Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs traded sharply lower. Steers over 650 lbs traded uneven. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers weighing between 500-650 lbs traded 14.00 to 18.00 lower and heifers over 650 lbs traded mostly 1.50 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 7.50 higher and slaughter bulls traded 7.50 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 $271.38/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$271.38

342 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$12.69/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 1-2	607	280.19	1,702	78
Medium and Large 2	499	276.59	1,382	37
Medium and Large 1	654	267.50	1,750	227

One grade step is worth $12.69/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale342 hd

271.38

—

UT average1 barns · 342 hd

271.38

+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	—	High	1,777	138.28	2,457	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	113.51	1,884	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	111.25	1,494	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	103.67	1,125	63

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	618	266.83/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,649	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	227.25/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	362.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,390	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	340.54/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,468	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	288.38/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	275.92/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,622	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	207.48/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	279.68/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	215.04/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	348.88/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	320.10/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	251.74/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,425	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	238.48/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,586	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	201.74/cwt	201.00–202.50	2,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	300.01/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,248	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	228.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	195.95/cwt	192.50–198.00	1,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	250.70/cwt	244.50–260.00	1,700	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	266.38/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	232.91/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,835	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	932	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	231.01/cwt	227.50–232.00	2,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	356.97/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	169.17/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	446.26/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	396.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	283.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,488	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,364	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	117.21/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,963	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	102.82/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,327	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,558	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	138.84/cwt	125.00–152.50	1,469	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,380	136.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,885	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	93.08/cwt	80.00–98.00	979	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	113.10/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,270	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	104.06/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,150	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	102.40/cwt	101.75–105.00	1,653	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	64.10/cwt	60.00–68.00	729	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	143.65/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,593	16
Bulls	—	—	1,768	134.73/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,382	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	80.74/cwt	72.50–89.50	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	119.07/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	272.93/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,258	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	225.09/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	243.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	293.06/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	216.42/cwt	213.00–217.50	1,811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	188.80/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	210.02/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	258.45/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,352	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	979	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	241.62/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 1,442Year ago 1,439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 132Year ago 338

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	618	257.50–275.00	266.83
36	—	588	270.00–277.50	275.92
3	—	475	310.00	310.00
4	—	1,010	201.00–202.50	201.74
38	—	678	244.50–260.00	250.70
1	—	1,400	145.00	145.00
14	—	788	231.00–239.00	232.91
9	—	873	227.50–232.00	231.01
7	—	426	352.50–365.00	356.97
10	—	950	217.50	217.50
3	—	1,155	167.50–170.00	169.17
2	—	1,098	182.50	182.50
4	—	323	440.00–455.00	446.26
3	—	359	395.00–400.00	396.72
1	—	1,305	165.00	165.00
18	—	524	280.00–290.00	283.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	225.00–228.00	227.25
15	—	383	350.00–370.00	362.82
15	—	431	325.00–345.00	340.54
12	—	681	237.50–240.00	238.75
1	—	1,040	180.00	180.00
4	—	814	212.50–220.00	215.04
1	—	320	410.00	410.00
3	—	725	225.00–230.00	228.37
1	—	280	350.00	350.00
8	—	944	192.50–198.00	195.95
1	—	490	285.00	285.00
1	—	1,115	152.00	152.00
1	—	880	205.00	205.00
1	—	640	250.00	250.00
8	—	575	260.00–269.00	266.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	275.00–295.00	288.38
1	—	765	192.50	192.50
1	—	885	185.00	185.00
5	—	741	205.00–217.50	207.48
2	—	465	265.00–295.00	279.68
2	—	618	230.00–235.00	232.45
5	—	340	345.00–365.00	348.88
3	—	358	340.00	340.00
1	—	590	235.00	235.00
3	—	267	320.00–325.00	323.31
3	—	515	260.00–265.00	261.62
2	—	690	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	558	291.00–294.00	293.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	315.00–327.50	320.10
8	—	707	234.00	234.00
33	—	566	244.00–255.00	251.74
54	—	665	235.00–243.00	238.48
13	—	416	285.00–325.00	300.01
20	—	461	262.50–280.00	272.93
1	—	950	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,285	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,062	185.00	185.00
14	—	782	224.00–228.00	225.09
6	—	837	213.00–217.50	216.42
4	—	883	207.50–212.50	210.02
21	—	523	250.00–264.00	258.45
15	—	613	240.00–244.00	241.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	207.50	207.50
2	—	583	235.00–237.50	236.26
3	—	427	265.00	265.00
5	—	535	240.00–245.00	243.53
1	—	375	294.00	294.00
1	—	600	225.00	225.00
1	—	690	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,030	172.00	172.00
3	—	920	180.00–197.50	188.80
1	—	300	290.00	290.00
2	—	488	240.00–245.00	242.54
1	—	230	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
4	—	425	235.00	235.00
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
1	—	265	255.00	255.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	979	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	932	140.50	140.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	222.00	222.00
1	—	1,185	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,065	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	195.00	195.00
1	—	640	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	375.00	375.00
1	—	440	325.00	325.00
1	—	1,105	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	183.00	183.00
2	—	910	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	235.00	235.00
1	—	1,000	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	270.00	270.00
1	—	405	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,675	114.00–120.00	117.21
5	—	1,614	101.75–105.00	102.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,291	95.00–108.00	102.82
45	—	1,365	109.00–119.00	114.14
1	—	1,345	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,403	72.50–89.50	80.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	125.00–152.50	138.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	130.00–140.00	136.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,052	80.00–98.00	93.08
11	—	1,123	112.00–115.00	113.10
21	—	1,105	101.00–110.00	104.06
2	—	1,138	60.00–68.00	64.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,805	139.00–149.00	143.65
8	—	1,768	127.00–138.00	134.73
3	—	1,650	117.50–120.00	119.07

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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