Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.15/cwt on 623 head.

Average price

$193.15

623 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	196.41	1,070	488
Medium and Large 1-2	551	181.39	999	135

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about $72 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 sale623 hd

193.15

—

UT average3 barns · 924 hd

190.08

+3.08

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	—	Low	1,732	100.51	1,741	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	86.40	1,390	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	79.03	1,009	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	54.61	560	35

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	625	171.82/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	251.31/cwt	245.00–257.50	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	190.56/cwt	182.50–194.50	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	201.09/cwt	197.50–217.50	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	163.14/cwt	154.50–172.00	1,109	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	249	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	176.51/cwt	172.50–182.00	815	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	179.66/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,143	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	158.83/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	247.06/cwt	230.00–260.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.58/cwt	165.00–179.00	958	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	168.89/cwt	165.00–178.00	866	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.83/cwt	197.00–222.50	959	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	237.40/cwt	222.50–250.00	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	198.19/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,042	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	167.80/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	210.79/cwt	200.00–212.50	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	198.40/cwt	195.00–205.00	867	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.02/cwt	171.00–184.50	1,050	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	181.45/cwt	175.00–188.00	967	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	190.67/cwt	185.00–194.50	1,098	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	179.22/cwt	175.00–183.50	1,186	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	221.30/cwt	212.00–236.00	956	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	187.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	120.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	227.66/cwt	210.00–245.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	147.60/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	235.16/cwt	227.50–238.00	847	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	90.58/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,489	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	86.33/cwt	83.50–88.75	1,381	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	71.41/cwt	69.00–74.00	721	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	81.44/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,312	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	83.55/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,113	35
Bulls	—	—	1,335	81.32/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	72.65/cwt	68.50–74.75	956	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	38.88/cwt	33.00–44.50	403	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	50.79/cwt	48.00–52.50	528	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	78.64/cwt	75.00–82.25	985	112
Bulls	—	—	1,765	102.11/cwt	94.00–107.25	1,802	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	172.61/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,074	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	229.86/cwt	217.50–234.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	332	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	154.99/cwt	152.50–160.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.54/cwt	142.50–159.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	165.86/cwt	162.50–167.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	126.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	157.26/cwt	155.00–161.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	192.62/cwt	185.00–200.00	803	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	188.46/cwt	180.00–197.50	705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	167.14/cwt	164.00–185.00	725	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.51/cwt	153.00–164.00	917	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	128.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	148.91/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	203.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	221.89/cwt	212.50–227.50	710	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.65/cwt	160.00–173.00	804	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	208.77/cwt	207.50–212.50	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	148.52/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,297	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 1,382Year ago 2,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 254Year ago 351

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	625	165.00–174.00	171.82
12	—	480	182.50–194.50	190.56
10	—	390	197.50–217.50	201.09
22	—	680	154.50–172.00	163.14
7	—	727	152.00–160.00	158.83
2	—	863	157.50	157.50
7	—	293	200.00–212.50	210.79
14	—	437	195.00–205.00	198.40
22	—	583	171.00–184.50	180.02
27	—	533	175.00–188.00	181.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	245.00–257.50	251.31
23	—	636	177.50–181.00	179.66
11	—	330	230.00–260.00	247.06
93	—	473	197.00–222.50	202.83
12	—	381	222.50–250.00	237.40
2	—	790	165.00–169.00	166.99
51	—	526	189.00–200.00	198.19
5	—	723	165.00–168.50	167.80
218	—	576	185.00–194.50	190.67
37	—	662	175.00–183.50	179.22
30	—	432	212.00–236.00	221.30
4	—	890	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	249	227.00	227.00
18	—	462	172.50–182.00	176.51
23	—	565	165.00–179.00	169.58
3	—	360	220.00–225.00	223.31
90	—	513	165.00–178.00	168.89
51	—	622	160.00–180.00	172.61
6	—	276	217.50–234.00	229.86
4	—	661	162.50–167.00	165.86
44	—	417	185.00–200.00	192.62
2	—	1,185	125.00–131.00	128.03
39	—	320	212.50–227.50	221.89
2	—	873	141.00–156.00	148.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	142.50–147.50	145.01
2	—	945	123.00–129.00	126.00
18	—	512	155.00–161.00	157.26
17	—	374	180.00–197.50	188.46
82	—	434	164.00–185.00	167.14
4	—	614	158.00	158.00
20	—	575	153.00–164.00	159.51
2	—	1,058	126.00	126.00
5	—	808	147.50–150.00	148.91
5	—	322	200.00–210.00	203.59
69	—	477	160.00–173.00	168.65
4	—	266	207.50–212.50	208.77
11	—	677	151.00–159.00	154.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	240.00	240.00
11	—	625	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	180.00–195.00	187.30
2	—	933	115.00–125.00	120.07
2	—	278	210.00–245.00	227.66
5	—	686	144.00–148.50	147.60
3	—	348	255.00	255.00
4	—	360	227.50–238.00	235.16
3	—	608	152.50–160.00	154.99
2	—	580	142.50–159.00	150.54
2	—	770	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,644	89.00–93.50	90.58
41	—	1,600	83.50–88.75	86.33
7	—	1,611	79.00–83.00	81.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,010	69.00–74.00	71.41
13	—	1,036	33.00–44.50	38.88
8	—	1,039	48.00–52.50	50.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,332	82.50–85.00	83.55
18	—	1,316	68.50–74.75	72.65
112	—	1,253	75.00–82.25	78.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	72.00–88.00	81.32
24	—	1,765	94.00–107.25	102.11

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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