Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. 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 $260.77/cwt on 164 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +45.77 against this barn's trailing median of $215.00.

Average price

$260.77

164 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$71.91/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	496	281.91	1,399	72
Medium and Large 1-2	557	256.22	1,428	64
Medium and Large 2	640	217.10	1,389	27
Medium 1-2	470	210.00	987	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.91/cwt here — about $412 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 sale164 hd

260.77

—

UT average1 barns · 164 hd

260.77

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

215.00

+45.77

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	1,582	116.32	1,840	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	111.98	1,925	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	107.75	1,528	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	91.86	988	13

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	—	1,080	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	338.29/cwt	335.00–340.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	271.43/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	233.60/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	298.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	181.45/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	252.97/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	277.11/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,280	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	252.81/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	289.81/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	247.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	355.02/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	268.60/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	233.65/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	554	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	931	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	561	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	870	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,030	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,040	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	499	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,486	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	483	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	850	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	628	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	992	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	446	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	331.48/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,382	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	934	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,396	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	449	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	561	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	501	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	877	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	391	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	665	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	521	170.29/cwt	162.50–176.00	887	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	175	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	243.25/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	116.79/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,662	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	95.74/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,309	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	108.97/cwt	103.00–113.50	1,575	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	46.77/cwt	40.50–52.50	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,311	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	102.74/cwt	100.00–104.50	1,110	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	86.24/cwt	77.50–93.25	954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,822	132.20/cwt	126.00–137.00	2,409	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	113.83/cwt	108.50–119.50	1,931	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,145	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,533	2
Bulls	—	—	2,233	139.24/cwt	139.00–139.50	3,109	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,170	90.64/cwt	85.00–96.75	1,060	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	224.95/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	903	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	185.68/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	245.87/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	228.66/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	301.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	271.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,456	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	226.32/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	266.33/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	196.87/cwt	192.50–197.50	2,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	249.93/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	215.76/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	259.00/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,378	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	241.75/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	357.73/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	306.71/cwt	232.50–317.50	1,279	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	330.76/cwt	320.00–335.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	323.72/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	292.80/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	268.22/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,253	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	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 531Last week 543Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 111Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,310	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	395.00	395.00
5	—	755	247.50–260.00	252.81
2	—	713	257.50	257.50
1	—	225	425.00	425.00
6	—	377	342.50–370.00	355.02
3	—	1,210	170.00	170.00
11	—	644	268.00–275.00	268.60
3	—	840	233.00–235.00	233.65
2	—	270	410.00	410.00
1	—	1,110	185.00	185.00
1	—	565	280.00	280.00
1	—	1,360	150.00	150.00
2	—	468	315.00–320.00	317.43
5	—	417	330.00–332.50	331.48
6	—	664	263.00–268.00	266.33
8	—	1,022	192.50–197.50	196.87
3	—	507	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	335.00–340.00	338.29
2	—	578	222.50–245.00	233.60
4	—	392	295.00–310.00	298.59
2	—	770	180.00	180.00
13	—	462	277.00–277.50	277.11
4	—	716	200.00	200.00
1	—	230	330.00	330.00
2	—	880	180.00	180.00
2	—	673	222.50	222.50
2	—	633	220.00–232.50	226.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	262.50–272.50	271.43
1	—	845	220.00	220.00
2	—	988	175.00–188.00	181.45
16	—	619	245.00–260.00	252.97
1	—	885	215.00	215.00
3	—	472	280.00–295.00	289.81
2	—	673	240.00–255.00	247.42
2	—	205	395.00	395.00
3	—	440	315.00–320.00	318.31
1	—	795	240.00	240.00
2	—	380	320.00–325.00	322.57
18	—	537	260.00–275.00	271.16
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	168.00	168.00
12	—	446	167.50	167.50
20	—	501	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	155.00	155.00
11	—	1,030	138.00	138.00
12	—	934	149.50	149.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	499	130.50	130.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	176.00	176.00
2	—	628	158.00	158.00
4	—	391	170.00	170.00
19	—	521	162.50–176.00	170.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	—	175	525.00	525.00
7	—	658	235.00–247.50	243.25
1	—	215	550.00	550.00
1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	345.00	345.00
1	—	705	230.00	230.00
9	—	564	246.00–255.00	249.93
18	—	532	257.50–261.00	259.00
4	—	625	241.00–242.50	241.75
7	—	319	345.00–365.00	357.73
16	—	417	232.50–317.50	306.71
8	—	356	315.00–325.00	323.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,025	117.50	117.50
3	—	484	240.00–245.00	241.64
7	—	903	185.00	185.00
3	—	670	185.00–187.00	185.68
1	—	855	175.00	175.00
5	—	416	265.00	265.00
2	—	513	222.50–235.00	228.66
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
2	—	370	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	222.50–230.00	224.95
6	—	516	242.50–252.50	245.87
6	—	374	300.00–305.00	301.59
2	—	625	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	—	1,138	136.00	136.00
4	—	829	215.00–216.00	215.76
1	—	885	212.50	212.50
6	—	267	320.00–335.00	330.76
3	—	1,048	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,095	157.50	157.50
11	—	425	280.00–297.50	292.80
2	—	345	332.50	332.50
10	—	467	260.00–277.50	268.22
1	—	955	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	220.00	220.00
1	—	945	170.00	170.00
2	—	568	240.00–250.00	244.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,423	114.00–119.50	116.79
10	—	1,367	85.00–100.00	95.74
17	—	1,445	103.00–113.50	108.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	40.50–52.50	46.77
1	—	1,150	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,080	100.00–104.50	102.74
4	—	1,106	77.50–93.25	86.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,696	108.50–119.50	113.83
1	—	1,880	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,822	126.00–137.00	132.20
2	—	1,363	112.50	112.50
2	—	2,233	139.00–139.50	139.24
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,170	85.00–96.75	90.64

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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