Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 8.00-12.00 higher, with feeder heifers selling 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady, but a firm market undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.97/cwt on 570 head.

Average price

$148.97

570 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$16.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

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	150.13	815	531
Medium and Large 2	455	133.25	607	39

One grade step is worth $16.88/cwt here — about $208 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 sale570 hd

148.97

—

UT average3 barns · 911 hd

148.05

+0.92

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	1,670	76.58	1,279	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	57.51	895	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	56.20	561	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	56.15	728	50

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	270	164.18/cwt	152.50–177.50	443	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.41/cwt	133.00–151.00	549	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	104.92/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	111.18/cwt	102.50–119.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.28/cwt	124.00–134.00	612	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.19/cwt	119.00–131.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	122.95/cwt	110.00–130.00	405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	134.00/cwt	125.00–138.50	749	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	153.84/cwt	140.00–157.50	505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	131.53/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.04/cwt	117.50–129.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.67/cwt	143.00–165.00	663	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	128.21/cwt	126.00–136.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	150.06/cwt	142.50–167.50	483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.53/cwt	132.50–157.00	711	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.51/cwt	125.00–148.50	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	100.67/cwt	92.50–109.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.76/cwt	120.00–137.50	566	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.03/cwt	134.00–153.50	862	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	183.00/cwt	175.00–201.00	593	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	166.12/cwt	152.00–170.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	803	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	180.12/cwt	162.50–184.00	668	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,162	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	60.58/cwt	59.25–62.75	966	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	57.07/cwt	54.50–58.75	881	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	47.57/cwt	40.00–50.50	501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	49.09/cwt	47.00–51.75	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.42/cwt	57.25–59.00	584	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	57.86/cwt	57.00–59.50	753	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	56.16/cwt	52.50–58.00	556	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	55.66/cwt	53.75–56.75	721	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	45.62/cwt	39.50–52.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	93.67/cwt	85.00–107.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.25/cwt	122.00–135.00	692	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	122.79/cwt	122.00–126.50	934	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	159.76/cwt	152.50–167.50	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	117.98/cwt	115.00–130.00	458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.60/cwt	121.00–140.00	566	86
Bulls	—	—	1,773	78.49/cwt	77.75–80.75	1,392	11
Bulls	—	—	1,693	76.26/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,291	14
Bulls	—	—	1,377	73.27/cwt	71.00–74.75	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	145.91/cwt	141.00–159.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	127.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,162	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.45/cwt	123.00–138.50	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	102.86/cwt	97.50–119.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.19/cwt	136.00–159.00	773	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.47/cwt	122.00–134.50	907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	101.42/cwt	90.00–112.50	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	140.88/cwt	135.00–147.50	375	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	97.46/cwt	87.00–107.50	607	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

Tue Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,153Last week 591Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 219Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 8.00-12.00 higher, with feeder heifers selling 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady, but a firm market undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	270	152.50–177.50	164.18
5	—	673	120.00–129.00	124.71
38	—	383	133.00–151.00	143.41
5	—	972	102.00–106.00	104.92
47	—	463	124.00–134.00	132.28
8	—	623	119.00–131.00	125.19
58	—	559	125.00–138.50	134.00
11	—	328	140.00–157.50	153.84
70	—	523	122.00–135.00	132.25
12	—	761	122.00–126.50	122.79
2	—	238	152.50–167.50	159.76
86	—	424	121.00–140.00	133.60
16	—	717	122.00–134.50	126.47
2	—	1,020	90.00–112.50	101.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	85.00–90.00	87.48
4	—	463	102.50–119.00	111.18
6	—	329	110.00–130.00	122.95
8	—	758	85.00–107.00	93.67
10	—	388	115.00–130.00	117.98
17	—	266	135.00–147.50	140.88
2	—	623	87.00–107.50	97.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	769	121.00–138.00	131.53
75	—	434	143.00–165.00	152.67
13	—	709	126.00–136.00	128.21
101	—	472	132.50–157.00	150.53
14	—	618	125.00–148.50	139.51
2	—	1,020	92.50–109.00	100.67
141	—	571	134.00–153.50	151.03
20	—	324	175.00–201.00	183.00
5	—	269	152.00–170.00	166.12
27	—	371	162.50–184.00	180.12
5	—	874	130.00–135.00	132.98
38	—	909	125.00–133.00	127.81
10	—	675	123.00–138.50	131.45
70	—	518	136.00–159.00	149.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	117.50–129.00	126.04
7	—	322	142.50–167.50	150.06
17	—	420	120.00–137.50	134.76
2	—	803	114.00–116.00	115.00
4	—	387	141.00–159.00	145.91
4	—	637	97.50–119.00	102.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,594	59.25–62.75	60.58
30	—	1,544	54.50–58.75	57.07
2	—	1,518	39.50–52.00	45.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,053	40.00–50.50	47.57
40	—	1,000	57.25–59.00	58.42
65	—	990	52.50–58.00	56.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	47.00–51.75	49.09
20	—	1,301	57.00–59.50	57.86
27	—	1,295	53.75–56.75	55.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,773	77.75–80.75	78.49
14	—	1,693	75.00–77.50	76.26
5	—	1,377	71.00–74.75	73.27

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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