Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers across all weight classes and steers weighing under 650 lbs traded weak while heavier steers traded with a firm undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.06/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$154.06

385 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$56.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	176.30	909	140
Medium and Large 1-2	735	142.67	1,049	231
Medium and Large 2	575	119.64	688	14thin

One grade step is worth $56.66/cwt here — about $221 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 sale385 hd

154.06

—

UT average3 barns · 541 hd

150.80

+3.27

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	1,728	92.76	1,603	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,743	68.49	1,194	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	65.66	880	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	55.28	566	26

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	618	136.65/cwt	125.50–142.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	125.01/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	163.27/cwt	150.00–176.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.42/cwt	124.00–138.50	878	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.59/cwt	142.50–165.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	131.83/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	114.12/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	124.71/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	156.26/cwt	148.00–165.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	150.96/cwt	132.50–152.50	1,022	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	145.51/cwt	139.00–148.50	1,029	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	162.06/cwt	157.50–169.00	1,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	177.66/cwt	173.00–181.00	922	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.75/cwt	143.50–165.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	131.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,088	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	129.19/cwt	115.00–136.00	929	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.24/cwt	117.50–119.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.48/cwt	181.00–185.00	853	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	169.38/cwt	167.00–171.50	969	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.43/cwt	160.00–172.50	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.97/cwt	113.00–119.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.65/cwt	181.00–184.00	681	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	59.58/cwt	51.00–65.75	582	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	71.08/cwt	67.75–72.75	1,232	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	66.03/cwt	64.00–68.50	1,158	21
Bulls	—	—	2,020	97.81/cwt	94.50–101.25	1,976	21
Bulls	—	—	1,437	89.15/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,281	19
Bulls	—	—	1,430	74.00/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,058	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	68.34/cwt	65.00–70.75	914	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	40.95/cwt	29.50–53.50	484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.08/cwt	110.00–125.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	526	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,052	833.24/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,766	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,137.07/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	15,441	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.32/cwt	153.00–174.00	771	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	128.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	128.60/cwt	124.00–130.25	1,195	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	64.98/cwt	60.75–68.75	873	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.65/cwt	63.00–67.25	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	114.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	154.66/cwt	142.50–157.50	602	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	124.71/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	155.45/cwt	155.00–157.00	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	116.79/cwt	112.50–119.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	108.95/cwt	105.00–113.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	128.37/cwt	122.00–132.25	1,121	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.91/cwt	165.00–177.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	119.25/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.14/cwt	135.00–147.50	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.73/cwt	137.00–149.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	157.63/cwt	152.50–166.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	114.89/cwt	107.50–123.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.88/cwt	132.50–147.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	115.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.85/cwt	116.00–126.25	912	12

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 632Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 269Year ago 267

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	125.50–142.00	136.65
3	—	423	135.00–150.00	140.14
34	—	668	124.00–138.50	131.42
9	—	933	103.00–120.00	114.12
28	—	719	115.00–136.00	129.19
17	—	389	142.50–157.50	154.66
5	—	841	111.00–126.00	119.25
5	—	480	135.00–147.50	139.14
9	—	580	137.00–149.00	143.73
5	—	331	152.50–166.00	157.63
6	—	868	107.50–123.00	114.89
9	—	521	132.50–147.00	142.88
3	—	1,002	114.00–117.00	115.00
12	—	755	116.00–126.25	120.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	150.00–154.00	151.99
5	—	429	160.00–168.00	164.16
47	—	469	153.00–174.00	164.32
13	—	580	155.00–157.00	155.45
11	—	373	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	127.00–132.00	128.21
3	—	680	112.50–119.00	116.79
2	—	765	105.00–113.00	108.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	121.00–127.00	125.01
7	—	427	150.00–176.00	163.27
14	—	578	142.50–165.00	156.59
13	—	775	129.50–139.00	131.83
11	—	1,034	123.00–125.00	124.71
10	—	534	148.00–165.00	156.26
72	—	677	132.50–152.50	150.96
21	—	707	139.00–148.50	145.51
8	—	483	143.50–165.00	150.75
20	—	829	125.00–134.00	131.20
16	—	929	124.00–130.25	128.60
7	—	1,059	123.00–127.00	124.71
18	—	873	122.00–132.25	128.37
2	—	330	165.00–177.00	170.91
7	—	627	140.00–155.00	144.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	157.50–169.00	162.06
34	—	519	173.00–181.00	177.66
46	—	465	181.00–185.00	183.48
40	—	572	167.00–171.50	169.38
9	—	373	181.00–184.00	182.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	110.00–125.00	121.08
2	—	443	117.50–120.00	118.74
4	—	669	110.00–120.00	114.26
3	—	470	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	140.00–150.00	144.95
2	—	673	117.50–119.00	118.24
2	—	423	160.00–172.50	166.43
2	—	728	113.00–119.00	115.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	976	51.00–65.75	59.58
6	—	1,181	29.50–53.50	40.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,733	67.75–72.75	71.08
21	—	1,753	64.00–68.50	66.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,337	65.00–70.75	68.34
106	—	1,343	60.75–68.75	64.98
5	—	1,300	63.00–67.25	65.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	2,020	94.50–101.25	97.81
19	—	1,437	83.00–94.00	89.15
2	—	1,430	71.00–78.50	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,052	700.00–900.00	833.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,358	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,137.07

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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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

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Replacement Cattle