Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers and heifers sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows sold firm and average dressing slaughter bulls traded weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.82/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$148.82

183 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

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	700	149.82	1,049	167
Medium and Large 2	540	138.43	747	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $302 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 sale183 hd

148.82

—

UT average2 barns · 230 hd

149.28

−0.45

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	1,681	93.70	1,575	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	72.05	1,170	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	68.18	893	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	59.24	663	58

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,607	90.95/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,462	15
Bulls	—	—	1,840	99.59/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	67.81/cwt	64.50–69.75	870	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	71.11/cwt	70.25–73.75	978	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	62.60/cwt	53.00–64.25	940	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	72.50/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,168	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	103.07/cwt	93.00–113.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	158.24/cwt	152.50–160.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.09/cwt	152.50–156.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	146.48/cwt	144.75–149.00	1,094	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	154.22/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,039	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	162.50/cwt	158.00–169.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.16/cwt	144.00–154.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	125.94/cwt	124.00–127.25	1,036	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	145.17/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	143.89/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,121	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.50	374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	137.32/cwt	131.00–140.50	843	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	51.69/cwt	48.50–55.00	586	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	65.17/cwt	65.00–65.50	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	155.63/cwt	152.50–157.50	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	119.41/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.31/cwt	143.00–150.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,238	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	159.76/cwt	152.50–165.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.96/cwt	122.00–140.00	867	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	61.52/cwt	56.00–64.50	690	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	33.89/cwt	32.50–34.50	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	168.42/cwt	160.00–178.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	170.06/cwt	165.00–172.50	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	157.04/cwt	155.00–160.00	490	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	173.35/cwt	162.50–181.00	581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,054	2

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 Jul 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 292Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 361Last week 420Year ago 195

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers and heifers sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows sold firm and average dressing slaughter bulls traded weak.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,607	84.00–97.00	90.95
7	—	1,840	98.00–102.00	99.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,283	64.50–69.75	67.81
33	—	1,376	70.25–73.75	71.11
8	—	1,501	53.00–64.25	62.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,611	66.00–75.00	72.50
3	—	1,824	65.00–65.50	65.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	48.50–55.00	51.69
50	—	1,122	56.00–64.50	61.52
3	—	1,055	32.50–34.50	33.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	93.00–113.00	103.07
4	—	287	152.50–160.00	158.24
8	—	423	152.50–156.00	154.09
20	—	823	124.00–127.25	125.94
9	—	614	131.00–140.50	137.32
5	—	939	111.00–121.50	119.41
5	—	488	143.00–150.00	144.31
6	—	562	152.50	152.50
9	—	667	122.00–140.00	129.96
15	—	312	155.00–160.00	157.04
2	—	975	116.00	116.00
2	—	878	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	145.00	145.00
3	—	818	113.00	113.00
4	—	266	140.00–142.50	140.68
2	—	568	127.00–131.00	128.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	747	144.75–149.00	146.48
9	—	674	154.00–155.00	154.22
4	—	464	158.00–169.00	162.50
8	—	610	144.00–154.00	150.16
2	—	963	120.00	120.00
9	—	817	145.00–146.50	145.17
13	—	779	141.00–147.00	143.89
4	—	900	137.50	137.50
29	—	886	139.75	139.75
6	—	561	152.50–165.00	159.76
9	—	388	160.00–178.00	168.42
3	—	440	165.00–172.50	170.06
14	—	335	162.50–181.00	173.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	289	152.50–157.50	155.63
2	—	510	135.00–142.50	138.68
5	—	636	137.00	137.00
3	—	432	140.00	140.00
2	—	990	105.00	105.00

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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