Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.10/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$142.10

778 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

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	603	143.02	862	738
Medium and Large 2	548	125.09	686	40

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $176 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 sale778 hd

142.10

—

UT average3 barns · 1,386 hd

141.34

+0.76

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	1,820	71.95	1,309	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	46.91	731	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	46.06	537	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	939	41.53	390	34

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	382	133.98/cwt	127.50–138.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	829	107.64/cwt	106.50–110.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	110.61/cwt	105.00–118.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	106.00/cwt	102.50–117.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	116.63/cwt	112.50–121.00	443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.44/cwt	125.50–132.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.82/cwt	118.00–126.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.97/cwt	125.00–132.50	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.85/cwt	115.00–128.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	127.66/cwt	123.00–132.50	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	111.10/cwt	110.00–117.50	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.39/cwt	111.00–121.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	104.85/cwt	102.50–110.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	113.36/cwt	103.00–117.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	115.57/cwt	107.50–119.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.29/cwt	123.00–135.25	697	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.29/cwt	116.00–125.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	131.33/cwt	125.00–147.50	419	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.90/cwt	131.00–146.50	916	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.27/cwt	123.00–127.75	1,084	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	159.87/cwt	156.00–169.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.66/cwt	137.50–160.00	739	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.53/cwt	134.00–149.00	821	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	129.76/cwt	120.50–133.25	1,004	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	116.08/cwt	114.00–124.50	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	150.27/cwt	132.00–158.00	802	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	128.74/cwt	125.00–132.75	1,038	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.53/cwt	142.00–160.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	129.52/cwt	118.00–135.00	944	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	165.49/cwt	155.00–169.00	487	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	51.08/cwt	50.75–52.00	553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	46.76/cwt	44.00–50.00	548	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	41.87/cwt	37.50–44.00	486	22
Bulls	—	—	1,578	64.61/cwt	59.00–66.75	1,020	4
Bulls	—	—	2,038	79.67/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	72.73/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,352	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	28.76/cwt	25.50–32.50	278	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	36.23/cwt	34.00–41.50	345	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	47.11/cwt	44.75–48.75	436	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	43.04/cwt	38.75–44.75	628	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	47.26/cwt	45.00–50.75	741	100
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	897	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.77/cwt	134.00–141.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	143.15/cwt	141.00–147.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	109.75/cwt	109.50–110.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.75/cwt	112.50–127.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.03/cwt	122.00–135.00	748	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	156.81/cwt	140.00–164.00	648	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	123.97/cwt	119.50–128.00	832	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.67/cwt	133.00–147.00	881	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	118.64/cwt	117.25–122.25	974	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.50/cwt	127.50–150.00	519	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	137.18/cwt	131.00–140.50	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	138.24/cwt	138.00–140.00	404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.84/cwt	120.50–132.75	799	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.46/cwt	125.00–136.50	645	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.97/cwt	128.00–147.00	589	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	123.69/cwt	116.00–129.25	1,066	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	119.46/cwt	117.00–123.50	932	11

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 1,556Last week 1,532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 389Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	382	127.50–138.00	133.98
4	—	778	102.50–117.00	106.00
3	—	568	125.50–132.00	129.44
2	—	325	130.00–137.50	133.81
5	—	629	118.00–126.00	121.82
5	—	476	125.00–132.50	129.97
4	—	673	115.00–128.00	118.85
4	—	433	123.00–132.50	127.66
3	—	897	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	669	131.00–146.50	136.90
12	—	865	123.00–127.75	125.27
8	—	328	156.00–169.00	159.87
135	—	478	137.50–160.00	154.66
83	—	580	134.00–149.00	141.53
70	—	774	120.50–133.25	129.76
5	—	1,045	114.00–124.50	116.08
4	—	901	124.50	124.50
64	—	534	132.00–158.00	150.27
43	—	806	125.00–132.75	128.74
10	—	376	142.00–160.00	152.53
31	—	729	118.00–135.00	129.52
8	—	294	155.00–169.00	165.49
37	—	413	140.00–164.00	156.81
198	—	622	133.00–147.00	141.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	829	106.50–110.00	107.64
3	—	507	105.00–118.00	110.61
9	—	380	112.50–121.00	116.63
7	—	411	110.00–117.50	111.10
5	—	478	111.00–121.00	116.39
4	—	737	102.50–110.00	104.85
4	—	284	120.00–125.00	122.50
10	—	617	103.00–117.00	113.36
5	—	582	107.50–119.00	115.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	117.50	117.50
3	—	1,117	100.00	100.00
46	—	531	123.00–135.25	131.29
12	—	716	116.00–125.00	121.29
14	—	319	125.00–147.50	131.33
165	—	575	122.00–135.00	130.03
35	—	671	119.50–128.00	123.97
18	—	821	117.25–122.25	118.64
18	—	372	127.50–150.00	139.50
8	—	292	138.00–140.00	138.24
96	—	615	120.50–132.75	129.84
87	—	483	125.00–136.50	133.46
76	—	427	128.00–147.00	137.97
21	—	862	116.00–129.25	123.69
11	—	780	117.00–123.50	119.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	160.00–166.00	163.00
6	—	471	134.00–141.00	139.77
3	—	413	141.00–147.50	143.15
2	—	723	109.50–110.00	109.75
2	—	670	112.50–127.00	119.75
2	—	585	130.00–131.00	130.50
7	—	509	131.00–140.50	137.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	50.75–52.00	51.08
89	—	1,173	44.00–50.00	46.76
22	—	1,161	37.50–44.00	41.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	25.50–32.50	28.76
9	—	953	34.00–41.50	36.23
20	—	926	44.75–48.75	47.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	38.75–44.75	43.04
100	—	1,567	45.00–50.75	47.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	59.00–66.75	64.61
3	—	2,038	79.00–80.50	79.67
8	—	1,859	70.00–75.50	72.73

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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