Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this sale was not reported last week. An overall higher undertone from two weeks ago was noted. 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 $196.03/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$196.03

153 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	212.00	1,481	68
Medium and Large 1-2	789	183.50	1,448	83
Medium and Large 2	733	173.00	1,267	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $213 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 sale153 hd

196.03

—

UT average1 barns · 153 hd

196.03

+0.00

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	1,458	125.99	1,837	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	105.25	1,762	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	100.38	1,381	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	94.40	989	31

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,593	$1,912	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,699	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	790	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	184.13/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	199.17/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	237.96/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,359	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	246.58/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	182.00/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	233.99/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,474	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	240.63/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	185.23/cwt	177.50–188.75	1,439	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,193	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	590	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	194.90/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,012	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	61.68/cwt	60.00–62.50	480	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	107.70/cwt	103.25–112.25	1,793	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	99.38/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,686	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	86.11/cwt	80.00–92.00	816	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	93.29/cwt	86.00–97.25	1,258	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	113.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	72.28/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,041	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	96.74/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,076	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	104.59/cwt	100.75–108.00	1,454	49
Bulls	—	—	1,650	117.28/cwt	113.50–119.50	1,935	5
Bulls	—	—	1,564	125.61/cwt	122.50–129.50	1,965	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,119	135.22/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,513	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,114	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	136.75/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,707	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	1,911.70/head	1,865.00–2,000.00	1,912	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,699.23/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.64/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,269	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	203.68/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	218.14/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,389	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	186.68/cwt	185.00–190.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	200.83/cwt	197.50–204.00	1,444	10

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 518Year ago 1,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 166Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 48Year ago 0

No comparison is available as this sale was not reported last week. An overall higher undertone from two weeks ago was noted. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	137.00	137.00
2	—	743	140.00	140.00
3	—	427	185.00–190.00	186.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	155.00–160.00	157.55
3	—	1,122	131.00	131.00
4	—	479	192.50	192.50
2	—	278	247.50	247.50
2	—	773	170.00	170.00
5	—	694	184.00	184.00
3	—	519	190.00–197.50	194.90
7	—	575	195.00–207.50	203.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	182.50–187.50	184.13
2	—	375	248.00	248.00
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	420	237.50	237.50
1	—	1,205	148.50	148.50
2	—	825	170.00–175.00	172.47
2	—	455	237.50	237.50
14	—	570	220.00–229.00	222.64
11	—	617	205.00–225.00	218.14
13	—	698	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,145	145.00	145.00
10	—	868	163.50	163.50
1	—	1,080	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
1	—	825	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	195.00–200.00	199.17
2	—	933	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,053	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,170	132.50	132.50
1	—	445	230.00	230.00
69	—	777	177.50–188.75	185.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	169.00	169.00
2	—	663	228.00	228.00
12	—	571	227.50–252.50	237.96
7	—	528	237.50–255.00	246.58
5	—	813	180.00–182.50	182.00
1	—	355	272.50	272.50
11	—	630	230.00–239.00	233.99
4	—	490	237.50–242.50	240.63
15	—	941	165.50	165.50
10	—	719	197.50–204.00	200.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	216.00	216.00
6	—	528	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	147.50	147.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	60.00–62.50	61.68
5	—	948	80.00–92.00	86.11
23	—	1,112	94.00–103.50	96.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,665	103.25–112.25	107.70
5	—	1,697	99.00–101.00	99.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,349	86.00–97.25	93.29
5	—	1,384	110.00–119.00	113.94
3	—	1,440	70.00–75.00	72.28
49	—	1,390	100.75–108.00	104.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,650	113.50–119.50	117.28
7	—	1,564	122.50–129.50	125.61
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,119	132.00–138.50	135.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	120.00	120.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	134.50–139.00	136.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,593	1,865.00–2,000.00	1,911.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,187	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,699.23

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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