Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on 600 pound steers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with advances of up to 7.00 higher on Lean cows. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.92/cwt on 423 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −20.84 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$204.92

423 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$95.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	223.12	1,435	243
Medium and Large 1-2	686	190.20	1,305	129
Medium and Large 2	694	174.64	1,212	30
Medium and Large 2-3	517	128.00	662	21

One grade step is worth $95.12/cwt here — about $774 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 sale423 hd

204.92

—

UT average3 barns · 518 hd

206.94

−2.03

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−20.84

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	1,734	116.82	2,026	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	105.42	1,538	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	102.19	1,365	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	92.85	1,091	76

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	—	573	219.37/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	192.00/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	266.09/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,386	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	178.80/cwt	177.50–205.00	958	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	250.82/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	253.98/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,074	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	219.14/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	192.90/cwt	188.00–205.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	179.20/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	182.46/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,487	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	191.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	251.50/cwt	242.50–260.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	173.74/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	248.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	252.89/cwt	230.00–267.50	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	207.76/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,099	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	200.01/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	147.26/cwt	132.50–162.50	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	193.01/cwt	188.50–197.50	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	200.88/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,527	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	248.50/cwt	227.50–257.00	1,516	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	273.95/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	228.72/cwt	224.50–244.00	1,567	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	255.84/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	189.09/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,666	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	244.60/cwt	222.50–264.00	1,375	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	273.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	206.68/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	284	273.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	209.98/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	88.49/cwt	73.50–93.00	1,043	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	105.12/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,069	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	97.10/cwt	93.50–101.50	1,162	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	95.18/cwt	93.50–96.25	1,289	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	103.48/cwt	100.00–106.75	1,378	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,045	125.82/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,872	112.96/cwt	110.00–115.50	2,115	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	110.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,733	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	104.94/cwt	100.00–108.75	1,520	100
Bulls	—	—	1,709	121.33/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,074	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	106.38/cwt	98.50–109.50	1,883	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,110	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	181.29/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	156.32/cwt	147.50–165.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	232.18/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,449	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	141.33/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	219.02/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,461	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	246.38/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,296	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	192.96/cwt	190.00–194.25	1,393	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	190.09/cwt	185.00–200.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	185.35/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	186.76/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	150.01/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	172.85/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	175.83/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	153.37/cwt	146.00–167.50	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	177.24/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,409	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	197.96/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,350	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	178.38/cwt	170.00–195.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	200.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,199	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	244.65/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,397	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,631	30

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 971Last week 1,110Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 280Year ago 219

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	217.50–220.00	219.37
5	—	665	180.00–195.00	192.00
21	—	536	177.50–205.00	178.80
1	—	1,230	130.00	130.00
2	—	823	190.00	190.00
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
4	—	478	188.00–205.00	192.90
1	—	1,010	150.00	150.00
5	—	713	180.00–200.00	191.01
1	—	1,155	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,125	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	768	188.50–197.50	193.01
2	—	630	220.00–222.50	221.25
1	—	990	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	170.00	170.00
36	—	521	245.00–275.00	266.09
7	—	713	217.00–232.00	219.14
5	—	940	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,078	132.50–162.50	147.26
1	—	1,190	162.50	162.50
16	—	760	199.00–205.00	200.88
142	—	610	227.50–257.00	248.50
1	—	1,375	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,225	170.00	170.00
3	—	380	257.50–282.50	273.95
35	—	685	224.50–244.00	228.72
1	—	955	182.50	182.50
9	—	482	230.00–270.00	255.84
26	—	881	184.00–190.00	189.09
20	—	562	222.50–264.00	244.60
3	—	329	270.00–280.00	273.35
3	—	430	250.00–260.00	256.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	227.50–257.50	250.82
14	—	423	240.00–265.00	253.98
5	—	865	179.00–180.00	179.20
11	—	815	178.00–185.00	182.46
2	—	268	242.50–260.00	251.50
2	—	1,035	172.50–175.00	173.74
3	—	318	245.00–250.00	248.43
3	—	367	230.00–267.50	252.89
54	—	624	215.00–243.00	232.18
33	—	667	211.00–222.00	219.02
22	—	526	230.00–257.50	246.38
17	—	722	190.00–194.25	192.96
32	—	571	232.50–251.00	244.65
30	—	915	178.25	178.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	529	200.00–222.50	207.76
5	—	409	229.00	229.00
6	—	607	197.50–212.50	200.01
3	—	295	215.00	215.00
2	—	363	225.00	225.00
3	—	1,012	142.00–154.00	150.01
7	—	808	172.00–173.00	172.85
3	—	918	146.00–167.50	153.37
25	—	795	177.00–183.00	177.24
13	—	682	195.00–202.50	197.96
11	—	715	185.00	185.00
10	—	1,076	149.00	149.00
10	—	598	200.00–205.00	200.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	151.00	151.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,335	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,150	149.00	149.00
3	—	378	185.00–200.00	190.09
2	—	570	175.00–195.00	185.35
3	—	627	182.50–190.00	186.76
1	—	700	183.50	183.50
1	—	450	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,105	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	145.00	145.00
3	—	685	175.00–177.50	175.83
2	—	773	172.50–175.00	173.75
1	—	1,365	150.00	150.00
8	—	535	170.00–195.00	178.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	517	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	155.00	155.00
1	—	670	165.00	165.00
1	—	870	152.50	152.50
1	—	320	177.50	177.50
2	—	635	147.50–165.00	156.32
1	—	990	155.00	155.00
2	—	925	137.50–145.00	141.33
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	206.00–208.00	206.68
3	—	284	260.00–280.00	273.54
2	—	615	207.50–212.50	209.98
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	245.00	245.00
2	—	740	175.00–187.50	181.29
2	—	783	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,179	73.50–93.00	88.49
3	—	1,017	103.50–109.00	105.12
24	—	1,197	93.50–101.50	97.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	93.50–96.25	95.18
60	—	1,332	100.00–106.75	103.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	119.00–134.00	125.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,572	109.00–112.00	110.25
100	—	1,448	100.00–108.75	104.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,872	110.00–115.50	112.96
7	—	1,709	119.00–123.00	121.33
7	—	1,770	98.50–109.50	106.38
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	145.00–150.00	147.39

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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