Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded firm with emphasis on feeder cattle weighing less than 400 lbs. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.20/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$160.20

277 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$516

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

$16.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

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	660	161.03	1,062	263
Medium and Large 2	378	144.52	547	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $516 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 sale277 hd

160.20

—

UT average3 barns · 323 hd

159.32

+0.88

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	—	High	1,828	100.87	1,843	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	73.82	1,249	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	70.94	881	149
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	60.97	654	71

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	970	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	194.31/cwt	182.50–205.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,231	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.12/cwt	160.00–166.00	594	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.38/cwt	147.00–157.50	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.22/cwt	157.50–162.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	156.39/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	165.61/cwt	162.50–170.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.68/cwt	145.00–154.50	795	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	144.88/cwt	144.00–145.50	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	152.50/cwt	142.00–162.50	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	124.00/cwt	115.00–128.50	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	129.81/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	206.70/cwt	200.00–225.00	463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	198.30/cwt	183.00–205.00	633	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	176.41/cwt	164.00–185.00	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	151.80/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,158	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	64.49/cwt	60.50–66.75	719	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	49.79/cwt	42.00–57.50	466	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	83.16/cwt	79.25–85.00	1,363	3
Bulls	—	—	1,969	106.70/cwt	105.50–110.00	2,101	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	72.48/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,232	21
Bulls	—	—	1,789	99.28/cwt	91.00–103.75	1,776	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	63.09/cwt	57.50–65.00	906	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	75.49/cwt	73.25–84.50	959	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	70.31/cwt	66.00–73.00	860	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	123.51/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	152.12/cwt	151.50–153.50	1,120	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	148.60/cwt	140.00–175.00	432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	140.77/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,243	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.83/cwt	159.00–160.50	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.48/cwt	139.00–143.50	950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.66/cwt	122.50–135.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	113.52/cwt	100.00–115.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	188.44/cwt	183.00–195.00	697	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.43/cwt	164.00–177.50	560	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	132.73/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,110	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	987	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.27/cwt	105.00–129.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	167.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	870	14

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 376Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 361Year ago 103

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded firm with emphasis on feeder cattle weighing less than 400 lbs. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	132.00–132.50	132.25
7	—	278	182.50–205.00	194.31
10	—	620	157.50–162.00	159.22
9	—	665	156.00–159.50	156.39
7	—	489	162.50–170.00	165.61
11	—	1,084	115.00–128.50	124.00
4	—	224	200.00–225.00	206.70
42	—	319	183.00–205.00	198.30
13	—	418	164.00–185.00	176.41
15	—	763	149.00–152.00	151.80
13	—	736	151.50–153.50	152.12
3	—	1,362	112.50	112.50
94	—	883	133.00–143.00	140.77
19	—	370	183.00–195.00	188.44
14	—	518	162.00–170.00	167.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	291	140.00–175.00	148.60
2	—	533	140.00	140.00
2	—	660	122.50–135.00	128.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	954	129.00	129.00
13	—	360	160.00–166.00	165.12
12	—	486	147.00–157.50	155.38
17	—	524	145.00–154.50	151.68
14	—	574	144.00–145.50	144.88
4	—	608	142.00–162.50	152.50
4	—	1,078	122.00	122.00
5	—	771	121.00–136.00	129.81
3	—	715	139.00	139.00
3	—	927	122.50–124.00	123.51
6	—	423	159.00–160.50	159.83
18	—	667	139.00–143.50	142.48
22	—	325	164.00–177.50	172.43
19	—	836	123.00–138.00	132.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	137.00	137.00
3	—	388	150.00–157.50	152.41
10	—	878	100.00–115.00	113.52
2	—	238	150.00–152.50	151.24
3	—	987	105.00	105.00
2	—	675	105.00–129.00	117.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	165.00	165.00
11	—	722	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,115	60.50–66.75	64.49
17	—	936	42.00–57.50	49.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,639	79.25–85.00	83.16
21	—	1,700	67.00–77.00	72.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,436	57.50–65.00	63.09
28	—	1,270	73.25–84.50	75.49
114	—	1,223	66.00–73.00	70.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,969	105.50–110.00	106.70
22	—	1,789	91.00–103.75	99.28

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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