Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows traded mostly weak and average dressing slaughter bulls traded with firm undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.45/cwt on 362 head.

Average price

$158.45

362 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	160.48	913	314
Medium and Large 1-2	531	145.16	770	48

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $143 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 sale362 hd

158.45

—

UT average3 barns · 609 hd

158.11

+0.33

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	1,683	72.44	1,219	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	57.17	954	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	53.01	658	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	45.90	519	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 1-2	—	565	144.33/cwt	137.50–149.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.53/cwt	151.00–161.00	911	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.19/cwt	151.00–166.00	817	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	194.29/cwt	190.00–196.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.97/cwt	141.00–157.50	638	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.66/cwt	128.00–144.00	875	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	132.27/cwt	125.00–136.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.40/cwt	192.50–197.00	710	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	168.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	115.12/cwt	111.00–121.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	151.36/cwt	148.00–156.00	552	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	150.24/cwt	140.00–162.50	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.23/cwt	163.00–176.00	798	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.50	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.66/cwt	135.00–162.50	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	151.02/cwt	141.50–157.25	1,010	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	115.47/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	144.24/cwt	141.50–147.00	1,178	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.19/cwt	125.00–139.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.82/cwt	139.00–162.50	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	121.84/cwt	119.50–125.50	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	154.80/cwt	150.00–170.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.70/cwt	132.50–150.00	772	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	134.43/cwt	123.00–135.75	980	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.43/cwt	117.00–126.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	137.04/cwt	131.50–142.50	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.00/cwt	129.00–132.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.62/cwt	128.50–141.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.50/cwt	137.00–150.00	691	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.72/cwt	171.00–189.00	768	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.36/cwt	140.00–158.75	944	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.78/cwt	141.00–158.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.19/cwt	113.00–135.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.45/cwt	115.00–132.50	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	129.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	129.54/cwt	127.50–135.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	133.42/cwt	126.50–137.00	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	137.97/cwt	127.50–147.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.62/cwt	107.50–120.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	146.36/cwt	130.00–155.00	318	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	74.48/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,324	17
Bulls	—	—	1,452	67.49/cwt	63.00–69.00	980	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	48.52/cwt	47.25–49.25	692	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	53.01/cwt	50.50–55.00	650	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	46.51/cwt	43.00–49.50	526	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	40.76/cwt	38.00–42.50	460	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	57.58/cwt	57.25–57.75	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	57.17/cwt	53.00–59.25	954	8

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 1,507Year ago 1,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 308Year ago 279

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows traded mostly weak and average dressing slaughter bulls traded with firm undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	137.50–149.00	144.33
3	—	717	125.00–136.00	132.27
3	—	307	165.00–175.00	168.31
5	—	824	111.00–121.00	115.12
10	—	482	151.00–157.50	154.09
5	—	376	135.00–162.50	151.66
3	—	618	125.00–139.00	132.19
7	—	420	139.00–162.50	151.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	578	151.00–161.00	157.53
47	—	520	151.00–166.00	157.19
5	—	332	190.00–196.00	194.29
14	—	365	192.50–197.00	194.40
74	—	477	163.00–176.00	167.23
20	—	669	141.50–157.25	151.02
4	—	1,285	112.00–119.00	115.47
35	—	817	141.50–147.00	144.24
22	—	425	171.00–189.00	180.72
31	—	624	140.00–158.75	151.36
3	—	743	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	428	141.00–157.50	148.97
30	—	613	128.00–144.00	142.66
14	—	365	148.00–156.00	151.36
7	—	334	140.00–162.50	150.24
5	—	911	119.50–125.50	121.84
5	—	279	150.00–170.00	154.80
96	—	526	132.50–150.00	146.70
25	—	729	123.00–135.75	134.43
7	—	669	128.50–141.00	133.62
70	—	472	137.00–150.00	146.50
3	—	869	125.00–128.00	126.99
4	—	568	141.00–158.00	146.78
6	—	768	120.00–136.00	129.04
9	—	809	126.50–137.00	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	129.00–132.00	130.00
3	—	473	113.00–135.00	124.19
3	—	628	115.00–132.50	123.45
3	—	953	113.00	113.00
5	—	320	127.50–135.00	129.54
3	—	428	135.00	135.00
3	—	275	127.50–147.00	137.97
4	—	668	107.50–120.00	115.62
3	—	217	130.00–155.00	146.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	117.00–126.00	121.43
3	—	577	131.50–142.50	137.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,778	70.00–77.50	74.48
7	—	1,452	63.00–69.00	67.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	47.25–49.25	48.52
46	—	1,227	50.50–55.00	53.01
3	—	1,262	57.25–57.75	57.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,131	43.00–49.50	46.51
5	—	1,128	38.00–42.50	40.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,668	53.00–59.25	57.17

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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