Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers under 700 lbs and feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold weak, while steers over 700 lbs and heifers over 650 lbs sold firm. Average dressing slaughter cows traded weak and average dressing slaughter bulls remained steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.43/cwt on 1,258 head.

Average price

$155.43

1,258 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	160.04	857	741
Medium and Large 1-2	509	148.81	758	517

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $99 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 sale1,258 hd

155.43

—

UT average3 barns · 2,052 hd

151.22

+4.21

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	1,607	67.20	1,080	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	52.95	803	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	45.62	537	273
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,100	37.15	409	70

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.77/cwt	145.00–166.00	664	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	163.56/cwt	157.00–166.75	831	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	129.43/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,219	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	168.93/cwt	160.00–177.00	821	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	144.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,050	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.24/cwt	149.00–153.00	864	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	161.12/cwt	152.50–164.00	630	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	142.66/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	659	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	158.02/cwt	155.00–167.50	512	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.77/cwt	140.00–156.00	775	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	174.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	755	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	144.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	987	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.90/cwt	140.00–145.50	878	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	137.20/cwt	130.00–139.00	848	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	142.51/cwt	135.00–147.00	821	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	179.59/cwt	178.00–185.00	607	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.40/cwt	139.00–144.50	796	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.67/cwt	125.00–134.25	768	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	110.82/cwt	107.50–113.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	139.81/cwt	136.00–144.75	645	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	45.34/cwt	42.50–51.75	530	257
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	38.54/cwt	35.00–42.50	573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	54.08/cwt	52.25–59.00	669	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	23.18/cwt	17.50–28.50	238	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	33.58/cwt	30.00–36.50	359	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	40.06/cwt	37.00–42.50	449	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	52.95/cwt	52.00–55.75	803	11
Bulls	—	—	1,768	72.51/cwt	65.75–75.25	1,282	11
Bulls	—	—	1,253	55.51/cwt	51.50–58.50	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	135.90/cwt	131.00–138.25	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.65/cwt	151.00–165.00	572	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.77/cwt	122.50–139.00	576	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.09/cwt	124.50–140.00	696	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.92/cwt	135.00–154.00	450	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.79/cwt	142.50–147.50	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	152.98/cwt	140.00–159.00	724	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.93/cwt	105.00–111.50	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	130.40/cwt	123.00–135.00	632	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.75/cwt	123.00–150.00	551	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	162.82/cwt	161.00–166.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	136.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	133.65/cwt	133.50–135.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	137.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	746	50

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,384Last week 1,155Year ago 1,659

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 253Year ago 508

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	123.00	123.00
24	—	611	120.00–129.00	128.23
94	—	579	125.00–134.25	132.67
3	—	855	107.50–113.00	110.82
71	—	424	122.50–139.00	135.77
126	—	527	124.50–140.00	132.09
36	—	315	135.00–154.00	142.92
4	—	280	142.50–147.50	143.79
5	—	920	105.00–111.50	108.93
72	—	485	123.00–135.00	130.40
70	—	383	123.00–150.00	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	567	139.00–144.50	140.40
11	—	750	143.25	143.25
96	—	461	136.00–144.75	139.81
6	—	733	131.00–138.25	135.90
55	—	365	151.00–165.00	156.65
7	—	272	161.00–166.00	162.82
11	—	634	130.00–139.00	136.24
10	—	672	133.50–135.00	133.65
18	—	424	140.00–145.00	143.47
50	—	544	135.00–138.00	137.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	429	145.00–166.00	154.77
22	—	942	128.00–129.50	129.43
52	—	391	152.50–164.00	161.12
4	—	721	130.00–139.00	135.99
70	—	324	155.00–167.50	158.02
117	—	521	140.00–156.00	148.77
37	—	618	130.00–139.00	137.20
130	—	576	135.00–147.00	142.51
34	—	473	140.00–159.00	152.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	508	157.00–166.75	163.56
194	—	486	160.00–177.00	168.93
21	—	727	141.00–146.00	144.44
126	—	575	149.00–153.00	150.24
3	—	762	142.00–144.00	142.66
19	—	368	179.00	179.00
98	—	434	165.00–175.00	174.06
103	—	682	140.00–147.00	144.69
63	—	610	140.00–145.50	143.90
28	—	338	178.00–185.00	179.59
3	—	912	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	1,170	42.50–51.75	45.34
4	—	1,486	35.00–42.50	38.54
12	—	1,237	52.25–59.00	54.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	17.50–28.50	23.18
21	—	1,070	30.00–36.50	33.58
45	—	1,121	37.00–42.50	40.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,516	52.00–55.75	52.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,768	65.75–75.25	72.51
5	—	1,253	51.50–58.50	55.51

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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