Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. Boning and Lean Slaughter Cows sold steady with a weak undertone, with Breaking Cows and Slaughter Bulls selling steady with a firm undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.37/cwt on 822 head.

Average price

$137.37

822 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

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	566	138.39	783	786
Medium and Large 2	509	114.92	585	36

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $198 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 sale822 hd

137.37

—

UT average3 barns · 1,483 hd

138.34

−0.97

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	1,608	63.64	1,023	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	46.67	706	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	44.81	575	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	44.13	461	261

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	431	148.57/cwt	132.00–157.00	640	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.96/cwt	135.00–149.00	608	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	52.32/cwt	50.25–54.00	801	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	47.81/cwt	46.00–51.00	607	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	51.89/cwt	49.50–54.50	546	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	37.65/cwt	33.00–39.75	363	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	41.22/cwt	38.50–42.75	529	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	104.69/cwt	102.00–107.50	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	128.81/cwt	122.50–135.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.11/cwt	114.00–121.00	679	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	118.55/cwt	112.00–122.75	867	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	112.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.97/cwt	120.00–139.00	745	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	131.21/cwt	122.50–135.00	493	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.34/cwt	116.00–116.50	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.25/cwt	132.50–155.00	462	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	156.40/cwt	142.50–190.00	433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	122.07/cwt	118.50–126.50	863	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.02/cwt	142.50–182.50	619	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	127.44/cwt	122.00–131.00	540	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	115.43/cwt	109.75–119.00	724	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.99/cwt	125.00–155.00	757	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	128.02/cwt	115.00–131.00	789	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	124.15/cwt	120.25–125.50	1,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	121.28/cwt	119.00–123.25	1,198	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.97/cwt	112.50–125.00	634	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	112.50/cwt	108.00–116.50	749	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	172.40/cwt	152.50–188.00	559	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	935	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	178.70/cwt	175.00–182.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	119.59/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	175.97/cwt	170.00–182.50	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	151.45/cwt	145.00–157.50	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	863	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.83/cwt	132.50–157.25	713	110
Bulls	—	—	1,328	58.76/cwt	54.50–60.50	780	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	47.37/cwt	45.75–49.00	510	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	106.36/cwt	101.00–109.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	43.09/cwt	40.00–45.50	457	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	42.66/cwt	40.75–44.25	636	20
Bulls	—	—	1,945	71.55/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	114.64/cwt	105.00–117.00	495	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	119.01/cwt	106.00–125.00	374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	44.25/cwt	43.00–45.75	573	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	48.17/cwt	46.50–49.75	737	12
Bulls	—	—	1,682	64.26/cwt	61.00–67.75	1,081	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.12/cwt	110.00–125.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	112.16/cwt	105.00–117.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	111.05/cwt	100.00–125.00	355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	120.84/cwt	102.50–127.50	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.98/cwt	95.00–112.50	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	108.76/cwt	107.50–111.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	123.96/cwt	112.50–125.75	581	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.75/cwt	114.50–115.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.76/cwt	106.00–121.25	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.72/cwt	107.00–118.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.63/cwt	119.00–131.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	181.97/cwt	169.00–190.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	110.52/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	141.42/cwt	125.00–150.00	322	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,655Last week 1,659Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 554Last week 508Year 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
89	—	431	132.00–157.00	148.57
92	—	569	120.00–139.00	130.97
37	—	707	118.50–126.50	122.07
37	—	375	142.50–182.50	165.02
136	—	526	125.00–155.00	143.99
106	—	616	115.00–131.00	128.02
11	—	821	120.25–125.50	124.15
21	—	988	119.00–123.25	121.28
16	—	324	152.50–188.00	172.40
21	—	773	115.00–125.00	120.96
2	—	265	175.00–182.00	178.70
2	—	873	116.00–123.00	119.59
2	—	238	145.00–157.50	151.45
104	—	683	120.00–128.00	126.34
110	—	476	132.50–157.25	149.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	828	101.00–105.00	103.03
3	—	478	110.00–125.00	115.12
5	—	574	105.00–117.00	112.16
5	—	320	100.00–125.00	111.05
5	—	426	102.50–127.50	120.84
8	—	525	106.00–121.25	114.76
6	—	623	107.00–118.00	113.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	115.00–119.00	116.98
2	—	458	142.00–150.00	146.02
2	—	428	135.00–149.00	141.96
2	—	660	109.00–117.00	112.97
2	—	368	145.00–151.00	148.02
2	—	283	170.00–182.50	175.97
7	—	583	119.00–131.00	120.63
6	—	329	169.00–190.00	181.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	122.50–135.00	128.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	102.00–107.50	104.69
3	—	875	101.00–109.00	106.36
13	—	432	105.00–117.00	114.64
4	—	314	106.00–125.00	119.01
2	—	775	90.00	90.00
2	—	723	102.00–104.00	102.97
4	—	283	135.00–140.00	138.74
11	—	528	95.00–112.50	107.98
4	—	578	107.50–111.00	108.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	575	114.00–121.00	118.11
22	—	731	112.00–122.75	118.55
4	—	811	109.00–116.00	112.51
27	—	376	122.50–135.00	131.21
3	—	773	116.00–116.50	116.34
19	—	327	132.50–155.00	141.25
7	—	277	142.50–190.00	156.40
64	—	424	122.00–131.00	127.44
57	—	627	109.75–119.00	115.43
158	—	520	112.50–125.00	121.97
31	—	666	108.00–116.50	112.50
113	—	469	112.50–125.75	123.96
2	—	865	114.50–115.00	114.75
3	—	973	100.00–117.50	110.52
3	—	228	125.00–150.00	141.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,531	50.25–54.00	52.32
20	—	1,492	40.75–44.25	42.66
12	—	1,529	46.50–49.75	48.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,269	46.00–51.00	47.81
30	—	1,284	38.50–42.75	41.22
44	—	1,295	43.00–45.75	44.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,053	49.50–54.50	51.89
52	—	965	33.00–39.75	37.65
68	—	1,077	45.75–49.00	47.37
111	—	1,061	40.00–45.50	43.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,328	54.50–60.50	58.76
6	—	1,945	69.00–74.00	71.55
18	—	1,682	61.00–67.75	64.26

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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