Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold on a two-tiered market with feeder steers and heifers below 600lbs selling 2.00-10.00 lower, and steers and heifers over 600lbs selling 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.69/cwt on 350 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.07 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$130.69

350 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

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	558	133.35	745	310
Medium and Large 2	635	110.11	699	40

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $46 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 sale350 hd

130.69

—

UT average3 barns · 426 hd

131.98

−1.29

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−95.07

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	1,914	78.32	1,499	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	57.70	891	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	54.67	702	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	53.60	571	46

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	123.81/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	136.91/cwt	127.50–139.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.50	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.46/cwt	132.50–151.50	766	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	120.31/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,106	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	111.71/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	111.73/cwt	105.00–117.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.84/cwt	117.00–120.50	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	166.52/cwt	145.00–171.00	516	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	176.97/cwt	160.00–189.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.16/cwt	112.50–125.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	138.43/cwt	130.25–148.50	926	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	131.82/cwt	124.50–136.75	995	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	133.75/cwt	117.50–137.00	408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.48/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	130.66/cwt	129.00–131.25	1,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	160.59/cwt	150.00–167.50	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	85.85/cwt	75.00–105.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.03/cwt	115.00–127.50	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	135.78/cwt	127.50–145.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.85/cwt	125.00–134.00	684	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	170.46/cwt	169.00–182.50	406	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	115.27/cwt	108.00–116.00	938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	115.58/cwt	110.00–121.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	120.86/cwt	117.00–130.00	981	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	150.76/cwt	132.50–165.00	481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	111.27/cwt	102.50–115.50	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	94.95/cwt	82.50–107.50	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.92/cwt	122.50–138.50	612	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.71/cwt	120.00–136.25	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	112.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.01/cwt	129.50–147.00	815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.47/cwt	144.00–185.00	673	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	814	117.51/cwt	113.00–119.50	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	157.81/cwt	150.00–168.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.97/cwt	121.00–139.25	948	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	154.05/cwt	148.00–162.00	719	23
Bulls	—	—	1,993	80.65/cwt	79.00–83.25	1,607	12
Bulls	—	—	1,827	75.77/cwt	73.00–77.50	1,384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	128.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.71/cwt	152.50–177.50	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	45.23/cwt	40.00–49.50	392	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	56.07/cwt	53.75–57.50	856	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	60.79/cwt	59.00–64.50	944	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	80.32/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	56.06/cwt	54.00–59.50	720	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.04/cwt	55.00–58.25	619	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	50.26/cwt	45.75–53.25	645	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	53.42/cwt	50.50–54.75	580	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.99/cwt	120.00–140.00	560	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.64/cwt	117.50–129.00	876	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	96.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	97.62/cwt	95.00–104.50	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	169.60/cwt	150.00–187.50	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.86/cwt	121.00–137.00	895	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	121.73/cwt	118.50–124.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	142.35/cwt	126.00–148.00	530	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.73/cwt	123.50–139.25	769	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.64/cwt	100.00–115.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	102.59/cwt	92.50–112.50	285	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 476Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 239Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	888	121.00–124.50	123.81
31	—	534	132.50–151.50	143.46
17	—	919	110.00–122.00	120.31
5	—	969	106.00–116.00	111.71
20	—	310	145.00–171.00	166.52
10	—	373	160.00–189.00	176.97
21	—	669	130.25–148.50	138.43
10	—	755	124.50–136.75	131.82
22	—	580	137.00–145.00	139.48
11	—	809	129.00–131.25	130.66
3	—	227	150.00–167.50	160.59
17	—	613	129.50–147.00	133.01
29	—	430	144.00–185.00	156.47
3	—	273	150.00–168.00	157.81
16	—	718	121.00–139.25	131.97
23	—	467	148.00–162.00	154.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	127.50–139.00	136.91
2	—	765	114.00–118.50	116.26
3	—	727	105.00–117.50	111.73
3	—	623	117.00–120.50	118.84
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
4	—	510	112.50–125.00	121.16
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
6	—	305	117.50–137.00	133.75
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
6	—	943	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
7	—	814	113.00–119.50	117.51
2	—	278	92.50–112.50	102.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	75.00–105.00	85.85
4	—	330	115.00–127.50	121.03
2	—	280	127.50–145.00	135.78
11	—	814	108.00–116.00	115.27
2	—	508	110.00–121.00	115.58
2	—	593	82.50–107.50	94.95
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
3	—	780	90.00–100.00	96.77
4	—	930	95.00–104.50	97.62
1	—	490	97.50	97.50
3	—	205	145.00	145.00
2	—	678	100.00–115.00	107.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	125.00–134.00	130.85
13	—	238	169.00–182.50	170.46
33	—	812	117.00–130.00	120.86
15	—	319	132.50–165.00	150.76
4	—	865	102.50–115.50	111.27
50	—	475	122.50–138.50	128.92
16	—	619	120.00–136.25	128.71
4	—	927	110.00–116.00	112.11
12	—	421	120.00–140.00	132.99
24	—	720	117.50–129.00	121.64
10	—	269	150.00–187.50	169.60
22	—	679	121.00–137.00	131.86
7	—	772	118.50–124.00	121.73
18	—	372	126.00–148.00	142.35
56	—	571	123.50–139.25	134.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	138.00	138.00
7	—	558	128.00–130.00	128.28
2	—	323	152.50–177.50	164.71
1	—	370	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,993	79.00–83.25	80.65
11	—	1,827	73.00–77.50	75.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	40.00–49.50	45.23
22	—	1,105	55.00–58.25	56.04
18	—	1,085	50.50–54.75	53.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,527	53.75–57.50	56.07
7	—	1,553	59.00–64.50	60.79
2	—	1,870	78.50–82.00	80.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,284	54.00–59.50	56.06
18	—	1,284	45.75–53.25	50.26

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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