Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to firm, feeder heifers and steers over 600 lbs sold mostly weak. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with a weak undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.72/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$149.72

339 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$60.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	190.11	883	40
Medium and Large 1-2	672	149.33	1,004	224
Medium and Large 2	620	129.34	802	75

One grade step is worth $60.77/cwt here — about $81 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 sale339 hd

149.72

—

UT average3 barns · 448 hd

150.25

−0.53

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	1,770	91.71	1,623	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	66.66	1,019	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	64.29	773	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	56.61	542	101

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	925	113.77/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	148.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	641	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	170.24/cwt	155.00–178.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.65/cwt	121.00–140.00	807	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	150.13/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.83/cwt	128.00–152.00	818	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	118.09/cwt	114.75–123.00	1,163	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	172.57/cwt	155.00–179.00	906	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	148.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.99/cwt	124.00–134.00	984	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	125.34/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,138	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	191.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.67/cwt	110.00–127.00	937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.58/cwt	176.00–180.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	153.49/cwt	143.00–159.00	751	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	178.87/cwt	165.00–189.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	171.32/cwt	167.50–175.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.60/cwt	135.00–165.00	961	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	178.00/cwt	175.00–179.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	170.72/cwt	140.00–176.00	992	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	64.10/cwt	61.00–66.00	769	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	57.81/cwt	56.00–59.75	569	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	54.69/cwt	46.00–55.50	500	39
Bulls	—	—	1,814	98.79/cwt	97.00–101.25	1,792	7
Bulls	—	—	1,908	93.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,780	12
Bulls	—	—	1,525	83.17/cwt	76.00–89.75	1,268	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	66.54/cwt	66.25–66.75	822	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	62.01/cwt	60.75–63.75	998	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	69.49/cwt	68.25–72.50	1,024	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	66.69/cwt	64.50–67.75	1,022	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	135.65/cwt	113.00–137.25	825	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	189.91/cwt	181.00–190.50	951	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	168.13/cwt	161.00–170.00	794	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	1,107.24/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	15,302	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	185.22/cwt	183.00–187.50	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	108.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	841	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	925.21/cwt	850.00–985.00	11,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	124.71/cwt	120.50–130.00	856	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.15/cwt	105.00–116.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.47/cwt	120.00–127.50	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	111.77/cwt	107.50–116.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	124.88/cwt	110.00–135.00	835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	123.12/cwt	112.00–125.25	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	120.29/cwt	112.50–128.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	134.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	159.37/cwt	148.00–169.00	591	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.62/cwt	102.00–122.50	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.09/cwt	135.00–164.00	788	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	122.33/cwt	118.00–131.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	146.79/cwt	142.50–150.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	138.29/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,004	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.72/cwt	118.00–123.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.30/cwt	163.00–165.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	101.97/cwt	99.00–105.00	994	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 833Last week 999Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 231Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	110.00–117.50	113.77
29	—	431	145.00–155.00	148.61
2	—	865	115.50	115.50
23	—	618	121.00–140.00	130.65
31	—	569	128.00–152.00	143.83
14	—	770	110.00–127.00	121.67
49	—	489	143.00–159.00	153.49
24	—	686	120.50–130.00	124.71
12	—	826	112.00–125.25	123.12
30	—	371	148.00–169.00	159.37
33	—	525	135.00–164.00	150.09
4	—	723	118.00–123.00	120.72
3	—	327	163.00–165.00	164.30
2	—	975	99.00–105.00	101.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	161.00–170.00	168.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	107.50–116.00	111.77
5	—	592	120.00–125.00	123.41
2	—	533	112.50–128.00	120.29
5	—	469	120.00–135.00	125.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	155.00–178.00	170.24
5	—	671	140.00–155.50	150.13
15	—	985	114.75–123.00	118.09
18	—	525	155.00–179.00	172.57
2	—	1,113	114.00	114.00
30	—	775	124.00–134.00	126.99
16	—	908	124.50–127.00	125.34
6	—	862	129.25	129.25
6	—	424	176.00–180.00	177.58
6	—	333	165.00–189.00	178.87
31	—	630	135.00–165.00	152.60
3	—	290	186.00	186.00
11	—	388	175.00–179.00	178.00
34	—	581	140.00–176.00	170.72
3	—	805	118.00–131.00	122.33
4	—	1,031	114.25	114.25
25	—	726	134.00–143.00	138.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	431	185.00–195.00	191.92
16	—	501	181.00–190.50	189.91
6	—	468	183.00–187.50	185.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	608	113.00–137.25	135.65
5	—	773	105.00–115.00	108.77
4	—	430	120.00–127.50	124.47
19	—	669	110.00–135.00	124.88
13	—	546	130.00–135.00	134.63
4	—	723	102.00–122.50	116.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	110.00	110.00
3	—	532	145.00–150.00	148.37
2	—	450	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	423	167.50–175.00	171.32
4	—	663	125.00–127.50	126.23
2	—	388	169.00	169.00
2	—	910	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	105.00–116.00	111.15
4	—	875	100.00	100.00
3	—	472	142.50–150.00	146.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	1,199	61.00–66.00	64.10
12	—	1,235	66.25–66.75	66.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	985	56.00–59.75	57.81
39	—	914	46.00–55.50	54.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,610	60.75–63.75	62.01
13	—	1,473	68.25–72.50	69.49
20	—	1,532	64.50–67.75	66.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,814	97.00–101.25	98.79
12	—	1,908	90.00–95.00	93.28
8	—	1,525	76.00–89.75	83.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,382	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,107.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,220	850.00–985.00	925.21

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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Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle