Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a weak undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.99/cwt on 808 head.

Average price

$141.99

808 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$22.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

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	532	142.71	759	782
Medium and Large 2	498	120.07	597	26

One grade step is worth $22.65/cwt here — about $162 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 sale808 hd

141.99

—

UT average3 barns · 1,413 hd

142.88

−0.89

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	1,629	64.86	1,056	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	44.99	576	127
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	44.93	682	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	44.55	469	278

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	391	116.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.15/cwt	125.00–142.50	501	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	199.02/cwt	185.00–202.00	458	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.65/cwt	139.00–164.00	657	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	97.69/cwt	92.00–101.50	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	115.09/cwt	105.00–125.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	141.52/cwt	120.00–155.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.95/cwt	101.00–115.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	117.66/cwt	112.50–123.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	156.66/cwt	152.50–161.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.28/cwt	111.00–118.50	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	168.92/cwt	165.00–172.50	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	121.61/cwt	115.00–123.75	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	124.03/cwt	119.00–127.25	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.75/cwt	106.50–123.00	744	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	101.22/cwt	95.00–105.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.33/cwt	104.00–119.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	170.33/cwt	160.00–185.00	462	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.98/cwt	135.00–160.00	706	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	160.30/cwt	142.50–182.00	608	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	146.26/cwt	124.00–166.00	481	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	119.45/cwt	119.25–120.00	1,028	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.51/cwt	115.50–119.50	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	173	218.80/cwt	200.00–230.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	201.44/cwt	195.00–205.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.62/cwt	115.00–117.50	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.93/cwt	167.50–172.00	547	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	50.69/cwt	47.00–55.25	781	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	53.18/cwt	50.00–56.50	513	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	45.74/cwt	44.00–48.75	584	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	42.39/cwt	41.00–43.75	542	41
Bulls	—	—	1,349	55.12/cwt	53.00–57.50	744	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	39.27/cwt	35.50–40.75	604	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	176.37/cwt	161.00–187.00	578	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.41/cwt	130.00–155.25	764	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.82/cwt	123.00–142.50	761	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	43.25/cwt	40.00–45.25	458	204
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	51.05/cwt	49.00–54.75	674	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	69.02/cwt	67.00–72.25	1,194	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.03/cwt	112.00–129.00	636	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.31/cwt	117.00–129.00	588	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.96/cwt	122.00–132.50	800	86
Bulls	—	—	1,612	63.39/cwt	59.50–66.75	1,022	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	43.80/cwt	41.00–45.50	649	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	46.83/cwt	45.75–49.50	492	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	119.01/cwt	111.00–125.00	680	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	122.42/cwt	110.00–129.00	528	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	199.39/cwt	185.00–205.00	538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.39/cwt	102.00–118.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.92/cwt	112.00–129.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.49/cwt	111.00–126.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.68/cwt	115.00–129.00	905	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.79/cwt	111.00–132.75	869	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	113.71/cwt	103.00–118.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	89.51/cwt	88.50–92.50	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	106.54/cwt	100.00–115.00	300	3

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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,659Last week 2,303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 508Last week 351Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a weak undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	391	110.00–119.00	116.14
5	—	641	92.00–101.50	97.69
2	—	215	165.00–172.50	168.92
4	—	781	88.50–92.50	89.51
3	—	282	100.00–115.00	106.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	376	125.00–142.50	133.15
23	—	230	185.00–202.00	199.02
66	—	616	106.50–123.00	120.75
4	—	912	95.00–105.00	101.22
4	—	723	104.00–119.00	114.33
16	—	271	160.00–185.00	170.33
63	—	329	124.00–166.00	146.26
11	—	861	119.25–120.00	119.45
11	—	828	115.50–119.50	117.51
3	—	173	200.00–230.00	218.80
178	—	521	112.00–129.00	122.03
100	—	473	117.00–129.00	124.31
43	—	571	111.00–125.00	119.01
41	—	431	110.00–129.00	122.42
13	—	672	103.00–118.00	113.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	433	139.00–164.00	151.65
2	—	1,023	100.00–105.00	102.52
4	—	939	115.00–123.75	121.61
4	—	818	119.00–127.25	124.03
75	—	471	135.00–160.00	149.98
72	—	379	142.50–182.00	160.30
26	—	328	161.00–187.00	176.37
163	—	529	130.00–155.25	144.41
152	—	573	123.00–142.50	132.82
86	—	620	122.00–132.50	128.96
11	—	270	185.00–205.00	199.39
51	—	720	115.00–129.00	125.68
44	—	675	111.00–132.75	128.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	105.00–125.00	115.09
4	—	334	120.00–155.00	141.52
5	—	635	111.00–118.50	116.28
3	—	580	102.00–118.00	111.39
3	—	472	112.00–129.00	121.92
6	—	523	111.00–126.00	116.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	101.00–115.00	107.95
2	—	580	112.50–123.00	117.66
2	—	373	152.50–161.00	156.66
5	—	268	195.00–205.00	201.44
4	—	610	115.00–117.50	115.62
4	—	320	167.50–172.00	170.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,541	47.00–55.25	50.69
16	—	1,539	35.50–40.75	39.27
22	—	1,481	41.00–45.50	43.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	964	50.00–56.50	53.18
204	—	1,059	40.00–45.25	43.25
59	—	1,050	45.75–49.50	46.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,277	44.00–48.75	45.74
41	—	1,278	41.00–43.75	42.39
8	—	1,320	49.00–54.75	51.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	53.00–57.50	55.12
22	—	1,730	67.00–72.25	69.02
16	—	1,612	59.50–66.75	63.39

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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