Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 400 lbs and heifers under 450 lbs sold weak while steers over 400 lbs and heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower and average dressing slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.67/cwt on 941 head.

Average price

$189.67

941 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$20.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	193.60	1,105	763
Medium and Large 1-2	601	172.79	1,038	178

One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $67 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 sale941 hd

189.67

—

UT average3 barns · 1,638 hd

188.92

+0.75

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	—	Average	1,687	83.70	1,412	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	76.87	1,143	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	68.08	826	198
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	52.13	537	51

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	484	186.27/cwt	180.00–196.00	902	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	175.63/cwt	172.50–177.50	811	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	152.52/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	165.36/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	168.37/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,239	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	219.65/cwt	211.00–230.00	839	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,097	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.38/cwt	180.00–200.00	705	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	160.51/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	164.06/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	161.91/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	189.61/cwt	185.00–200.00	662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	177.14/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,011	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	209.80/cwt	197.50–218.00	971	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	161.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,666	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	155.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.10/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,170	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	186.87/cwt	183.50–195.00	1,067	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	197.43/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,038	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	216.56/cwt	207.50–227.00	905	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	152.38/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,225	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	170.80/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,079	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.62/cwt	145.00–156.50	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	231.17/cwt	222.50–235.00	756	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	178.78/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,112	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	181.01/cwt	170.00–188.00	947	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	216.21/cwt	175.00–222.50	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.50/cwt	127.50–129.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,082	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	239.11/cwt	237.50–240.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	61.54/cwt	60.75–62.00	692	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	35.11/cwt	30.00–38.50	274	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	44.04/cwt	40.00–49.50	375	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	67.67/cwt	62.50–72.50	809	150
Bulls	—	—	1,754	86.67/cwt	81.50–92.50	1,520	22
Bulls	—	—	1,545	71.32/cwt	61.00–79.00	1,102	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,947	72.53/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,412	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	77.08/cwt	74.25–79.50	1,128	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	56.64/cwt	52.00–60.50	639	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	59.30/cwt	57.50–62.00	769	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	73.93/cwt	72.75–75.50	932	33
Bulls	—	—	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	165.10/cwt	152.50–170.00	788	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	160.51/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,030	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	162.70/cwt	152.50–167.50	924	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	149.48/cwt	145.25–157.50	1,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	205.56/cwt	200.00–212.50	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	172.93/cwt	165.00–187.50	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.03/cwt	160.00–172.50	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,096	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	173.22/cwt	171.00–174.00	902	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	155.44/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,198	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	170.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,042	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	151.72/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	171.51/cwt	167.50–177.50	981	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	146.60/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	183.30/cwt	175.00–192.50	768	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	158.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	833	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,158	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	178.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	158.32/cwt	153.00–162.50	1,160	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,159	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	145.22/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	177.61/cwt	175.00–185.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	202.00/cwt	195.00–215.00	640	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	196.66/cwt	187.50–205.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	151.39/cwt	142.50–157.50	1,308	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,997Last week 2,435Year ago 2,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 464Year ago 421

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	484	180.00–196.00	186.27
6	—	658	160.00–169.00	165.36
13	—	349	185.00–200.00	189.61
31	—	571	169.00–183.00	177.14
3	—	998	144.00	144.00
16	—	804	150.00–159.00	152.38
16	—	632	162.50–174.00	170.80
6	—	780	145.00–156.50	150.62
25	—	523	170.00–188.00	181.01
26	—	733	153.00–162.50	158.32
9	—	375	187.50–205.00	196.66
4	—	864	142.50–157.50	151.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	736	164.00–171.50	168.37
22	—	382	211.00–230.00	219.65
7	—	922	158.00–164.00	160.51
6	—	841	163.00–168.00	164.06
6	—	769	170.00–171.00	170.49
12	—	878	159.00–169.00	161.91
67	—	463	197.50–218.00	209.80
5	—	977	155.00–165.00	161.26
14	—	1,089	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,027	152.00–160.00	155.70
80	—	668	170.00–179.00	175.10
101	—	571	183.50–195.00	186.87
82	—	526	190.00–202.00	197.43
76	—	418	207.50–227.00	216.56
25	—	327	222.50–235.00	231.17
142	—	622	175.00–182.50	178.78
4	—	276	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	503	218.00	218.00
6	—	300	250.00	250.00
44	—	560	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	462	172.50–177.50	175.63
6	—	870	145.00–157.50	152.52
68	—	378	180.00–200.00	186.38
12	—	923	145.25–157.50	149.48
4	—	275	200.00–212.50	205.56
42	—	665	160.00–170.00	164.83
27	—	521	171.00–174.00	173.22
30	—	771	145.00–158.00	155.44
27	—	611	165.00–176.00	170.48
13	—	824	144.00–158.00	151.72
65	—	572	167.50–177.50	171.51
62	—	419	175.00–192.50	183.30
25	—	317	195.00–215.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	160.00–170.00	163.93
33	—	477	152.50–170.00	165.10
16	—	642	157.00–162.50	160.51
33	—	568	152.50–167.50	162.70
2	—	425	160.00–172.50	166.03
5	—	689	146.00–147.50	146.60
81	—	525	150.00–167.00	158.68
8	—	919	126.00	126.00
3	—	285	175.00–180.00	178.33
4	—	735	139.00–149.50	145.22
4	—	230	175.00–185.00	177.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	175.00–222.50	216.21
3	—	765	127.50–129.00	128.50
23	—	629	172.00	172.00
3	—	258	237.50–240.00	239.11
2	—	715	130.00–139.00	134.41
2	—	440	185.00	185.00
9	—	494	165.00–187.50	172.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	60.75–62.00	61.54
7	—	779	30.00–38.50	35.11
9	—	852	40.00–49.50	44.04
28	—	1,128	52.00–60.50	56.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,195	62.50–72.50	67.67
15	—	1,297	57.50–62.00	59.30
33	—	1,261	72.75–75.50	73.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,947	71.50–73.50	72.53
62	—	1,464	74.25–79.50	77.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,754	81.50–92.50	86.67
7	—	1,545	61.00–79.00	71.32
1	—	1,195	105.00	105.00

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