Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly firm. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold with weak undertone and heifers over 700 lbs sold with firm undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to firm and average dressing slaughter bulls sold weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.66/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$161.66

258 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$6.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	163.41	1,177	184
Medium and Large 1-2	638	157.29	1,003	74

One grade step is worth $6.12/cwt here — about $174 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 sale258 hd

161.66

—

UT average2 barns · 307 hd

159.97

+1.69

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	1,587	90.74	1,440	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	77.99	1,192	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	72.03	910	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	65.15	656	17

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	161.54/cwt	152.50–170.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	173.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	162.70/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,154	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	154.46/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,194	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	142.98/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,323	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	145.65/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	154.69/cwt	152.50–155.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	156.90/cwt	154.00–157.25	1,045	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	145.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	183.57/cwt	179.00–186.00	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	190.26/cwt	180.00–196.00	909	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	147.43/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,293	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	169.39/cwt	164.00–174.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	172.72/cwt	160.00–179.00	836	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	143.11/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	158.04/cwt	156.00–162.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	164.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,134	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	73.13/cwt	71.25–75.00	938	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	59.16/cwt	54.50–62.00	631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	77.39/cwt	75.50–81.50	946	9
Bulls	—	—	1,315	75.32/cwt	74.50–76.50	990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	97.30/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,642	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	66.43/cwt	63.00–70.00	660	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	77.99/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,192	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.67/cwt	63.00–66.50	795	13
Bulls	—	—	1,602	91.24/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	155.22/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.40/cwt	167.00–172.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.62/cwt	140.00–146.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	142.62/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,017	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	154.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	161.69/cwt	157.50–165.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	149.33/cwt	143.00–150.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	160.12/cwt	157.50–166.00	754	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	138.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,158	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.31/cwt	160.00–168.00	948	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.07/cwt	162.50–169.00	622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.69/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,059	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	161.43/cwt	156.50–163.50	1,032	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	144.25/cwt	142.00–145.50	1,118	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	149.42/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	179.61/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,067	16

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 473Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 102Year ago 195

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	119.00	119.00
4	—	479	180.00	180.00
2	—	610	154.00	154.00
2	—	670	141.00	141.00
2	—	528	152.50–170.00	161.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	170.00–175.00	173.61
4	—	823	140.00–148.50	143.11
5	—	668	152.00–157.50	155.22
10	—	523	167.00–172.00	170.40
34	—	570	160.00–168.00	166.31
33	—	727	145.00–146.00	145.69
2	—	923	139.00	139.00
17	—	639	156.50–163.50	161.43
14	—	775	142.00–145.50	144.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	156.00–162.00	158.04
3	—	670	140.00–146.00	142.62
22	—	713	135.00–144.00	142.62
5	—	595	150.00–155.00	154.00
4	—	534	157.50–165.00	161.69
15	—	613	143.00–150.00	149.33
16	—	471	157.50–166.00	160.12
15	—	837	130.00–139.00	138.40
24	—	370	162.50–169.00	168.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	709	157.00–163.00	162.70
17	—	773	154.00–158.00	154.46
18	—	925	141.50–144.00	142.98
6	—	512	179.00–186.00	183.57
7	—	1,052	138.00	138.00
22	—	478	180.00–196.00	190.26
13	—	877	146.00–151.00	147.43
45	—	688	158.00–168.00	164.84
16	—	844	148.00–150.00	149.42
16	—	594	175.00–183.00	179.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	137.50–150.00	145.65
8	—	609	152.50–155.00	154.69
18	—	666	154.00–157.25	156.90
8	—	783	139.00–150.00	145.38
3	—	835	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,042	128.00	128.00
9	—	515	164.00–174.00	169.39
18	—	484	160.00–179.00	172.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,282	71.25–75.00	73.13
9	—	1,222	75.50–81.50	77.39
13	—	1,230	63.00–66.50	64.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	54.50–62.00	59.16
14	—	994	63.00–70.00	66.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,529	75.00–81.00	77.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	74.50–76.50	75.32
6	—	1,688	96.00–99.00	97.30
14	—	1,602	85.00–95.00	91.24

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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