Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00 - 15.00 higher and steers over 500 lbs remained mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.43/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$178.43

354 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	179.85	896	331
Medium and Large 1-2	483	157.92	763	23

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $133 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 sale354 hd

178.43

—

UT average3 barns · 489 hd

177.15

+1.28

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	1,473	74.67	1,100	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	52.74	691	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	48.06	527	98

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Medium and Large 1	—	335	196.36/cwt	192.50–200.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.17/cwt	164.00–178.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	143.72/cwt	142.50–147.50	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.47/cwt	125.00–136.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	135.05/cwt	132.50–140.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	157.67/cwt	154.00–163.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	181.80/cwt	174.00–187.00	789	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	176.07/cwt	165.00–181.00	907	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.13/cwt	151.00–173.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.37/cwt	157.50–170.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.39/cwt	173.00–184.00	867	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	152.96/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	167.24/cwt	150.00–176.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.03/cwt	138.50–150.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	138.98/cwt	133.00–142.25	871	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.84/cwt	163.00–169.00	962	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	197.25/cwt	190.00–199.50	759	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	199.32/cwt	198.00–202.50	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,250	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.46/cwt	151.00–165.00	687	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.79/cwt	148.00–153.25	726	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.82/cwt	163.00–176.25	650	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	163.57/cwt	162.00–164.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	178.90/cwt	175.00–181.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	138.20/cwt	135.00–149.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.38/cwt	142.00–148.50	770	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	139.33/cwt	134.00–141.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	170.30/cwt	167.00–177.50	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	155.19/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	148.16/cwt	140.00–152.50	533	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	74.67/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,100	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	52.74/cwt	47.50–60.50	691	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	48.06/cwt	42.00–52.00	527	98

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 717Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 366Year ago 219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	192.50–200.00	196.36
2	—	410	164.00–178.00	171.17
3	—	473	150.00	150.00
4	—	364	169.00	169.00
4	—	541	142.50–147.50	143.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	125.00–136.00	130.47
8	—	472	130.00–138.00	135.34
6	—	436	135.00–149.00	138.20
3	—	360	140.00–152.50	148.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	138.50–150.00	141.03
15	—	627	133.00–142.25	138.98
61	—	431	151.00–165.00	159.46
36	—	478	148.00–153.25	151.79
78	—	376	163.00–176.25	172.82
5	—	283	175.00–181.00	178.90
31	—	526	142.00–148.50	146.38
5	—	677	134.00–141.00	139.33
8	—	339	167.00–177.50	170.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	564	132.50–140.00	135.05
4	—	433	151.00–173.00	162.13
2	—	373	157.50–170.00	163.37
3	—	322	150.00–176.00	167.24
2	—	653	139.00	139.00
9	—	519	162.00–164.00	163.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	154.00–163.00	157.67
38	—	434	174.00–187.00	181.80
64	—	515	165.00–181.00	176.07
95	—	473	173.00–184.00	183.39
4	—	680	149.00–158.00	152.96
16	—	580	163.00–169.00	165.84
64	—	385	190.00–199.50	197.25
11	—	316	198.00–202.50	199.32
20	—	868	144.00	144.00
10	—	737	155.00–156.00	155.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,473	71.00–82.00	74.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,311	47.50–60.50	52.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,096	42.00–52.00	48.06

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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