Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 11.00 to 18.00 higher and those over 600 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 14.00 lower and those over 600 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven and slaghter bulls sold 1.75 lower. 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 $297.21/cwt on 1,010 head.

Average price

$297.21

1,010 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$56.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.03

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	319.90	1,680	543
Medium and Large 1-2	603	276.28	1,667	272
Medium and Large 2	576	263.20	1,517	195

One grade step is worth $56.70/cwt here — about $163 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 sale1,010 hd

297.21

—

UT average2 barns · 1,349 hd

287.17

+10.03

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	1,756	114.78	2,015	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	98.42	1,691	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	91.77	1,241	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	86.52	941	106

Every lot, as filed

131 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	—	710	236.28/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,678	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	211.21/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	244.51/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,399	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	218.44/cwt	201.00–221.50	1,608	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	239.62/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,601	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	225.32/cwt	217.50–228.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	276.99/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,601	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	309.87/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,336	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	294.47/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,411	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	289.91/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,522	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	268.64/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,644	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	368.09/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	320.34/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,246	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	318.83/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	221.99/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	366.12/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,377	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,702	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	380.77/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	270.15/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,424	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	346.86/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,322	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	215.34/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,957	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	230.89/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,457	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	226.90/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	273.57/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,466	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	371.33/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,381	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	751	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	242.20/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,485	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	309.35/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,469	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	264.07/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,510	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	332.92/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,418	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	340.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	212.99/cwt	209.00–215.00	2,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	368.73/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	400.84/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,479	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	406.11/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,340	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	328	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	385.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,614	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	221.22/cwt	220.50–230.00	2,164	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	248.41/cwt	247.50–249.50	1,669	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	253.97/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,554	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	358.11/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	397.41/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,037	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	92.55/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,257	153
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	89.31/cwt	84.00–97.00	979	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	83.26/cwt	75.50–87.00	1,097	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	65.72/cwt	60.00–69.50	905	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	109.98/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	42.76/cwt	42.50–43.00	479	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	75.81/cwt	63.00–83.50	798	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	118.83/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,946	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	92.02/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,599	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,169	122.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,429	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	107.07/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,906	11
Bulls	—	—	1,729	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	2,089	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	346	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	376	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	344.09/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	892	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,271	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	204.00/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,122	129.51/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	138.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	228.97/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,193	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	209.01/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	308.20/cwt	305.00–310.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	281.65/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	324.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	219.67/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	358.11/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,157	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,133	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	212.03/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,936	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	299.23/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,323	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	296.39/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,372	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	241.13/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,464	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	246.58/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,401	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	182.06/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	204.71/cwt	202.50–211.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	206.72/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	211.51/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	317.04/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,176	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,364	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	226.21/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,432	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	247.93/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,307	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	217.84/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	259.18/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,260	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	973	153.69/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	180.81/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,600	3

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 →

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Tue Oct 31, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,306Last week 2,301Year ago 2,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 352Year ago 624

