Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Comparable trades of feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls remained mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.59/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$171.59

228 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	176.51	867	174
Medium and Large 1-2	463	155.74	721	54

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $146 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 sale228 hd

171.59

—

UT average1 barns · 228 hd

171.59

+0.00

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	1,520	81.01	1,231	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,692	64.90	1,098	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	62.58	797	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	54.19	582	47

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	—	332	179.32/cwt	179.00–179.50	595	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	188.33/cwt	186.00–188.50	1,083	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.95/cwt	150.00–174.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	147.89/cwt	145.00–154.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.12/cwt	162.50–165.00	537	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	153.48/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.00/cwt	145.00–160.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	894	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	169.94/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	164.43/cwt	162.50–166.50	1,608	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	173.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	174.44/cwt	173.75–182.00	672	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.48/cwt	141.00–157.50	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.49/cwt	140.00–160.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	170.42/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	164.32/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	107.11/cwt	101.50–115.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	739	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,256	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	30.77/cwt	20.00–37.50	350	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	52.44/cwt	48.50–54.50	620	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	58.47/cwt	56.50–59.50	830	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	63.62/cwt	60.00–67.25	787	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	58.26/cwt	56.00–60.25	591	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,021	70.44/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,424	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	64.85/cwt	60.75–67.25	1,046	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,053	58.95/cwt	56.50–59.75	1,210	6
Bulls	—	—	1,573	76.75/cwt	73.75–79.00	1,207	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	84.20/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.88/cwt	135.50–145.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	120.50/cwt	117.00–122.50	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	167.90/cwt	167.50–168.00	2,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	139.46/cwt	122.50–145.50	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	141.70/cwt	130.00–147.00	514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	127.45/cwt	120.50–135.00	1,435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.10/cwt	121.00–140.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	157.76/cwt	150.50–171.50	599	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.28/cwt	165.00–166.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,489	149.69/cwt	146.50–162.50	2,229	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	455	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	176.91/cwt	169.00–183.00	741	21

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 465Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 483Year ago 239

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	332	179.00–179.50	179.32
19	—	513	165.00–180.00	174.33
6	—	671	160.00–172.00	169.94
14	—	978	162.50–166.50	164.43
4	—	464	170.00–185.00	173.92
35	—	385	173.75–182.00	174.44
9	—	620	166.00–172.00	170.42
6	—	265	170.00–186.00	175.16
2	—	1,190	177.50	177.50
6	—	822	162.00–165.00	164.32
17	—	240	189.75	189.75
21	—	419	169.00–183.00	176.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	186.00–188.50	188.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	149.00	149.00
4	—	581	145.00–154.00	147.89
19	—	327	162.50–165.00	164.12
8	—	663	148.00–156.00	153.48
4	—	373	145.00–160.00	155.00
8	—	480	141.00–157.50	149.48
7	—	430	140.00–160.00	151.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	150.00–174.00	168.95
8	—	1,251	149.00	149.00
3	—	1,655	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,400	145.50	145.50
5	—	1,318	167.50–168.00	167.90
5	—	1,124	159.00	159.00
46	—	380	150.50–171.50	157.76
3	—	1,363	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,205	144.00	144.00
7	—	526	165.00–166.00	165.28
2	—	849	162.50	162.50
6	—	1,489	146.50–162.50	149.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	115.00	115.00
2	—	260	118.00	118.00
5	—	721	101.50–115.00	107.11
8	—	371	117.00–122.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	135.50–145.00	137.88
20	—	675	122.50–145.50	139.46
17	—	363	130.00–147.00	141.70
6	—	1,126	120.50–135.00	127.45
16	—	519	121.00–140.00	135.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	20.00–37.50	30.77
14	—	1,183	48.50–54.50	52.44
29	—	1,014	56.00–60.25	58.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,420	56.50–59.50	58.47
110	—	1,237	60.00–67.25	63.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,021	69.00–74.00	70.44
57	—	1,613	60.75–67.25	64.85
6	—	2,053	56.50–59.75	58.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	73.75–79.00	76.75
4	—	1,480	81.00–85.50	84.20

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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