Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 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 $156.56/cwt on 969 head.

Average price

$156.56

969 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$0.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	156.57	864	683
Medium and Large 1-2	481	156.55	753	286

One grade step is worth $0.02/cwt here — about $111 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 sale969 hd

156.56

—

UT average3 barns · 1,335 hd

157.47

−0.91

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	1,601	69.94	1,120	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	54.62	830	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	52.55	650	181
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	38.70	409	79

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	—	624	147.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	923	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	129.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	168.92/cwt	162.50–174.00	544	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.71/cwt	152.50–163.50	760	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.35/cwt	142.50–153.50	786	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	138.63/cwt	130.00–143.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	179.13/cwt	172.50–183.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.41/cwt	125.00–143.25	725	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	134.97/cwt	134.50–139.00	985	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.65/cwt	161.00–179.00	659	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	196.83/cwt	190.00–199.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	123.56/cwt	121.00–132.50	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	137.57/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,131	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	131.71/cwt	131.00–131.75	1,188	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.97/cwt	135.00–147.00	972	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	186.27/cwt	180.00–200.00	693	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	137.83/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,052	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	159.93/cwt	152.50–163.00	819	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	167.96/cwt	157.50–169.50	690	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	170.94/cwt	167.50–177.50	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	133.41/cwt	122.00–139.00	815	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.12/cwt	175.00–187.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	126.06/cwt	110.00–131.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.67/cwt	130.00–149.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.68/cwt	142.50–160.00	640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	36.47/cwt	30.00–39.50	363	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	24.62/cwt	21.00–28.50	278	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	45.49/cwt	40.50–48.00	499	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	54.62/cwt	52.25–58.00	830	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	56.21/cwt	55.25–57.75	693	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	52.33/cwt	48.00–55.00	644	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	45.02/cwt	41.00–47.00	607	10
Bulls	—	—	1,168	61.51/cwt	56.00–63.50	718	8
Bulls	—	—	1,783	73.49/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,310	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.41/cwt	120.00–138.00	616	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.78/cwt	137.50–156.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.63/cwt	115.00–129.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	127.10/cwt	126.00–133.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.70/cwt	132.50–149.00	549	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	131.75/cwt	115.00–135.00	710	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.21/cwt	131.00–137.50	847	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	895	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.82/cwt	150.00–164.00	577	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.66/cwt	122.50–141.00	583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	129.81/cwt	112.50–133.50	744	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.73/cwt	145.00–158.50	639	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.31/cwt	130.00–134.50	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.54/cwt	136.00–143.00	786	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	162.65/cwt	159.00–171.00	449	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	143.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	150.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	196.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.47/cwt	144.00–156.50	862	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.68/cwt	159.00–170.00	781	123

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,154Last week 2,175Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 288Year ago 275

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	624	140.00–152.00	147.86
20	—	730	134.50–139.00	134.97
8	—	332	190.00–199.00	196.83
8	—	822	135.00–145.50	137.57
66	—	675	135.00–147.00	143.97
35	—	372	180.00–200.00	186.27
11	—	763	132.50–148.00	137.83
68	—	512	152.50–163.00	159.93
12	—	410	175.00–187.00	180.12
13	—	285	190.00–200.00	196.06
248	—	573	144.00–156.50	150.47
123	—	466	159.00–170.00	167.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	473	152.50–163.50	160.71
95	—	526	142.50–153.50	149.35
11	—	571	130.00–143.00	138.63
5	—	282	172.50–183.00	179.13
21	—	375	161.00–179.00	175.65
7	—	666	121.00–132.50	123.56
92	—	411	157.50–169.50	167.96
7	—	316	167.50–177.50	170.94
23	—	611	122.00–139.00	133.41
4	—	825	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	767	125.00–133.00	129.32
15	—	322	162.50–174.00	168.92
95	—	524	125.00–143.25	138.41
22	—	902	131.00–131.75	131.71
53	—	631	131.00–137.50	134.21
16	—	718	124.00–130.00	124.60
41	—	373	150.00–164.00	154.82
49	—	427	145.00–158.50	149.73
7	—	681	130.00–134.50	133.31
77	—	567	136.00–143.00	138.54
17	—	276	159.00–171.00	162.65
99	—	484	140.00–150.00	143.84
5	—	953	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	622	110.00–131.00	126.06
163	—	472	120.00–138.00	130.41
9	—	340	137.50–156.00	141.78
8	—	680	115.00–129.00	121.63
59	—	390	132.50–149.00	140.70
43	—	539	115.00–135.00	131.75
18	—	430	122.50–141.00	135.66
43	—	573	112.50–133.50	129.81
7	—	286	140.00–155.00	150.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	163.50	163.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	130.00–149.00	140.67
3	—	348	155.00	155.00
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	425	142.50–160.00	150.68
12	—	634	126.00–133.00	127.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	996	30.00–39.50	36.47
11	—	1,129	21.00–28.50	24.62
34	—	1,096	40.50–48.00	45.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,519	52.25–58.00	54.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,232	55.25–57.75	56.21
142	—	1,231	48.00–55.00	52.33
10	—	1,348	41.00–47.00	45.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,168	56.00–63.50	61.51
19	—	1,783	66.00–77.00	73.49

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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