Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing between 450-650 lbs sold 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers did not have enough comparable trades from last week for an accurate market trend. Average dress slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.75 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 $245.64/cwt on 579 head.

Average price

$245.64

579 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$90.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	280.71	1,505	153
Medium and Large 1-2	596	239.40	1,426	253
Medium and Large 2	642	225.82	1,449	163
Medium 2	698	190.00	1,326	10thin

One grade step is worth $90.71/cwt here — about $178 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 sale579 hd

245.64

—

UT average2 barns · 767 hd

244.87

+0.77

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	—	Low	1,852	106.99	1,981	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,696	90.63	1,537	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	87.42	1,184	288
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	84.57	925	117

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	479	265.30/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,271	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	271.21/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	245.06/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	267.21/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,539	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	261.19/cwt	250.00–269.50	1,617	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	304.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	283.75/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,112	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	224.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,192	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,487	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	374	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,412	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	197.71/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	230.63/cwt	230.00–232.50	971	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	195.49/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	270.55/cwt	265.00–272.50	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	208.25/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	208.09/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	218.57/cwt	214.00–224.50	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	270.16/cwt	265.00–272.50	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	229.47/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,306	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	196.70/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	213.72/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,656	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	237.97/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,487	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,671	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	253.46/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,490	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	265.29/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,403	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	749	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	198.65/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	235.24/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,580	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	859	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	212.71/cwt	208.00–218.50	1,555	55
Steers	Medium 2	—	698	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	228.61/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	242.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,189	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	802	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	222.16/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,493	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	255.58/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	184.90/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	851	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	78.32/cwt	68.50–83.50	832	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	88.24/cwt	84.00–95.00	985	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	107.08/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,159	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	85.29/cwt	81.25–89.00	1,453	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	85.46/cwt	76.00–88.75	1,136	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	54.56/cwt	42.50–62.00	523	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	111.54/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,520	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	91.37/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,287	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	72.74/cwt	67.00–74.75	922	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	95.68/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,616	19
Bulls	—	—	1,771	96.14/cwt	81.00–99.25	1,703	10
Bulls	—	—	1,971	106.32/cwt	100.50–112.50	2,096	35
Bulls	—	—	1,372	121.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,664	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,210	136.64/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	247.33/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	951	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,184	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	479	203.37/cwt	201.00–210.00	974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,458	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,417	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	191.07/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	141.20/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	237.73/cwt	233.50–241.00	1,250	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	276.95/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,027	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	177.66/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	198.21/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	204.78/cwt	202.50–207.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,922	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	274.17/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,152	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	239.51/cwt	230.00–239.75	1,451	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	281.90/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,046	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	178.66/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	171.53/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	214.54/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,525	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	241.47/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	216.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,044	2

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 1,563Last week 1,126Year ago 1,098

Slaughter CattleReceipts 494Last week 315Year ago 330

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	479	265.00–266.00	265.30
1	—	1,090	179.00	179.00
8	—	427	270.00–272.50	271.21
4	—	698	232.50	232.50
1	—	1,020	170.00	170.00
23	—	392	275.00–288.00	283.75
1	—	1,110	153.00	153.00
5	—	919	192.50–199.00	197.71
23	—	775	205.00–217.00	213.72
45	—	625	235.00–242.00	237.97
17	—	819	204.00	204.00
26	—	588	252.50–257.50	253.46
28	—	529	251.00–267.00	265.29
6	—	861	196.00–200.00	198.65
2	—	300	305.00	305.00
13	—	702	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	240.00–246.00	245.06
2	—	833	191.00–202.50	196.70
4	—	269	295.00	295.00
12	—	584	230.00–242.50	235.24
4	—	388	270.00	270.00
55	—	731	208.00–218.50	212.71
5	—	619	221.00–232.50	228.61
13	—	490	240.00–255.00	242.59
49	—	672	218.00–226.00	222.16
1	—	1,125	140.00	140.00
9	—	411	252.50–265.00	255.58
3	—	878	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	576	260.00–271.00	267.21
5	—	323	345.00	345.00
34	—	619	250.00–269.50	261.19
3	—	364	295.00–310.00	304.98
13	—	523	270.00	270.00
9	—	409	310.00	310.00
12	—	498	284.50	284.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	478	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	192.50	192.50
10	—	374	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	698	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	530	220.00–228.00	224.98
42	—	421	230.00–232.50	230.63
4	—	327	265.00–272.50	270.55
2	—	658	207.50–209.00	208.25
8	—	639	207.50–212.50	208.09
1	—	975	142.50	142.50
11	—	281	265.00–272.50	270.16
2	—	715	198.00	198.00
2	—	395	252.50	252.50
1	—	875	169.00	169.00
5	—	1,063	140.00–143.00	141.20
9	—	482	225.00	225.00
3	—	582	215.00–220.00	216.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	195.00–196.00	195.49
8	—	630	214.00–224.50	218.57
41	—	569	226.00–232.50	229.47
12	—	675	216.00	216.00
12	—	820	189.00–196.00	191.07
107	—	526	233.50–241.00	237.73
18	—	371	275.00–277.50	276.95
3	—	1,092	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,255	145.00	145.00
4	—	434	250.00	250.00
2	—	715	202.50–207.00	204.78
1	—	925	188.00	188.00
4	—	883	185.00	185.00
5	—	470	236.00–247.50	241.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	246.00–250.00	247.33
1	—	210	400.00	400.00
2	—	488	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,035	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,063	177.00–178.00	177.66
5	—	891	195.00–199.00	198.21
1	—	1,590	136.00	136.00
15	—	1,201	160.00	160.00
38	—	420	270.00–277.50	274.17
42	—	606	230.00–239.75	239.51
21	—	371	280.00–285.00	281.90
2	—	800	200.00	200.00
11	—	575	245.00	245.00
4	—	990	175.00–190.00	178.66
8	—	1,183	160.00–177.00	171.53
37	—	711	212.50–216.00	214.54
1	—	1,360	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,465	139.00–140.00	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	951	124.50	124.50
2	—	930	124.00	124.00
14	—	479	201.00–210.00	203.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	749	126.00	126.00
12	—	859	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	287.50	287.50
6	—	638	222.00	222.00
1	—	550	241.00	241.00
7	—	534	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	230.00	230.00
3	—	730	170.00–192.50	184.90
5	—	671	190.00	190.00
1	—	885	155.00	155.00
5	—	379	290.00	290.00
2	—	275	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,062	68.50–83.50	78.32
77	—	1,116	84.00–95.00	88.24
3	—	1,082	106.00–107.50	107.08
5	—	959	42.50–62.00	54.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,704	81.25–89.00	85.29
19	—	1,689	91.00–100.00	95.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,329	76.00–88.75	85.46
5	—	1,363	109.00–115.00	111.54
95	—	1,409	89.00–99.00	91.37
10	—	1,267	67.00–74.75	72.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,771	81.00–99.25	96.14
35	—	1,971	100.50–112.50	106.32
3	—	1,372	120.00–122.50	121.29
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	135.00–137.50	136.64

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