Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.50/cwt on 611 head.

Average price

$164.50

611 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	166.23	855	513
Medium and Large 1-2	541	155.41	840	98

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $14 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 sale611 hd

164.50

—

UT average3 barns · 901 hd

166.70

−2.20

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	1,610	72.71	1,171	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	55.75	880	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	53.78	682	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	45.67	472	130

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	681	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.50	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	142.13/cwt	139.50–142.50	1,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.62/cwt	146.00–151.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	160.36/cwt	156.00–164.00	927	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	171.31/cwt	164.00–175.00	747	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.04/cwt	157.50–170.50	858	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	189.08/cwt	185.00–197.50	719	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	147.79/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	154.12/cwt	140.00–158.00	956	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.22/cwt	162.50–181.00	639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	183.24/cwt	181.00–188.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	181.22/cwt	175.00–190.00	429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	141.74/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,321	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	197.33/cwt	192.50–207.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	181.68/cwt	180.00–182.50	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	146.98/cwt	139.00–150.00	564	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.25/cwt	137.50–139.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	136.99/cwt	136.00–139.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	149.20/cwt	147.50–150.00	722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	33.76/cwt	33.00–36.00	279	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	40.40/cwt	38.00–43.00	450	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	51.36/cwt	46.25–53.50	536	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	55.75/cwt	54.25–56.50	880	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	49.14/cwt	46.00–50.25	628	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	54.29/cwt	52.25–56.50	688	82
Bulls	—	—	1,425	65.60/cwt	64.50–68.00	935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,647	74.13/cwt	70.00–82.50	1,221	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.49/cwt	139.00–167.00	717	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.63/cwt	145.00–157.00	637	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.37/cwt	134.50–147.25	750	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	151.36/cwt	142.50–155.00	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	159.63/cwt	155.00–167.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.99/cwt	133.00–146.00	862	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.98/cwt	132.00–147.00	812	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.78/cwt	158.00–170.00	547	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.22/cwt	157.00–170.00	607	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	201.80/cwt	198.00–207.00	664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	166.80/cwt	157.50–172.75	792	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,086	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	130.75/cwt	127.00–132.50	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	177.90/cwt	175.00–180.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	695	7

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,507Last week 729Year ago 1,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 243Year ago 279

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	681	137.00–139.50	138.34
9	—	785	142.50	142.50
5	—	577	146.00–151.00	148.62
5	—	506	150.00	150.00
6	—	420	150.00–159.00	156.55
3	—	810	133.00–136.00	135.00
22	—	620	140.00–158.00	154.12
15	—	373	162.50–181.00	171.22
5	—	325	181.00–188.00	183.24
4	—	237	175.00–190.00	181.22
3	—	700	134.00	134.00
3	—	293	180.00–182.50	181.68
7	—	467	145.00–152.50	148.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	899	139.50–142.50	142.13
3	—	603	162.00	162.00
136	—	578	156.00–164.00	160.36
87	—	436	164.00–175.00	171.31
68	—	520	157.50–170.50	165.04
24	—	380	185.00–197.50	189.08
23	—	687	147.00–159.00	147.79
6	—	932	141.00–142.50	141.74
4	—	259	192.50–207.00	197.33
13	—	329	198.00–207.00	201.80
141	—	475	157.50–172.75	166.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	147.50	147.50
29	—	384	139.00–150.00	146.98
11	—	331	142.50–155.00	151.36
9	—	478	125.00–135.00	130.85
4	—	435	130.00–141.00	135.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	483	139.00–167.00	148.49
83	—	426	145.00–157.00	149.63
82	—	516	134.50–147.25	145.37
3	—	273	155.00–167.00	159.63
2	—	850	128.00–130.00	129.00
54	—	620	133.00–146.00	138.99
50	—	568	132.00–147.00	142.98
30	—	328	158.00–170.00	166.78
27	—	374	157.00–170.00	162.22
11	—	820	130.00–135.75	132.42
6	—	784	127.00–132.50	130.75
6	—	234	175.00–180.00	177.90
5	—	1,001	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	137.50–139.00	138.25
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
6	—	505	136.00–139.00	136.99
3	—	484	147.50–150.00	149.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	827	33.00–36.00	33.76
37	—	1,115	38.00–43.00	40.40
74	—	1,044	46.25–53.50	51.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,578	54.25–56.50	55.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,277	46.00–50.25	49.14
82	—	1,267	52.25–56.50	54.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	64.50–68.00	65.60
20	—	1,647	70.00–82.50	74.13

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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