Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers between 500-600 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher, while steers from 600-650 lbs were sharply higher and steers weighing 650-850 lbs traded 2.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 450-600 lbs traded 2.00 to 9.00 higher and heifers 600-750 lbs traded steady to 7.00 higher. In slaughter cows, average dress breaker cows traded 3.00 higher, while average dress boner and lean cattle traded 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.80/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$201.80

400 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	205.50	1,448	300
Medium and Large 1-2	655	195.11	1,279	54
Medium and Large 2	572	185.56	1,062	46

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $386 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 sale400 hd

201.80

—

UT average3 barns · 687 hd

201.86

−0.05

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	1,675	118.85	1,991	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	96.67	1,651	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	95.11	1,285	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,107	84.13	931	28

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	431	226.58/cwt	226.50–227.50	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	201.73/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	203.40/cwt	200.00–206.50	1,365	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	147.55/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	216.29/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	223.31/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,201	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	143.36/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	230.67/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	230.08/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,440	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,028	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	185.25/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,336	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	210.07/cwt	207.50–215.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	176.32/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	184.37/cwt	175.00–185.15	1,556	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	232.52/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,328	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	176.22/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	188.86/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,290	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	—	973	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,202	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	207.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	184.83/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,423	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	744	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	138.50/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	939	135.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	63.48/cwt	59.00–69.00	627	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	105.39/cwt	102.50–108.00	2,069	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	98.67/cwt	97.50–101.50	1,141	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	86.70/cwt	72.00–89.50	1,456	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,742	104.70/cwt	100.50–105.50	1,824	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	95.41/cwt	90.00–99.75	1,246	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	87.89/cwt	83.00–93.00	984	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	79.57/cwt	72.50–82.50	883	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,117	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	103.20/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,473	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	85.00/cwt	72.00–89.50	1,148	40
Bulls	—	—	1,841	115.71/cwt	110.00–121.00	2,130	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,165	130.78/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	131.61/cwt	123.50–137.50	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	168.75/cwt	162.50–175.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	405	179.37/cwt	175.00–185.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	200.52/cwt	196.00–210.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	216.27/cwt	207.50–224.00	1,233	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	156.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	166.88/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	204.69/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,443	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	184.49/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,247	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	212.17/cwt	202.50–218.50	1,307	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 772Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 390Year ago 155

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	226.50–227.50	226.58
1	—	910	169.00	169.00
2	—	215	230.00	230.00
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,025	136.50	136.50
6	—	726	190.00	190.00
2	—	578	215.00–217.50	216.29
8	—	759	173.50	173.50
3	—	525	227.50–237.50	230.67
1	—	330	217.50	217.50
2	—	840	170.00	170.00
6	—	683	185.00–198.00	188.86
4	—	1,140	130.00	130.00
4	—	628	205.00–212.00	207.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	195.00–210.00	201.73
3	—	877	142.50–150.00	147.55
3	—	387	200.00	200.00
3	—	782	137.50–155.00	143.36
9	—	428	207.50–215.00	210.07
7	—	586	170.00–182.50	176.32
1	—	900	137.00	137.00
8	—	657	170.00–177.50	176.22
1	—	720	172.50	172.50
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
2	—	325	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	671	200.00–206.50	203.40
46	—	626	219.00–235.00	230.08
63	—	844	175.00–185.15	184.37
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
19	—	571	227.50–238.00	232.52
3	—	490	240.00	240.00
54	—	770	183.00–186.00	184.83
1	—	420	242.00	242.00
15	—	515	240.00	240.00
4	—	353	253.00	253.00
76	—	705	192.50–205.00	204.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	220.00–227.50	223.31
2	—	305	241.00	241.00
13	—	463	222.00	222.00
38	—	721	181.00–186.00	185.25
3	—	973	135.50	135.50
27	—	570	207.50–224.00	216.27
1	—	1,155	134.50	134.50
2	—	843	176.00	176.00
19	—	676	181.00–190.00	184.49
30	—	616	202.50–218.50	212.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	390	185.00	185.00
4	—	405	175.00–185.00	179.37
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	202.50	202.50
1	—	900	135.50	135.50
10	—	340	217.00	217.00
6	—	478	196.00–210.00	200.52
2	—	1,095	127.00	127.00
9	—	538	210.00	210.00
4	—	723	165.00–172.50	166.88
3	—	977	130.00–133.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	123.50–137.50	131.61
1	—	720	146.00	146.00
6	—	428	175.00	175.00
2	—	540	162.50–175.00	168.75
2	—	613	152.50–160.00	156.20
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
2	—	880	135.00–137.50	136.24
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	224.00	224.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	973	123.50	123.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	744	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	177.00	177.00
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
3	—	878	137.50–139.00	138.50
3	—	939	130.00–138.00	135.33
1	—	760	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	59.00–69.00	63.48
7	—	1,156	97.50–101.50	98.67
7	—	1,120	83.00–93.00	87.89
10	—	1,110	72.50–82.50	79.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,679	72.00–89.50	86.70
10	—	1,742	100.50–105.50	104.70
1	—	1,680	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,306	90.00–99.75	95.41
47	—	1,427	100.00–105.50	103.20
40	—	1,350	72.00–89.50	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	102.50–108.00	105.39
18	—	1,841	110.00–121.00	115.71
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,165	126.00–140.00	130.78

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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