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	710	229.00–239.00	236.28
1	—	780	230.00	230.00
17	—	668	237.00–245.00	239.62
45	—	909	215.00–222.50	215.34
1	—	1,190	182.50	182.50
5	—	875	226.00–227.50	226.90
50	—	536	267.00–280.00	273.57
38	—	372	365.00–385.00	371.33
1	—	970	205.00	205.00
25	—	613	240.00–247.00	242.20
1	—	830	226.00	226.00
1	—	1,115	186.00	186.00
36	—	475	285.00–322.50	309.35
1	—	235	390.00	390.00
16	—	572	255.00–267.50	264.07
17	—	426	325.00–345.00	332.92
1	—	1,265	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	325.00	325.00
5	—	817	210.00–212.50	211.21
26	—	572	235.00–250.00	244.51
28	—	736	201.00–221.50	218.44
4	—	1,175	162.50	162.50
1	—	545	250.00	250.00
2	—	970	195.00	195.00
5	—	667	217.50–228.00	225.32
7	—	431	305.00–315.00	309.87
67	—	479	280.00–298.00	294.47
21	—	389	310.00–335.00	320.34
19	—	631	220.00–237.50	230.89
3	—	880	210.00	210.00
5	—	751	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	270.00–282.50	276.99
9	—	657	252.50	252.50
70	—	525	281.00–305.00	289.91
117	—	612	260.00–271.00	268.64
16	—	413	365.00–377.50	368.09
13	—	474	330.00–350.00	340.71
3	—	1,060	209.00–215.00	212.99
18	—	369	395.00–405.00	400.84
34	—	330	395.00–410.00	406.11
13	—	978	220.50–230.00	221.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	446	407.50	407.50
46	—	508	335.00	335.00
6	—	473	375.00–390.00	380.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	453	365.00–370.00	368.73
2	—	328	425.00	425.00
104	—	419	385.00–390.00	385.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	672	247.50–249.50	248.41
26	—	612	250.00–257.50	253.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	310.00–325.00	318.83
101	—	376	360.00–367.50	366.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	134.00	134.00
2	—	808	219.00–225.00	221.99
1	—	1,185	178.00	178.00
1	—	970	212.50	212.50
1	—	1,345	169.00	169.00
25	—	527	269.00–275.00	270.15
39	—	381	337.50–355.00	346.86
1	—	1,360	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,220	174.00	174.00
8	—	1,007	205.00	205.00
10	—	420	320.00–335.00	324.49
9	—	887	219.00–220.00	219.67
14	—	323	350.00–370.00	358.11
15	—	273	415.00	415.00
29	—	913	212.00–213.00	212.03
46	—	463	290.00–304.00	296.39
53	—	607	232.00–246.00	241.13
114	—	568	241.00–252.00	246.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	287.50	287.50
3	—	459	340.00–352.50	344.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
7	—	578	225.00	225.00
5	—	725	200.00–205.00	204.00
4	—	1,122	128.00–130.00	129.51
4	—	1,067	137.50–140.00	138.13
2	—	750	195.00	195.00
20	—	521	222.50–235.00	228.97
9	—	683	205.00–211.00	209.01
3	—	428	275.00–285.00	279.96
3	—	274	305.00–310.00	308.20
2	—	390	285.00	285.00
6	—	1,015	155.00–159.00	156.98
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
89	—	486	246.00–265.00	259.18
1	—	215	330.00	330.00
5	—	973	149.00–159.00	153.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	346	280.00	280.00
10	—	376	255.00	255.00
22	—	892	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	275.00–287.50	281.65
31	—	442	295.00–302.50	299.23
4	—	1,037	175.00–189.00	182.06
5	—	823	202.50–211.00	204.71
12	—	765	202.00–212.50	206.72
10	—	736	207.50–217.50	211.51
1	—	1,205	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,400	125.00	125.00
14	—	371	305.00–330.00	317.04
34	—	580	230.00–240.00	235.20
1	—	1,305	155.00	155.00
25	—	633	220.00–227.50	226.21
56	—	527	240.00–257.00	247.93
6	—	1,085	162.50	162.50
12	—	673	215.00–220.00	217.84
2	—	1,118	158.00–160.00	159.02
1	—	1,180	162.00	162.00
2	—	940	176.00	176.00
3	—	885	180.00–182.50	180.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	375.00	375.00
3	—	329	350.00–375.00	358.11
1	—	415	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	435.00	435.00
2	—	415	395.00–400.00	397.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,781	110.00–119.00	114.35
11	—	1,780	101.00–109.50	107.07
10	—	1,729	120.00–122.50	120.84
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	115.00	115.00
153	—	1,358	88.00–100.00	92.55
23	—	1,317	75.50–87.00	83.26
3	—	1,377	60.00–69.50	65.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,096	84.00–97.00	89.31
2	—	1,120	42.50–43.00	42.76
26	—	1,053	63.00–83.50	75.81
1	—	960	106.50	106.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	109.00–112.00	109.98
3	—	1,638	118.00–120.50	118.83
15	—	1,738	88.50–95.00	92.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	120.00–129.00	122.22
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	157.50	157.50

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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