Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 700 lbs traded steady to 9.50 higher while those over 700 lbs traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded steady to 1.50 lower, while those between 500-750 lbs traded unevenly steady and those over 750 lbs traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 17.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 4.75 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.28/cwt on 283 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.72 against this barn's trailing median of $215.00.

Average price

$178.28

283 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$51.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	182.88	1,179	206
Medium and Large 2	392	178.13	698	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	627	165.58	1,038	59
Large 1	803	154.00	1,237	2thin
Large 1-2	792	143.99	1,140	3thin
Medium 1-2	885	131.50	1,164	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.38/cwt here — about $15 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 sale283 hd

178.28

—

UT average2 barns · 374 hd

178.11

+0.16

This barn, trailing median1 sales

215.00

−36.72

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	1,668	116.87	1,949	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	99.06	1,650	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	98.16	1,296	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	89.91	969	65

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	658	175.00/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	184.75/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,145	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	162.44/cwt	150.00–175.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	198.36/cwt	195.00–205.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	198.14/cwt	197.00–199.00	951	7
Steers	Large 1	—	313	221.30/cwt	220.00–222.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	611	161.22/cwt	155.00–167.50	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	176.21/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	174.89/cwt	165.00–185.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	238.14/cwt	237.50–240.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	221.73/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	199.73/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,256	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	166.56/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	183.61/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	176.19/cwt	173.50–177.25	1,381	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	984	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	199.93/cwt	195.00–207.50	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	165.25/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,429	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	803	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	192.69/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,110	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	188.40/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,004	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	102.28/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,363	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	98.46/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,288	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	83.87/cwt	76.00–89.50	885	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	102.33/cwt	93.50–107.00	1,710	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	73.74/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,195	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	82.68/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,104	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.50	608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	98.06/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,110	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	57.51/cwt	47.50–62.50	709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,325	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	115.54/cwt	107.50–119.50	2,104	25
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,320	114.90/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,112	124.71/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,387	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	132.58/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,651	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	129.56/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	738	148.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	172.85/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,003	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	128.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	185.62/cwt	180.00–193.00	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	169.29/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,376	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	133.62/cwt	127.50–155.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.79/cwt	165.00–172.50	785	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	139.67/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	673	2

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 715Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 212Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	173.00–176.00	175.00
72	—	620	176.00–187.00	184.75
6	—	407	195.00–205.00	198.36
1	—	1,030	131.00	131.00
7	—	480	197.00–199.00	198.14
12	—	865	165.00–168.00	165.25
40	—	576	190.00–196.00	192.69
28	—	533	185.00–195.00	188.40
1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,280	130.00	130.00
21	—	813	169.00–171.00	169.29
1	—	1,330	141.00	141.00
6	—	783	171.50	171.50
1	—	745	167.50	167.50
3	—	1,158	136.00–144.00	139.67
2	—	315	212.00–215.00	213.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
13	—	580	167.50–177.50	172.85
2	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	265	215.00	215.00
8	—	977	125.00–131.00	128.89
20	—	422	180.00–193.00	185.62
1	—	665	152.50	152.50
3	—	500	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,335	100.50	100.50
6	—	932	127.50–155.00	133.62
2	—	465	165.00–172.50	168.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	152.50	152.50
9	—	346	185.00	185.00
2	—	508	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	145.00–153.00	148.99
1	—	900	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,018	141.00	141.00
5	—	415	209.00	209.00
2	—	680	167.00–170.00	168.49
1	—	965	147.00	147.00
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
9	—	476	195.00–207.50	199.93
6	—	720	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	150.00–175.00	162.44
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	165.00	165.00
2	—	460	165.00–185.00	174.89
2	—	420	177.50	177.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	220.00–222.50	221.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	201.00	201.00
7	—	735	172.00–182.00	176.21
4	—	388	237.50–240.00	238.14
1	—	520	202.50	202.50
9	—	474	210.00–227.00	221.73
14	—	629	198.00–200.00	199.73
9	—	840	165.00–168.50	166.56
9	—	682	180.00–186.00	183.61
32	—	784	173.50–177.25	176.19
3	—	1,063	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	155.00–167.50	161.22
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	984	90.50	90.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,333	100.00–109.00	102.28
30	—	1,308	96.00–99.50	98.46
7	—	1,335	80.00–86.50	82.68
3	—	1,233	47.50–62.50	57.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,055	76.00–89.50	83.87
3	—	997	60.00–62.50	60.96
28	—	1,132	91.00–103.50	98.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,671	93.50–107.00	102.33
4	—	1,620	69.00–78.50	73.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	126.00–127.00	126.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,821	107.50–119.50	115.54
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	111.00–117.00	114.90
5	—	1,112	122.00–130.00	124.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,245	125.00–140.00	132.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,035	122.00–135.00	129.56

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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