Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 550 lbs sold firm and feeder cattle over 550 lbs sold mostly weak. Average dressing slaughter cows sold bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.34/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$165.34

214 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	170.77	1,053	133
Medium and Large 1-2	668	156.43	1,045	81

One grade step is worth $14.34/cwt here — about $8 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 sale214 hd

165.34

—

UT average2 barns · 232 hd

163.56

+1.78

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	1,731	95.35	1,651	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	78.56	1,105	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	75.23	906	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	63.26	612	25

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	579	142.05/cwt	137.50–147.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.39/cwt	117.50–134.50	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	146.64/cwt	145.50–148.00	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	160.17/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	163.71/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	168.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,047	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	162.08/cwt	159.00–167.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	173.33/cwt	167.50–181.00	976	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	182.97/cwt	177.00–184.50	876	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	189.43/cwt	180.00–197.50	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	153.62/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,141	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	154.23/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	164.92/cwt	160.00–173.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	149.01/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	167.51/cwt	165.50–177.50	1,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	162.41/cwt	159.00–165.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	145.90/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,078	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	746	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.38/cwt	165.00–169.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	147.78/cwt	145.00–151.50	964	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,029	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	75.14/cwt	72.75–78.00	896	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	58.41/cwt	57.25–60.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	67.29/cwt	62.00–72.00	668	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	67.05/cwt	61.50–72.00	932	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	80.07/cwt	78.25–85.00	930	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	39.62/cwt	36.00–45.00	313	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	87.05/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,181	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	77.92/cwt	74.75–80.00	1,099	40
Bulls	—	—	1,980	107.39/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,126	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	94.06/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,576	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	87.17/cwt	86.75–88.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	138.47/cwt	131.00–143.50	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	163.56/cwt	157.50–166.00	829	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.96/cwt	171.00–184.00	922	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	150.43/cwt	147.50–157.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	125.32/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.75/cwt	148.00–149.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.67/cwt	135.00–149.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	146.78/cwt	132.50–148.00	912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	152.16/cwt	150.25–154.00	1,172	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	135.24/cwt	130.00–137.25	1,162	11

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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 512Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 294Year ago 294

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 550 lbs sold firm and feeder cattle over 550 lbs sold mostly weak. Average dressing slaughter cows sold bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	137.50–147.00	142.05
6	—	767	117.50–134.50	125.39
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
5	—	460	135.00–149.00	141.47
4	—	679	131.00–143.50	138.47
1	—	855	122.50	122.50
7	—	826	122.50–128.00	125.32
18	—	519	135.00–149.00	144.67
17	—	621	132.50–148.00	146.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	739	142.00–147.50	145.90
18	—	461	160.00–170.00	161.74
10	—	423	165.00–169.00	167.38
40	—	652	145.00–151.50	147.78
2	—	983	130.00–133.00	131.50
2	—	828	134.00–139.00	136.48
27	—	507	157.50–166.00	163.56
8	—	578	148.00–149.00	148.75
11	—	859	130.00–137.25	135.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	821	145.50–148.00	146.64
3	—	517	159.00–167.00	162.08
16	—	743	140.00–154.50	153.62
11	—	695	146.00–156.00	154.23
6	—	474	160.00–173.00	164.92
6	—	431	175.00	175.00
11	—	565	159.00–165.00	162.41
4	—	616	147.50–157.00	150.43
15	—	770	150.25–154.00	152.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	156.00–163.00	160.17
4	—	712	157.00–172.00	163.71
5	—	1,032	137.00	137.00
24	—	623	165.00–175.00	168.03
6	—	378	190.00–200.00	196.78
19	—	563	167.50–181.00	173.33
19	—	479	177.00–184.50	182.97
4	—	420	180.00–197.50	189.43
2	—	858	145.00–153.00	149.01
20	—	679	165.50–177.50	167.51
17	—	515	171.00–184.00	178.96
8	—	933	140.00–145.00	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,193	72.75–78.00	75.14
7	—	1,390	61.50–72.00	67.05
13	—	1,161	78.25–85.00	80.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	57.25–60.00	58.41
20	—	992	62.00–72.00	67.29
3	—	790	36.00–45.00	39.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	84.00–88.50	87.05
40	—	1,410	74.75–80.00	77.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,980	106.00–110.00	107.39
9	—	1,676	89.50–100.00	94.06
3	—	1,648	86.75–88.00	87.17

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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