Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded sharply higher. Steers from 550 to 700 lbs traded 9.00 to 19.00 lower and steers over 700 lbs traded uneven. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded 15.00 to 18.00 higher, while those between 500 to 550 lbs traded 10.00 lower and heifers over 550 lbs traded steady to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 7.00 higher. 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 $222.47/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$222.47

451 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$49.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	228.93	1,512	295
Medium and Large 1-2	634	219.85	1,394	119
Medium and Large 2	632	179.39	1,134	37

One grade step is worth $49.54/cwt here — about $378 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 sale451 hd

222.47

—

UT average2 barns · 683 hd

224.86

−2.39

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	1,915	124.44	2,384	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	97.95	1,337	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	97.63	1,701	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,131	92.20	1,043	53

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)	1,201	$1,801	30

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	1,170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	276.07/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,027	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	221.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	224.71/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	182.44/cwt	172.50–205.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	141.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	173.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	189.94/cwt	185.00–200.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	195.63/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	223.54/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	171.75/cwt	162.50–175.50	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	227.32/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,065	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	157.00/cwt	142.00–167.50	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	996	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	228.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,301	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	262.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,004	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	247.54/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,451	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	168.73/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	249.98/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	184.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,427	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	149.52/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	248.55/cwt	242.00–253.50	1,516	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	245.12/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,201	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	220.64/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,522	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,551	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	258.45/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	192.69/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,447	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	188.86/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,562	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,787	104.38/cwt	102.25–107.50	1,865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	712	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	75.84/cwt	72.50–84.00	818	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	91.87/cwt	86.50–96.50	1,059	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	102.41/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,187	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	87.51/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	80.06/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,026	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	103.14/cwt	100.00–111.50	1,441	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	94.89/cwt	86.00–99.75	1,267	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	818	118.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	107.52/cwt	103.50–114.50	1,693	6
Bulls	—	—	1,913	125.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,399	18
Bulls	—	—	2,147	133.83/cwt	132.00–137.25	2,873	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,860.28/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,860	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,564.81/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	163.60/cwt	155.00–172.50	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,221	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	161.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	235.90/cwt	235.00–242.50	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	153.74/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	159.65/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,082	148.32/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	227.07/cwt	225.00–230.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	206.18/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	221.00/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	172.47/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	986	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,094	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	176.41/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	227.21/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	241.17/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,120	1

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 810Last week 586Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 268Year ago 294

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	130.00	130.00
13	—	372	267.50–280.00	276.07
7	—	626	220.00–225.00	221.07
1	—	230	282.50	282.50
5	—	588	212.50–230.00	223.54
1	—	285	285.00	285.00
1	—	830	177.50	177.50
10	—	943	163.00–172.50	168.73
2	—	413	247.50–252.50	249.98
25	—	773	180.00–185.00	184.59
1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00
1	—	990	147.50	147.50
3	—	742	195.00	195.00
32	—	490	230.00–248.00	245.12
16	—	690	217.50–222.50	220.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	225.00	225.00
6	—	481	215.00–227.50	224.71
1	—	695	182.50	182.50
2	—	368	202.50	202.50
7	—	573	172.50–205.00	182.44
3	—	840	135.00–145.00	141.71
3	—	719	170.00–180.00	173.25
3	—	522	185.00–200.00	189.94
1	—	240	250.00	250.00
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
5	—	765	142.00–167.50	157.00
4	—	996	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	162.50–175.50	171.75
11	—	680	225.00–240.00	227.32
18	—	364	292.50	292.50
78	—	586	235.00–253.00	247.54
3	—	1,070	145.00–156.00	149.52
51	—	610	242.00–253.50	248.55
3	—	545	257.50	257.50
3	—	1,122	160.00	160.00
26	—	702	221.00	221.00
4	—	874	180.00	180.00
8	—	457	257.50–260.00	258.45
42	—	751	192.00–196.00	192.69
5	—	322	300.00	300.00
35	—	827	185.00–194.00	188.86
1	—	1,395	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	193.00–199.00	195.63
23	—	569	225.00–230.00	228.69
11	—	383	260.00–270.00	262.18
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
20	—	531	225.00–235.00	229.92
6	—	1,020	160.00–162.00	161.66
3	—	963	155.00–166.00	159.65
3	—	1,082	145.00–152.50	148.32
3	—	653	222.50	222.50
7	—	625	225.00–240.00	227.21
14	—	458	232.50–250.00	241.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	245.00	245.00
2	—	915	135.00–145.00	140.08
8	—	372	235.00–242.50	235.90
2	—	600	200.00	200.00
2	—	813	150.00–157.50	153.74
3	—	1,042	140.00	140.00
5	—	418	225.00–230.00	227.07
6	—	516	195.00–217.50	206.18
2	—	695	202.50	202.50
3	—	585	205.00	205.00
7	—	473	217.50–227.50	221.00
7	—	731	170.00–182.50	176.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,045	108.00	108.00
4	—	629	165.00–180.00	172.47
17	—	986	111.00	111.00
4	—	573	167.50	167.50
3	—	412	190.00	190.00
3	—	690	170.00	170.00
1	—	845	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
2	—	808	152.50	152.50
2	—	493	232.50	232.50
1	—	1,155	150.00	150.00
2	—	508	232.50	232.50
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
2	—	413	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,030	142.50	142.50
1	—	645	177.50	177.50
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,085	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	225.00	225.00
2	—	713	155.00–172.50	163.60
2	—	563	187.50	187.50
2	—	800	148.00–150.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	102.25–107.50	104.38
2	—	1,675	86.50–88.50	87.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	63.00	63.00
7	—	1,078	72.50–84.00	75.84
33	—	1,153	86.50–96.50	91.87
10	—	1,159	100.00–104.00	102.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	73.00–84.50	80.06
51	—	1,397	100.00–111.50	103.14
28	—	1,335	86.00–99.75	94.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	115.00–125.00	118.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,575	103.50–114.50	107.52
18	—	1,913	120.00–129.00	125.39
9	—	2,147	132.00–137.25	133.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,247	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,860.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,018	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,564.81

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