	68.50–71.25	1,156	22
Bulls	—	—	1,459	78.46/cwt	71.50–82.50	1,145	7
Bulls	—	—	1,856	87.92/cwt	87.00–88.75	1,632	11

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 99Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,860	89.25–101.00	91.45
7	—	1,459	71.50–82.50	78.46
11	—	1,856	87.00–88.75	87.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	68.00–71.25	69.73
8	—	1,036	58.75–62.75	60.12
36	—	1,074	63.00–67.25	65.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	58.00–59.00	58.48
21	—	1,323	67.75–71.75	68.93
23	—	1,308	63.75–67.50	65.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	58.50–63.75	61.59
21	—	1,624	65.75–67.25	66.46
22	—	1,668	68.50–71.25	69.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	788	134.00–136.50	134.63
6	—	330	181.00	181.00
55	—	457	150.00–157.00	156.76
12	—	417	142.00–173.00	162.56
6	—	636	129.00–145.50	138.36
15	—	965	126.25	126.25
7	—	665	133.00–147.00	139.85
16	—	919	121.50–131.00	126.75
4	—	514	150.00–152.00	150.49
21	—	559	144.00–153.50	152.33
4	—	821	111.50–129.00	123.96
31	—	1,023	101.50–117.00	107.34
11	—	731	129.00–138.00	134.34
5	—	870	122.00–126.00	123.91
32	—	372	175.00–192.50	182.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	939	111.50	111.50
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
2	—	870	92.50–109.00	100.61
4	—	658	110.00–117.50	115.62
4	—	706	103.00–115.00	111.96
5	—	536	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	108.50–109.25	108.88
9	—	826	104.50–112.50	106.90
31	—	674	120.50–127.50	124.13
2	—	968	99.00–110.00	104.40
9	—	772	117.50–123.50	118.72
28	—	624	45.50–127.25	119.85
2	—	873	99.00–119.00	108.91
9	—	575	126.50–132.00	129.90
25	—	515	120.00–144.60	141.49
7	—	272	157.50–167.50	162.06
24	—	310	127.50–180.75	171.52
6	—	469	136.00–146.00	144.29
11	—	723	114.00–123.00	119.11
6	—	368	137.50–167.00	147.96
10	—	923	105.00–111.50	108.38
60	—	407	135.00–160.00	156.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	106.00–108.50	107.02
3	—	818	86.50–95.50	89.60
20	—	693	92.00–103.00	100.73
3	—	632	84.00–85.00	84.34
12	—	955	86.50	86.50
2	—	560	115.00–125.00	120.00
10	—	741	83.00–105.50	99.08
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
9	—	775	95.00–106.75	105.41
7	—	876	78.50–86.75	84.45

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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