Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to slightly firm and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold weak and average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.03/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$156.03

246 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

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	598	159.69	956	71
Medium and Large 1	764	154.54	1,180	175

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale246 hd

156.03

—

UT average2 barns · 299 hd

157.63

−1.61

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	1,715	103.93	1,783	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	86.14	1,339	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	78.48	1,023	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	65.65	685	21

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	729	140.44/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,024	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.81/cwt	142.50–144.00	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.86/cwt	160.00–162.50	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	171.88/cwt	170.00–172.50	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	165.59/cwt	162.50–168.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	152.41/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	148.59/cwt	146.25–151.25	1,220	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	151.56/cwt	151.50–152.00	1,138	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	176.07/cwt	173.00–188.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	153.56/cwt	151.00–154.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.27/cwt	186.00–190.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	160.33/cwt	158.00–168.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	177.75/cwt	170.00–183.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.31/cwt	157.50–165.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	172.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	136.33/cwt	136.25–136.50	1,167	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	150.29/cwt	148.75–153.25	1,159	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	175.94/cwt	175.00–176.00	918	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,140	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,331	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	36.44/cwt	30.00–45.00	378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	61.39/cwt	60.00–62.50	585	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	71.66/cwt	67.00–74.00	757	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	89.23/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,370	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	84.70/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,325	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	87.05/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,132	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	77.62/cwt	74.00–84.00	995	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	68.40/cwt	62.50–73.00	1,039	6
Bulls	—	—	1,266	94.91/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,202	6
Bulls	—	—	2,013	112.24/cwt	111.00–113.25	2,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	105.46/cwt	102.50–109.50	1,909	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	174.09/cwt	174.00–175.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.90/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	169.17/cwt	169.00–172.00	878	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	140.84/cwt	140.50–142.50	1,069	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	148.13/cwt	143.50–149.75	929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.78/cwt	156.00–162.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.85/cwt	150.00–154.50	963	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	147.74/cwt	147.00–148.50	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	172.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	139.58/cwt	138.00–140.25	1,145	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	134.13/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	169.10/cwt	167.50–169.50	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	164.79/cwt	162.50–167.00	1,043	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 597Year ago 806

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 155Year ago 191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	729	139.00–143.00	140.44
8	—	665	142.50–144.00	143.81
4	—	938	129.00	129.00
3	—	518	160.00–162.50	160.86
4	—	381	170.00–172.50	171.88
5	—	419	162.50–168.00	165.59
12	—	627	143.50–149.75	148.13
6	—	578	156.00–162.00	158.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	856	136.25–136.50	136.33
10	—	389	174.00–175.00	174.09
5	—	732	144.50–145.00	144.90
24	—	519	169.00–172.00	169.17
19	—	759	140.50–142.50	140.84
27	—	630	150.00–154.50	152.85
4	—	664	147.00–148.50	147.74
12	—	491	170.00–175.00	172.86
17	—	820	138.00–140.25	139.58
7	—	934	133.00–136.00	134.13
10	—	559	167.50–169.50	169.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	659	163.00	163.00
12	—	821	146.25–151.25	148.59
7	—	425	186.00–190.00	188.27
4	—	465	182.50	182.50
13	—	771	148.75–153.25	150.29
17	—	522	175.00–176.00	175.94
54	—	739	154.25	154.25
56	—	934	142.50	142.50
2	—	633	162.50–167.00	164.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	150.00–153.00	152.41
16	—	751	151.50–152.00	151.56
5	—	385	173.00–188.00	176.07
7	—	625	151.00–154.00	153.56
12	—	527	158.00–168.00	160.33
2	—	743	151.00	151.00
3	—	410	170.00–183.00	177.75
5	—	583	157.50–165.00	160.31
10	—	477	170.00–175.00	172.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	30.00–45.00	36.44
2	—	953	60.00–62.50	61.39
16	—	1,056	67.00–74.00	71.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,535	88.00–91.50	89.23
28	—	1,564	80.00–88.00	84.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,300	85.50–90.00	87.05
59	—	1,282	74.00–84.00	77.62
6	—	1,519	62.50–73.00	68.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	92.50–97.50	94.91
3	—	2,013	111.00–113.25	112.24
19	—	1,810	102.50–109.50	105.46

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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