Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady while bulls traded weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.76/cwt on 1,136 head.

Average price

$187.76

1,136 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$17.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	189.46	1,055	1,026
Medium and Large 1-2	593	171.89	1,020	110

One grade step is worth $17.57/cwt here — about $35 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 sale1,136 hd

187.76

—

UT average3 barns · 1,465 hd

186.51

+1.25

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	1,773	86.71	1,538	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,624	81.68	1,326	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	75.24	983	207
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	65.80	706	137

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1Fancy	—	411	241.44/cwt	238.50–246.00	992	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.00/cwt	205.00–224.00	602	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	178.23/cwt	170.00–182.50	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.28/cwt	160.00–173.00	870	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,298	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	145.75/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.00/cwt	159.00–165.00	995	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.85/cwt	179.00–192.00	771	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	240.54/cwt	240.00–242.50	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	177.93/cwt	169.50–181.25	1,123	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	156.49/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	221.18/cwt	210.00–230.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.30/cwt	197.50–220.00	900	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	183.05/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,045	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	212.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	201.41/cwt	194.00–207.50	949	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	185.85/cwt	175.00–190.00	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	178.23/cwt	172.50–183.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	206.80/cwt	202.50–215.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	159.43/cwt	152.50–162.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	163.36/cwt	162.00–163.50	1,148	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	150.57/cwt	137.50–151.50	1,455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	189.28/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,003	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	159.61/cwt	147.50–160.50	1,381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	170.99/cwt	165.00–178.25	1,151	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.89/cwt	210.00–237.50	831	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	149.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	145.40/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.30/cwt	151.00–160.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	155.49/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,210	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	232.71/cwt	220.00–240.00	759	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	190.09/cwt	182.50–195.00	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	198.37/cwt	195.00–205.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	231.99/cwt	230.00–232.50	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	173.91/cwt	170.00–177.50	979	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	48.76/cwt	47.50–51.00	383	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	72.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,116	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	82.58/cwt	76.50–87.00	1,347	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	77.53/cwt	72.00–85.50	1,012	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	68.36/cwt	62.00–75.25	747	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	66.50/cwt	62.50–71.50	872	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	58.61/cwt	56.00–60.50	606	30
Bulls	—	—	1,810	80.24/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,452	8
Bulls	—	—	1,170	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,135	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	88.51/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,582	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	189.88/cwt	187.00–197.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	859	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	166.51/cwt	160.00–168.00	804	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	127.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	236.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.32/cwt	148.50–157.50	955	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	152.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	875	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	178.11/cwt	167.50–187.50	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	158.04/cwt	156.00–159.75	1,076	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	149.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	174.05/cwt	162.50–177.50	757	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	813	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	128.19/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	132.87/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,212	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	181.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	948	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,053	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	156.71/cwt	152.50–158.00	813	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	187.53/cwt	172.50–200.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	200.53/cwt	195.00–210.00	758	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	202.72/cwt	195.00–215.00	657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	192.37/cwt	185.00–205.00	741	4

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,435Last week 2,030Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 464Last week 358Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady while bulls traded weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	411	238.50–246.00	241.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	132.50	132.50
4	—	232	210.00–230.00	221.18
6	—	279	210.00–225.00	212.46
2	—	770	142.50–145.00	143.75
16	—	481	175.00–190.00	185.85
13	—	519	172.50–183.00	178.23
3	—	310	202.50–215.00	206.80
4	—	671	152.50–162.00	159.43
15	—	966	137.50–151.50	150.57
15	—	570	155.00–165.00	162.51
7	—	725	140.00–156.00	149.63
5	—	827	145.00–146.00	145.40
4	—	620	151.00–160.00	155.30
8	—	425	182.50–195.00	190.09
4	—	385	185.00–205.00	192.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	255	240.00–242.50	240.54
238	—	631	169.50–181.25	177.93
2	—	838	153.00–160.00	156.49
66	—	424	197.50–220.00	212.30
215	—	571	174.00–188.00	183.05
120	—	471	194.00–207.50	201.41
1	—	235	250.00	250.00
32	—	703	162.00–163.50	163.36
128	—	530	186.00–199.00	189.28
15	—	865	147.50–160.50	159.61
75	—	673	165.00–178.25	170.99
53	—	373	210.00–237.50	222.89
22	—	778	151.00–161.50	155.49
24	—	326	220.00–240.00	232.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	280	205.00–224.00	215.00
122	—	520	160.00–173.00	167.28
11	—	874	148.50	148.50
2	—	805	142.50–149.00	145.75
80	—	618	159.00–165.00	161.00
41	—	415	179.00–192.00	185.85
2	—	770	147.50–150.00	148.75
24	—	681	156.00–159.75	158.04
52	—	468	170.00–180.00	173.74
180	—	575	160.00–170.00	164.88
18	—	714	147.50	147.50
56	—	378	195.00–210.00	200.53
19	—	324	195.00–215.00	202.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	170.00–182.50	178.23
78	—	483	160.00–168.00	166.51
2	—	960	120.00–135.00	127.46
33	—	619	148.50–157.50	154.32
31	—	574	150.00–158.00	152.45
7	—	314	167.50–187.50	178.11
2	—	760	140.00	140.00
8	—	677	145.00–155.00	149.29
21	—	435	162.50–177.50	174.05
11	—	720	130.00–140.00	132.75
7	—	1,010	122.50–132.50	128.19
25	—	912	130.00–135.50	132.87
10	—	378	175.00–190.00	181.44
26	—	519	152.50–158.00	156.71
5	—	275	172.50–200.00	187.53
5	—	1,067	125.00–127.50	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	452	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	195.00–205.00	198.37
1	—	600	152.50	152.50
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
5	—	311	230.00–232.50	231.99
12	—	563	170.00–177.50	173.91
2	—	665	152.50	152.50
4	—	475	187.00–197.00	189.88
1	—	390	206.00	206.00
9	—	295	230.00–250.00	236.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
2	—	583	142.50	142.50
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
2	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	255	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	47.50–51.00	48.76
104	—	1,093	62.00–75.25	68.36
30	—	1,034	56.00–60.50	58.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	70.00–75.00	72.17
53	—	1,631	76.50–87.00	82.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,305	72.00–85.50	77.53
43	—	1,311	62.50–71.50	66.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,810	74.00–84.50	80.24
1	—	1,170	97.00	97.00
23	—	1,787	85.00–93.50	88.51

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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