Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded firm on a light test and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.09/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −105.67 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$120.09

174 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$8.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

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	661	123.43	816	108
Medium and Large 2	605	114.63	693	66

One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about $123 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 sale174 hd

120.09

—

UT average3 barns · 267 hd

121.81

−1.72

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−105.67

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	1,749	83.36	1,458	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	60.21	938	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	56.55	728	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	48.83	511	97

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,821	85.76/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,562	21
Bulls	—	—	1,978	98.57/cwt	93.75–106.50	1,950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	69.64/cwt	65.00–75.00	999	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	55.99/cwt	54.25–58.00	697	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	60.08/cwt	58.50–62.00	848	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	53.38/cwt	52.75–54.25	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	145.95/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	143.00/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	158.57/cwt	151.00–162.50	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.20/cwt	122.50–128.50	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	113.59/cwt	112.50–119.50	1,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	122.56/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.03/cwt	143.00–163.00	878	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	113.66/cwt	111.50–118.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	728	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	114.28/cwt	112.50–119.50	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	127.95/cwt	123.50–129.75	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	148.47/cwt	148.00–150.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	112.84/cwt	112.00–116.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	150.36/cwt	148.00–154.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.65/cwt	128.50–132.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	109.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	864	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	31.85/cwt	20.00–41.00	288	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	44.64/cwt	43.25–45.50	447	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	51.36/cwt	47.00–54.25	550	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	56.26/cwt	56.00–56.50	891	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	63.00/cwt	62.50–64.00	998	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	60.23/cwt	57.25–62.00	935	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.51/cwt	135.00–149.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	172	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	115.04/cwt	105.00–124.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	117.26/cwt	107.50–133.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.12/cwt	107.50–128.00	865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	100.64/cwt	97.50–102.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	130.71/cwt	125.00–145.00	356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	98.49/cwt	97.50–99.50	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.01/cwt	105.00–117.00	699	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	113.57/cwt	106.00–118.50	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.48/cwt	122.50–127.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.66/cwt	112.00–121.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	109.32/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,016	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	101.30/cwt	99.50–104.00	983	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 560Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 551Year ago 78

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded firm on a light test and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,821	81.00–89.00	85.76
3	—	1,978	93.75–106.50	98.57
7	—	1,435	65.00–75.00	69.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,244	54.25–58.00	55.99
15	—	1,411	58.50–62.00	60.08
6	—	1,408	52.75–54.25	53.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	903	20.00–41.00	31.85
22	—	1,001	43.25–45.50	44.64
70	—	1,070	47.00–54.25	51.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	56.00–56.50	56.26
4	—	1,584	62.50–64.00	63.00
37	—	1,553	57.25–62.00	60.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	157.00	157.00
5	—	713	136.00–152.00	145.95
7	—	761	138.00–147.00	143.00
8	—	623	151.00–162.50	158.57
2	—	298	174.00	174.00
2	—	340	180.00–181.00	180.50
13	—	918	112.50–119.50	113.59
16	—	818	121.00–134.00	122.56
23	—	570	143.00–163.00	154.03
3	—	987	111.50–118.00	113.66
4	—	863	115.00–120.00	117.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	105.00–124.00	115.04
4	—	678	107.50–133.00	117.26
3	—	950	103.00	103.00
8	—	720	107.50–128.00	120.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	122.50–128.50	125.20
24	—	571	123.00–132.00	127.42
5	—	833	112.50–119.50	114.28
6	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.60
7	—	656	123.50–129.75	127.95
8	—	334	148.00–150.00	148.47
9	—	706	112.00–116.00	112.84
3	—	355	148.00–154.00	150.36
3	—	525	128.50–132.00	129.65
3	—	790	108.00–112.00	109.32
2	—	873	106.00	106.00
21	—	929	101.00–112.00	109.32
4	—	441	135.00–137.50	136.24
3	—	970	99.50–104.00	101.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	817	97.50–102.00	100.64
7	—	272	125.00–145.00	130.71
4	—	720	100.00–110.00	106.54
2	—	873	97.50–99.50	98.49
16	—	630	105.00–117.00	111.01
13	—	672	106.00–118.50	113.57
9	—	473	122.50–127.00	125.48
8	—	573	112.00–121.00	117.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	280	180.00	180.00
6	—	338	178.00	178.00
5	—	522	135.00–149.00	144.51
3	—	795	109.00	109.00
3	—	172	180.00	180.00

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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