Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bull traded steady to slightly firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.47/cwt on 654 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −67.29 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$158.47

654 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$0.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	475	159.07	756	154
Medium and Large 1	612	158.29	969	500

One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale654 hd

158.47

—

UT average2 barns · 748 hd

156.75

+1.72

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−67.29

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	—	Low	1,656	81.88	1,355	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	65.34	1,063	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	62.44	736	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	56.82	616	44

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	426	162.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	690	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	201.78/cwt	191.00–213.00	739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	149.90/cwt	141.00–156.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	141.65/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	163.62/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,096	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	193.34/cwt	185.00–199.00	916	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	182.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	142.67/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	149.83/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,014	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	149.78/cwt	145.00–164.00	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.87/cwt	185.00–196.00	992	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	204.89/cwt	202.50–210.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	146.05/cwt	145.50–147.75	1,203	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	183.34/cwt	170.00–188.25	1,071	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	170.81/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,047	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	196.13/cwt	185.00–199.00	830	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	143.12/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	166.72/cwt	165.00–173.00	644	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.73/cwt	159.00–170.00	870	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,148	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	148.82/cwt	142.50–155.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	157.70/cwt	153.50–167.00	990	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.59/cwt	164.00–172.50	801	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	173.69/cwt	150.00–176.50	945	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	173.06/cwt	160.00–179.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	183.83/cwt	175.00–187.50	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	150.54/cwt	140.00–152.75	957	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	170.75/cwt	165.00–176.00	729	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	153.19/cwt	149.00–155.75	1,033	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	149.78/cwt	146.50–157.00	1,176	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	158.34/cwt	156.50–160.00	1,135	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.87/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,029	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	164.22/cwt	162.50–170.00	475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	142.14/cwt	142.00–142.25	1,160	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	165.01/cwt	158.00–168.00	931	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	156.78/cwt	151.00–160.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	143.05/cwt	136.00–147.00	971	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	151.24/cwt	141.00–154.50	879	8
Bulls	—	—	1,153	58.00/cwt	57.50–58.50	669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	79.77/cwt	71.00–86.50	1,313	16
Bulls	—	—	1,821	93.51/cwt	89.75–101.00	1,703	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	57.60/cwt	55.00–58.75	718	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	67.52/cwt	65.25–75.00	798	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	61.96/cwt	59.00–65.00	720	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	56.82/cwt	53.00–58.75	616	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	63.41/cwt	60.75–66.50	1,088	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	69.48/cwt	68.00–74.00	997	7

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,219Last week 1,197Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 163Year ago 417

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm and feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bull traded steady to slightly firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	426	155.00–165.00	162.03
66	—	386	165.00–173.00	166.72
3	—	513	142.50–155.00	148.82
21	—	636	140.00–152.75	150.54
8	—	289	162.50–170.00	164.22
7	—	471	151.00–160.00	156.78
20	—	679	136.00–147.00	143.05
8	—	581	141.00–154.50	151.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	175.00	175.00
28	—	522	159.00–170.00	166.73
71	—	792	145.00	145.00
34	—	628	153.50–167.00	157.70
32	—	475	164.00–172.50	168.59
2	—	285	182.50	182.50
79	—	427	165.00–176.00	170.75
108	—	674	149.00–155.75	153.19
23	—	720	141.50–146.00	142.87
26	—	816	142.00–142.25	142.14
93	—	564	158.00–168.00	165.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	366	191.00–213.00	201.78
32	—	670	160.00–166.00	163.62
32	—	474	185.00–199.00	193.34
6	—	945	142.00–143.00	142.67
20	—	525	185.00–196.00	188.87
3	—	277	202.50–210.00	204.89
12	—	824	145.50–147.75	146.05
31	—	584	170.00–188.25	183.34
15	—	613	165.00–175.50	170.81
37	—	423	185.00–199.00	196.13
7	—	1,019	135.50	135.50
4	—	881	142.00–143.50	143.12
45	—	785	146.50–157.00	149.78
53	—	717	156.50–160.00	158.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	141.00–156.00	149.90
8	—	771	136.00–144.50	141.65
7	—	433	175.00–185.00	182.17
51	—	677	140.00–159.00	149.83
13	—	614	145.00–164.00	149.78
6	—	721	150.50	150.50
29	—	544	150.00–176.50	173.69
8	—	465	160.00–179.00	173.06
4	—	336	175.00–187.50	183.83
6	—	1,125	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	57.50–58.50	58.00
16	—	1,646	71.00–86.50	79.77
7	—	1,821	89.75–101.00	93.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,246	55.00–58.75	57.60
19	—	1,182	65.25–75.00	67.52
60	—	1,162	59.00–65.00	61.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,084	53.00–58.75	56.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,716	60.75–66.50	63.41
7	—	1,435	68.00–74.00	69.48

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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