Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls slightly firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.62/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −58.14 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$167.62

164 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$2.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	168.58	1,109	103
Medium and Large 1-2	513	166.01	851	61

One grade step is worth $2.56/cwt here — about $258 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 sale164 hd

167.62

—

UT average2 barns · 179 hd

167.43

+0.19

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−58.14

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	1,883	114.05	2,148	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	101.85	1,592	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	91.31	1,090	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	78.68	840	48

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	519	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	170.56/cwt	168.00–172.25	1,235	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	175.41/cwt	175.00–177.50	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,243	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	189.46/cwt	182.50–191.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	152.01/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	193.62/cwt	192.50–195.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	156.18/cwt	152.50–158.50	1,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	195.97/cwt	193.50–199.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	163.01/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	175.77/cwt	175.00–177.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	123.51/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	169.91/cwt	166.00–172.00	965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	91.50/cwt	85.50–96.00	1,126	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	82.72/cwt	79.00–84.25	1,040	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	99.24/cwt	98.00–103.00	998	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	42.48/cwt	41.50–44.50	407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	71.64/cwt	70.00–74.00	754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	80.65/cwt	77.00–83.50	865	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	101.85/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,592	36
Bulls	—	—	2,023	123.38/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,496	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	115.13/cwt	110.50–119.50	2,228	10
Bulls	—	—	1,572	101.11/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	191.58/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,019	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.35/cwt	210.00–219.00	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	183.44/cwt	180.00–184.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	143.06/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	161.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	177.44/cwt	175.00–185.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	171.71/cwt	170.00–177.50	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.28/cwt	162.00–166.50	931	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	178.04/cwt	177.50–179.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	181.84/cwt	175.00–187.50	593	5

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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 403Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 173Year ago 295

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls slightly firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	172.00–174.00	173.00
43	—	724	168.00–172.25	170.56
6	—	481	175.00–177.50	175.41
9	—	777	160.00	160.00
4	—	879	151.00	151.00
5	—	424	175.00–177.00	175.77
12	—	376	180.00–184.00	183.44
10	—	931	141.00–149.00	143.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	272	182.50–191.00	189.46
6	—	708	151.00–157.00	152.01
2	—	940	120.00–132.50	126.22
3	—	990	122.50–124.00	123.51
2	—	680	158.00–165.00	161.58
2	—	513	160.00–162.50	161.24
17	—	570	162.00–166.50	163.28
13	—	362	177.50–179.00	178.04
5	—	426	162.00	162.00
5	—	326	175.00–187.50	181.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	192.50–195.00	193.62
8	—	884	152.50–158.50	156.18
5	—	434	193.50–199.00	195.97
5	—	932	160.00	160.00
3	—	779	160.00–169.00	163.01
4	—	326	217.50	217.50
2	—	1,055	145.50	145.50
3	—	605	175.50	175.50
47	—	532	188.00–195.00	191.58
13	—	370	210.00–219.00	214.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	135.00–138.00	137.00
4	—	1,006	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,343	130.00	130.00
3	—	568	166.00–172.00	169.91
8	—	441	175.00–185.00	177.44
6	—	468	170.00–177.50	171.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,231	85.50–96.00	91.50
12	—	1,257	79.00–84.25	82.72
12	—	1,006	98.00–103.00	99.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	41.50–44.50	42.48
2	—	1,053	70.00–74.00	71.64
44	—	1,073	77.00–83.50	80.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,563	97.00–104.00	101.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,023	122.00–125.00	123.38
10	—	1,935	110.50–119.50	115.13
3	—	1,572	99.00–102.00	101.11

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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