Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak, with instances of firm trade among heavier weights. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.54/cwt on 214 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.22 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$122.54

214 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

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	694	123.17	855	194
Medium and Large 2	553	116.42	643	20

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about $212 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 sale214 hd

122.54

—

UT average3 barns · 257 hd

124.38

−1.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−103.22

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	1,654	89.42	1,479	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	65.20	1,088	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	62.29	884	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	57.31	654	151

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	—	—	1,687	90.05/cwt	85.00–96.75	1,519	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	59.44/cwt	58.00–62.25	727	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	42.23/cwt	34.50–48.00	443	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	62.98/cwt	61.25–65.25	872	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	66.31/cwt	65.25–68.25	905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,574	58.67/cwt	53.50–60.75	923	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	149.37/cwt	145.00–162.50	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.63/cwt	127.00–130.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	143.96/cwt	135.00–146.00	704	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	121.82/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	116.25/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,086	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	140.23/cwt	125.00–150.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.21/cwt	132.50–144.00	930	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.56/cwt	125.00–136.50	745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.07/cwt	137.00–146.00	840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	110.25/cwt	109.00–114.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	151.23/cwt	149.00–155.50	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	115.39/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	114.24/cwt	112.50–115.00	995	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	141.19/cwt	139.50–156.00	761	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.00/cwt	51.00–57.75	553	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	65.20/cwt	61.75–67.25	1,088	9
Bulls	—	—	1,329	78.74/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,046	6
Bulls	—	—	1,984	102.43/cwt	99.25–106.50	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	113.85/cwt	112.50–115.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	109.29/cwt	102.25–116.50	1,071	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,232.08/cwt	1,190.00–1,250.00	18,481	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,088.66/cwt	1,010.00–1,160.00	16,036	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	97.91/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	659	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	832.89/cwt	730.00–910.00	9,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	127.83/cwt	127.50–128.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	118.28/cwt	116.00–125.00	809	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	122.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	134.32/cwt	128.00–137.50	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	128.52/cwt	120.00–133.00	982	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.17/cwt	122.50–141.00	712	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	108.97/cwt	104.00–118.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	110.27/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,016	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	111.67/cwt	109.00–116.50	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	145.58/cwt	131.00–150.25	922	23

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 833Year ago 371

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 410Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 36Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak, with instances of firm trade among heavier weights. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,687	85.00–96.75	90.05
6	—	1,329	74.00–82.50	78.74
4	—	1,984	99.25–106.50	102.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,223	58.00–62.25	59.44
5	—	1,049	34.50–48.00	42.23
53	—	1,005	51.00–57.75	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,384	61.25–65.25	62.98
3	—	1,365	65.25–68.25	66.31
14	—	1,574	53.50–60.75	58.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,668	61.75–67.25	65.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	168.00	168.00
5	—	469	145.00–162.50	149.37
5	—	710	127.00–130.00	127.63
7	—	875	118.00–129.00	121.82
13	—	934	114.00–122.00	116.25
35	—	673	132.50–144.00	138.21
20	—	579	137.00–146.00	145.07
5	—	1,008	113.00–116.00	115.39
14	—	539	139.50–156.00	141.19
29	—	764	120.00–133.00	128.52
23	—	633	131.00–150.25	145.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	112.00	112.00
3	—	459	128.00–137.50	134.32
5	—	828	104.00–118.00	108.97
3	—	763	109.00–116.50	111.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	726	118.50	118.50
16	—	489	135.00–146.00	143.96
7	—	413	125.00–150.00	140.23
15	—	566	125.00–136.50	131.56
4	—	822	109.00–114.00	110.25
5	—	390	149.00–155.50	151.23
39	—	871	112.50–115.00	114.24
3	—	773	112.50–115.00	113.85
7	—	980	102.25–116.50	109.29
2	—	1,030	92.00–104.00	97.91
9	—	604	127.50–128.00	127.83
40	—	684	116.00–125.00	118.28
23	—	535	122.50–141.00	133.17
13	—	921	110.00–113.50	110.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	833	106.50	106.50
2	—	798	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	105.00–107.50	106.25
2	—	860	101.00–105.00	102.99
7	—	311	120.00–130.00	122.56
3	—	492	127.50–130.00	128.32

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,500	1,190.00–1,250.00	1,232.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,473	1,010.00–1,160.00	1,088.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,155	730.00–910.00	832.89

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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Every lot, as filed

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