Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak market undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.18/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$141.18

773 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$6.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

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	618	142.21	879	655
Medium and Large 2	468	135.44	634	118

One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about $245 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 sale773 hd

141.18

—

UT average4 barns · 2,345 hd

139.96

+1.22

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	1,732	68.87	1,193	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	49.11	777	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	48.20	633	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,082	46.73	506	107

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	492	134.47/cwt	125.00–142.50	662	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	165.07/cwt	155.00–170.00	385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.57/cwt	131.50–147.00	795	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.82/cwt	145.00–168.00	757	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.76/cwt	123.00–127.50	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.48/cwt	102.50–123.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.47/cwt	145.00–174.50	704	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	169.91/cwt	167.50–172.50	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.79/cwt	130.00–143.75	851	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	113.24/cwt	102.00–115.50	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.05/cwt	121.00–126.00	591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	174.28/cwt	150.00–184.00	570	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	122.42/cwt	114.50–127.75	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	131.32/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,010	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	128.23/cwt	115.50–130.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	688	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.98/cwt	124.00–131.25	743	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.83/cwt	131.00–139.00	924	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	132.47/cwt	126.00–134.25	1,151	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	124.49/cwt	118.50–126.25	823	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.52/cwt	130.00–150.00	611	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	118.73/cwt	118.25–119.75	1,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	147.53/cwt	137.00–165.00	466	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.56/cwt	130.00–153.00	546	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	131.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.75/cwt	127.00–141.00	643	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	123.91/cwt	117.00–125.75	1,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.75/cwt	119.50–128.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	119.36/cwt	113.00–125.50	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.92/cwt	132.50–147.50	343	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	48.77/cwt	47.75–50.00	635	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	36.04/cwt	33.00–40.25	378	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	37.89/cwt	35.50–41.00	485	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	59.71/cwt	58.00–62.00	989	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	43.35/cwt	40.50–45.50	437	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	45.16/cwt	43.75–45.75	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.12/cwt	125.00–147.50	604	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	45.66/cwt	42.00–47.75	599	40
Bulls	—	—	1,925	72.97/cwt	70.50–75.50	1,405	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	51.51/cwt	50.00–55.50	694	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	51.00/cwt	50.00–54.00	559	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	52.09/cwt	50.25–54.00	834	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.36/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	47.74/cwt	46.00–50.00	527	59
Bulls	—	—	1,566	68.03/cwt	63.50–69.75	1,065	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	48.27/cwt	46.00–49.75	758	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.21/cwt	110.00–117.50	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	105.35/cwt	105.00–112.50	337	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.44/cwt	110.00–127.00	460	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.77/cwt	117.00–129.00	849	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	122.10/cwt	115.00–125.50	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	160.89/cwt	147.50–172.50	597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	130.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	136.99/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,004	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	119.79/cwt	118.00–121.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	126.14/cwt	122.50–130.00	362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.60/cwt	130.00–156.50	776	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	113.80/cwt	110.00–117.50	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	141.18/cwt	132.50–145.00	401	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.35/cwt	115.00–126.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	144.11/cwt	120.00–147.50	454	24

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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,406Last week 1,708Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 341Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 4.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak market undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	492	125.00–142.50	134.47
6	—	518	123.00–127.50	124.76
5	—	568	102.50–123.00	115.48
29	—	422	125.00–147.50	143.12
4	—	360	130.00–140.00	137.36
19	—	670	117.00–129.00	126.77
3	—	735	115.00–125.50	122.10
4	—	260	120.00–135.00	130.96
2	—	623	115.00–126.00	120.35
24	—	315	120.00–147.50	144.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	155.00–170.00	165.07
89	—	574	131.50–147.00	138.57
35	—	471	145.00–168.00	160.82
34	—	428	145.00–174.50	164.47
2	—	285	167.50–172.50	169.91
116	—	622	130.00–143.75	136.79
24	—	327	150.00–184.00	174.28
22	—	769	128.00–134.00	131.32
12	—	912	115.50–130.00	128.23
144	—	675	131.00–139.00	136.83
40	—	869	126.00–134.25	132.47
8	—	831	129.00–135.00	131.75
15	—	371	147.50–172.50	160.89
54	—	733	130.00–141.00	136.99
57	—	526	130.00–156.50	147.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	218	120.00	120.00
6	—	653	102.00–115.50	113.24
18	—	473	121.00–126.00	125.05
3	—	623	110.00–117.50	113.21
23	—	320	105.00–112.50	105.35
16	—	373	110.00–127.00	123.44
6	—	430	118.00–125.00	120.65
3	—	527	110.00–121.00	116.25
5	—	561	118.00–121.00	119.79
4	—	287	122.50–130.00	126.14
2	—	815	110.00–117.50	113.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	721	114.50–127.75	122.42
71	—	528	124.00–135.00	130.21
54	—	576	124.00–131.25	128.98
37	—	661	118.50–126.25	124.49
23	—	417	130.00–150.00	146.52
14	—	925	118.25–119.75	118.73
29	—	616	120.00–129.00	124.73
34	—	316	137.00–165.00	147.53
33	—	383	130.00–153.00	142.56
49	—	477	127.00–141.00	134.75
9	—	877	117.00–125.75	123.91
9	—	822	119.50–128.00	125.75
5	—	779	113.00–125.50	119.36
5	—	240	132.50–147.50	142.92
11	—	284	132.50–145.00	141.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,303	47.75–50.00	48.77
4	—	1,280	35.50–41.00	37.89
40	—	1,311	42.00–47.75	45.66
29	—	1,348	50.00–55.50	51.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,050	33.00–40.25	36.04
17	—	1,007	40.50–45.50	43.35
22	—	1,097	50.00–54.00	51.00
59	—	1,103	46.00–50.00	47.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	43.75–45.75	45.16
19	—	1,602	50.25–54.00	52.09
44	—	1,570	46.00–49.75	48.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,656	58.00–62.00	59.71
14	—	1,925	70.50–75.50	72.97
14	—	1,566	63.50–69.75	68.03

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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