Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls remained steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.53/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$182.53

191 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$9.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	186.37	1,091	115
Medium and Large 1-2	514	176.71	908	76

One grade step is worth $9.66/cwt here — about $182 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 sale191 hd

182.53

—

UT average3 barns · 229 hd

186.11

−3.59

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	1,709	111.08	1,898	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	93.73	1,415	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	85.86	1,047	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	71.37	726	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	185.80/cwt	182.50–187.50	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	166.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	857	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	162.80/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	186.21/cwt	185.00–187.50	992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	177.28/cwt	171.50–180.25	1,083	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	209.69/cwt	195.00–211.00	843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	167.29/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	193.81/cwt	193.00–194.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	182.47/cwt	173.00–185.50	850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	186.54/cwt	182.50–195.00	707	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	168.50/cwt	167.50–169.50	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	221.45/cwt	207.50–232.50	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.37/cwt	164.00–169.00	942	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	160.14/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	236.29/cwt	232.50–240.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	166.21/cwt	162.50–169.50	1,390	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	71.09/cwt	70.00–72.50	892	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	100.07/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,447	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	92.89/cwt	88.25–95.00	1,381	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	94.30/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,081	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	77.44/cwt	73.00–79.50	745	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	79.98/cwt	76.00–81.50	970	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	85.77/cwt	83.50–86.75	1,512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	57.41/cwt	50.00–60.00	568	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	85.39/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,058	36
Bulls	—	—	1,975	118.38/cwt	116.75–120.00	2,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	110.04/cwt	105.50–115.00	1,839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	181.86/cwt	179.50–182.50	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	155.66/cwt	155.00–159.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	183.70/cwt	183.00–184.50	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	167.01/cwt	163.00–168.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	155.84/cwt	150.00–158.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	170.32/cwt	166.50–178.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	170.19/cwt	162.50–177.50	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.30/cwt	175.00–181.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	164.46/cwt	157.50–166.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	171.41/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	728	2

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 510Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 151Year ago 366

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls remained steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	165.00	165.00
3	—	435	182.50–187.50	185.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	516	160.00–167.00	166.13
4	—	296	172.50	172.50
12	—	624	155.00–159.00	155.66
15	—	485	163.00–168.00	167.01
4	—	579	150.00–158.00	155.84
3	—	310	172.50	172.50
9	—	422	162.50–177.50	170.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	165.00	165.00
4	—	873	154.00	154.00
3	—	245	185.00	185.00
11	—	566	164.00–169.00	166.37
7	—	667	160.00–161.00	160.14
9	—	331	179.50–182.50	181.86
9	—	544	166.50–178.00	170.32
9	—	372	175.00–181.00	180.30
7	—	725	157.50–166.00	164.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	685	150.00–166.00	162.80
10	—	751	158.00	158.00
2	—	315	197.50	197.50
3	—	632	163.00–170.00	167.29
17	—	466	173.00–185.50	182.47
25	—	379	182.50–195.00	186.54
2	—	863	147.50	147.50
7	—	424	180.00	180.00
4	—	706	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	185.00–187.50	186.21
28	—	611	171.50–180.25	177.28
17	—	402	195.00–211.00	209.69
10	—	496	193.00–194.00	193.81
2	—	743	167.50–169.50	168.50
6	—	374	207.50–232.50	221.45
2	—	228	232.50–240.00	236.29
23	—	836	162.50–169.50	166.21
11	—	570	183.00–184.50	183.70
5	—	653	170.00–173.50	171.41
2	—	323	225.00–226.00	225.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	70.00–72.50	71.09
7	—	962	73.00–79.50	77.44
3	—	990	50.00–60.00	57.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,446	97.00–102.50	100.07
17	—	1,487	88.25–95.00	92.89
3	—	1,763	83.50–86.75	85.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,146	90.00–97.50	94.30
10	—	1,213	76.00–81.50	79.98
36	—	1,239	82.00–89.00	85.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	116.75–120.00	118.38
14	—	1,671	105.50–115.00	110.04

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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