Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold with weak undertone, while steers over 650 lbs sold with firm undertone. Heifers sold mostly firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.76/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$153.76

257 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$4.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	155.25	1,124	177
Medium and Large 1-2	646	150.47	973	80

One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about $152 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 sale257 hd

153.76

—

UT average1 barns · 257 hd

153.76

+0.00

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	1,524	105.09	1,602	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	88.93	1,376	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	85.30	1,102	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	76.11	836	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	155.76/cwt	150.00–167.50	821	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	162.99/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	137.84/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,250	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.96/cwt	157.00–168.00	758	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	149.00/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,143	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	159.92/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,164	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	155.84/cwt	152.50–163.50	902	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	134.26/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	147.60/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	145.71/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	172.35/cwt	166.00–180.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	140.77/cwt	140.75–142.00	1,205	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.71/cwt	175.50–180.00	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.52/cwt	137.50–144.00	948	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.25	1,197	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	137.56/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,143	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	107.34/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	89.52/cwt	87.00–93.75	1,389	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	86.17/cwt	85.50–86.50	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	79.11/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,025	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	89.56/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,124	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	85.37/cwt	82.00–87.75	1,106	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	72.15/cwt	69.50–74.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	77.80/cwt	75.00–80.50	821	7
Bulls	—	—	1,478	105.65/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,562	16
Bulls	—	—	1,105	88.66/cwt	82.00–95.50	980	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	113.04/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	133.36/cwt	132.50–135.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	119.93/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	142.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.44/cwt	145.00–157.50	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	145.13/cwt	142.50–147.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	147.37/cwt	143.00–152.50	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	167.43/cwt	162.00–169.00	799	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	142.26/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	127.27/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.45/cwt	174.00–179.00	940	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	147.52/cwt	146.00–148.00	990	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	151.14/cwt	149.00–154.00	936	6

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 602Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 219Year ago 284

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	150.00–155.00	151.01
14	—	527	150.00–167.50	155.76
19	—	474	157.00–168.00	159.96
6	—	827	137.00	137.00
5	—	675	156.00	156.00
16	—	579	152.50–163.50	155.84
4	—	1,039	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,243	119.00	119.00
4	—	725	141.00–152.00	145.71
2	—	763	140.00–144.50	142.26
3	—	1,187	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	160.00–166.00	162.99
8	—	969	130.00–140.00	136.18
3	—	613	170.00–172.50	170.82
13	—	907	136.00–138.00	137.84
2	—	1,108	131.75	131.75
12	—	767	146.00–153.00	149.00
12	—	728	154.00–164.00	159.92
2	—	1,018	131.00–137.50	134.26
5	—	834	143.00–150.00	147.60
11	—	572	166.00–180.00	172.35
57	—	856	140.75–142.00	140.77
22	—	420	175.50–180.00	175.71
28	—	527	174.00–179.00	178.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	665	137.50–144.00	142.52
3	—	458	149.00–150.00	149.67
3	—	718	132.50–135.00	133.36
3	—	1,065	114.00–123.00	119.93
8	—	428	145.00–157.50	149.44
3	—	363	161.00	161.00
7	—	632	142.50–147.00	145.13
5	—	567	143.00–152.50	147.37
7	—	836	118.00–133.00	127.27
2	—	883	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	913	130.00–133.25	131.15
12	—	557	155.00–158.00	156.50
7	—	831	135.00–143.00	137.56
8	—	710	138.00–146.00	142.85
29	—	477	162.00–169.00	167.43
6	—	850	136.50	136.50
2	—	780	141.00–142.50	141.76
17	—	671	146.00–148.00	147.52
6	—	619	149.00–154.00	151.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	107.00–107.50	107.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,552	87.00–93.75	89.52
3	—	1,523	85.50–86.50	86.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	76.50–81.00	79.11
6	—	1,255	88.00–97.50	89.56
74	—	1,295	82.00–87.75	85.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	69.50–74.00	72.15
7	—	1,055	75.00–80.50	77.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,478	100.00–110.50	105.65
2	—	1,105	82.00–95.50	88.66
3	—	2,050	111.00–114.00	113.04

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