Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded firm on a light test. Slaughter Cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.31/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$157.31

251 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$44.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.73

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	180.66	708	92
Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.71	828	143
Medium and Large 2	455	135.70	617	16thin

One grade step is worth $44.97/cwt here — about $90 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 sale251 hd

157.31

—

UT average3 barns · 667 hd

144.58

+12.73

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	1,765	69.98	1,235	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	50.59	739	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	49.98	599	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	913	41.33	377	25

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	—	—	1,765	69.98/cwt	64.00–75.75	1,235	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	50.59/cwt	46.50–53.25	739	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	30.21/cwt	29.00–32.00	249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	47.05/cwt	42.50–48.75	459	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	36.11/cwt	34.00–39.00	307	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	55.39/cwt	54.00–56.50	628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	164.48/cwt	157.50–171.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.90/cwt	134.00–154.50	788	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	158.35/cwt	140.00–163.00	429	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.31/cwt	123.75–126.50	772	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.83/cwt	133.00–148.50	663	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	128.98/cwt	119.50–130.75	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	156.70/cwt	153.00–170.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	176.12/cwt	170.00–181.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	131.83/cwt	129.25–134.00	875	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	156.42/cwt	140.00–157.50	594	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	132.26/cwt	125.00–139.25	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	116.18/cwt	108.00–124.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	149.05/cwt	135.00–157.00	721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	137.63/cwt	136.50–138.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.92/cwt	115.00–124.50	825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.69/cwt	134.00–139.50	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	38.94/cwt	38.00–39.75	502	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	49.53/cwt	44.00–53.25	598	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.15/cwt	95.00–115.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.38/cwt	177.00–177.50	749	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.77/cwt	133.00–149.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	142.75/cwt	130.50–146.50	822	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	188.22/cwt	180.00–194.00	623	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	149.05/cwt	140.00–157.50	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	175.75/cwt	159.00–185.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.50	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	115.28/cwt	110.00–117.50	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	122.08/cwt	116.00–126.50	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	155.86/cwt	150.50–164.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	160.29/cwt	140.00–165.00	494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	109.66/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	116.33/cwt	115.00–120.50	841	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 641Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 249Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded firm on a light test. Slaughter Cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,765	64.00–75.75	69.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,460	46.50–53.25	50.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	29.00–32.00	30.21
13	—	975	42.50–48.75	47.05
10	—	849	34.00–39.00	36.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,133	54.00–56.50	55.39
4	—	1,290	38.00–39.75	38.94
34	—	1,208	44.00–53.25	49.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
1	—	280	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	157.50	157.50
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
2	—	573	134.00–139.50	136.69
3	—	317	159.00–185.00	175.75
4	—	698	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	157.50–171.00	164.48
32	—	519	134.00–154.50	151.90
7	—	736	119.50–130.75	128.98
9	—	332	153.00–170.00	156.70
9	—	376	170.00–181.00	176.12
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
20	—	664	129.25–134.00	131.83
1	—	1,000	111.50	111.50
1	—	1,155	105.00	105.00
11	—	484	135.00–157.00	149.05
12	—	634	136.50–138.00	137.63
23	—	576	130.50–146.50	142.75
5	—	978	112.00	112.00
2	—	878	123.50	123.50
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	186.00	186.00
62	—	422	177.00–177.50	177.38
2	—	255	180.00	180.00
25	—	331	180.00–194.00	188.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	95.00–115.00	105.15
4	—	421	133.00–149.00	144.77
3	—	282	140.00–157.50	149.05
2	—	530	120.00–127.50	123.79
2	—	633	124.00–125.00	124.51
3	—	368	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	271	140.00–163.00	158.35
27	—	621	123.75–126.50	124.31
27	—	474	133.00–148.50	139.83
16	—	380	140.00–157.50	156.42
21	—	521	125.00–139.25	132.26
5	—	783	108.00–124.00	116.18
7	—	677	115.00–124.50	121.92
1	—	990	107.50	107.50
2	—	843	115.50	115.50
6	—	864	110.00–117.50	115.28
4	—	584	116.00–126.50	122.08
19	—	419	150.50–164.00	155.86
13	—	308	140.00–165.00	160.29
3	—	1,033	109.00–111.00	109.66
4	—	723	115.00–120.50	116.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
2	—	408	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
3	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	475	121.00	121.00

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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