Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower and steers weighing over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, though firm undertones are noted for 450 - 750 lb heifers. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.96/cwt on 222 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −98.80 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$126.96

222 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$12.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

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	580	129.19	750	182
Medium and Large 2	546	116.80	637	40

One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $112 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 sale222 hd

126.96

—

UT average3 barns · 351 hd

124.34

+2.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−98.80

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	1,697	87.64	1,487	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	64.22	1,069	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	59.17	789	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	49.57	539	167

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,753	89.48/cwt	84.00–96.50	1,569	17
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.18/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	59.35/cwt	58.25–61.25	774	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	62.92/cwt	61.50–65.75	863	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	56.91/cwt	56.25–58.00	777	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	62.77/cwt	59.50–65.25	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	140.08/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,000	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	145.38/cwt	143.00–150.00	920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.88/cwt	157.50–168.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.10/cwt	129.50–151.00	933	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.50	780	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	136.38/cwt	123.00–139.50	715	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.77/cwt	141.00–157.00	786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	123.46/cwt	121.00–124.25	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	114.69/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,104	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.51/cwt	124.00–128.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.13/cwt	102.50–108.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	103.49/cwt	102.50–105.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	120.60/cwt	105.00–126.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	108.32/cwt	102.00–110.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.83/cwt	115.00–127.50	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	116.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	819	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.24/cwt	142.50–164.50	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	107.82/cwt	100.00–112.50	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,081	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	114.26/cwt	109.50–118.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	129.10/cwt	127.00–130.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.52/cwt	130.00–148.50	592	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	113.00/cwt	109.00–117.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.46/cwt	136.00–152.00	825	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	54.11/cwt	48.50–58.00	632	100
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	131.48/cwt	128.00–135.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	46.00/cwt	40.00–49.50	472	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	36.20/cwt	32.00–39.50	307	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	67.59/cwt	66.25–68.75	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.77/cwt	137.50–147.50	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.26/cwt	118.00–119.75	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	138.25/cwt	133.00–139.50	669	15

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 695Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 337Year ago 199

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,753	84.00–96.50	89.48
3	—	1,380	74.00–79.50	77.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,304	58.25–61.25	59.35
15	—	1,372	61.50–65.75	62.92
29	—	1,366	56.25–58.00	56.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,731	59.50–65.25	62.77
3	—	1,512	66.25–68.75	67.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,168	48.50–58.00	54.11
45	—	1,026	40.00–49.50	46.00
22	—	849	32.00–39.50	36.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	714	133.00–146.00	140.08
12	—	775	129.00–137.00	133.35
14	—	633	143.00–150.00	145.38
9	—	440	157.50–168.00	165.88
30	—	671	129.50–151.00	139.10
21	—	525	141.00–157.00	149.77
4	—	876	121.00–124.25	123.46
10	—	963	106.00–116.00	114.69
7	—	467	142.50–164.50	153.24
21	—	905	119.50	119.50
3	—	817	126.00–127.00	126.67
37	—	579	136.00–152.00	142.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	115.00–127.50	120.83
7	—	668	121.50	121.50
2	—	580	133.00	133.00
5	—	527	134.50	134.50
6	—	774	100.00–112.50	107.82
2	—	443	128.00–135.00	131.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	612	125.00–130.50	127.42
50	—	524	123.00–139.50	136.38
8	—	580	124.00–128.00	124.51
9	—	818	102.00–110.00	108.32
24	—	706	110.00–119.00	116.00
12	—	777	109.50–118.00	114.26
21	—	418	130.00–148.50	141.52
7	—	375	137.50–147.50	141.77
7	—	673	118.00–119.75	119.26
15	—	484	133.00–139.50	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	102.50–108.00	105.13
3	—	717	102.50–105.00	103.49
5	—	437	105.00–126.00	120.60
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
6	—	491	121.00	121.00
2	—	540	115.00–118.00	116.49
5	—	781	104.00	104.00
10	—	398	127.00–130.00	129.10
5	—	585	109.00–117.00	113.00

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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