Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available for feeder steers and heifers. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.48/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$166.48

147 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	173.47	884	113
Medium and Large 1-2	566	143.25	811	34

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $73 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 sale147 hd

166.48

—

UT average2 barns · 192 hd

166.96

−0.48

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	—	Low	1,763	81.25	1,432	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	71.42	1,067	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	65.78	832	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	59.38	638	80

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	78.16/cwt	76.00–79.75	1,249	7
Bulls	—	—	1,744	73.88/cwt	64.50–79.50	1,288	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	773	4
Bulls	—	—	1,772	84.94/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,505	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	36.75/cwt	35.00–39.00	353	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	63.39/cwt	59.00–65.50	694	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.46/cwt	41.00–58.00	572	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	203.00/cwt	190.00–207.50	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	155.72/cwt	142.50–158.50	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	163.70/cwt	162.00–165.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	163.66/cwt	161.00–165.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	155.09/cwt	154.00–160.50	977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	181.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,273	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	171.98/cwt	167.50–185.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	157.00/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.17/cwt	174.00–177.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	109.06/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	156.74/cwt	150.00–163.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	172.54/cwt	160.00–181.00	554	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	187.15/cwt	178.00–188.75	794	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	178.38/cwt	174.50–180.00	733	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	70.21/cwt	64.25–75.25	1,036	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	61.73/cwt	57.50–63.00	788	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	66.44/cwt	63.25–70.25	839	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	145.12/cwt	132.50–149.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	209.13/cwt	207.50–212.50	491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	179.15/cwt	172.50–190.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	175.00/cwt	167.50–182.50	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	168.02/cwt	160.00–178.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	148.49/cwt	147.50–150.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	105.71/cwt	101.00–115.50	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.56/cwt	133.00–138.75	775	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	150.45/cwt	132.50–158.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.03/cwt	121.00–143.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.88/cwt	128.00–140.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	857	5

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 582Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 483Last week 342Year ago 194

Compared to last week: No comparison available for feeder steers and heifers. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	76.00–79.75	78.16
39	—	1,475	64.25–75.25	70.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	35.00–39.00	36.75
52	—	1,095	59.00–65.50	63.39
24	—	1,050	41.00–58.00	54.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,276	57.50–63.00	61.73
154	—	1,263	63.25–70.25	66.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,744	64.50–79.50	73.88
24	—	1,772	80.00–91.50	84.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	235	207.50–212.50	209.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	190.00–207.50	203.00
9	—	567	160.00	160.00
6	—	811	142.50–158.50	155.72
12	—	630	154.00–160.50	155.09
8	—	878	145.00	145.00
7	—	370	167.50–185.00	171.98
4	—	797	155.00–159.00	157.00
5	—	465	174.00–177.00	176.17
42	—	424	178.00–188.75	187.15
12	—	329	172.50–190.00	179.15
4	—	520	160.00–178.00	168.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	150.00–163.00	156.74
3	—	532	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
7	—	623	147.50–150.00	148.49
5	—	264	160.00	160.00
3	—	938	102.50	102.50
3	—	723	121.00–143.00	132.03
3	—	670	128.00–140.00	135.88
2	—	1,020	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	162.00–165.00	163.70
3	—	670	146.00	146.00
3	—	462	161.00–165.00	163.66
3	—	228	180.00–185.00	181.50
15	—	321	160.00–181.00	172.54
43	—	411	174.50–180.00	178.38
2	—	840	145.00	145.00
2	—	270	167.50–182.50	175.00
5	—	562	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,019	102.00–112.50	109.06
4	—	532	132.50–149.00	145.12
2	—	443	140.00–150.00	145.03
6	—	944	121.50	121.50
6	—	985	101.00–115.50	105.71
4	—	323	152.50	152.50
2	—	615	115.00–120.00	117.56
18	—	572	133.00–138.75	135.56
8	—	384	132.50–158.00	150.45

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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