Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded unevenly, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.51/cwt on 982 head.

Average price

$189.51

982 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$16.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	192.64	1,080	791
Medium and Large 1-2	560	176.56	989	191

One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $91 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 sale982 hd

189.51

—

UT average3 barns · 1,573 hd

187.07

+2.44

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	1,766	83.38	1,472	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	72.10	1,078	160
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	66.46	837	262
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	57.32	639	162

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	676	175.99/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,190	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	153.41/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	154.97/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	173.59/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,005	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	166.73/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	161.90/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	181.11/cwt	170.00–190.00	868	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	209.37/cwt	205.00–215.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	159.25/cwt	159.00–159.50	1,311	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	182.37/cwt	167.50–185.00	974	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	155.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	216.11/cwt	212.50–220.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	207.06/cwt	195.00–215.00	984	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	181.83/cwt	170.00–185.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	214.00/cwt	200.00–222.50	910	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	249.38/cwt	240.00–255.50	711	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	213.22/cwt	210.00–217.50	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	163.49/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	191.49/cwt	186.00–206.00	1,013	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	165.61/cwt	165.50–166.50	1,524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	166.71/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,219	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	160.24/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	165.33/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,280	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	235.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	856	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.97/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,067	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	231.40/cwt	225.00–237.50	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	177.96/cwt	171.50–185.00	1,109	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	873	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	236.91/cwt	215.00–240.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	174.61/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	193.10/cwt	184.00–202.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	211.95/cwt	182.50–217.50	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	210.59/cwt	202.50–215.00	874	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	72.27/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,076	156
Bulls	—	—	1,725	74.62/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,287	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	60.88/cwt	55.00–63.00	701	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	37.49/cwt	30.00–42.50	365	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	50.85/cwt	45.00–55.00	540	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	63.86/cwt	63.50–64.00	703	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	65.60/cwt	62.50–69.50	1,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	60.62/cwt	55.00–63.00	830	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	72.01/cwt	70.00–75.50	911	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	66.17/cwt	63.25–69.50	826	210
Bulls	—	—	1,215	105.62/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	83.70/cwt	79.00–88.50	1,523	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.05/cwt	147.50–164.00	897	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	130.28/cwt	122.50–134.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	144.38/cwt	142.50–145.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	196.71/cwt	190.00–199.00	818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	201.77/cwt	200.00–207.50	757	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	185.82/cwt	180.00–192.50	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	170.12/cwt	160.00–178.00	983	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	175.29/cwt	170.00–182.50	906	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	172.97/cwt	162.50–175.00	844	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	187.59/cwt	182.50–195.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	162.17/cwt	149.00–167.50	858	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	158.87/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,058	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	133.34/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	149.03/cwt	140.00–157.00	945	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	163.92/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,031	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	176.16/cwt	171.00–187.50	745	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	192.48/cwt	185.00–195.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	210.37/cwt	207.00–225.00	606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	162.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,270	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	159.39/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	157.58/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	181.99/cwt	176.00–186.00	859	89

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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Tue Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,244Last week 2,090Year ago 1,638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 709Last week 624Year ago 336

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	676	170.00–183.00	175.99
8	—	814	164.00–170.00	166.73
7	—	883	150.00–167.50	161.90
106	—	475	195.00–215.00	207.06
63	—	425	200.00–222.50	214.00
18	—	285	240.00–255.50	249.38
5	—	987	160.00	160.00
111	—	529	186.00–206.00	191.49
9	—	920	165.50–166.50	165.61
14	—	731	160.00–172.50	166.71
8	—	1,016	150.00–162.00	160.24
26	—	774	160.00–169.50	165.33
44	—	364	220.00–240.00	235.10
181	—	577	178.00–190.00	184.97
16	—	319	225.00–237.50	231.40
105	—	623	171.50–185.00	177.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	147.50–157.50	154.97
57	—	579	162.50–177.50	173.59
21	—	479	170.00–190.00	181.11
6	—	823	159.00–159.50	159.25
59	—	534	167.50–185.00	182.37
5	—	772	150.00–158.00	155.19
2	—	333	212.50–220.00	216.11
12	—	428	170.00–185.00	181.83
4	—	365	210.00–217.50	213.22
15	—	630	157.50–167.50	163.49
6	—	675	165.00–167.50	165.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	775	151.00–155.00	153.41
5	—	326	205.00–215.00	209.37
27	—	416	190.00–199.00	196.71
17	—	375	200.00–207.50	201.77
138	—	578	160.00–178.00	170.12
149	—	517	170.00–182.50	175.29
86	—	666	152.50–160.00	158.87
36	—	629	162.50–167.50	163.92
16	—	288	207.00–225.00	210.37
9	—	864	162.50–165.00	162.78
19	—	801	158.50	158.50
5	—	921	151.00–165.00	159.39
2	—	985	150.00–165.00	157.58
89	—	472	176.00–186.00	181.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	571	147.50–164.00	157.05
4	—	976	135.00–137.00	136.00
3	—	737	122.50–134.00	130.28
4	—	668	142.50–145.00	144.38
6	—	374	180.00–192.50	185.82
88	—	488	162.50–175.00	172.97
3	—	285	182.50–195.00	187.59
48	—	529	149.00–167.50	162.17
6	—	771	120.00–145.00	133.34
48	—	634	140.00–157.00	149.03
47	—	423	171.00–187.50	176.16
9	—	324	185.00–195.00	192.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	344	215.00–240.00	236.91
2	—	580	160.00–190.00	174.61
2	—	473	184.00–202.50	193.10
6	—	389	182.50–217.50	211.95
3	—	415	202.50–215.00	210.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,489	70.00–77.00	72.27
4	—	1,706	62.50–69.50	65.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,151	55.00–63.00	60.88
13	—	973	30.00–42.50	37.49
32	—	1,061	45.00–55.00	50.85
16	—	1,101	63.50–64.00	63.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,369	55.00–63.00	60.62
32	—	1,265	70.00–75.50	72.01
210	—	1,248	63.25–69.50	66.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	69.00–77.50	74.62
2	—	1,215	102.50–110.00	105.62
25	—	1,820	79.00–88.50	83.70

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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