Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs traded steady to firm, while steers over 600 lbs and heifers over 550 lbs traded with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.87/cwt on 405 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −70.89 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$154.87

405 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	160.03	996	210
Medium and Large 1-2	574	149.32	857	195

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $139 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 sale405 hd

154.87

—

UT average3 barns · 547 hd

155.34

−0.47

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−70.89

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	1,802	95.81	1,726	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	79.09	1,273	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	74.09	963	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	61.53	615	41

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	582	146.77/cwt	146.00–162.00	854	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	174.85/cwt	162.50–176.00	581	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	186.35/cwt	185.00–187.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	183.77/cwt	175.00–189.00	893	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	142.59/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,248	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.97/cwt	150.00–168.00	731	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	170.86/cwt	165.00–174.50	830	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	154.40/cwt	146.50–169.00	900	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	151.79/cwt	147.50–156.00	1,096	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	162.78/cwt	156.00–173.50	949	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.88/cwt	151.00–158.50	1,038	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	201.91/cwt	183.00–209.00	783	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	142.10/cwt	140.50–146.00	1,025	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	161.41/cwt	155.00–170.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	146.62/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	182.79/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,038	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.40/cwt	135.00–152.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.87/cwt	170.00–175.50	833	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.69/cwt	155.00–180.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	122.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	134.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	971	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	56.72/cwt	54.00–60.00	575	9
Bulls	—	—	1,944	105.18/cwt	103.00–110.00	2,045	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	694	39.34/cwt	37.50–40.50	273	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	67.24/cwt	62.00–71.00	707	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	79.09/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,273	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	74.58/cwt	71.50–78.50	958	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	68.13/cwt	66.00–69.50	992	9
Bulls	—	—	1,413	82.95/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,172	12
Bulls	—	—	1,892	98.25/cwt	91.00–102.75	1,859	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	133.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	973	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	906	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	140.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	160.17/cwt	155.00–161.00	851	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	165.53/cwt	152.50–168.00	695	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	171.84/cwt	170.00–174.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.05/cwt	182.00–200.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.81/cwt	162.50–169.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	128.27/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	138.88/cwt	137.50–140.50	962	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	183.65/cwt	174.50–192.00	966	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.77/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,046	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	147.65/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,167	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 971Last week 688Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 165Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	582	146.00–162.00	146.77
32	—	478	150.00–168.00	152.97
14	—	728	130.00–134.00	133.72
9	—	327	171.00	171.00
6	—	816	130.00–134.00	131.99
19	—	609	135.00–142.00	140.21
16	—	531	155.00–161.00	160.17
21	—	420	152.50–168.00	165.53
15	—	368	162.50–169.00	165.81
3	—	1,068	120.00–132.50	128.27
18	—	693	137.50–140.50	138.88
22	—	765	136.50–138.00	136.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	583	156.00–173.50	162.78
3	—	723	140.00–142.00	141.01
20	—	479	170.00–175.50	173.87
38	—	517	170.00–180.00	175.18
10	—	436	170.00–174.00	171.84
6	—	330	182.00–200.00	185.05
6	—	687	141.00–149.00	147.65
60	—	828	141.00	141.00
4	—	603	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	332	162.50–176.00	174.85
36	—	486	165.00–174.50	170.86
3	—	893	131.00	131.00
23	—	583	146.50–169.00	154.40
5	—	393	173.00	173.00
19	—	721	140.50–146.00	142.10
6	—	514	155.00–170.00	161.41
9	—	695	140.00–148.50	146.62
4	—	621	135.00–152.00	144.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	185.00–187.00	186.35
17	—	486	175.00–189.00	183.77
15	—	875	140.00–143.50	142.59
5	—	605	166.00	166.00
49	—	722	147.50–156.00	151.79
22	—	666	151.00–158.50	155.88
41	—	388	183.00–209.00	201.91
44	—	568	175.00–189.00	182.79
38	—	526	174.50–192.00	183.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	155.00–180.00	164.69
3	—	832	120.00–127.00	122.31
2	—	315	180.00	180.00
5	—	722	132.50–140.00	134.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,013	54.00–60.00	56.72
5	—	694	37.50–40.50	39.34
27	—	1,051	62.00–71.00	67.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,609	76.00–82.00	79.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	79.00	79.00
79	—	1,285	71.50–78.50	74.58
9	—	1,456	66.00–69.50	68.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,944	103.00–110.00	105.18
12	—	1,413	77.00–88.00	82.95
44	—	1,892	91.00–102.75	98.25

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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