Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.31/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$131.31

255 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$54.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

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	577	146.71	846	183
Medium and Large 2	924	92.15	852	72

One grade step is worth $54.56/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale255 hd

131.31

—

UT average3 barns · 347 hd

138.77

−7.46

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	1,757	78.12	1,372	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	59.05	923	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	58.53	767	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	55.45	626	39

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	734	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.24/cwt	121.00–125.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.40/cwt	117.00–128.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	137.88/cwt	134.00–142.50	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	611	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	112.85/cwt	97.50–113.50	1,052	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	118.75/cwt	118.50–119.50	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.46/cwt	142.00–152.00	631	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	126.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.90/cwt	122.50–127.50	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	159.44/cwt	144.00–167.00	539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	155.92/cwt	142.50–163.00	672	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	121.73/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,042	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	156.98/cwt	144.00–163.00	736	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	120.92/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,102	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	155.83/cwt	152.50–159.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	119.80/cwt	115.00–123.50	974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	188.45/cwt	170.00–194.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	102.04/cwt	90.00–110.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.74/cwt	139.00–154.00	776	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.90/cwt	118.00–138.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	936	116.77/cwt	116.50–117.50	1,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	178.20/cwt	168.00–180.50	663	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	176.37/cwt	176.00–177.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	963	84.19/cwt	69.25–88.00	811	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	119.66/cwt	116.00–134.00	887	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	150.24/cwt	148.00–151.50	891	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	56.88/cwt	52.00–59.00	869	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	46.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	53.89/cwt	50.00–56.25	612	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	56.41/cwt	54.50–57.25	728	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	57.81/cwt	57.00–60.25	655	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	59.99/cwt	58.25–62.75	794	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	64.25/cwt	64.00–65.50	1,045	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	60.73/cwt	59.25–63.50	970	19
Bulls	—	—	1,561	74.49/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,163	9
Bulls	—	—	1,874	80.29/cwt	79.00–83.25	1,505	15

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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 173Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	117.00–128.00	124.40
2	—	375	122.50–127.50	124.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	562	125.00–132.50	130.65
2	—	668	121.00–125.50	123.24
16	—	514	134.00–142.50	137.88
2	—	818	114.00	114.00
22	—	390	154.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	724	120.00–121.00	120.67
24	—	932	97.50–113.50	112.85
4	—	769	118.50–119.50	118.75
30	—	425	142.00–152.00	148.46
9	—	645	120.00–129.00	126.83
13	—	338	144.00–167.00	159.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	431	142.50–163.00	155.92
13	—	856	121.00–125.00	121.73
42	—	469	144.00–163.00	156.98
13	—	911	120.00–124.50	120.92
14	—	813	115.00–123.50	119.80
4	—	281	170.00–194.00	188.45
15	—	515	139.00–154.00	150.74
4	—	662	118.00–138.00	132.90
18	—	372	168.00–180.50	178.20
5	—	328	176.00–177.00	176.37
20	—	741	116.00–134.00	119.66
11	—	593	148.00–151.50	150.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	152.50–159.00	155.83
4	—	679	90.00–110.00	102.04
11	—	936	116.50–117.50	116.77
55	—	963	69.25–88.00	84.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,528	52.00–59.00	56.88
6	—	1,627	64.00–65.50	64.25
19	—	1,597	59.25–63.50	60.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	45.00–49.00	46.69
15	—	1,135	50.00–56.25	53.89
21	—	1,133	57.00–60.25	57.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,290	54.50–57.25	56.41
29	—	1,324	58.25–62.75	59.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,561	71.00–78.00	74.49
15	—	1,874	79.00–83.25	80.29

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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