Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold weak and steers over 400 lbs traded mostly firm. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to weak. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.48/cwt on 784 head.

Average price

$148.48

784 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	150.85	950	471
Medium and Large 1-2	504	144.91	730	313

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $221 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 sale784 hd

148.48

—

UT average2 barns · 956 hd

148.83

−0.35

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	1,718	71.25	1,224	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	50.99	843	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	45.04	535	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	36.61	405	83

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	521	165.22/cwt	160.00–173.00	861	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	184.57/cwt	182.00–186.00	954	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	181.55/cwt	180.00–184.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	127.34/cwt	122.00–130.50	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.99/cwt	132.50–154.00	819	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	153.09/cwt	140.00–160.00	671	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	182.70/cwt	180.00–183.00	524	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.20/cwt	155.00–158.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.92/cwt	168.00–178.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.47/cwt	133.00–157.50	792	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	157.56/cwt	150.00–167.50	440	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.25/cwt	110.00–124.50	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	148.19/cwt	140.00–165.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	138.32/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,196	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.86/cwt	122.00–139.00	842	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.28/cwt	134.50–157.50	695	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.01/cwt	105.00–128.50	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	139.14/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	174.84/cwt	171.00–176.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.64/cwt	132.25–138.00	955	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	134.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,305	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	172.62/cwt	162.50–179.00	844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	134.21/cwt	131.50–139.75	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	155.17/cwt	147.00–162.50	580	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	153.49/cwt	152.50–167.50	359	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	138.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.86/cwt	127.50–141.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.85/cwt	122.50–167.50	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	178.79/cwt	150.00–185.00	506	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	132.52/cwt	127.50–137.50	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	165.30/cwt	155.00–180.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	38.51/cwt	35.50–41.50	435	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	21.82/cwt	18.50–24.00	212	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	32.83/cwt	28.50–34.50	340	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	750	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	52.32/cwt	50.75–54.75	852	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	41.45/cwt	41.00–41.50	505	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	54.42/cwt	51.00–58.00	558	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	44.80/cwt	42.00–50.00	535	153
Bulls	—	—	1,793	60.40/cwt	56.50–62.25	1,083	2
Bulls	—	—	1,707	72.92/cwt	67.50–76.25	1,245	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	124.44/cwt	115.00–129.00	667	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	138.20/cwt	125.00–147.50	424	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.48/cwt	121.00–123.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	133.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	126.14/cwt	115.00–127.50	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	128.92/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.89/cwt	115.00–133.00	584	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.03/cwt	117.00–136.50	558	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	138.36/cwt	125.00–142.50	517	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	166.72/cwt	157.50–167.00	457	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.97/cwt	137.00–148.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	129.09/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,142	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	763	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.52/cwt	131.00–135.00	701	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	129.93/cwt	120.00–138.00	878	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	129.40/cwt	129.00–129.50	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.79/cwt	127.00–137.00	812	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	134.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	650	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	152.05/cwt	145.00–154.50	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	369	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	154.21/cwt	148.00–160.00	514	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	142.45/cwt	135.25–145.00	943	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.24/cwt	142.50–149.00	911	81

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,638Last week 2,017Year ago 1,708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 473Year ago 341

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	521	160.00–173.00	165.22
20	—	287	180.00–183.00	182.70
19	—	560	155.00–158.00	157.20
15	—	433	168.00–178.00	175.92
5	—	373	173.00	173.00
6	—	865	134.00–145.00	138.32
6	—	787	138.00–145.00	139.14
6	—	329	171.00–176.00	174.84
38	—	720	132.25–138.00	132.64
29	—	970	128.00–135.00	134.52
28	—	489	162.50–179.00	172.62
3	—	928	131.50–139.75	134.21
9	—	813	137.00–143.00	138.95
8	—	1,017	133.00	133.00
135	—	662	135.25–145.00	142.45
81	—	627	142.50–149.00	145.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	182.00–186.00	184.57
5	—	473	180.00–184.00	181.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	577	132.50–154.00	141.99
37	—	438	140.00–160.00	153.09
4	—	670	125.00–135.00	132.18
35	—	530	133.00–157.50	149.47
9	—	279	150.00–167.50	157.56
2	—	868	121.00–123.00	121.98
2	—	765	110.00–124.50	117.25
8	—	329	140.00–165.00	148.19
32	—	624	122.00–139.00	134.86
51	—	485	134.50–157.50	143.28
10	—	717	105.00–128.50	124.01
24	—	374	147.00–162.50	155.17
18	—	234	152.50–167.50	153.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	122.00–130.50	127.34
4	—	813	133.50	133.50
7	—	925	128.00–133.50	128.92
31	—	274	157.50–167.00	166.72
10	—	418	137.00–148.00	142.97
7	—	885	125.00–132.50	129.09
67	—	574	130.00–138.00	132.93
49	—	525	131.00–135.00	133.52
37	—	676	120.00–138.00	129.93
5	—	706	129.00–129.50	129.40
45	—	616	127.00–137.00	131.79
40	—	483	130.00–137.00	134.55
20	—	357	145.00–154.50	152.05
15	—	234	157.50	157.50
32	—	333	148.00–160.00	154.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	536	115.00–129.00	124.44
35	—	307	125.00–147.50	138.20
4	—	735	121.00–123.00	121.48
6	—	614	124.00	124.00
6	—	208	125.00–135.00	133.27
10	—	557	115.00–127.50	126.14
25	—	471	115.00–133.00	123.89
22	—	429	117.00–136.50	130.03
7	—	823	116.00	116.00
46	—	374	125.00–142.50	138.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	127.50–141.00	136.86
2	—	383	122.50–167.50	144.85
9	—	283	150.00–185.00	178.79
2	—	508	127.50–137.50	132.52
3	—	330	155.00–180.00	165.30
2	—	638	125.00–130.00	127.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,130	35.50–41.50	38.51
5	—	971	18.50–24.00	21.82
13	—	1,035	28.50–34.50	32.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	41.00	41.00
15	—	1,629	50.75–54.75	52.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,219	41.00–41.50	41.45
10	—	1,026	51.00–58.00	54.42
153	—	1,195	42.00–50.00	44.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	56.50–62.25	60.40
13	—	1,707	67.50–76.25	72.92

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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