Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers and heifers old mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.38/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −83.38 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$142.38

124 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

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	457	142.83	652	119
Medium and Large 2	328	131.54	431	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $221 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 sale124 hd

142.38

—

UT average3 barns · 169 hd

138.61

+3.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−83.38

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	1,673	91.72	1,534	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,665	69.23	1,153	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	66.80	853	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	51.96	517	56

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	428	161.04/cwt	154.00–170.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	147.83/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,016	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	70.43/cwt	69.00–72.50	873	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,806	65.99/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,192	14
Bulls	—	—	1,818	94.43/cwt	85.75–99.00	1,717	26
Bulls	—	—	1,933	101.79/cwt	100.25–105.25	1,968	11
Bulls	—	—	1,120	76.60/cwt	67.50–82.50	858	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	27.99/cwt	24.50–33.00	221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.48/cwt	130.50–145.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	153.11/cwt	146.00–160.50	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	174.85/cwt	167.00–179.50	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	175.12/cwt	165.00–196.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	144.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.15/cwt	126.00–142.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.98/cwt	158.00–162.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	128.03/cwt	119.50–133.75	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	167.90/cwt	160.00–171.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.96/cwt	123.00–133.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	120.24/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.50	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	175.57/cwt	167.50–180.00	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	148.58/cwt	142.00–150.00	305	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	147.22/cwt	145.00–156.00	483	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	115.96/cwt	105.00–127.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.53/cwt	145.00–152.50	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	145.30/cwt	138.00–152.50	330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.19/cwt	137.50–157.50	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	898	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,073	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	70.80/cwt	68.50–74.00	1,131	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	145.24/cwt	135.00–155.00	402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	169.82/cwt	165.00–178.50	584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.87/cwt	137.00–150.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.12/cwt	149.50–155.50	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	116.22/cwt	114.00–118.50	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.05/cwt	123.00–133.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	59.32/cwt	56.00–62.75	636	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	53.50/cwt	51.00–55.50	527	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	61.99/cwt	58.25–63.25	823	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	66.57/cwt	63.75–68.75	852	164

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 385Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 391Year ago 104

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers and heifers old mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	154.00–170.00	161.04
5	—	687	146.00–149.00	147.83
6	—	567	146.00–160.50	153.11
15	—	362	167.00–179.50	174.85
9	—	269	165.00–196.00	175.12
4	—	525	158.00–162.00	160.98
5	—	466	160.00–171.00	167.90
8	—	919	119.50–121.50	120.24
3	—	230	167.50–180.00	175.57
13	—	344	165.00–178.50	169.82
10	—	630	137.00–150.00	140.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	117.00	117.00
2	—	385	105.00–127.50	115.96
4	—	227	138.00–152.50	145.30
2	—	898	119.50	119.50
4	—	277	135.00–155.00	145.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	577	130.50–145.00	136.48
3	—	285	140.00–155.00	144.91
3	—	678	126.00–142.00	131.15
9	—	778	119.50–133.75	128.03
5	—	635	123.00–133.00	126.96
5	—	533	149.00	149.00
19	—	205	142.00–150.00	148.58
21	—	328	145.00–156.00	147.22
2	—	883	109.00–113.00	111.03
11	—	485	145.00–152.50	151.53
6	—	433	137.50–157.50	149.19
14	—	376	149.50–155.50	152.12
2	—	813	114.00–118.50	116.22
2	—	718	123.00–133.00	128.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	130.00–137.50	133.57
3	—	368	120.00–135.00	130.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,239	69.00–72.50	70.43
8	—	1,328	58.25–63.25	61.99
164	—	1,280	63.75–68.75	66.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,806	62.50–68.00	65.99
29	—	1,597	68.50–74.00	70.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	790	24.50–33.00	27.99
29	—	1,072	56.00–62.75	59.32
17	—	985	51.00–55.50	53.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,818	85.75–99.00	94.43
11	—	1,933	100.25–105.25	101.79
12	—	1,120	67.50–82.50	76.60

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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