Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold weak while steers heavier than 450 lbs traded firm. Feeder heifers followed a similar trend, exhibiting weak undertone in heifer trades under 400 lbs and mostly firm trading of heifers over 400 lbs. Average dressing slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.32/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.44 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$132.32

153 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	559	133.30	745	138
Medium and Large 2	459	123.23	566	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $179 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 sale153 hd

132.32

—

UT average2 barns · 226 hd

130.27

+2.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−93.44

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	1,666	88.42	1,473	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,696	65.33	1,108	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	63.99	831	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	50.23	526	132

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	144.65/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.50	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	159.40/cwt	155.00–161.00	381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	154.48/cwt	137.50–160.00	519	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.27/cwt	155.00–171.00	471	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	140.16/cwt	135.00–150.00	388	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.62/cwt	118.50–120.00	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.80/cwt	150.00–166.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	151.72/cwt	142.50–154.00	419	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.17/cwt	127.50–132.50	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.01/cwt	141.00–142.50	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	157.15/cwt	148.00–159.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.34/cwt	144.00–161.00	664	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	157.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.40/cwt	126.00–134.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,214	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	70.54/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,134	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	67.53/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,099	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,841	58.73/cwt	57.25–64.50	1,081	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,596	56.97/cwt	54.25–60.25	909	17
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.47/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,619	24
Bulls	—	—	1,214	79.91/cwt	74.00–82.75	970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	114.83/cwt	114.00–115.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	55.86/cwt	50.50–61.50	625	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	27.61/cwt	17.50–35.00	220	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	68.65/cwt	68.00–69.25	836	2
Bulls	—	—	2,153	99.03/cwt	96.50–104.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.99/cwt	133.00–141.50	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	116.51/cwt	114.50–119.00	1,123	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	64.82/cwt	61.00–67.50	818	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	43.56/cwt	38.00–49.00	408	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.05/cwt	138.00–153.00	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	127.21/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.32/cwt	133.00–140.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.73/cwt	107.50–135.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	120.89/cwt	120.00–122.50	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	526	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.41/cwt	110.00–121.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	127.88/cwt	125.50–134.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	131.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.04/cwt	132.00–149.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	140.12/cwt	130.00–150.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	141.87/cwt	137.50–145.00	339	7

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 Jun 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 459Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 490Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	712	141.00–147.00	144.65
9	—	620	140.00–145.50	141.76
7	—	239	155.00–161.00	159.40
4	—	930	125.50	125.50
17	—	285	155.00–171.00	165.27
10	—	480	150.00–166.00	155.80
3	—	672	141.00–142.50	142.01
6	—	530	148.00–159.00	157.15
4	—	825	129.00–135.00	131.72
16	—	430	144.00–161.00	154.34
5	—	319	150.00–165.00	157.21
3	—	1,077	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,003	121.00	121.00
11	—	572	138.00–153.00	144.05
5	—	883	122.00–128.50	127.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	133.00–140.00	135.32
2	—	575	107.50–135.00	121.73
2	—	295	147.00	147.00
3	—	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	336	137.50–160.00	154.48
7	—	719	120.00–127.00	120.97
15	—	277	135.00–150.00	140.16
12	—	805	118.50–120.00	118.62
7	—	627	126.00–134.00	131.40
6	—	869	114.00–115.00	114.83
5	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.05
11	—	530	133.00–141.50	134.99
9	—	964	114.50–119.00	116.51
4	—	783	120.00–122.50	120.89
3	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
7	—	683	125.50–134.00	127.88
8	—	576	128.00–135.00	131.00
11	—	474	132.00–149.00	142.04
11	—	431	130.00–150.00	140.12
7	—	239	137.50–145.00	141.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	125.00–127.50	125.24
2	—	663	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	110.00–121.00	115.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	276	142.50–154.00	151.72
3	—	518	127.50–132.50	129.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,607	69.00–72.00	70.54
11	—	1,628	66.00–69.00	67.53
10	—	1,841	57.25–64.50	58.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,596	54.25–60.25	56.97
2	—	1,218	68.00–69.25	68.65
133	—	1,262	61.00–67.50	64.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,119	50.50–61.50	55.86
15	—	797	17.50–35.00	27.61
26	—	937	38.00–49.00	43.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,790	84.00–95.00	90.47
12	—	1,214	74.00–82.75	79.91
5	—	2,153	96.50–104.00	99.03

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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