Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower while heavier heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold firm and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to firm on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.31/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$162.31

297 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$41.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	174.94	931	187
Medium and Large 1-2	679	142.57	968	89
Medium and Large 2	575	133.51	768	21

One grade step is worth $41.43/cwt here — about $163 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 sale297 hd

162.31

—

UT average3 barns · 612 hd

156.45

+5.86

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	1,792	85.90	1,539	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	66.24	1,087	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	65.19	743	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	59.60	609	46

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	386	173.43/cwt	167.50–180.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	943	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.26/cwt	142.50–149.00	399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	191.63/cwt	180.00–200.00	903	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.49/cwt	146.00–157.00	644	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	123.07/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.84/cwt	166.00–176.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	774	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	177.60/cwt	175.00–181.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.63/cwt	119.00–129.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	125.84/cwt	123.50–126.25	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	765	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.34/cwt	137.50–145.00	872	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	154.56/cwt	153.00–155.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	166.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.60/cwt	144.50–149.00	836	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	142.96/cwt	141.00–143.25	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.91/cwt	110.00–138.50	890	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	66.61/cwt	63.50–69.50	1,097	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	65.86/cwt	62.75–70.00	746	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.35/cwt	58.50–62.00	724	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	61.63/cwt	57.50–65.00	625	38
Bulls	—	—	1,879	87.49/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,644	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	78.29/cwt	77.75–79.00	1,210	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	59.91/cwt	59.25–60.25	915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	205.94/cwt	198.50–209.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	37.32/cwt	36.00–38.25	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	54.16/cwt	53.00–55.75	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	158.53/cwt	152.50–160.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	150.12/cwt	148.00–152.50	952	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	175.20/cwt	172.50–181.00	915	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.61/cwt	135.00–148.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.36/cwt	95.50–105.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	113.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.56/cwt	129.00–134.50	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	178.24/cwt	170.00–185.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	178.90/cwt	167.50–185.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	148.51/cwt	147.50–152.50	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	107.74/cwt	105.50–110.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	138.79/cwt	138.00–140.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.81/cwt	124.50–126.50	856	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	121.72/cwt	120.00–122.25	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,139	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 Feb 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 986Year ago 787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 186Year ago 199

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	167.50–180.00	173.43
17	—	709	133.00	133.00
9	—	1,123	108.00	108.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
2	—	608	135.00–145.00	139.94
3	—	863	116.00–129.00	123.07
3	—	1,083	114.00	114.00
10	—	320	175.00–181.00	177.60
11	—	783	119.00–129.00	126.63
2	—	535	152.00–160.00	155.93
3	—	483	170.00–185.00	178.24
6	—	424	167.50–185.00	178.90
1	—	570	159.00	159.00
10	—	678	138.00–140.00	138.79
2	—	290	177.50	177.50
4	—	926	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	471	180.00–200.00	191.63
12	—	704	141.00–143.25	142.96
3	—	253	192.50	192.50
2	—	668	148.00	148.00
2	—	310	207.50	207.50
1	—	390	192.50	192.50
15	—	425	198.50–209.00	205.94
48	—	634	148.00–152.50	150.12
43	—	522	172.50–181.00	175.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	125.00–131.00	127.91
2	—	528	128.00–131.00	129.54
5	—	387	152.50–160.00	158.53
4	—	678	125.00–132.50	128.67
3	—	468	135.00–148.00	142.61
2	—	875	95.50–105.00	100.36
1	—	915	93.00	93.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	142.50–149.00	146.26
2	—	510	134.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	360	140.00–141.00	140.35
7	—	468	130.00–137.50	135.03
6	—	983	109.00	109.00
4	—	933	110.00–114.00	113.03
4	—	632	129.00–134.50	132.56
5	—	342	147.50–152.50	148.51
24	—	680	124.50–126.50	125.81
7	—	727	120.00–122.25	121.72
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
2	—	573	135.00–136.00	135.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	422	146.00–157.00	152.49
2	—	913	119.00	119.00
2	—	315	166.00–176.00	170.84
14	—	529	140.00–151.00	146.39
7	—	777	123.50–126.25	125.84
6	—	887	124.75	124.75
22	—	487	154.00–159.00	157.03
26	—	626	137.50–145.00	139.34
5	—	360	153.00–155.00	154.56
3	—	262	165.00–170.00	166.75
19	—	570	144.50–149.00	146.60
1	—	1,175	107.50	107.50
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
28	—	660	110.00–138.50	134.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	115.00–117.50	116.23
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	125.00–126.00	125.48
4	—	756	105.50–110.00	107.74
2	—	320	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	182.50	182.50
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
2	—	415	189.00	189.00
1	—	450	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,647	63.50–69.50	66.61
3	—	1,527	59.25–60.25	59.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,132	62.75–70.00	65.86
12	—	1,200	58.50–62.00	60.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,014	57.50–65.00	61.63
2	—	1,268	36.00–38.25	37.32
6	—	990	53.00–55.75	54.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,879	85.00–90.00	87.49
2	—	1,545	77.75–79.00	78.29
1	—	1,935	94.75	94.75

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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