Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady with heavier steers selling steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.07/cwt on 632 head.

Average price

$145.07

632 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

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	673	145.66	980	579
Medium and Large 2	521	138.54	722	53

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $258 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 sale632 hd

145.07

—

UT average2 barns · 689 hd

147.69

−2.63

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	1,734	90.05	1,561	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	65.26	1,050	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	64.04	784	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	55.22	574	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	—	931	115.83/cwt	113.50–119.50	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.62/cwt	121.50–135.00	871	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	100.50/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.74/cwt	119.25–124.25	941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	128.66/cwt	122.50–130.60	1,109	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	105.61/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	780	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	153.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.51/cwt	118.50–120.50	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	117.66/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.22/cwt	121.50–130.00	904	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.52/cwt	147.50–159.00	651	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	128.61/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,007	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	164.71/cwt	147.50–167.75	870	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	147.67/cwt	140.00–151.50	926	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	161.14/cwt	157.50–165.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	177.57/cwt	172.50–183.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.39/cwt	145.00–162.75	882	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	127.83/cwt	121.00–129.25	1,057	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.50	967	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.18/cwt	158.00–187.00	819	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	124.27/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	169.59/cwt	166.00–181.00	726	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	59.88/cwt	56.50–63.00	622	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	41.25/cwt	38.00–42.50	429	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	65.17/cwt	60.50–69.75	1,049	124
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	70.86/cwt	70.75–71.00	1,162	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	58.74/cwt	58.50–59.00	740	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	64.23/cwt	61.00–67.75	786	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	123.25/cwt	122.50–124.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	107.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	114.75/cwt	109.00–130.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	116.72/cwt	104.00–125.00	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.81/cwt	128.00–135.00	633	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	79.77/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,122	7
Bulls	—	—	1,926	98.12/cwt	96.50–100.25	1,890	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	92.16/cwt	86.50–94.75	1,679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.13/cwt	147.50–155.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	138.93/cwt	136.00–143.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	176.63/cwt	164.00–185.00	650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	174.41/cwt	166.00–185.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.96/cwt	152.50–157.50	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.50	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	148.04/cwt	142.50–155.00	417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	105.84/cwt	105.00–107.50	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.58/cwt	125.00–141.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.34/cwt	122.50–142.50	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.16/cwt	130.00–146.50	817	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	144.61/cwt	140.00–154.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.28/cwt	145.00–152.50	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.44/cwt	135.00–153.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.75/cwt	147.00–159.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	134.52/cwt	127.50–141.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	123.60/cwt	115.00–132.50	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.25/cwt	114.00–133.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.61/cwt	129.50–143.50	844	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.30/cwt	139.00–160.00	714	31

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,256Last week 619Year ago 659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 217Year ago 189

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	113.50–119.50	115.83
90	—	677	121.50–135.00	128.62
2	—	1,065	96.00–105.00	100.50
12	—	773	119.25–124.25	121.74
4	—	1,129	100.00–112.50	105.61
4	—	951	115.00	115.00
70	—	522	140.00–155.00	149.52
12	—	320	150.00–159.00	153.32
8	—	825	118.50–120.50	119.51
36	—	722	121.50–130.00	125.22
35	—	427	147.50–159.00	152.52
3	—	1,043	101.00	101.00
2	—	263	157.50–165.00	161.14
28	—	579	130.00–146.50	141.16
8	—	376	147.00–159.00	152.75
33	—	618	129.50–143.50	136.61
31	—	472	139.00–160.00	151.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	105.00–111.00	107.98
2	—	723	102.50–105.00	103.75
13	—	582	109.00–130.00	114.75
9	—	616	104.00–125.00	116.72
3	—	480	128.00–135.00	131.81
14	—	671	114.50	114.50
7	—	430	125.00–141.00	132.58
5	—	383	122.50–142.50	131.34
2	—	318	127.50–141.00	134.52
2	—	285	115.00–132.50	123.60
9	—	523	114.00–133.00	123.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	105.00–110.00	107.54
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
2	—	878	105.00	105.00
2	—	285	172.50–183.00	177.57
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	490	147.50	147.50
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	350	161.00	161.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
4	—	523	135.00–153.00	147.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	862	122.50–130.60	128.66
4	—	978	114.00–123.00	117.66
38	—	783	123.00–132.00	128.61
18	—	671	135.00–147.00	143.29
2	—	288	187.50	187.50
83	—	528	147.50–167.75	164.71
71	—	627	140.00–151.50	147.67
69	—	575	145.00–162.75	153.39
62	—	827	121.00–129.25	127.83
39	—	722	130.00–137.50	133.94
48	—	470	158.00–187.00	174.18
12	—	917	121.00–125.50	124.27
11	—	428	166.00–181.00	169.59
11	—	368	164.00–185.00	176.63
5	—	323	166.00–185.00	174.41
2	—	1,078	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	122.50–124.00	123.25
2	—	383	147.50–155.00	151.13
6	—	569	136.00–143.00	138.93
5	—	528	135.00–142.00	138.33
2	—	335	152.50–157.50	154.96
2	—	625	130.00–134.50	132.32
5	—	282	142.50–155.00	148.04
3	—	842	105.00–107.50	105.84
2	—	765	110.00–118.00	114.03
10	—	462	140.00–154.00	144.61
8	—	415	145.00–152.50	150.28
6	—	673	120.00–131.00	126.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,039	56.50–63.00	59.88
3	—	1,040	38.00–42.50	41.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,609	60.50–69.75	65.17
2	—	1,640	70.75–71.00	70.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	58.50–59.00	58.74
83	—	1,223	61.00–67.75	64.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,407	76.50–83.50	79.77
5	—	1,926	96.50–100.25	98.12
15	—	1,822	86.50–94.75	92.16

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