Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test on December 22, Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 10.00 lower with most movement in those weighing under 500 lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.97/cwt on 547 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −99.79 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$125.97

547 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	636	126.47	805	533
Medium and Large 2	605	106.90	647	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $158 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 sale547 hd

125.97

—

UT average1 barns · 547 hd

125.97

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−99.79

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	1,702	65.85	1,121	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	49.20	780	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	48.03	598	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	44.15	445	58

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	523	145.53/cwt	128.00–155.00	761	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	122.65/cwt	115.50–126.00	818	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	122.38/cwt	122.25–123.75	1,084	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	128.81/cwt	115.00–134.25	725	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	130.20/cwt	126.00–144.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	798	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	137.76/cwt	127.00–153.00	585	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	116.39/cwt	96.00–117.25	1,086	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.84/cwt	123.00–137.25	877	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.97/cwt	129.00–137.00	854	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	130.49/cwt	117.50–143.00	479	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	149.14/cwt	136.00–169.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	103.82/cwt	99.50–108.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.66/cwt	151.00–160.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	129.31/cwt	126.00–132.50	939	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.90/cwt	115.00–123.75	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	145.61/cwt	132.50–155.00	489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	161.58/cwt	155.50–168.50	701	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	124.83/cwt	118.50–129.25	959	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.70/cwt	129.50–147.00	792	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	48.85/cwt	46.00–53.75	609	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	47.00/cwt	44.50–49.50	477	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	27.90/cwt	22.00–34.00	276	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	40.03/cwt	37.50–42.75	393	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	44.24/cwt	42.00–46.00	637	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	49.97/cwt	46.75–54.50	804	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	122.53/cwt	117.00–127.00	879	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.68/cwt	117.50–149.00	664	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	117.17/cwt	113.50–117.75	1,024	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.42/cwt	130.00–151.00	667	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	104.01/cwt	102.00–105.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	101.46/cwt	92.50–107.50	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.88/cwt	122.00–145.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	137.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	122.08/cwt	115.00–123.75	933	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.58/cwt	155.00–170.00	619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	119.56/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.49/cwt	132.00–148.00	657	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	903	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	116.15/cwt	106.00–125.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.11/cwt	117.50–140.00	582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,746	67.65/cwt	64.00–74.25	1,181	27
Bulls	—	—	1,462	56.14/cwt	48.00–62.50	821	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	43.58/cwt	38.00–46.00	538	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.24/cwt	104.00–113.50	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	133.24/cwt	122.50–137.50	506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	117.71/cwt	115.50–123.00	544	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	120.99/cwt	113.00–122.50	727	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	106.27/cwt	102.50–110.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.02/cwt	111.00–117.00	770	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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,253Last week 498Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 125Year ago 0

Compared to a light test on December 22, Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 10.00 lower with most movement in those weighing under 500 lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	523	128.00–155.00	145.53
25	—	886	122.25–123.75	122.38
84	—	670	123.00–137.25	130.84
64	—	633	129.00–137.00	134.97
3	—	278	136.00–169.00	149.14
2	—	1,175	99.50–108.00	103.82
71	—	726	126.00–132.50	129.31
11	—	825	115.00–123.75	120.90
8	—	336	132.50–155.00	145.61
27	—	434	155.50–168.50	161.58
47	—	768	118.50–129.25	124.83
45	—	567	129.50–147.00	139.70
14	—	374	155.00–170.00	165.58
15	—	920	113.00–125.00	119.56
36	—	481	132.00–148.00	136.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	113.00	113.00
2	—	903	100.00–104.00	102.01
4	—	561	106.00–125.00	116.15
5	—	431	117.50–140.00	135.11
10	—	380	122.50–137.50	133.24
10	—	462	115.50–123.00	117.71
15	—	601	113.00–122.50	120.99
2	—	513	102.50–110.00	106.27
2	—	675	111.00–117.00	114.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	667	115.50–126.00	122.65
66	—	563	115.00–134.25	128.81
95	—	630	120.00–130.00	126.74
60	—	425	127.00–153.00	137.76
56	—	933	96.00–117.25	116.39
2	—	825	103.50	103.50
19	—	367	117.50–143.00	130.49
27	—	717	117.00–127.00	122.53
47	—	520	117.50–149.00	127.68
15	—	874	113.50–117.75	117.17
18	—	468	130.00–151.00	142.42
4	—	280	122.00–145.00	132.88
5	—	337	135.00–144.00	137.80
85	—	764	115.00–123.75	122.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	117.50–120.00	118.78
3	—	583	102.00–105.00	104.01
4	—	778	92.50–107.50	101.46
5	—	533	104.00–113.50	108.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	126.00–144.00	130.20
6	—	788	114.00	114.00
5	—	372	151.00–160.00	156.66
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	455	155.00	155.00
4	—	522	135.00–140.00	137.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,247	46.00–53.75	48.85
20	—	1,235	38.00–46.00	43.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,015	44.50–49.50	47.00
5	—	989	22.00–34.00	27.90
10	—	981	37.50–42.75	40.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,439	42.00–46.00	44.24
45	—	1,608	46.75–54.50	49.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,746	64.00–74.25	67.65
5	—	1,462	48.00–62.50	56.14

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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