Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.86/cwt on 423 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.90 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$150.86

423 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	154.77	965	180
Medium and Large 1-2	558	147.96	825	243

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about $140 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 sale423 hd

150.86

—

UT average3 barns · 491 hd

150.84

+0.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−74.90

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	1,670	106.73	1,782	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	87.02	1,370	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	83.88	1,152	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	70.34	692	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	774	137.36/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.35/cwt	163.00–171.00	878	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.37/cwt	147.00–154.50	940	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	143.33/cwt	130.00–144.25	1,118	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.81/cwt	167.50–170.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.32/cwt	172.50–174.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	178.49/cwt	177.00–179.25	867	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	169.72/cwt	169.00–170.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	149.25/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,090	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	165.51/cwt	164.00–167.50	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	156.04/cwt	155.25–158.00	1,061	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	128.75/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,127	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.23/cwt	135.00–146.00	974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	145.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,222	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	146.85/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,107	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	163.08/cwt	151.00–168.50	944	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.61/cwt	160.00–171.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	154.06/cwt	143.00–159.00	963	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	183.53/cwt	181.00–189.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	177.61/cwt	170.00–187.50	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	165.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,010	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	168.56/cwt	161.00–170.00	934	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	159.86/cwt	155.00–162.50	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.87/cwt	140.00–147.50	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	117.25/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,081	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	967	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	83.22/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,127	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	56.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	541	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	73.71/cwt	70.00–77.00	731	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	88.26/cwt	85.75–95.00	1,210	27
Bulls	—	—	1,677	107.18/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,797	22
Bulls	—	—	1,373	94.81/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,302	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	83.35/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,473	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	87.86/cwt	84.75–90.25	1,345	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	76.58/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,115	12
Bulls	—	—	2,010	119.35/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.87/cwt	150.00–162.50	650	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	149.88/cwt	147.50–155.00	866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	155.63/cwt	146.00–165.00	749	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	137.20/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,018	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	134.86/cwt	127.00–137.50	994	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.88/cwt	170.00–172.50	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	132.98/cwt	128.00–136.50	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	141.77/cwt	141.50–142.00	1,031	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	147.59/cwt	141.00–149.50	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	128.73/cwt	126.25–129.50	1,121	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.57/cwt	137.00–146.00	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.33/cwt	153.00–165.00	579	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	140.35/cwt	137.00–143.00	954	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	127.25/cwt	117.50–134.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,231	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

Tue Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 624Year ago 771

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 214Year ago 283

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	774	137.00–139.00	137.36
64	—	528	163.00–171.00	166.35
37	—	625	147.00–154.50	150.37
15	—	554	161.00–170.00	168.56
5	—	811	134.00–138.00	137.20
28	—	689	147.75	147.75
15	—	727	141.50–142.00	141.77
5	—	855	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	314	155.00	155.00
20	—	417	150.00–162.50	155.87
17	—	578	147.50–155.00	149.88
61	—	481	146.00–165.00	155.63
13	—	737	127.00–137.50	134.86
3	—	265	170.00–172.50	170.88
13	—	770	128.00–136.50	132.98
22	—	526	148.00–160.00	152.80
22	—	871	126.25–129.50	128.73
15	—	635	137.00–146.00	140.57
27	—	373	153.00–165.00	155.33
16	—	680	137.00–143.00	140.35
4	—	816	117.50–134.00	127.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	780	130.00–144.25	143.33
2	—	425	167.50–170.00	168.81
3	—	532	164.00–167.50	165.51
25	—	875	122.50–129.00	128.75
16	—	710	135.00–146.00	137.23
64	—	579	151.00–168.50	163.08
6	—	485	160.00–171.00	166.61
21	—	625	143.00–159.00	154.06
6	—	291	170.00–187.50	177.61
5	—	675	141.00–149.50	147.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	301	184.00	184.00
9	—	530	172.50–174.00	173.32
34	—	486	177.00–179.25	178.49
14	—	588	169.00–170.00	169.72
18	—	730	148.00–150.00	149.25
73	—	680	155.25–158.00	156.04
20	—	840	141.00–146.00	145.52
44	—	754	146.00–147.00	146.85
6	—	385	181.00–189.00	183.53
29	—	610	160.00–168.00	165.50
4	—	864	140.00–147.00	142.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	155.00–162.50	159.86
2	—	568	140.00–147.50	143.87
12	—	922	116.00–121.00	117.25
2	—	463	160.00	160.00
3	—	815	118.00–119.00	118.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,354	79.00–85.00	83.22
27	—	1,371	85.75–95.00	88.26
12	—	1,456	74.00–78.50	76.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	55.00–60.00	56.87
12	—	992	70.00–77.00	73.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,767	79.00–84.50	83.35
35	—	1,531	84.75–90.25	87.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,677	100.00–110.50	107.18
4	—	1,373	88.00–99.00	94.81
3	—	2,010	117.00–121.00	119.35

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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