Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a firm market undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$148.00

335 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

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	543	150.49	817	305
Medium and Large 2	597	122.73	733	30

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about $84 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 sale335 hd

148.00

—

UT average3 barns · 545 hd

149.30

−1.30

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	1,687	79.84	1,347	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	59.52	938	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	56.91	726	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	51.01	535	80

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	418	139.01/cwt	123.00–145.00	581	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	129.42/cwt	117.00–132.75	921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.21/cwt	120.00–143.50	621	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.89/cwt	134.00–157.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.37/cwt	129.00–134.50	683	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.37/cwt	129.00–133.00	738	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.10/cwt	125.00–137.50	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	102.63/cwt	97.50–105.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.59/cwt	135.00–152.00	774	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.52/cwt	131.00–139.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	120.04/cwt	117.50–122.50	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.91/cwt	137.50–167.50	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.88/cwt	134.00–145.00	827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	133.53/cwt	125.00–138.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.62/cwt	100.00–127.50	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	118.52/cwt	114.50–121.50	1,087	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.34/cwt	103.00–117.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	151.09/cwt	141.00–156.00	731	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	123.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	150.94/cwt	130.00–167.50	421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	180.27/cwt	174.00–190.00	683	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	207.37/cwt	186.00–212.50	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	106.21/cwt	101.00–108.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	312.65/cwt	300.00–325.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.58/cwt	124.00–145.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	166.56/cwt	150.00–171.00	700	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	46.67/cwt	42.50–48.50	427	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	59.21/cwt	57.25–61.00	764	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	51.63/cwt	49.00–54.75	574	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	54.18/cwt	52.00–56.75	688	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	66.76/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,044	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	61.47/cwt	58.50–64.00	918	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	55.78/cwt	54.00–57.75	920	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	56.90/cwt	56.00–58.50	636	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.80/cwt	62.25–65.50	775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	85.03/cwt	84.75–85.50	1,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,437	76.18/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,095	7
Bulls	—	—	1,868	80.84/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	974	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.31/cwt	117.50–120.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	129.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	794	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	121.50/cwt	116.50–122.50	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	94.52/cwt	92.50–96.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	159.19/cwt	145.00–170.00	498	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	128.14/cwt	119.00–130.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	123.32/cwt	115.00–132.50	397	4

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 727Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 248Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a firm market undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	418	123.00–145.00	139.01
11	—	712	117.00–132.75	129.42
30	—	463	120.00–143.50	134.21
13	—	360	134.00–157.00	150.89
73	—	516	129.00–134.50	132.37
13	—	566	129.00–133.00	130.37
2	—	213	300.00–325.00	312.65
21	—	820	115.00–120.00	118.74
3	—	775	117.50–120.00	118.31
22	—	613	122.00–130.00	129.53
6	—	872	116.50–122.50	121.50
24	—	313	145.00–170.00	159.19
9	—	686	119.00–130.00	128.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	104.00	104.00
5	—	356	115.00–120.00	116.99
8	—	423	101.00–108.00	106.21
3	—	537	118.00	118.00
3	—	765	92.50–96.00	94.52
4	—	322	115.00–132.50	123.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	670	125.00–137.50	128.10
117	—	521	135.00–152.00	148.59
16	—	610	131.00–139.00	134.52
2	—	863	117.50–122.50	120.04
23	—	583	134.00–145.00	141.88
4	—	718	125.00–138.00	133.53
24	—	917	114.50–121.50	118.52
6	—	332	190.00–195.00	192.43
26	—	484	141.00–156.00	151.09
8	—	779	120.00–130.00	123.29
28	—	379	174.00–190.00	180.27
9	—	287	186.00–212.50	207.37
29	—	420	150.00–171.00	166.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	888	97.50–105.00	102.63
2	—	370	137.50–167.50	152.91
2	—	530	100.00–127.50	113.62
2	—	775	103.00–117.50	110.34
5	—	279	130.00–167.50	150.94
8	—	425	124.00–145.00	130.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	916	42.50–48.50	46.67
39	—	1,111	49.00–54.75	51.63
15	—	1,118	56.00–58.50	56.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,290	57.25–61.00	59.21
21	—	1,270	52.00–56.75	54.18
2	—	1,215	62.25–65.50	63.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	66.00–67.00	66.76
20	—	1,494	58.50–64.00	61.47
24	—	1,649	54.00–57.75	55.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	84.75–85.50	85.03
7	—	1,437	74.50–78.00	76.18
10	—	1,868	79.00–83.00	80.84

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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