Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.40/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −83.60 against this barn's trailing median of $215.00.

Average price

$131.40

374 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

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	656	132.18	868	348
Medium and Large 2	479	120.94	580	26

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $288 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 sale374 hd

131.40

—

UT average3 barns · 724 hd

133.59

−2.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

215.00

−83.60

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	1,788	90.26	1,614	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	61.87	985	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	60.80	756	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	52.49	467	39

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	474	118.81/cwt	115.00–130.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.04/cwt	137.50–163.00	708	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	138.54/cwt	136.00–142.50	937	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.74/cwt	124.00–143.00	773	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.79/cwt	115.00–127.50	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.27/cwt	147.50–151.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.50/cwt	150.00–162.50	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	121.78/cwt	115.00–122.10	983	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	167.98/cwt	157.50–179.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	124.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	828	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	132.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	119.29/cwt	117.00–119.50	1,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.10/cwt	121.00–127.25	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	176.71/cwt	165.00–186.00	774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.88/cwt	124.00–132.00	817	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	892	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	156.35/cwt	152.50–157.50	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.35/cwt	142.50–153.00	798	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	152.64/cwt	147.50–154.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.40/cwt	141.00–152.50	849	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	134.58/cwt	124.00–138.00	988	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	122.73/cwt	121.00–123.25	938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	126.18/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,099	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.15/cwt	172.50–186.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	128.72/cwt	127.00–132.50	1,016	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	154.79/cwt	149.00–157.50	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,195	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	58.11/cwt	54.50–60.25	552	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	61.87/cwt	59.00–65.75	985	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	54.88/cwt	54.50–55.00	674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	61.22/cwt	57.00–65.00	762	57
Bulls	—	—	1,831	90.19/cwt	83.25–95.75	1,651	23
Bulls	—	—	1,310	78.48/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.99/cwt	142.50–147.50	679	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,039	79.25/cwt	79.25–79.25	823	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	893	80.75/cwt	80.75–80.75	721	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	786	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	660	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	711	31.29/cwt	26.50–37.00	222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	751	42.13/cwt	40.00–47.50	316	7
Bulls	—	—	1,901	99.53/cwt	97.75–102.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	146.46/cwt	140.00–158.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,122	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	808	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	698	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.09/cwt	134.00–152.00	765	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	119.01/cwt	117.00–123.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	121.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	122.24/cwt	122.00–123.75	1,128	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	129.97/cwt	122.50–133.50	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.07/cwt	147.50–159.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	877	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.05/cwt	105.00–114.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.96/cwt	119.00–133.00	533	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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 1,256Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 257Year ago 203

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	115.00–130.00	118.81
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	305	130.00–138.00	132.62
1	—	545	112.50	112.50
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
2	—	355	132.50–137.50	134.96
2	—	710	111.00–117.00	114.00
2	—	423	119.00–133.00	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	469	137.50–163.00	151.04
32	—	574	124.00–143.00	134.74
11	—	430	150.00–162.50	160.50
81	—	807	115.00–122.10	121.78
23	—	664	121.00–129.00	124.73
12	—	923	117.00–119.50	119.29
16	—	634	124.00–132.00	128.88
63	—	720	120.00–127.00	123.85
6	—	311	152.50–157.50	156.35
2	—	978	109.00	109.00
11	—	764	121.00–123.25	122.73
2	—	890	112.00–113.00	112.50
42	—	531	134.00–152.00	144.09
3	—	380	147.50–159.00	155.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	676	136.00–142.50	138.54
12	—	467	157.50–179.00	167.98
9	—	830	121.00–127.25	126.10
17	—	438	165.00–186.00	176.71
41	—	531	142.50–153.00	150.35
27	—	576	141.00–152.50	147.40
24	—	734	124.00–138.00	134.58
21	—	871	121.00–127.00	126.18
2	—	348	175.00	175.00
5	—	370	172.50–186.00	176.15
74	—	789	127.00–132.50	128.72
3	—	1,000	119.50	119.50
4	—	981	119.00–123.00	121.74
15	—	923	122.00–123.75	122.24
21	—	620	136.00–146.00	141.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	115.00–127.50	120.79
2	—	465	147.50–151.00	149.27
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
5	—	417	140.00–158.00	146.46
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
3	—	692	117.00–123.00	119.01
5	—	557	122.50–133.50	129.97
3	—	770	105.00–114.00	110.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	147.50–154.00	152.64
3	—	387	149.00–157.50	154.79
2	—	558	136.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	468	142.50–147.50	144.99
2	—	805	117.50	117.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	79.25	79.25
6	—	893	80.75	80.75
12	—	786	84.00	84.00
12	—	1,122	72.00	72.00
10	—	698	85.50	85.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	950	54.50–60.25	58.11
4	—	711	26.50–37.00	31.29
7	—	751	40.00–47.50	42.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,592	59.00–65.75	61.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	54.50–55.00	54.88
57	—	1,244	57.00–65.00	61.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,831	83.25–95.75	90.19
3	—	1,310	77.50–79.00	78.48
4	—	1,901	97.75–102.00	99.53

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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