Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.31/cwt on 577 head.

Average price

$156.31

577 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$16.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	162.76	959	351
Medium and Large 1-2	550	146.31	804	226

One grade step is worth $16.45/cwt here — about $154 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 sale577 hd

156.31

—

UT average2 barns · 713 hd

155.68

+0.63

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	—	High	1,664	79.58	1,324	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	55.54	872	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	48.52	622	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	38.16	417	42

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1-2	—	738	128.33/cwt	105.00–136.50	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	159.13/cwt	155.00–167.50	547	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	137.26/cwt	131.00–138.50	880	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.04/cwt	147.50–158.00	719	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	140.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	136.45/cwt	135.75–138.50	1,124	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.13/cwt	153.50–177.50	727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	146.62/cwt	145.00–147.50	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	150.41/cwt	147.50–153.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	167.22/cwt	161.00–172.00	614	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.18/cwt	135.00–146.00	673	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	158.02/cwt	145.00–168.00	758	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.42/cwt	131.50–135.00	961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	128.61/cwt	125.00–129.50	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.77/cwt	131.00–137.50	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.49/cwt	131.00–144.00	745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.93/cwt	129.50–132.75	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	842	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	135.13/cwt	134.00–136.00	927	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.50	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.63/cwt	137.50–146.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	133.11/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	174.35/cwt	171.00–183.00	568	5
Bulls	—	—	1,849	85.93/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	41.18/cwt	37.50–43.50	461	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	27.10/cwt	23.00–31.00	270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	138.61/cwt	137.50–143.00	995	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.53/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,030	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	184.82/cwt	170.00–188.00	802	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.73/cwt	145.00–165.00	795	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	188.89/cwt	180.00–192.00	689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	152.08/cwt	150.00–152.50	394	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.87/cwt	126.00–144.00	910	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.30/cwt	140.00–163.00	828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	130.44/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,034	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	159.14/cwt	155.00–162.50	578	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.37/cwt	157.00–167.50	929	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	180.49/cwt	170.00–187.75	861	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	140.36/cwt	137.50–148.00	869	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	151.09/cwt	140.00–157.50	636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	137.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,065	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.47/cwt	130.00–153.00	822	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	128.70/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	132.09/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	176.85/cwt	168.00–185.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.42/cwt	175.00–186.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	157.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	985	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.39/cwt	140.50–147.25	889	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	126.24/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	62.08/cwt	58.50–65.00	807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	79.71/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,320	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	43.30/cwt	41.50–44.25	559	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	55.54/cwt	52.00–59.75	872	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	48.63/cwt	45.00–53.25	627	179
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	60.42/cwt	55.00–63.00	692	11

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,208Last week 882Year ago 1,556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 381Last week 132Year ago 307

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	105.00–136.50	128.33
15	—	344	155.00–167.50	159.13
28	—	480	145.00–168.00	158.02
12	—	259	150.00–152.50	152.08
16	—	680	126.00–144.00	133.87
25	—	533	140.00–163.00	155.30
24	—	793	129.00–130.50	130.44
15	—	363	155.00–162.50	159.14
52	—	619	137.50–148.00	140.36
11	—	421	140.00–157.50	151.09
22	—	573	130.00–153.00	143.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	824	135.75–138.50	136.45
18	—	718	137.50–143.00	138.61
30	—	680	148.00–155.00	151.53
23	—	434	170.00–188.00	184.82
17	—	365	180.00–192.00	188.89
49	—	572	157.00–167.50	162.37
58	—	477	170.00–187.75	180.49
14	—	774	135.00–141.00	137.63
4	—	293	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,027	126.00–134.50	128.70
5	—	973	129.00–133.00	132.09
9	—	517	168.00–185.00	176.85
4	—	325	175.00–186.00	178.42
107	—	626	150.00–164.00	157.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	641	131.00–138.50	137.26
3	—	374	145.00–147.50	146.62
8	—	326	147.50–153.00	150.41
22	—	477	135.00–146.00	141.18
5	—	762	125.00–129.50	128.61
11	—	576	131.00–137.50	134.77
22	—	534	131.00–144.00	139.49
4	—	709	129.50–132.75	131.93
8	—	686	134.00–136.00	135.13
8	—	278	150.00–157.50	153.40
10	—	421	137.50–146.00	143.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	473	147.50–158.00	152.04
4	—	668	137.00–144.00	140.59
5	—	820	130.00–135.50	132.94
15	—	425	153.50–177.50	171.13
21	—	367	161.00–172.00	167.22
12	—	720	131.50–135.00	133.42
35	—	583	140.00–148.00	144.51
5	—	970	132.50–134.00	133.11
3	—	1,047	130.00	130.00
5	—	326	171.00–183.00	174.35
45	—	531	145.00–165.00	149.73
118	—	616	140.50–147.25	144.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	142.50	142.50
3	—	608	135.00	135.00
4	—	863	115.00–130.00	126.24
3	—	937	115.00	115.00
3	—	680	128.00–134.00	131.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,849	85.00–87.00	85.93
2	—	1,300	58.50–65.00	62.08
26	—	1,656	73.00–84.00	79.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,120	37.50–43.50	41.18
9	—	996	23.00–31.00	27.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,291	41.50–44.25	43.30
179	—	1,289	45.00–53.25	48.63
11	—	1,146	55.00–63.00	60.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,570	52.00–59.75	55.54

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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