Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.69/cwt on 960 head.

Average price

$139.69

960 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	570	140.66	801	910
Medium and Large 2	539	121.99	658	50

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about $144 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 sale960 hd

139.69

—

UT average3 barns · 1,590 hd

139.11

+0.58

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	1,706	67.33	1,149	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	50.85	789	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	48.25	613	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	47.57	503	126

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	283	162.94/cwt	132.50–175.00	461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	983	100.57/cwt	95.00–110.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	111.73/cwt	97.50–115.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.51/cwt	117.50–134.00	601	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.22/cwt	117.00–134.00	758	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.71/cwt	120.00–156.50	566	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.84/cwt	120.00–157.50	445	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	125.88/cwt	122.50–127.50	279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	138.30/cwt	125.00–142.50	508	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.78/cwt	132.00–145.25	733	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	132.74/cwt	117.50–137.00	822	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.63/cwt	138.00–160.25	722	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.72/cwt	126.00–134.50	886	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.93/cwt	116.00–126.00	703	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.47/cwt	124.00–141.00	775	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	124.26/cwt	121.00–132.25	1,086	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	177.95/cwt	145.00–192.50	607	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	126.59/cwt	125.00–129.75	1,181	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.63/cwt	140.00–171.00	603	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.12/cwt	115.00–130.00	657	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	117.53/cwt	113.50–126.50	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	172.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	115.35/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	114.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,043	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	928	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	155.48/cwt	139.00–159.00	647	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	130.08/cwt	128.25–133.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	117.76/cwt	115.50–119.75	975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.81/cwt	126.00–139.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	139.74/cwt	138.50–141.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	149.44/cwt	138.00–155.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	124.40/cwt	121.00–131.00	973	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	44.23/cwt	40.00–46.00	450	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	46.45/cwt	44.25–48.75	697	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	45.50/cwt	40.00–47.75	584	35
Bulls	—	—	1,828	71.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,304	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	63.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	36.76/cwt	35.00–40.00	320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	53.30/cwt	51.00–58.50	556	21
Bulls	—	—	1,698	67.71/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,150	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	48.29/cwt	46.50–50.50	529	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	49.79/cwt	48.75–52.00	792	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	49.28/cwt	48.25–53.00	639	36
Bulls	—	—	1,590	61.80/cwt	56.00–65.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	98.62/cwt	95.00–102.50	276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	125.33/cwt	122.00–132.50	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	109.34/cwt	105.00–118.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	132.66/cwt	120.00–137.50	354	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	121.27/cwt	114.00–123.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.36/cwt	117.50–127.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	112.50/cwt	107.50–117.50	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	96.38/cwt	91.00–107.50	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	109.75/cwt	109.50–110.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.05/cwt	111.00–121.50	784	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.19/cwt	113.00–118.50	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	139.69/cwt	132.50–145.00	390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	110.38/cwt	108.00–111.00	948	5

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,708Last week 1,655Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 554Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	283	132.50–175.00	162.94
121	—	521	132.00–145.25	140.78
116	—	619	117.50–137.00	132.74
115	—	473	138.00–160.25	152.63
114	—	673	126.00–134.50	131.72
199	—	572	124.00–141.00	135.47
12	—	874	121.00–132.25	124.26
33	—	341	145.00–192.50	177.95
23	—	933	125.00–129.75	126.59
23	—	378	140.00–171.00	159.63
5	—	971	113.50–126.50	117.53
5	—	225	170.00–180.00	172.09
3	—	1,039	111.00–117.50	115.35
40	—	716	125.00–132.50	129.57
70	—	416	139.00–159.00	155.48
6	—	818	128.25–133.00	130.08
16	—	782	121.00–131.00	124.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	983	95.00–110.00	100.57
12	—	486	122.00–132.50	125.33
6	—	368	125.00–135.00	129.69
3	—	779	105.00–118.00	109.34
4	—	267	120.00–137.50	132.66
2	—	528	120.50	120.50
7	—	580	115.00–123.00	119.19
5	—	691	114.00–123.00	121.27
2	—	420	117.50–127.00	122.36
3	—	310	125.00–135.00	130.05
2	—	625	116.00–124.00	119.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	97.50–115.00	111.73
3	—	222	122.50–127.50	125.88
2	—	280	95.00–102.50	98.62
2	—	560	112.50–115.00	113.76
2	—	375	107.50–117.50	112.50
3	—	675	91.00–107.50	96.38
3	—	637	106.00	106.00
2	—	805	109.50–110.00	109.75
1	—	300	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	471	117.50–134.00	127.51
70	—	625	117.00–134.00	121.22
56	—	430	120.00–156.50	131.71
23	—	323	120.00–157.50	137.84
56	—	367	125.00–142.50	138.30
130	—	567	116.00–126.00	123.93
147	—	525	115.00–130.00	125.12
14	—	907	110.00–116.00	114.99
5	—	828	115.50–119.75	117.76
2	—	218	145.00–150.00	147.30
16	—	670	111.00–121.50	117.05
8	—	716	113.00–118.50	115.19
7	—	279	132.50–145.00	139.69
5	—	859	108.00–111.00	110.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	126.00–139.00	130.81
4	—	489	138.50–141.00	139.74
4	—	421	138.00–155.00	149.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,017	40.00–46.00	44.23
4	—	871	35.00–40.00	36.76
21	—	1,043	51.00–58.50	53.30
64	—	1,096	46.50–50.50	48.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	44.25–48.75	46.45
19	—	1,591	48.75–52.00	49.79
14	—	1,522	52.00–57.00	54.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,283	40.00–47.75	45.50
4	—	923	60.00–65.00	63.01
36	—	1,297	48.25–53.00	49.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,828	70.00–75.00	71.36
21	—	1,698	65.00–69.00	67.71
8	—	1,590	56.00–65.00	61.80

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