Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs and feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded with firm undertone, and steers over 550 lbs and heifers over 500 lbs traded with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.94/cwt on 1,073 head.

Average price

$163.94

1,073 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$15.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	165.82	859	946
Medium and Large 1-2	536	149.90	803	127

One grade step is worth $15.92/cwt here — about $56 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 sale1,073 hd

163.94

—

UT average3 barns · 1,379 hd

162.41

+1.53

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	1,591	67.27	1,070	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	56.98	886	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	52.09	662	147
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	43.20	477	71

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	575	156.89/cwt	151.00–166.50	902	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	189.95/cwt	180.00–195.00	716	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.44/cwt	141.00–151.00	702	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	123.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,198	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	163.40/cwt	156.00–170.00	853	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.88/cwt	122.00–127.50	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	140.61/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,229	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	143.11/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	812	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	176.24/cwt	170.00–190.00	763	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.11/cwt	139.25–153.50	960	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.01/cwt	132.00–148.50	843	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	147.31/cwt	141.00–156.00	794	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	141.46/cwt	130.00–144.50	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	129.68/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.30/cwt	145.50–151.50	921	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	195.82/cwt	190.00–205.00	619	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	158.96/cwt	145.00–164.50	774	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.73/cwt	145.00–162.50	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	143.99/cwt	138.00–146.25	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	196.25/cwt	182.50–208.00	553	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.21/cwt	120.00–137.50	891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	128.90/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	195.16/cwt	187.50–200.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	165.30/cwt	154.00–183.00	726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.85/cwt	110.00–145.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	166.81/cwt	162.50–179.00	624	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	45.50/cwt	42.00–49.00	518	56
Bulls	—	—	1,235	56.12/cwt	52.00–65.00	693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	30.23/cwt	23.00–36.00	297	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	39.63/cwt	39.00–40.00	386	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	59.71/cwt	58.00–61.25	997	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	55.23/cwt	54.25–56.00	819	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	45.82/cwt	43.50–47.25	632	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	56.78/cwt	55.00–66.00	667	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	51.90/cwt	49.00–54.75	662	130
Bulls	—	—	1,828	74.70/cwt	68.50–78.00	1,366	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	132.11/cwt	122.00–137.50	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.13/cwt	115.00–127.50	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	131.96/cwt	118.00–134.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	114.30/cwt	107.50–117.50	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.18/cwt	120.00–139.75	708	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	131.34/cwt	118.00–136.00	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.92/cwt	132.00–139.00	915	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.39/cwt	143.50–161.50	648	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	149.79/cwt	137.50–153.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.99/cwt	140.50–150.00	765	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.28/cwt	158.00–175.00	446	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	540	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	114.73/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,279	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	138.39/cwt	135.50–140.00	850	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	163.08/cwt	150.00–168.50	599	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.49/cwt	125.00–145.00	591	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	169.95/cwt	165.00–177.50	821	216

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,175Last week 868Year ago 1,140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 120Year ago 229

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	575	151.00–166.50	156.89
94	—	377	180.00–195.00	189.95
154	—	522	156.00–170.00	163.40
12	—	874	140.00–142.50	140.61
9	—	906	141.00–143.50	143.11
109	—	433	170.00–190.00	176.24
62	—	671	139.25–153.50	143.11
82	—	621	145.50–151.50	148.30
21	—	316	190.00–205.00	195.82
8	—	728	138.00–146.25	143.99
20	—	282	182.50–208.00	196.25
11	—	771	137.50	137.50
216	—	483	165.00–177.50	169.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	150.00–160.00	155.00
3	—	725	122.00–127.50	123.88
22	—	581	132.00–148.50	145.01
17	—	539	141.00–156.00	147.31
12	—	619	130.00–144.50	141.46
48	—	487	145.00–164.50	158.96
11	—	436	145.00–162.50	154.73
11	—	664	120.00–137.50	134.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	476	141.00–151.00	147.44
11	—	969	110.00–125.00	123.65
51	—	570	139.00–145.00	142.47
14	—	873	127.00–133.50	129.68
14	—	919	127.50–130.00	128.90
7	—	1,023	107.50–117.50	114.30
43	—	668	132.00–139.00	136.92
108	—	425	143.50–161.50	152.39
170	—	524	140.50–150.00	145.99
13	—	273	158.00–175.00	163.28
12	—	327	160.00–168.00	165.06
7	—	1,115	113.00–116.00	114.73
49	—	614	135.50–140.00	138.39
95	—	367	150.00–168.50	163.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	486	122.00–137.50	132.11
3	—	660	115.00–127.50	119.13
12	—	638	118.00–134.00	131.96
20	—	524	120.00–139.75	135.18
12	—	586	118.00–136.00	131.34
5	—	309	137.50–153.00	149.79
4	—	234	157.50	157.50
6	—	358	120.00	120.00
22	—	427	125.00–145.00	138.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	187.50–200.00	195.16
5	—	439	154.00–183.00	165.30
2	—	570	134.00–140.00	136.89
2	—	473	110.00–145.00	126.85
8	—	374	162.50–179.00	166.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,138	42.00–49.00	45.50
8	—	984	23.00–36.00	30.23
7	—	974	39.00–40.00	39.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,670	58.00–61.25	59.71
14	—	1,482	54.25–56.00	55.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	43.50–47.25	45.82
12	—	1,174	55.00–66.00	56.78
130	—	1,275	49.00–54.75	51.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,235	52.00–65.00	56.12
15	—	1,828	68.50–78.00	74.70

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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