Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with firm undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows sold unevenly from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.44/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.32 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$148.44

244 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$2.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	149.67	977	128
Medium and Large 1-2	516	147.09	760	116

One grade step is worth $2.58/cwt here — about $217 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 sale244 hd

148.44

—

UT average2 barns · 322 hd

147.26

+1.18

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−77.32

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	1,741	105.47	1,836	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	89.72	1,426	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	86.99	1,148	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	73.56	731	29

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	—	427	149.09/cwt	141.00–155.00	637	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.17/cwt	145.00–149.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	160.86/cwt	157.50–164.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	166.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	188.64/cwt	182.50–201.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	169.97/cwt	167.50–172.50	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	128.20/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	146.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	188.82/cwt	182.00–196.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	132.45/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,038	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.27/cwt	167.50–176.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	154.79/cwt	152.00–159.50	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	165.42/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	143.13/cwt	140.00–146.50	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	186.44/cwt	176.00–189.50	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	130.80/cwt	130.75–131.00	1,346	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	62.05/cwt	55.00–67.00	663	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	75.96/cwt	72.50–80.00	743	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,881	82.17/cwt	79.50–85.25	1,546	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	99.48/cwt	94.25–106.00	1,498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	89.52/cwt	85.50–93.50	1,405	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	93.17/cwt	88.25–100.00	1,187	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	85.04/cwt	80.00–87.75	1,139	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	77.68/cwt	75.00–79.75	1,055	6
Bulls	—	—	1,741	105.47/cwt	94.50–111.50	1,836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.14/cwt	150.50–162.00	889	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	145.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	143.19/cwt	137.50–145.00	958	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	143.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,013	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	128.89/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.20/cwt	152.00–158.00	820	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	156.35/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,046	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	182.32/cwt	172.50–185.50	975	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	178.24/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,007	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	147.17/cwt	145.50–150.50	1,151	25

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 605Year ago 833

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 122Year ago 410

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	427	141.00–155.00	149.09
2	—	328	162.50	162.50
4	—	911	112.50	112.50
7	—	519	140.00–150.00	143.19
7	—	572	145.00–149.00	147.17
8	—	384	157.50–164.00	160.86
18	—	632	140.00–146.00	145.56
15	—	669	137.50–145.00	143.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	577	150.50–162.00	154.14
4	—	810	132.00–134.00	133.01
4	—	325	170.00–177.00	173.39
23	—	705	140.00–145.00	143.68
9	—	884	128.50–132.00	128.89
22	—	525	152.00–158.00	156.20
19	—	669	147.00–162.00	156.35
3	—	763	136.00–137.00	136.66
2	—	1,328	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	1,260	120.00–122.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	160.00–167.00	166.22
4	—	372	167.50–172.50	169.97
4	—	553	168.00	168.00
7	—	976	127.00–129.00	128.20
3	—	723	144.00–148.00	146.64
8	—	891	125.00–133.50	132.45
13	—	637	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,033	124.00	124.00
3	—	480	167.50–176.00	170.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	182.50–201.00	188.64
3	—	465	180.00	180.00
6	—	388	182.00–196.00	188.82
3	—	624	169.00	169.00
3	—	718	152.00–159.50	154.79
4	—	660	155.00–169.00	165.42
6	—	832	140.00–146.50	143.13
13	—	436	176.00–189.50	186.44
14	—	1,029	130.75–131.00	130.80
32	—	535	172.50–185.50	182.32
26	—	565	174.00–180.00	178.24
25	—	782	145.50–150.50	147.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	55.00–67.00	62.05
24	—	978	72.50–80.00	75.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,881	79.50–85.25	82.17
4	—	1,506	94.25–106.00	99.48
44	—	1,570	85.50–93.50	89.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,274	88.25–100.00	93.17
41	—	1,339	80.00–87.75	85.04
6	—	1,358	75.00–79.75	77.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,741	94.50–111.50	105.47

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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