Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Steers under 650 lbs sold firm, while steers over 650 lbs traded weak. Heifers of all weight classes sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and average dressing slaughter bulls sold with weak undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.52/cwt on 515 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −68.24 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$157.52

515 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$13.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	162.50	860	331
Medium and Large 1-2	566	148.57	841	184

One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $19 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 sale515 hd

157.52

—

UT average3 barns · 709 hd

156.02

+1.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−68.24

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	1,681	81.96	1,378	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	61.50	977	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	58.90	751	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	51.78	532	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	564	160.34/cwt	153.00–164.00	904	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	143.07/cwt	139.00–149.00	991	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.29/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,054	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	151.17/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	145.49/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,295	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.29/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,053	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	174.79/cwt	168.00–179.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	169.65/cwt	162.00–174.00	882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	197.03/cwt	190.00–204.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	134.25/cwt	134.00–134.50	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	173.69/cwt	170.00–177.50	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	168.64/cwt	162.00–169.25	975	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	138.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,016	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	148.15/cwt	141.50–159.50	945	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	199.11/cwt	190.00–205.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	186.93/cwt	184.00–190.00	882	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	178.10/cwt	173.00–181.50	997	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	169.24/cwt	162.50–175.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.28/cwt	160.25–166.00	1,006	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	147.51/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,145	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	154.22/cwt	153.00–155.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	159.24/cwt	158.00–160.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.19/cwt	140.00–151.00	854	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	148.12/cwt	142.50–152.50	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.31/cwt	139.00–147.50	824	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	45.43/cwt	44.50–47.00	495	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	54.96/cwt	54.00–56.00	547	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	58.68/cwt	58.25–59.00	878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	62.31/cwt	59.25–66.00	1,006	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.85/cwt	55.50–61.25	746	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	49.75/cwt	47.75–51.50	638	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	62.86/cwt	61.50–66.00	835	10
Bulls	—	—	1,120	70.00/cwt	69.00–71.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,924	92.44/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,779	5
Bulls	—	—	1,676	80.28/cwt	76.50–84.50	1,345	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	151.30/cwt	149.00–152.25	941	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.88/cwt	157.50–167.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.83/cwt	132.00–149.00	746	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	146.76/cwt	136.00–148.00	930	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	156.35/cwt	143.00–161.00	760	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	791	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	175.98/cwt	175.00–183.00	605	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.11/cwt	168.00–175.00	744	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	162.67/cwt	159.00–168.00	865	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.02/cwt	131.00–141.00	928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.05/cwt	138.00–140.75	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	196.17/cwt	189.00–198.50	832	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	148.78/cwt	141.00–149.75	1,241	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.48/cwt	172.50–185.50	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	148.75/cwt	145.00–149.50	976	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	146.60/cwt	142.00–151.50	1,072	35

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.

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Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Tue Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,197Last week 1,061Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 466Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	564	153.00–164.00	160.34
42	—	622	149.00–152.25	151.30
38	—	469	165.00–170.00	168.57
37	—	344	175.00–183.00	175.98
47	—	430	168.00–175.00	173.11
45	—	532	159.00–168.00	162.67
6	—	775	138.00–140.75	140.05
14	—	370	172.50–185.50	177.48
12	—	656	145.00–149.50	148.75
35	—	731	142.00–151.50	146.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	153.00–155.00	154.22
5	—	386	158.00–160.00	159.24
28	—	580	140.00–151.00	147.19
3	—	330	157.50–167.00	163.88
2	—	775	133.00	133.00
25	—	522	132.00–149.00	142.83
71	—	634	136.00–148.00	146.76
38	—	486	143.00–161.00	156.35
7	—	677	131.00–141.00	137.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	693	139.00–149.00	143.07
20	—	768	127.00–142.00	137.29
11	—	414	168.00–179.00	174.79
6	—	520	162.00–174.00	169.65
2	—	875	134.00–134.50	134.25
2	—	310	170.00–177.50	173.69
12	—	578	162.00–169.25	168.64
34	—	735	135.00–143.00	138.25
26	—	638	141.50–159.50	148.15
12	—	472	162.50–175.00	169.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	150.00–154.00	151.17
8	—	520	193.50	193.50
62	—	890	138.00–147.50	145.49
61	—	710	146.50–149.00	148.29
8	—	378	190.00–204.00	197.03
5	—	324	190.00–205.00	199.11
32	—	472	184.00–190.00	186.93
30	—	560	173.00–181.50	178.10
23	—	620	160.25–166.00	162.28
19	—	776	145.00–149.00	147.51
52	—	424	189.00–198.50	196.17
44	—	834	141.00–149.75	148.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	142.50–152.50	148.12
2	—	800	124.50	124.50
14	—	579	139.00–147.50	142.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	44.50–47.00	45.43
8	—	996	54.00–56.00	54.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,496	58.25–59.00	58.68
14	—	1,614	59.25–66.00	62.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,267	55.50–61.25	58.85
4	—	1,283	47.75–51.50	49.75
10	—	1,328	61.50–66.00	62.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	69.00–71.00	70.00
5	—	1,924	86.00–99.00	92.44
17	—	1,676	76.50–84.50	80.28

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