Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with firm undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.11/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$178.11

302 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	181.01	1,073	252
Medium and Large 1-2	564	163.52	923	50

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $151 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 sale302 hd

178.11

—

UT average2 barns · 433 hd

173.92

+4.19

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	1,819	98.22	1,787	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	76.91	1,244	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	75.10	884	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	63.97	643	17

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	582	179.55/cwt	173.50–183.50	1,045	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	178.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,096	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	161.34/cwt	148.00–167.00	955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	208.66/cwt	202.50–212.50	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	161.24/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,177	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	164.53/cwt	162.50–171.00	1,111	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	169.87/cwt	165.00–172.50	455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	170.96/cwt	157.00–181.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	184.82/cwt	179.00–187.50	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	145.65/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	204.71/cwt	195.00–217.50	762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	196.12/cwt	182.50–199.00	908	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	152.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	178.63/cwt	172.50–185.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	153.67/cwt	152.50–153.75	1,129	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	153.92/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,047	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	179.63/cwt	172.50–187.50	584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	148.76/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,247	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	154.78/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,209	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	204.30/cwt	190.00–209.00	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	168.72/cwt	163.00–175.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	181.00/cwt	175.00–182.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	152.59/cwt	148.75–156.00	1,097	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.85/cwt	162.50–177.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	161.82/cwt	159.50–165.25	1,016	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	194.95/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,022	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.69/cwt	160.00–164.50	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	136.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	188.71/cwt	185.00–193.00	725	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.00/cwt	160.00–167.50	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	180.36/cwt	168.00–185.00	833	53
Bulls	—	—	1,903	96.38/cwt	86.50–99.00	1,834	10
Bulls	—	—	1,398	107.44/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	78.25/cwt	77.50–80.00	948	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	74.67/cwt	70.50–76.50	875	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	67.95/cwt	67.50–68.75	681	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	58.16/cwt	56.00–59.00	581	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	48.81/cwt	47.50–50.75	503	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	76.91/cwt	74.25–80.00	1,244	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 672Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 236Year ago 217

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with firm undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	582	173.50–183.50	179.55
21	—	614	170.00–185.00	178.45
2	—	888	148.50	148.50
5	—	331	202.50–212.50	208.66
37	—	730	155.00–167.00	161.24
11	—	675	162.50–171.00	164.53
19	—	372	195.00–217.50	204.71
18	—	463	182.50–199.00	196.12
15	—	838	147.00–152.00	148.76
22	—	781	152.00–156.00	154.78
14	—	418	190.00–209.00	204.30
44	—	524	184.00–199.00	194.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	592	148.00–167.00	161.34
4	—	681	152.00–154.00	152.50
2	—	378	172.50–185.00	178.63
16	—	735	152.50–153.75	153.67
10	—	325	172.50–187.50	179.63
2	—	268	182.50	182.50
2	—	840	146.50	146.50
5	—	435	163.00–175.00	168.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	148.00–149.00	148.49
7	—	869	137.00	137.00
7	—	268	165.00–172.50	169.87
7	—	328	162.50–177.00	171.85
8	—	417	160.00–164.50	162.69
15	—	713	134.00–137.00	136.54
10	—	533	155.00–159.00	156.09
7	—	379	160.00–167.50	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	517	160.00–166.00	163.03
6	—	758	144.00–146.00	145.65
20	—	680	152.00–157.50	153.92
11	—	442	175.00–182.00	181.00
12	—	719	148.75–156.00	152.59
12	—	628	159.50–165.25	161.82
28	—	384	185.00–193.00	188.71
53	—	462	168.00–185.00	180.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	157.00–181.00	170.96
3	—	423	179.00–187.50	184.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,903	86.50–99.00	96.38
2	—	1,398	106.00–110.00	107.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,212	77.50–80.00	78.25
29	—	1,172	70.50–76.50	74.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,002	67.50–68.75	67.95
3	—	999	56.00–59.00	58.16
2	—	1,030	47.50–50.75	48.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,617	74.25–80.00	76.91

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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