Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 5.50 higher, while those between 500 to 550 lbs traded sharply lower. 550 to 800 lbs were 1.00 to 10.00 higher and over 800 lbs traded 6.00 to 9.50 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded unevenly steady while those between 600 to 750 lbs traded 1.75 to 4.75 higher and over 800 lbs traded mostly 4.00 to 4.50 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.97/cwt on 341 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −60.79 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$164.97

341 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$42.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	170.61	1,186	272
Medium and Large 1-2	729	146.03	1,064	56
Medium and Large 2	772	128.52	992	13thin

One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $195 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 sale341 hd

164.97

—

UT average2 barns · 561 hd

169.67

−4.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−60.79

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	1,648	114.81	1,892	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	95.73	1,653	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	95.60	1,278	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	92.35	1,000	50

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.25/cwt	164.00–168.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	1,515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	166.24/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	175.60/cwt	172.50–177.00	992	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	168.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,215	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	221.54/cwt	216.00–227.50	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	160.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	191.85/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	169.80/cwt	168.50–170.50	1,411	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	181.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	167.94/cwt	165.25–169.75	1,458	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	173.63/cwt	172.00–176.50	1,349	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	181.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	192.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,110	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	164.67/cwt	164.25–165.00	1,528	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	181.34/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,304	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	183.11/cwt	178.00–189.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	174.32/cwt	173.00–175.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	143.69/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,315	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	93.41/cwt	80.25–99.50	1,184	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	72.26/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,015	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	104.81/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,411	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	74.34/cwt	70.00–79.50	773	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	89.46/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,562	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	467	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	92.04/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,011	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	105.93/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,811	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	43.68/cwt	33.00–50.00	608	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	79.28/cwt	70.50–85.00	1,407	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,100	103.11/cwt	97.50–115.00	1,134	17
Bulls	—	—	1,619	106.93/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,731	8
Bulls	—	—	1,894	116.88/cwt	114.50–120.00	2,214	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,175	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,392	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,142	128.36/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	189.14/cwt	187.50–190.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	122.00/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	129.97/cwt	121.00–133.50	1,140	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	133.50/cwt	132.25–147.50	1,103	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	188.92/cwt	182.50–190.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	175.48/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,088	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	164.28/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,273	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	175.19/cwt	165.50–179.00	1,179	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	130.26/cwt	123.00–139.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,292	6

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 1,007Year ago 1,219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 196Year ago 198

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	164.00–168.00	165.25
3	—	455	173.00–175.00	174.32
4	—	430	180.00–182.50	181.26
2	—	1,133	112.50	112.50
24	—	877	121.00–133.50	129.97
12	—	826	132.25–147.50	133.50
7	—	313	182.50–190.00	188.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	128.00–129.50	128.50
19	—	565	172.50–177.00	175.60
1	—	1,125	136.00	136.00
4	—	825	159.50	159.50
100	—	720	162.00–170.00	168.81
3	—	485	178.00–189.00	183.11
1	—	1,075	125.00	125.00
3	—	417	187.50–190.00	189.14
1	—	955	129.50	129.50
2	—	1,008	125.00	125.00
34	—	620	167.00–177.00	175.48
24	—	775	162.00–165.50	164.28
1	—	885	149.00	149.00
67	—	673	165.50–179.00	175.19
1	—	925	128.00	128.00
1	—	510	172.50	172.50
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	190.00	190.00
3	—	483	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	121.00–122.50	122.00
3	—	748	131.00	131.00
7	—	761	123.00–139.00	130.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	191.00	191.00
2	—	420	216.00–227.50	221.54
4	—	521	190.00–192.50	191.85
26	—	831	168.50–170.50	169.80
87	—	868	165.25–169.75	167.94
48	—	777	172.00–176.50	173.63
11	—	677	179.00–185.00	181.71
2	—	1,008	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,100	147.00	147.00
23	—	576	190.00–200.00	192.71
14	—	928	164.25–165.00	164.67
1	—	1,075	150.00	150.00
56	—	719	175.00–182.50	181.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	163.00–173.00	166.24
1	—	485	197.50	197.50
1	—	810	161.00	161.00
4	—	633	175.00–185.00	181.03
2	—	658	175.00	175.00
2	—	278	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00
6	—	775	166.75	166.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	155.00–165.00	160.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	915	143.00–144.00	143.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,268	80.25–99.50	93.41
8	—	1,405	64.00–78.00	72.26
53	—	1,346	100.00–115.00	104.81
5	—	1,392	33.00–50.00	43.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,040	70.00–79.50	74.34
1	—	765	61.00	61.00
24	—	1,098	84.00–102.00	92.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	86.50–97.00	89.46
1	—	1,600	52.50	52.50
18	—	1,710	103.00–107.50	105.93
7	—	1,775	70.50–85.00	79.28
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,100	97.50–115.00	103.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,619	102.50–110.00	106.93
9	—	1,894	114.50–120.00	116.88
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	118.50	118.50
3	—	1,142	126.00–131.00	128.36

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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