Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 1.50 to 20.00 higher, while those over 650 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 14.00 higher and those over 800 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 11.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 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 $246.29/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$246.29

530 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	698	248.30	1,734	395
Medium and Large 1-2	661	244.16	1,614	104
Medium and Large 2	661	227.88	1,506	31

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $228 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 sale530 hd

246.29

—

UT average2 barns · 789 hd

243.40

+2.89

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	1,605	121.41	1,949	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	101.13	1,786	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,398	93.61	1,309	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	92.31	1,034	51

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	929	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	197.98/cwt	193.00–203.00	2,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	219.34/cwt	217.50–223.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	226.79/cwt	223.25–229.00	1,746	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	257.70/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,626	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	226.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,227	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	316.82/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	256.65/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	238.15/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,622	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	223.57/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,818	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	168.62/cwt	157.50–174.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	212.93/cwt	212.50–213.00	1,691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	299.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	224.86/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,534	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	338.05/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	256.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	284.12/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	843	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,151	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,019	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	319.51/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	230.66/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,601	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	217.37/cwt	214.50–221.75	1,909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	295.88/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,550	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,273	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,642	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	994	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	232.14/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,644	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	282.00/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,579	36
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	799	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,039	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	326.03/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,516	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	166.21/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	190.04/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	261.26/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	306.25/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	101.55/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,796	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	43.52/cwt	34.00–53.00	608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	85.47/cwt	70.00–90.50	1,135	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	104.77/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,631	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	95.92/cwt	91.00–101.75	1,341	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	97.75/cwt	97.75–97.75	1,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.60/cwt	65.00–67.50	716	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	93.92/cwt	87.75–99.00	1,055	48
Bulls	—	—	1,691	105.42/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,783	9
Bulls	—	—	1,829	120.96/cwt	112.50–124.50	2,212	11
Bulls	—	—	1,340	131.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,758	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,020	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	186.19/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,270	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	209.50/cwt	207.50–218.00	1,408	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	243.37/cwt	242.50–245.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	247.85/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	237.60/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,395	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	222.33/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,501	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	244.16/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	219.28/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	289.84/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,229	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	261.34/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	190.77/cwt	189.00–192.50	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	271.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	232.33/cwt	232.25–233.00	1,524	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	208.77/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,747	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	267.46/cwt	265.00–275.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	260.66/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	239.61/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	176.67/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	230.29/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,462	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	161.21/cwt	161.00–167.50	1,583	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	281.28/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,314	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	261.42/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,493	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	257.71/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	188.02/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	175.02/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	210.53/cwt	202.50–224.00	1,347	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	254.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	158.47/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,418	7

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 1,267Last week 1,327Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 466Year ago 208

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	380.00	380.00
4	—	983	209.50	209.50
6	—	1,014	193.00–203.00	197.98
76	—	770	223.25–229.00	226.79
82	—	631	250.00–264.00	257.70
22	—	681	235.00–242.50	238.15
33	—	813	217.00–227.00	223.57
8	—	423	335.00–347.50	338.05
11	—	1,078	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,290	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,560	161.00	161.00
1	—	390	345.00	345.00
14	—	878	214.50–221.75	217.37
14	—	524	290.00–297.50	295.88
59	—	708	230.00–235.00	232.14
36	—	560	272.50–292.50	282.00
17	—	465	320.00–332.50	326.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,505	150.00	150.00
14	—	792	224.25	224.25
1	—	950	190.00	190.00
3	—	412	312.50–319.00	316.82
3	—	457	295.00–310.00	299.98
13	—	726	221.00–227.00	224.86
18	—	637	240.00–242.50	240.84
13	—	575	250.00–265.00	256.89
6	—	530	280.00–287.50	284.12
5	—	387	315.00–322.50	319.51
26	—	694	226.00–234.00	230.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	305.00	305.00
5	—	929	184.00	184.00
3	—	684	217.50–223.00	219.34
1	—	495	280.00	280.00
10	—	613	225.00–235.00	226.04
1	—	1,050	135.00	135.00
3	—	527	255.00–260.00	256.65
2	—	413	295.00	295.00
2	—	990	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	147.50	147.50
1	—	925	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,125	157.50–174.00	168.62
4	—	336	292.50	292.50
5	—	1,035	179.50	179.50
2	—	1,335	146.50	146.50
7	—	375	284.00	284.00
7	—	794	212.50–213.00	212.93
1	—	1,410	133.00	133.00
2	—	960	183.00–185.00	184.00
12	—	713	214.00–224.00	219.28
14	—	424	287.00–297.00	289.84
4	—	865	189.00–192.50	190.77
5	—	523	270.00–280.00	271.91
28	—	656	232.25–233.00	232.33
30	—	837	208.00–210.00	208.77
9	—	627	238.00–242.50	239.61
9	—	1,088	176.00–178.00	176.67
23	—	467	272.50–290.00	281.28
24	—	571	252.50–265.00	261.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	273.00	273.00
2	—	463	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	207.50–218.00	209.50
1	—	325	252.50	252.50
3	—	370	242.50–245.00	243.37
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
7	—	542	245.00–249.00	247.85
6	—	596	227.50	227.50
10	—	486	235.00–252.50	244.16
2	—	775	172.50–177.50	175.02
23	—	640	202.50–224.00	210.53
7	—	870	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	587	230.00–247.50	237.60
32	—	675	212.50–225.00	222.33
1	—	1,110	139.00	139.00
3	—	439	258.00–268.00	261.34
4	—	315	265.00–275.00	267.46
4	—	517	260.00–262.50	260.66
1	—	280	295.00	295.00
1	—	870	182.50	182.50
28	—	635	225.00–234.00	230.29
30	—	982	161.00–167.50	161.21
3	—	477	250.00–265.00	257.71
3	—	768	186.00–192.00	188.02
5	—	367	250.00–260.00	254.00
13	—	1,075	158.00–159.00	158.47
3	—	1,168	142.50	142.50
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	843	136.50	136.50
7	—	1,019	130.50	130.50
2	—	1,273	129.00	129.00
9	—	994	136.50	136.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	799	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	162.50–170.00	166.21
2	—	638	180.00–200.00	190.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	260.00–262.50	261.26
1	—	440	270.00	270.00
1	—	525	245.00	245.00
1	—	585	230.00	230.00
16	—	682	186.00–187.50	186.19
1	—	625	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	190.00	190.00
2	—	475	302.50–310.00	306.25
1	—	375	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	100.00–108.00	101.55
1	—	1,745	97.75	97.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	34.00–53.00	43.52
16	—	1,328	70.00–90.50	85.47
7	—	1,557	104.00–109.50	104.77
66	—	1,398	91.00–101.75	95.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	65.00–67.50	66.60
48	—	1,123	87.75–99.00	93.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,691	100.00–109.50	105.42
11	—	1,829	112.50–124.50	120.96
10	—	1,340	125.00–135.00	131.19
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	172.50	172.50

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