Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing between 550-700 lbs sold 2.50 to 11.50 higher. Feeder heifers weighing between 500-650 lbs sold 8.50 to 11.00 higher. In slaughter cows, average dress Breaker and Boner cows sold 1.75 to 2.75 lower, while Lean cows sold 6.50 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher on a light test. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.71 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$315.00

56 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

+2.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	323.02	1,778	25
Medium and Large 1-2	543	313.32	1,702	24
Medium and Large 2	560	292.14	1,635	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $402.16, median $450.71 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

315.00

—

UT average1 barns · 56 hd

315.00

+0.00

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+2.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−135.71

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	1,823	138.46	2,524	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,799	118.25	2,127	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,405	113.79	1,598	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	109.92	1,190	45

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)	923	$1,944	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	550–600	577	304.44/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,757	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	211.54/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	263.98/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,074	166.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	302.56/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,443	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	237.95/cwt	233.00–240.50	1,854	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,178	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	220.12/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,917	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	852	1,735.81/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,736	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	290.69/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	253.53/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	327.56/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	927	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	297.28/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	272.46/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,330	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,100	122.67/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,349	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	122.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,738	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	111.47/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,591	28
Bulls	—	—	1,818	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	2,249	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	145.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,667	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	122.80/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,174	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.50	2,103	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	94.67/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,239	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	65.41/cwt	56.00–75.00	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,068	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,218	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,403	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.25	1,677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	984	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,320	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,769	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	109.60/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,127	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	90.94/cwt	80.00–97.00	842	4
Bulls	—	—	1,812	139.02/cwt	132.25–142.00	2,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	304.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	333.21/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,433	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	993	170.01/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	300.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,854	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	261.67/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	314.28/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,656	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,177	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	236.68/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	355.42/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	248.24/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,820	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	290.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,319	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	321.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	318.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,666	15

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 692Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 104Year ago 390

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	345.00–357.50	355.42
5	450–500	484	320.00	320.00
15	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	318.64
9	550–600	577	300.00–307.50	304.44
10	600–650	617	290.00–295.00	290.49
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
17	700–750	733	245.00–252.50	248.24
27	750–800	779	233.00–240.50	237.95
4	800–850	812	225.00–230.00	227.52
17	850–900	871	220.00–221.00	220.12
1	900–950	920	217.00	217.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	205.00	205.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	195.00	195.00
2	1150–1200	1,178	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	405.00	405.00
12	350–400	378	385.00	385.00
11	500–550	541	325.00	325.00
14	550–600	558	320.00–325.00	321.46
20	600–650	617	300.00–305.00	300.49
14	650–700	658	285.00	285.00
9	700–750	706	257.50–262.50	261.67
2	750–800	753	244.00–245.00	244.50
6	800–850	819	236.00–238.00	236.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
14	400–450	430	330.00–335.00	333.21
6	450–500	483	300.00–315.00	304.17
3	500–550	523	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	587	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	610	265.00–275.00	272.46
1	700–750	725	217.50	217.50
2	750–800	758	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	348	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	366	320.00–330.00	327.56
19	450–500	477	300.00–310.00	302.56
6	500–550	507	290.00–301.00	297.28
1	550–600	565	282.50	282.50
13	600–650	638	262.50–272.50	263.98
19	650–700	653	247.50–255.00	253.53
1	700–750	730	233.00	233.00
19	750–800	785	217.50	217.50
13	800–850	812	205.00–215.00	211.54
4	1050–1100	1,074	165.00–170.00	166.23
1	1100–1150	1,120	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	315.00–320.00	317.54
4	400–450	411	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	483	285.00–295.00	290.69
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	733	222.50	222.50
3	750–800	772	217.00	217.00
4	950–1000	993	167.00–173.00	170.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	409	322.50	322.50
7	450–500	458	314.00	314.00
24	500–550	527	313.00–315.00	314.28
6	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	297.49
2	600–650	603	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	337.50	337.50
2	500–550	510	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	976	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	852	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,735.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	117.50	117.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	927	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	149.00	149.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,142	115.00–118.00	116.48
4	—	1,126	56.00–75.00	65.41
7	—	1,028	102.00–112.50	109.60
4	—	926	80.00–97.00	90.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,100	120.00–128.00	122.67
6	—	1,068	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,419	121.00–127.00	122.49
28	—	1,427	104.00–118.00	111.47
7	—	1,309	92.00–98.00	94.67
1	—	1,405	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	119.00–127.00	122.80
8	—	1,813	114.00–118.50	115.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,403	118.00–120.25	119.52
2	—	1,320	130.00–138.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	120.00–128.00	123.68
8	—	1,835	143.00–147.00	145.35
7	—	1,812	132.25–142.00	139.02

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle