Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.92/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$145.92

395 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

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	642	147.50	946	349
Medium and Large 2	615	133.93	823	46

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $123 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 sale395 hd

145.92

—

UT average3 barns · 587 hd

148.62

−2.70

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	—	High	1,616	89.25	1,443	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	63.91	991	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	62.31	763	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	54.61	564	22

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	827	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	118.40/cwt	113.00–119.75	1,096	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.83/cwt	141.00–156.00	794	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	124.11/cwt	117.50–124.75	1,066	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	175.02/cwt	168.00–181.50	733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.16/cwt	148.00–164.50	657	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	121.82/cwt	118.00–123.25	933	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	153.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	128.40/cwt	127.00–139.00	923	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.91/cwt	146.00–160.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	160.62/cwt	160.00–161.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	125.81/cwt	116.00–128.00	905	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	131.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	838	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	172.46/cwt	167.50–177.50	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	143.46/cwt	134.00–148.75	971	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	151.35/cwt	136.00–155.25	949	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	107.58/cwt	103.00–114.50	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	175.79/cwt	170.00–179.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.58/cwt	110.00–121.00	956	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	941	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.65/cwt	139.00–148.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	167.26/cwt	162.50–176.00	803	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	130.10/cwt	127.00–131.00	993	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	165.10/cwt	158.50–173.00	870	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	29.83/cwt	27.50–30.50	347	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	409	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	59.05/cwt	55.00–61.75	604	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	63.91/cwt	59.25–67.00	991	50
Bulls	—	—	1,043	97.75/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,020	8
Bulls	—	—	1,863	91.42/cwt	84.75–96.00	1,703	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.98/cwt	171.00–175.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	62.56/cwt	57.75–65.50	766	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	52.68/cwt	51.00–55.75	667	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	68.87/cwt	68.25–69.50	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,414	75.43/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.36/cwt	119.00–123.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	151.85/cwt	147.50–156.00	738	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,241	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	21,503	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,212.94/cwt	1,050.00–1,385.00	15,477	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	116.69/cwt	114.00–118.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	119.33/cwt	119.00–119.50	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	114.62/cwt	114.50–115.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.75/cwt	146.00–147.50	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.43/cwt	122.50–142.50	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.45/cwt	118.00–127.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.10/cwt	112.50–122.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	99.67/cwt	99.50–100.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	122.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.71/cwt	122.00–129.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	107.55/cwt	100.00–109.25	953	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.18/cwt	135.00–153.00	832	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	158.12/cwt	145.00–161.00	743	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	159.45/cwt	155.00–164.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	95.49/cwt	91.00–100.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	98.03/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	172.56/cwt	165.00–175.50	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.88/cwt	149.00–164.50	901	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	642	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 746Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 153Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher overall. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	827	96.00–100.00	98.02
2	—	778	103.00–105.00	104.01
6	—	632	118.00–127.00	122.45
3	—	670	112.50–122.00	117.10
3	—	515	122.00–129.00	126.71
2	—	490	130.00–132.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	141.00–156.00	151.83
27	—	418	148.00–164.50	157.16
51	—	766	118.00–123.25	121.82
5	—	243	150.00–155.00	153.99
11	—	385	146.00–160.00	151.91
8	—	331	160.00–161.00	160.62
20	—	719	116.00–128.00	125.81
20	—	638	130.00–137.00	131.37
2	—	288	167.50–177.50	172.46
12	—	665	130.00–141.00	134.26
19	—	820	110.00–121.00	116.58
19	—	886	100.00–109.25	107.55
74	—	569	135.00–153.00	146.18
37	—	470	145.00–161.00	158.12
2	—	968	91.00–100.00	95.49
3	—	1,062	96.00–102.00	98.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	926	113.00–119.75	118.40
30	—	859	117.50–124.75	124.11
21	—	419	168.00–181.50	175.02
42	—	719	127.00–139.00	128.40
47	—	677	134.00–148.75	143.46
44	—	627	136.00–155.25	151.35
3	—	968	103.00–114.50	107.58
7	—	336	170.00–179.00	175.79
20	—	480	162.50–176.00	167.26
17	—	763	127.00–131.00	130.10
3	—	840	126.50	126.50
43	—	527	158.50–173.00	165.10
8	—	389	165.00–175.50	172.56
44	—	571	149.00–164.50	157.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	119.00–123.00	120.36
10	—	486	147.50–156.00	151.85
3	—	777	114.00–118.00	116.69
3	—	733	119.00–119.50	119.33
4	—	825	114.50–115.00	114.62
4	—	533	146.00–147.50	146.75
9	—	575	122.50–142.50	136.43
3	—	935	99.50–100.00	99.67
3	—	672	119.00–125.00	122.22
2	—	435	155.00–164.00	159.45
2	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	160.00–170.00	165.00
8	—	844	111.50	111.50
4	—	565	139.00–148.00	145.65
2	—	865	105.00	105.00
2	—	415	171.00–175.00	172.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,164	27.50–30.50	29.83
1	—	835	49.00	49.00
18	—	1,023	55.00–61.75	59.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,550	59.25–67.00	63.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,224	57.75–65.50	62.56
3	—	1,267	51.00–55.75	52.68
2	—	1,158	68.25–69.50	68.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,043	97.00–98.00	97.75
26	—	1,863	84.75–96.00	91.42
9	—	1,414	69.00–81.00	75.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,177	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,410	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,276	1,050.00–1,385.00	1,212.94

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle