Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm market undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.81/cwt on 597 head.

Average price

$145.81

597 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$28.45/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	559	148.09	828	549
Medium and Large 2	552	119.65	660	48

One grade step is worth $28.45/cwt here — about $168 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 sale597 hd

145.81

—

UT average3 barns · 1,329 hd

146.73

−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	—	Low	1,795	76.60	1,375	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,602	60.28	966	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	59.38	776	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	56.03	585	56

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	313	124.43/cwt	115.00–129.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	134.73/cwt	120.00–140.00	489	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	141.42/cwt	137.00–156.00	470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	99.81/cwt	90.50–103.50	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.33/cwt	120.00–136.50	559	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	121.20/cwt	117.00–127.00	823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	113.70/cwt	107.50–120.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.93/cwt	123.00–134.25	619	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	122.20/cwt	110.00–124.00	968	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	107.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.03/cwt	105.00–119.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.83/cwt	112.50–147.00	687	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	116.30/cwt	112.00–124.00	847	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	142.35/cwt	130.00–160.00	376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.23/cwt	131.00–154.00	847	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	169.98/cwt	152.50–185.00	665	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	127.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	132.83/cwt	120.00–145.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	107.95/cwt	101.00–115.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	164.46/cwt	145.00–180.00	689	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.13/cwt	117.50–137.50	534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.38/cwt	116.00–122.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	133.59/cwt	128.00–133.75	1,152	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	130.75/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	109.19/cwt	103.00–116.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	103.18/cwt	99.00–108.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.36/cwt	126.00–149.00	877	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	182.38/cwt	175.00–185.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	117.20/cwt	102.50–118.00	451	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	97.33/cwt	90.00–102.50	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.08/cwt	122.00–134.50	741	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	123.34/cwt	121.50–125.50	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.94/cwt	122.00–134.00	793	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	113.77/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.99/cwt	130.00–155.25	779	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	844	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	122.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	149.52/cwt	135.00–160.00	719	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.40/cwt	115.00–133.25	913	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	188.97/cwt	184.00–195.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.27/cwt	121.00–132.00	585	5
Bulls	—	—	1,617	69.07/cwt	68.25–70.00	1,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.50/cwt	179.00–186.00	593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	81.55/cwt	80.00–84.75	1,560	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.71/cwt	146.00–149.50	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	75.77/cwt	73.00–78.75	1,345	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	167.34/cwt	145.00–182.50	626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	56.64/cwt	55.25–57.50	878	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	62.90/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,026	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	59.61/cwt	58.00–61.00	953	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	48.96/cwt	47.00–51.00	483	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	51.29/cwt	49.25–52.50	680	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	55.33/cwt	53.00–57.50	553	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	57.61/cwt	55.00–59.75	751	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	59.18/cwt	57.75–60.75	653	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	61.29/cwt	60.00–63.75	800	22

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 1,153Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 279Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm market undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	115.00–129.00	124.43
4	—	1,027	90.50–103.50	99.81
6	—	423	107.50–120.00	113.70
6	—	520	105.00–119.00	115.03
23	—	385	102.50–118.00	117.20
3	—	475	90.00–102.50	97.33
3	—	575	105.00–111.00	108.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	363	120.00–140.00	134.73
13	—	332	137.00–156.00	141.42
61	—	429	120.00–136.50	130.33
15	—	679	117.00–127.00	121.20
2	—	935	113.00–115.00	114.01
69	—	473	123.00–134.25	130.93
17	—	792	110.00–124.00	122.20
4	—	1,012	106.00–110.00	107.03
84	—	529	112.50–147.00	129.83
22	—	728	112.00–124.00	116.30
6	—	264	130.00–160.00	142.35
27	—	570	122.00–134.50	130.08
6	—	826	121.50–125.50	123.34
31	—	620	122.00–134.00	127.94
9	—	966	111.00–118.00	113.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	575	131.00–154.00	147.23
35	—	391	152.50–185.00	169.98
7	—	806	123.00–130.00	127.55
35	—	419	145.00–180.00	164.46
7	—	909	120.00–124.50	121.98
35	—	862	128.00–133.75	133.59
10	—	784	121.00–134.00	130.75
48	—	625	126.00–149.00	140.36
15	—	326	175.00–185.00	182.38
91	—	523	130.00–155.25	148.99
15	—	663	120.00–135.00	127.36
106	—	481	135.00–160.00	149.52
22	—	728	115.00–133.25	125.40
5	—	262	184.00–195.00	188.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	389	120.00–145.00	132.83
2	—	690	101.00–115.00	107.95
10	—	430	117.50–137.50	124.13
3	—	625	116.00–122.00	119.38
11	—	583	103.00–116.00	109.19
3	—	722	99.00–108.00	103.18
3	—	763	118.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	882	118.00–124.00	122.00
5	—	463	121.00–132.00	126.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	179.00–186.00	182.50
2	—	475	146.00–149.50	147.71
4	—	374	145.00–182.50	167.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	68.25–70.00	69.07
13	—	1,913	80.00–84.75	81.55
23	—	1,775	73.00–78.75	75.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	55.25–57.50	56.64
10	—	1,631	62.00–64.00	62.90
12	—	1,599	58.00–61.00	59.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	987	47.00–51.00	48.96
22	—	999	53.00–57.50	55.33
25	—	1,104	57.75–60.75	59.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	49.25–52.50	51.29
10	—	1,304	55.00–59.75	57.61
22	—	1,306	60.00–63.75	61.29

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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