Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 750 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 750 traded unevenly steady. No comparison for feeder bulls available for the current report. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls remained unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.79/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −108.97 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$116.79

374 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

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	729	117.54	857	318
Medium and Large 2	618	112.53	695	56

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $161 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

116.79

—

UT average3 barns · 497 hd

117.46

−0.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−108.97

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	1,900	89.42	1,699	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,693	64.79	1,097	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	62.90	840	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	55.55	646	136

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	907	112.04/cwt	97.50–113.00	1,016	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.49/cwt	136.00–150.00	829	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.51/cwt	123.50–130.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.94/cwt	107.00–118.75	879	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	105.88/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,134	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	132.64/cwt	124.00–139.50	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	100.77/cwt	96.00–102.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.26/cwt	144.00–156.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	167.90/cwt	167.00–168.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	125.70/cwt	123.00–129.50	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	159.76/cwt	150.00–165.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	147.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	163.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	164.30/cwt	162.50–168.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.44/cwt	125.00–135.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	103.85/cwt	101.50–105.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	113.69/cwt	110.00–121.00	745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	89.43/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,739	20
Bulls	—	—	1,346	78.52/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,057	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	63.52/cwt	60.00–66.50	832	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	67.95/cwt	65.25–70.75	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,614	56.75/cwt	50.00–59.75	916	18
Bulls	—	—	2,211	98.49/cwt	95.00–103.75	2,178	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	57.62/cwt	55.00–62.00	691	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	44.52/cwt	35.00–49.00	417	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	162.69/cwt	157.00–168.00	599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	53.15/cwt	50.50–54.75	611	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	59.49/cwt	58.75–59.75	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	148.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.05/cwt	148.00–151.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	119.01/cwt	115.00–123.00	813	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	70.63/cwt	70.50–71.25	1,093	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	64.92/cwt	62.25–66.25	1,098	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	125.90/cwt	120.50–135.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	104.16/cwt	102.50–105.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.00/cwt	108.50–130.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	113.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	696	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	110.00/cwt	102.00–113.75	1,022	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.26/cwt	136.50–145.50	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	106.47/cwt	102.50–108.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.87/cwt	105.00–118.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.86/cwt	131.00–138.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	115.38/cwt	112.50–117.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	115.20/cwt	109.00–121.00	847	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	112.69/cwt	101.00–115.50	939	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.03/cwt	117.00–120.00	728	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	127.54/cwt	122.00–138.00	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.11/cwt	111.00–119.50	781	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	108.33/cwt	102.50–112.00	941	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 499Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 284Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	907	97.50–113.00	112.04
21	—	584	123.50–130.00	126.51
52	—	765	107.00–118.75	114.94
7	—	422	145.00–150.00	145.70
5	—	974	96.00–102.00	100.77
5	—	325	144.00–156.00	152.26
4	—	475	130.00–140.00	135.14
4	—	273	145.00–150.00	148.85
3	—	370	148.00–151.00	149.05
51	—	735	109.00–121.00	115.20
47	—	833	101.00–115.50	112.69
17	—	617	117.00–120.00	118.03
15	—	533	122.00–138.00	127.54
30	—	673	111.00–119.50	116.11
23	—	869	102.50–112.00	108.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	102.50–105.00	104.16
14	—	613	107.00–115.00	113.50
17	—	664	102.50–108.00	106.47
8	—	573	105.00–118.00	112.87
6	—	433	131.00–138.00	134.86
4	—	538	112.50–117.00	115.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	99.50	99.50
26	—	574	136.00–150.00	144.49
14	—	1,071	105.00–107.00	105.88
12	—	719	124.00–139.50	132.64
2	—	830	112.00–115.00	113.47
10	—	433	167.00–168.00	167.90
8	—	774	123.00–129.50	125.70
7	—	460	150.00–165.00	159.76
12	—	516	140.00–155.00	147.05
4	—	329	160.00–164.00	163.04
3	—	362	162.50–168.00	164.30
5	—	887	119.00	119.00
5	—	675	125.00–135.00	132.44
11	—	929	102.00–113.75	110.00
15	—	629	136.50–145.50	142.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	125.00–135.00	131.73
2	—	683	115.00–123.00	119.01
9	—	511	120.50–135.00	125.90
5	—	633	108.50–130.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	789	101.50–105.00	103.85
3	—	655	110.00–121.00	113.69
3	—	537	139.00	139.00
2	—	368	157.00–168.00	162.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,945	85.00–94.50	89.43
5	—	1,346	74.00–83.00	78.52
6	—	2,211	95.00–103.75	98.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,310	60.00–66.50	63.52
13	—	1,092	65.25–70.75	67.95
18	—	1,614	50.00–59.75	56.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,199	55.00–62.00	57.62
14	—	936	35.00–49.00	44.52
22	—	1,149	50.50–54.75	53.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,820	58.75–59.75	59.49
7	—	1,548	70.50–71.25	70.63
11	—	1,692	62.25–66.25	64.92

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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