Sale reports / Utah / Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT / 2023-02-07

Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Feb 7
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
715 head
23 vs last sale 738 43 vs year ago 672 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
17 vs last sale 195 24 vs year ago 236 · 10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
42 vs last sale 0 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 10.50 lower, while those between 500-700 lbs traded 1.75 to 9.75 higher. Steers between 700-800 lbs were 1.50 to 4.00 lower and over 800 lbs traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs traded 7.00 to 21.00 higher, while those between 650-850 lbs traded 1.00 to 5.50 higher and those over 850 lbs traded 9.00 to 24.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 4.50 lower with the exception of lean cows, which traded 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 3.75 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $184.98/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$184.98
341 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.96
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1686185.471,271308
Medium and Large 1-2555184.391,02325
Medium and Large 2506167.958508thin
One grade step is worth $17.53/cwt here — about $421 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
184.98
UT average2 barns · 575 hd
187.94
−2.96
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,713112.131,92120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69294.861,60546
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38290.161,246102
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06875.4480538

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$1,8489
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,126$1,5917
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,384$1,54722
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,5253thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,2251thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2413191.42/cwt189.00–194.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3411
HeifersMedium and Large 1575185.51/cwt182.00–191.001,06732
SteersMedium and Large 2665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377194.38/cwt192.50–197.507336
HeifersMedium and Large 1635189.33/cwt180.00–192.001,20231
HeifersMedium and Large 1464197.67/cwt190.00–205.009179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0422
SteersMedium and Large 11,263141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7812
SteersMedium and Large 1665183.46/cwt180.00–187.501,22042
SteersMedium and Large 11,050159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6704
SteersMedium and Large 1929164.88/cwt164.50–165.001,5324
HeifersMedium and Large 11,132145.36/cwt141.00–147.501,6453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
SteersMedium and Large 11,205143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7231
SteersMedium and Large 1472212.05/cwt202.50–219.001,00114
SteersMedium and Large 2420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007772
SteersMedium and Large 2383189.28/cwt187.50–191.007252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006873
SteersMedium and Large 1784172.04/cwt165.00–177.251,34959
SteersMedium and Large 1339222.66/cwt220.00–224.007553
SteersMedium and Large 1425210.91/cwt205.00–211.5089611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437194.15/cwt190.00–197.508483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462191.77/cwt185.00–195.008867
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723164.40/cwt159.00–169.001,1893
SteersMedium and Large 1733177.14/cwt174.50–181.751,29866
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,220129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5741
SteersMedium and Large 1526201.67/cwt199.00–206.001,0616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375203.80/cwt202.50–205.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,100136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1630196.22/cwt192.00–202.501,23640
SteersMedium and Large 1373232.55/cwt229.00–233.008679
SteersMedium and Large 1584199.52/cwt196.00–201.501,16527
SteersMedium and Large 1829170.66/cwt167.50–171.751,41517
SteersMedium and Large 11,017154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5663
HeifersMedium and Large 1943152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4332
HeifersMedium and Large 1728169.92/cwt165.00–172.001,23758
HeifersMedium and Large 1370207.16/cwt205.00–211.0076611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2672160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,07913
BullsMedium and Large 1638185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1805
BullsMedium and Large 1515189.59/cwt185.00–194.009762
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed94598.01/cwt93.50–105.009263
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,345140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8832
Bulls1,896110.76/cwt104.00–114.502,10010
CowsLean 85-90%1,11287.22/cwt86.50–88.009707
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66184.87/cwt83.00–86.751,41011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76077.42/cwt74.50–79.251,36311
CowsLean 85-90%97531.55/cwt23.00–42.503084
CowsLean 85-90%1,10264.95/cwt60.00–68.007165
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,675107.43/cwt99.75–110.251,79924
CowsLean 85-90%1,08179.54/cwt75.00–85.0086019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39189.21/cwt84.00–94.501,24124
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38678.47/cwt67.50–83.501,08827
CowsBoner 80-85%1,367100.75/cwt95.00–106.251,37745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49830.83/cwt22.50–45.004624
Bulls1,924115.38/cwt115.00–116.002,2205
Bulls1,10569.00/cwt69.00–69.007621
BullsReturn to Feed1,144122.25/cwt117.50–124.501,3994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1241,631.68/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1091,848.34/head1,845.00–1,850.001,8489
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3541,382.05/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3891,572.47/head1,525.00–1,625.001,57219
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485186.00/cwt186.00–186.009021
HeifersMedium and Large 11,155138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295209.00/cwt209.00–209.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1529193.84/cwt187.00–198.001,02515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2595179.28/cwt178.00–181.501,06722
HeifersMedium and Large 2515172.50/cwt172.50–172.508881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2301206.00/cwt206.00–206.006207
HeifersMedium and Large 2570158.96/cwt158.00–160.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 1670177.06/cwt172.00–182.501,18629
HeifersMedium and Large 1758168.82/cwt166.50–170.001,2803
HeifersMedium and Large 1409200.00/cwt200.00–200.0081821
HeifersMedium and Large 2473169.17/cwt160.00–177.508002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530183.37/cwt182.00–185.0097211
HeifersMedium and Large 2880125.48/cwt122.00–129.001,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 1968151.50/cwt150.00–153.001,4674
SteersMedium and Large 2593145.00/cwt145.00–145.008603
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2191

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.