Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower with some firmness noted in flyweights under 400 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.43/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$137.43

338 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

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	597	138.77	829	306
Medium and Large 2	490	124.62	611	32

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $218 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 sale338 hd

137.43

—

UT average3 barns · 967 hd

140.01

−2.58

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	—	Average	1,780	68.31	1,216	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	47.50	750	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	46.89	574	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	43.13	428	17

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	377	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	151.43/cwt	132.00–159.50	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	121.87/cwt	118.00–125.50	776	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	151.84/cwt	147.50–156.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	147.27/cwt	136.00–157.50	785	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	149.58/cwt	142.50–158.00	728	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.32/cwt	144.50–162.50	567	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	115.72/cwt	113.00–118.00	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	172.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.73/cwt	114.50–121.25	844	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	116.31/cwt	110.50–118.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.72/cwt	115.00–126.50	881	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	114.73/cwt	110.00–115.50	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	124.50/cwt	118.50–127.50	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.24/cwt	119.00–131.00	734	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	145.92/cwt	138.00–158.00	625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.19/cwt	134.50–141.00	852	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	37.88/cwt	34.00–42.50	464	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	50.61/cwt	49.00–52.75	576	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	46.89/cwt	41.50–49.00	581	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	43.13/cwt	38.75–46.25	428	17
Bulls	—	—	1,955	73.26/cwt	66.75–80.00	1,432	21
Bulls	—	—	1,416	55.40/cwt	48.00–61.00	784	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	42.11/cwt	42.00–42.25	701	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	85.30/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.34/cwt	107.00–113.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.97/cwt	127.50–144.50	818	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	108.19/cwt	103.00–113.50	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	119.04/cwt	116.00–122.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	127.03/cwt	122.00–133.50	608	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	53.95/cwt	53.00–54.75	827	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	47.47/cwt	44.25–51.75	749	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.69/cwt	122.50–132.50	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.26/cwt	125.00–135.50	887	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	109.46/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	124.54/cwt	116.00–126.00	968	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	108.57/cwt	100.00–125.00	306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.86/cwt	116.00–125.50	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.50	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	109.98/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	165.19/cwt	164.00–170.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	139.85/cwt	134.00–147.50	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	115.49/cwt	110.00–130.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.61/cwt	137.00–160.00	571	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	99.85/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	396	2

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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 641Last week 1,556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 307Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower with some firmness noted in flyweights under 400 lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	135.00–140.00	137.78
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
2	—	508	116.00–122.00	119.04
9	—	425	122.50–132.50	128.69
3	—	282	100.00–125.00	108.57
8	—	623	116.00–125.50	121.86
4	—	660	115.00–119.00	117.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	109.00	109.00
29	—	533	136.00–157.50	147.27
31	—	487	142.50–158.00	149.58
22	—	375	144.50–162.50	151.32
2	—	263	165.00–180.00	172.14
16	—	718	115.00–126.50	122.72
4	—	833	118.50–127.50	124.50
24	—	428	138.00–158.00	145.92
8	—	908	123.75	123.75
15	—	621	134.50–141.00	137.19
67	—	580	127.50–144.50	140.97
2	—	1,033	103.00–113.50	108.19
41	—	671	125.00–135.50	132.26
2	—	988	104.00–115.00	109.46
29	—	777	116.00–126.00	124.54
8	—	314	164.00–170.00	165.19
3	—	1,187	96.00–104.00	99.85
2	—	855	110.00–116.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	412	132.00–159.50	151.43
31	—	637	118.00–125.50	121.87
2	—	810	115.00	115.00
4	—	281	147.50–156.00	151.84
14	—	688	113.00–118.00	115.72
30	—	705	114.50–121.25	119.73
1	—	880	117.50	117.50
7	—	762	110.00–115.50	114.73
74	—	568	119.00–131.00	129.24
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
7	—	479	122.00–133.50	127.03
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
7	—	521	122.00–126.50	124.63
3	—	912	106.00–115.00	109.98
4	—	334	134.00–147.50	139.85
1	—	1,015	119.00	119.00
26	—	372	137.00–160.00	153.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	107.00–113.00	110.34
1	—	285	136.00	136.00
6	—	361	110.00–130.00	115.49
2	—	330	115.00–125.00	119.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	441	141.00	141.00
5	—	731	110.50–118.00	116.31
4	—	874	106.00	106.00
3	—	660	120.00–125.00	121.68
3	—	625	120.00–124.00	122.72
1	—	480	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	34.00–42.50	37.88
12	—	1,139	49.00–52.75	50.61
70	—	1,239	41.50–49.00	46.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	993	38.75–46.25	43.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	42.00–42.25	42.11
2	—	1,533	53.00–54.75	53.95
82	—	1,578	44.25–51.75	47.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,955	66.75–80.00	73.26
12	—	1,416	48.00–61.00	55.40
3	—	2,010	85.00–86.00	85.30

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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