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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 13.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $231.58/cwt on 658 head.

Average price

$231.58

658 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$10.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	240.19	1,599	52
Medium and Large 1-2	656	231.27	1,518	475
Medium and Large 2	585	229.26	1,341	131

One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $257 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 sale658 hd

231.58

—

UT average2 barns · 1,031 hd

232.37

−0.80

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	1,560	107.51	1,677	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,763	97.78	1,724	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	90.29	1,236	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	85.70	944	104

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,236	$2,086	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,319	$1,936	43
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$1,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,532	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,215	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,052	$1,872	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,664	9

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	808	206.86/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	908	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	221.92/cwt	214.50–226.00	1,580	124
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	234.80/cwt	225.00–236.50	1,388	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	177.26/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	236.63/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,230	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	194.32/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	221.22/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,414	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	252.12/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,074	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	206.25/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	227.03/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,321	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	210.74/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,450	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	198.26/cwt	194.00–199.50	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,116	127.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	234.09/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,325	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	236.36/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,461	139
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	215.78/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	253.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,093	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	251.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,432	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	196.35/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	254.11/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,326	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	211.80/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,644	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	262.75/cwt	255.00–265.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	225.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,517	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	215.60/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,473	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	231.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	242.91/cwt	240.50–249.00	1,508	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	277.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,076	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	113.59/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,124	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	83.21/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,112	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	96.27/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	76.80/cwt	71.00–80.50	750	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,353	131.60/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	90.14/cwt	85.00–94.75	1,235	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	92.49/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,079	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	86.34/cwt	81.00–91.50	966	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,005	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,055	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	96.27/cwt	91.50–99.50	1,673	10
Bulls	—	—	1,607	107.10/cwt	100.00–112.75	1,721	22
Bulls	—	—	1,424	94.17/cwt	82.50–99.00	1,341	4
Bulls	—	—	2,093	115.30/cwt	114.50–116.00	2,413	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,167	119.24/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,392	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	952	125.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,197	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	146.53/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,480	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,871.82/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,872	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,664.10/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,664	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	2,086.30/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,086	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	1,851.03/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,851	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,491.17/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,382	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,215.13/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,215	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	2,033.12/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,033	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	186.31/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	251.59/cwt	245.00–260.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	256.07/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,344	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	249	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	230.70/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,237	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	796	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	242.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,182	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	981	148.66/cwt	138.00–157.50	1,458	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	175.57/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	232.87/cwt	230.00–242.50	990	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,259	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	241.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	375	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	231.31/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,471	17

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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,581Last week 1,563Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 494Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 0Year ago 142

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	204.00–208.00	206.86
124	—	712	214.50–226.00	221.92
1	—	430	275.00	275.00
139	—	618	230.00–240.00	236.36
1	—	570	245.00	245.00
4	—	959	192.50–199.00	196.35
62	—	522	245.00–260.00	254.11
57	—	776	210.00–216.00	211.80
56	—	673	220.00–230.00	225.38
5	—	891	200.00	200.00
11	—	387	270.00–295.00	277.94
5	—	293	325.00	325.00
2	—	918	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	170.00	170.00
3	—	745	210.00	210.00
24	—	591	225.00–236.50	234.80
1	—	310	282.50	282.50
3	—	825	190.00	190.00
24	—	520	232.50–245.00	236.63
5	—	867	186.00–198.00	194.32
6	—	635	210.00–222.50	215.78
13	—	431	245.00–255.00	253.68
9	—	378	255.00–265.00	262.75
29	—	683	205.00–218.00	215.60
11	—	479	230.00–245.00	231.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	569	250.00–255.00	251.71
5	—	1,163	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,585	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	290.00	290.00
26	—	621	240.50–249.00	242.91
2	—	488	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	185.00	185.00
2	—	890	188.00	188.00
1	—	355	285.00	285.00
53	—	639	217.50–227.50	221.22
30	—	426	250.00–257.50	252.12
3	—	735	195.00	195.00
74	—	688	210.00–218.00	210.74
8	—	828	194.00–199.50	198.26
4	—	1,251	140.00	140.00
90	—	566	230.00–237.50	234.09
10	—	911	177.50–188.00	186.31
1	—	300	290.00	290.00
19	—	487	240.00–255.00	242.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	176.00–179.00	177.26
3	—	915	190.00	190.00
4	—	760	206.00–207.00	206.25
1	—	1,360	155.00	155.00
2	—	388	295.00	295.00
15	—	525	250.00–257.50	256.07
4	—	1,111	175.50	175.50
2	—	410	275.00	275.00
1	—	1,280	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,310	155.00	155.00
17	—	636	230.00–237.50	231.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	582	223.00–228.00	227.03
2	—	298	275.00	275.00
11	—	1,034	131.00	131.00
7	—	1,116	125.00–130.00	127.17
1	—	910	160.00	160.00
4	—	383	245.00–260.00	251.59
6	—	249	285.00	285.00
46	—	536	228.00–235.00	230.70
6	—	796	180.00–185.00	182.50
10	—	981	138.00–157.50	148.66
2	—	1,065	135.00	135.00
3	—	643	212.50	212.50
2	—	818	171.00–180.00	175.57
2	—	880	167.50	167.50
22	—	425	230.00–242.50	232.87
8	—	716	190.00–195.00	192.55
2	—	475	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	514	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	192.50	192.50
1	—	385	255.00	255.00
3	—	528	232.50	232.50
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
12	—	579	217.50	217.50
1	—	325	255.00	255.00
3	—	474	235.00–245.00	241.73
1	—	630	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	235.00	235.00
1	—	605	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	89.50	89.50
2	—	1,870	112.00–115.00	113.59
10	—	1,738	91.50–99.50	96.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,336	80.00–84.50	83.21
4	—	1,456	96.00–97.00	96.27
94	—	1,370	85.00–94.75	90.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	977	71.00–80.50	76.80
11	—	1,167	92.00–94.00	92.49
76	—	1,119	81.00–91.50	86.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	120.00–142.50	131.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,607	100.00–112.75	107.10
4	—	1,424	82.50–99.00	94.17
2	—	2,093	114.50–116.00	115.30
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,167	119.00–120.00	119.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,375	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,236	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,086.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,247	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,382	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,293	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,033.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,342	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,851.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,315	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,177	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,215.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	120.00–129.00	125.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	146.00–147.50	146.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,052	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,871.82
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	985	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,664.10

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