Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.96/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$160.96

558 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	162.16	879	448
Medium and Large 1-2	489	156.06	763	110

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $115 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 sale558 hd

160.96

—

UT average3 barns · 1,285 hd

157.67

+3.29

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	1,826	73.71	1,346	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	58.39	937	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	54.53	676	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	42.92	482	50

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	53.86/cwt	50.00–56.50	664	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	57.56/cwt	57.00–59.00	733	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	59.25/cwt	56.00–63.00	955	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	54.54/cwt	53.50–55.75	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.65/cwt	161.00–177.50	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	142.69/cwt	131.00–159.00	468	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.81/cwt	145.00–152.50	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.11/cwt	133.00–135.75	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	148.14/cwt	147.50–150.00	404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	136.85/cwt	125.00–142.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	150.09/cwt	144.00–153.00	806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.38/cwt	145.00–145.50	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	136.16/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	161.72/cwt	155.00–169.25	839	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	139.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	177.08/cwt	170.00–185.00	746	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.22/cwt	144.00–154.00	934	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	135.48/cwt	129.00–139.50	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	175.64/cwt	167.50–179.00	594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	189.89/cwt	188.00–195.00	742	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	156.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	770	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	185.80/cwt	167.50–191.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	202.84/cwt	196.00–213.00	675	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.79/cwt	146.50–160.50	877	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	154.55/cwt	150.00–164.00	672	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	139.75/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	167.45/cwt	162.50–183.00	616	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	187.56/cwt	185.00–195.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	165.12/cwt	163.00–169.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	140.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	735	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	144.39/cwt	135.50–147.00	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.94/cwt	160.00–178.00	815	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	148.62/cwt	144.50–152.00	1,009	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	145.48/cwt	135.00–149.00	630	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	134.81/cwt	125.00–138.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	145.32/cwt	140.00–154.00	699	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.74/cwt	136.00–144.50	822	67
Bulls	—	—	1,811	72.37/cwt	68.25–74.75	1,311	13
Bulls	—	—	1,858	76.60/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,423	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	30.86/cwt	30.00–32.00	308	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	24.28/cwt	21.00–29.00	218	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	46.53/cwt	40.00–49.50	542	41

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,155Last week 2,154Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 351Year ago 345

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,233	50.00–56.50	53.86
26	—	1,273	57.00–59.00	57.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	56.00–63.00	59.25
2	—	1,580	53.50–55.75	54.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	30.00–32.00	30.86
6	—	896	21.00–29.00	24.28
41	—	1,165	40.00–49.50	46.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,811	68.25–74.75	72.37
6	—	1,858	75.00–79.00	76.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	375	161.00–177.50	172.65
13	—	730	133.00–135.75	135.11
13	—	338	167.50–179.00	175.64
32	—	435	150.00–164.00	154.55
3	—	763	126.00–135.00	131.66
53	—	522	135.00–146.00	140.75
11	—	637	135.50–147.00	144.39
4	—	678	132.00	132.00
86	—	481	140.00–154.00	145.32
67	—	580	136.00–144.50	141.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	131.00–159.00	142.69
14	—	371	145.00–152.50	149.81
4	—	273	147.50–150.00	148.14
4	—	676	123.00–127.00	125.97
20	—	433	135.00–149.00	145.48
7	—	488	125.00–138.00	134.81
2	—	228	135.00–145.00	139.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	125.00–142.00	136.85
21	—	537	144.00–153.00	150.09
12	—	567	145.00–145.50	145.38
8	—	686	129.00–139.50	135.48
19	—	493	150.00–158.00	156.16
5	—	329	167.50–191.00	185.80
25	—	368	162.50–183.00	167.45
13	—	436	163.00–169.00	165.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	774	133.00–137.00	136.16
125	—	519	155.00–169.25	161.72
9	—	732	138.00–146.00	139.52
27	—	421	170.00–185.00	177.08
82	—	622	144.00–154.00	150.22
28	—	391	188.00–195.00	189.89
23	—	333	196.00–213.00	202.84
64	—	570	146.50–160.50	153.79
8	—	855	137.50–142.00	139.75
6	—	274	185.00–195.00	187.56
33	—	471	160.00–178.00	172.94
36	—	679	144.50–152.00	148.62

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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