Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Boning and Breaking Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Lean Cows sold weak on a light test. Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.08/cwt on 589 head.

Average price

$152.08

589 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	157.02	971	409
Medium and Large 1-2	618	142.00	877	157
Medium and Large 2	540	133.05	718	23

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $252 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 sale589 hd

152.08

—

UT average3 barns · 749 hd

151.01

+1.07

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	1,842	88.04	1,622	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	62.20	1,010	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	61.39	765	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	42.41	429	8thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	669	127.18/cwt	121.00–132.00	851	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.64/cwt	139.00–149.00	822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	167.48/cwt	162.50–172.50	640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	145.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	779	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.70/cwt	118.00–128.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.84/cwt	133.00–144.50	849	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	105.60/cwt	103.00–116.00	769	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.03/cwt	157.50–173.50	887	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	159.49/cwt	157.00–163.50	907	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.01/cwt	138.00–144.75	956	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	122.23/cwt	119.50–125.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	166.74/cwt	152.00–174.50	779	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	126.95/cwt	126.25–128.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	122.67/cwt	122.25–124.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	193.41/cwt	187.50–195.00	834	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.44/cwt	127.25–138.00	827	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.29/cwt	147.00–153.50	935	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	165.99/cwt	163.00–170.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,034	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	192.33/cwt	185.00–200.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.28/cwt	182.50–193.00	891	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	119.50/cwt	117.50–123.50	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	129.73/cwt	126.50–130.00	1,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	198.17/cwt	191.00–200.00	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	122.02/cwt	118.00–123.75	959	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	124.75/cwt	124.50–125.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	128.80/cwt	124.50–131.75	992	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,230	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	62.49/cwt	57.50–66.25	1,015	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	62.46/cwt	57.25–65.75	773	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	54.06/cwt	49.00–56.75	706	7
Bulls	—	—	1,223	73.43/cwt	69.50–78.00	898	2
Bulls	—	—	2,043	93.23/cwt	91.75–93.75	1,905	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	87.84/cwt	84.00–90.25	1,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	122.97/cwt	119.50–125.50	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	164.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	709	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	55.75/cwt	55.75–55.75	900	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	30.60/cwt	27.50–35.00	349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.45/cwt	130.00–147.50	615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	54.21/cwt	51.75–56.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	132.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	129.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.48/cwt	146.50–158.00	803	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.67/cwt	132.00–148.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.87/cwt	126.00–137.50	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	145.78/cwt	137.50–150.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.72/cwt	145.00–150.50	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.56/cwt	135.00–146.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	136.81/cwt	136.00–138.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	130.73/cwt	123.00–134.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.10/cwt	107.50–116.50	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.98/cwt	146.50–154.00	880	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	128.49/cwt	122.50–133.50	924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	116.85/cwt	116.00–117.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.55/cwt	169.00–175.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	132.56/cwt	128.50–134.50	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	118.32/cwt	115.00–121.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,012	1

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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,126Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 417Year ago 318

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Boning and Breaking Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Lean Cows sold weak on a light test. Bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	669	121.00–132.00	127.18
21	—	572	139.00–149.00	143.64
20	—	382	162.50–172.50	167.48
2	—	838	119.50–125.00	122.23
33	—	467	152.00–174.50	166.74
19	—	615	127.25–138.00	134.44
7	—	325	163.00–170.00	165.99
3	—	877	117.50–123.50	119.50
39	—	786	118.00–123.75	122.02
5	—	721	119.50–125.50	122.97
30	—	431	155.00–170.00	164.47
41	—	530	146.50–158.00	151.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	728	103.00–116.00	105.60
3	—	272	137.50–150.00	145.78
2	—	603	118.00–121.00	119.51
2	—	440	145.00–150.50	147.72
3	—	684	115.00–117.00	115.66
2	—	480	135.00–146.00	140.56
2	—	338	135.00	135.00
5	—	543	136.00–138.00	136.81
4	—	587	123.00–134.00	130.73
4	—	765	107.50–116.50	114.10
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	132.00–132.50	132.25
6	—	464	125.00–131.00	129.03
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	122.50	122.50
2	—	590	110.00–118.00	114.00
3	—	373	120.00–125.00	121.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	537	144.00–148.00	145.02
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	355	177.00	177.00
26	—	625	133.00–144.50	135.84
59	—	583	146.50–154.00	150.98
15	—	719	122.50–133.50	128.49
7	—	772	116.00–117.00	116.85
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
4	—	305	169.00–175.00	170.55
3	—	677	128.50–134.50	132.56
3	—	490	160.00–170.00	166.63
6	—	994	112.50	112.50
6	—	829	115.00–121.00	118.32
1	—	865	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	528	157.50–173.50	168.03
50	—	569	157.00–163.50	159.49
49	—	678	138.00–144.75	141.01
5	—	865	126.25–128.00	126.95
4	—	937	122.25–124.00	122.67
29	—	431	187.50–195.00	193.41
17	—	618	147.00–153.50	151.29
74	—	719	143.75	143.75
2	—	323	185.00–200.00	192.33
28	—	468	182.50–193.00	190.28
19	—	825	126.50–130.00	129.73
17	—	395	191.00–200.00	198.17
2	—	963	124.50–125.00	124.75
34	—	770	124.50–131.75	128.80
3	—	275	190.00–205.00	199.64
2	—	1,038	118.50	118.50
1	—	1,155	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	130.00–147.50	140.45
1	—	980	102.50	102.50
7	—	531	130.00–134.00	132.81
7	—	479	132.00–148.00	137.67
4	—	571	126.00–137.50	133.87
1	—	765	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
3	—	617	118.00–128.00	121.70
2	—	925	108.00	108.00
2	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.31
2	—	753	117.00–120.00	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	191.00	191.00
1	—	370	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,624	57.50–66.25	62.49
4	—	1,615	55.75	55.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,237	57.25–65.75	62.46
7	—	1,306	49.00–56.75	54.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	27.50–35.00	30.60
4	—	885	51.75–56.00	54.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	69.50–78.00	73.43
6	—	2,043	91.75–93.75	93.23
10	—	1,845	84.00–90.25	87.84

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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