Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold with a weak undertone while feeder heifers sold with a firm undertone on a lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.54/cwt on 572 head.

Average price

$184.54

572 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$34.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	187.28	1,218	484
Medium and Large 1-2	569	172.12	979	76
Medium and Large 2	448	152.72	683	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.55/cwt here — about $535 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 sale572 hd

184.54

—

UT average2 barns · 690 hd

184.03

+0.51

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	1,616	99.94	1,615	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,643	81.73	1,343	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,353	78.63	1,064	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	69.89	761	48

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	—	683	149.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	190.06/cwt	188.00–192.50	1,007	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	167.68/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,197	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	167.86/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,136	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	138.82/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	164.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,359	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	181.31/cwt	175.00–187.50	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	175.16/cwt	167.50–184.00	935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	201.92/cwt	187.50–207.00	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,067	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	167.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	229.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	156.70/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	179.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	169.31/cwt	165.00–178.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	188.19/cwt	177.50–194.25	1,167	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	178.65/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,199	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	149.03/cwt	135.00–155.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	167.42/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,035	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	171.60/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,311	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	186.70/cwt	185.00–187.50	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	166.77/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,518	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	164.41/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	204.86/cwt	195.00–220.00	985	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	198.96/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,120	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	172.24/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,254	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,430	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	216.14/cwt	210.00–226.00	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	227.60/cwt	220.00–235.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.44/cwt	145.00–157.50	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	807	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	72.86/cwt	71.50–75.25	1,226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	88.45/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	81.95/cwt	77.00–85.75	1,356	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	84.51/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,135	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	77.56/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,052	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	67.61/cwt	65.50–70.00	906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	56.86/cwt	52.00–61.50	617	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	78.15/cwt	77.00–79.75	873	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	69.77/cwt	63.00–75.50	751	27
Bulls	—	—	1,779	94.69/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,685	17
Bulls	—	—	1,308	109.87/cwt	101.75–117.50	1,437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	487	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	173.07/cwt	160.00–175.50	1,135	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	140.11/cwt	127.50–145.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	149.92/cwt	147.50–155.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	164.13/cwt	155.00–167.50	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	135.48/cwt	127.50–137.50	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	149.66/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	180.07/cwt	175.00–188.00	745	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	177.88/cwt	175.00–187.50	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	163.34/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	154.56/cwt	147.50–160.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	171.50/cwt	162.50–175.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	187.36/cwt	180.00–191.00	888	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	175.06/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,098	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	181.77/cwt	172.50–185.50	1,045	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	123.70/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	161.65/cwt	155.00–162.50	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	194.63/cwt	193.00–205.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	217.02/cwt	205.00–227.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	173.22/cwt	171.00–177.50	916	17

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 Jan 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,095Last week 1,972Year ago 1,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 521Year ago 466

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold with a weak undertone while feeder heifers sold with a firm undertone on a lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	145.00–155.00	149.14
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
2	—	293	160.00–175.00	167.56
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
5	—	360	135.00–155.00	149.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	163.00–172.50	167.86
6	—	469	175.00–187.50	181.31
15	—	534	167.50–184.00	175.16
3	—	819	154.00–158.00	156.70
3	—	887	145.00	145.00
13	—	386	175.00–180.00	179.61
3	—	583	165.00–178.00	169.31
12	—	618	160.00–174.00	167.42
3	—	434	185.00–187.50	186.70
1	—	280	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	187.50–207.00	201.92
5	—	284	220.00–235.00	229.13
53	—	620	177.50–194.25	188.19
61	—	671	174.00–183.50	178.65
81	—	764	167.50–174.00	171.60
22	—	910	164.00–167.00	166.77
5	—	979	162.00–165.00	164.41
26	—	481	195.00–220.00	204.86
83	—	563	187.00–208.00	198.96
68	—	728	167.00–174.00	172.24
1	—	1,250	151.50	151.50
15	—	841	170.00	170.00
13	—	430	210.00–226.00	216.14
2	—	360	220.00–235.00	227.60
4	—	860	168.00	168.00
3	—	330	205.00–227.50	217.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	462	231.00	231.00
14	—	414	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	530	188.00–192.50	190.06
26	—	714	164.00–170.00	167.68
2	—	315	200.00–210.00	205.00
3	—	963	133.00–150.00	138.82
2	—	853	155.50	155.50
18	—	826	157.00–165.00	164.56
32	—	656	160.00–175.50	173.07
3	—	1,140	140.25	140.25
20	—	414	175.00–188.00	180.07
1	—	900	155.00	155.00
4	—	768	157.50–168.00	163.34
27	—	474	180.00–191.00	187.36
44	—	627	172.00–184.00	175.06
103	—	575	172.50–185.50	181.77
5	—	1,015	122.50–124.00	123.70
9	—	386	193.00–205.00	194.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	810	132.50	132.50
7	—	619	127.50–145.00	140.11
3	—	490	147.50–155.00	149.92
5	—	732	127.50–137.50	135.48
6	—	531	147.50–160.00	154.56
3	—	772	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
2	—	285	180.00–185.00	182.46
7	—	592	155.00–167.50	164.13
4	—	685	142.50–156.00	149.66
5	—	381	175.00–187.50	177.88
4	—	474	162.50–175.00	171.50
1	—	885	140.00	140.00
12	—	424	155.00–162.50	161.65
17	—	529	171.00–177.50	173.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	240	225.00	225.00
6	—	613	145.00–157.50	155.44
4	—	463	185.00	185.00
2	—	520	175.00–185.00	179.95
1	—	370	218.00	218.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
1	—	645	137.50	137.50
1	—	275	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	71.50–75.25	72.86
3	—	1,488	87.50–89.00	88.45
30	—	1,655	77.00–85.75	81.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,343	83.00–85.00	84.51
62	—	1,356	73.00–83.00	77.56
2	—	1,340	65.50–70.00	67.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,085	52.00–61.50	56.86
13	—	1,117	77.00–79.75	78.15
27	—	1,077	63.00–75.50	69.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,779	90.00–97.50	94.69
9	—	1,308	101.75–117.50	109.87

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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