Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. 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 $189.05/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.71 against this barn's trailing median of $225.76.

Average price

$189.05

95 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$538

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

$64.89/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	681	238.40	1,623	22
Medium and Large 1-2	778	174.73	1,360	40
Medium and Large 2	626	173.51	1,085	33

One grade step is worth $64.89/cwt here — about $538 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 sale95 hd

189.05

—

UT average1 barns · 95 hd

189.05

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

225.76

−36.71

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	1,714	134.56	2,306	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,790	128.18	2,294	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	118.05	1,992	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,428	105.50	1,506	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	92.78	1,011	23

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	388	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	196.55/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	267.65/cwt	262.50–274.00	1,665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	273.55/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	237.08/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	182.85/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	271.41/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	243.64/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	250.84/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	369.02/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	370.14/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,587	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	118.05/cwt	114.75–121.00	1,992	8
Bulls	—	—	1,742	136.17/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,372	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,790	128.18/cwt	127.50–128.50	2,294	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	56.87/cwt	40.00–72.50	608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	90.01/cwt	84.00–98.00	922	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	107.86/cwt	101.00–114.50	1,234	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	64.97/cwt	55.00–79.00	892	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	93.97/cwt	85.00–101.50	1,270	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	119.34/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,734	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	108.83/cwt	103.50–114.00	1,578	40
Bulls	—	—	1,506	112.60/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,771	143.66/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	236.43/cwt	222.50–250.50	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	998	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,054	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	147.00/cwt	143.00–172.50	1,354	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	221.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	185.35/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	256.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	230.75/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,841	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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 703Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 148Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	360.00	360.00
9	—	1,025	185.00–198.00	196.55
8	—	622	262.50–274.00	267.65
7	—	580	269.00–275.00	273.55
3	—	867	235.00	235.00
6	—	771	235.00–237.50	237.08
5	—	519	275.00	275.00
5	—	463	297.00	297.00
3	—	720	250.00–252.50	250.84
3	—	335	367.00–370.00	369.02
5	—	443	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	230.00	230.00
1	—	965	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,080	152.50	152.50
1	—	675	237.50	237.50
2	—	483	265.00–277.50	271.41
2	—	575	237.50–250.00	243.64
1	—	880	209.00	209.00
1	—	230	320.00	320.00
1	—	275	337.50	337.50
1	—	395	312.50	312.50
6	—	1,159	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	350.00	350.00
1	—	760	227.50	227.50
1	—	880	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	345.00	345.00
1	—	810	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,195	155.00	155.00
1	—	320	355.00	355.00
11	—	678	225.00–234.00	230.75
3	—	648	230.00	230.00
1	—	990	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	180.00–200.00	182.85
2	—	513	222.50–250.50	236.43
1	—	1,200	138.00	138.00
9	—	921	143.00–172.50	147.00
4	—	665	176.00–190.00	185.35
1	—	1,110	136.00	136.00
3	—	420	250.00–260.00	256.63
7	—	853	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,022	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	265.00	265.00
2	—	988	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	207.50	207.50
1	—	920	127.50	127.50
1	—	815	142.50	142.50
2	—	998	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,054	123.00	123.00
2	—	893	148.00	148.00
12	—	442	190.00	190.00
4	—	292	220.00–225.00	221.18
2	—	535	185.00–200.00	192.50
2	—	770	152.50	152.50
1	—	325	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,100	120.00	120.00
2	—	970	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	365.00–375.00	370.14
1	—	1,150	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,687	114.75–121.00	118.05
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	127.50–128.50	128.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	40.00–72.50	56.87
8	—	1,024	84.00–98.00	90.01
11	—	1,144	101.00–114.50	107.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	55.00–79.00	64.97
13	—	1,352	85.00–101.50	93.97
10	—	1,453	115.00–129.00	119.34
40	—	1,450	103.50–114.00	108.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,742	131.00–140.00	136.17
4	—	1,506	106.50–115.00	112.60
7	—	1,771	142.00–147.00	143.66

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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