Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady but with a firm market undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.93/cwt on 1,161 head.

Average price

$142.93

1,161 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	578	143.82	831	1,102
Medium and Large 2	503	126.36	636	59

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $194 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 sale1,161 hd

142.93

—

UT average3 barns · 1,523 hd

141.37

+1.56

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	1,818	69.60	1,266	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,706	52.21	891	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	50.20	718	140
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,207	49.17	593	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	42.95	428	62

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	673	114.62/cwt	107.50–118.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	137.42/cwt	122.50–145.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	117.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,079	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	149.98/cwt	142.00–157.50	411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.99/cwt	117.00–127.50	831	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.85/cwt	135.00–162.00	739	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.75/cwt	126.00–140.50	618	104
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	130.89/cwt	130.00–133.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.59/cwt	111.00–125.00	935	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	151.79/cwt	140.00–166.00	498	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.02/cwt	120.00–139.00	891	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	128.67/cwt	123.00–132.50	665	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.90/cwt	116.00–120.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	128.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	991	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.39/cwt	135.00–157.00	779	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.27/cwt	122.00–128.00	780	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	169.00/cwt	161.00–180.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.17/cwt	147.50–172.00	678	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.14/cwt	127.00–146.00	587	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	188.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	169.77/cwt	155.00–182.50	564	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	148.20/cwt	135.00–157.00	538	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.87/cwt	123.50–140.00	740	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	113.06/cwt	109.00–114.25	1,141	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.77/cwt	120.00–148.00	781	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.34/cwt	117.25–134.50	945	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	126.59/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,182	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	120.84/cwt	116.50–124.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.79/cwt	124.00–140.25	854	238
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,168	57.82/cwt	55.00–60.00	675	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	51.44/cwt	50.00–54.50	633	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	54.97/cwt	53.50–56.25	789	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	50.55/cwt	47.25–53.25	730	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	44.75/cwt	39.50–47.00	623	32
Bulls	—	—	1,168	77.74/cwt	75.00–81.00	908	2
Bulls	—	—	1,479	64.96/cwt	60.00–67.00	961	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	47.59/cwt	43.00–50.00	572	88
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,716	48.18/cwt	46.75–49.75	827	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	35.02/cwt	30.00–39.50	335	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	53.90/cwt	50.00–56.00	494	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,663	56.76/cwt	56.50–57.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	125.98/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	170.33/cwt	155.00–177.50	402	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,709	53.13/cwt	50.00–55.75	908	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	42.53/cwt	40.00–43.75	439	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	171.32/cwt	167.50–175.00	480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	70.13/cwt	67.00–73.75	1,382	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	95.82/cwt	95.00–97.50	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.69/cwt	102.00–116.50	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	48.10/cwt	44.50–49.50	484	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,169	41.09/cwt	37.00–43.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.10/cwt	102.50–122.50	629	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	130.83/cwt	127.50–131.75	1,054	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.18/cwt	110.00–125.00	523	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	116.42/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.24/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.35/cwt	116.00–124.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.96/cwt	120.00–148.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	244	129.54/cwt	122.50–147.50	316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.25/cwt	117.00–120.50	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	119.64/cwt	115.00–123.50	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.62/cwt	112.50–132.50	372	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	113.11/cwt	112.50–115.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	141.13/cwt	132.50–145.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.99/cwt	116.00–125.00	862	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	118.63/cwt	112.50–127.50	572	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.61/cwt	127.50–147.50	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	128.96/cwt	121.00–137.50	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	122.13/cwt	102.50–132.50	459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.15/cwt	150.00–180.00	623	59

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,232Last week 1,406Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 505Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady but 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
13	—	673	107.50–118.00	114.62
10	—	580	116.00–120.00	117.90
3	—	1,018	95.00–97.50	95.82
61	—	524	102.50–122.50	120.10
15	—	435	110.00–125.00	120.18
7	—	482	116.00–124.00	120.35
4	—	784	100.00–110.00	105.02
7	—	244	122.50–147.50	129.54
10	—	605	117.00–120.50	119.25
12	—	285	112.50–132.50	130.62
6	—	329	121.00–137.50	128.96
13	—	376	102.50–132.50	122.13
2	—	870	113.00–116.00	114.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	916	110.00–120.00	117.75
10	—	274	142.00–157.50	149.98
57	—	670	117.00–127.50	123.99
104	—	469	126.00–140.50	131.75
54	—	775	111.00–125.00	120.59
52	—	328	140.00–166.00	151.79
168	—	517	123.00–132.50	128.67
49	—	623	122.00–128.00	125.27
75	—	428	127.00–146.00	137.14
60	—	363	135.00–157.00	148.20
63	—	579	123.50–140.00	127.87
8	—	1,009	109.00–114.25	113.06
7	—	867	116.50–124.00	120.84
5	—	236	155.00–177.50	170.33
3	—	972	112.00–119.00	116.42
2	—	815	122.50–124.00	123.24
35	—	718	116.00–125.00	119.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	122.50–145.00	137.42
7	—	511	130.00–133.00	130.89
4	—	715	102.00–116.50	108.69
2	—	878	116.00–118.00	117.00
5	—	410	120.00–148.00	135.96
9	—	617	115.00–123.50	119.64
4	—	668	112.50–115.00	113.11
3	—	285	132.50–145.00	141.13
10	—	482	112.50–127.50	118.63
12	—	383	127.50–147.50	136.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	477	135.00–162.00	154.85
4	—	980	124.00–125.00	124.75
47	—	670	120.00–139.00	133.02
40	—	772	125.00–129.00	128.31
156	—	525	135.00–157.00	148.39
4	—	261	161.00–180.00	169.00
72	—	426	147.50–172.00	159.17
3	—	235	185.00–190.00	188.33
56	—	332	155.00–182.50	169.77
109	—	571	120.00–148.00	136.77
91	—	725	117.25–134.50	130.34
25	—	934	125.00–127.00	126.59
238	—	629	124.00–140.25	135.79
3	—	867	123.00–132.00	125.98
55	—	806	127.50–131.75	130.83
59	—	377	150.00–180.00	165.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	145.00–147.00	146.31
3	—	820	115.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	280	167.50–175.00	171.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,168	55.00–60.00	57.82
55	—	1,230	50.00–54.50	51.44
88	—	1,201	43.00–50.00	47.59
9	—	1,169	37.00–43.00	41.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,435	53.50–56.25	54.97
77	—	1,445	47.25–53.25	50.55
32	—	1,393	39.50–47.00	44.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,716	46.75–49.75	48.18
2	—	1,663	56.50–57.00	56.76
12	—	1,709	50.00–55.75	53.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	958	30.00–39.50	35.02
6	—	917	50.00–56.00	53.90
26	—	1,032	40.00–43.75	42.53
14	—	1,006	44.50–49.50	48.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	75.00–81.00	77.74
6	—	1,479	60.00–67.00	64.96
22	—	1,970	67.00–73.75	70.13

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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