Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing 500-550 lbs sold 3.75 higher, while those weighing 550-750 lbs sold steady to 7.50 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 450-650 lbs sold 2.75 to 5.75 lower. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.14/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −113.15 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$295.14

68 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$52.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs UT average

+18.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	305.72	1,711	40
Medium and Large 1-2	541	285.88	1,547	23
Medium and Large 2	576	253.00	1,457	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.72/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.49, low $350.37, median $408.28 across 29 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 sale68 hd

295.14

—

UT average2 barns · 115 hd

289.96

+5.18

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+18.97

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−113.15

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	1,782	146.86	2,617	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	127.18	2,165	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	122.27	1,683	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	113.97	1,205	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)	1,365	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,784	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,150	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	1,996.66/head	1,900.00–2,175.00	1,997	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	320.66/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	178.35/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,644.93/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,645	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	221.55/cwt	212.50–224.25	1,901	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,268	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	305.34/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,762	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	820	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,673	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	339.84/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	210.15/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,774	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	285.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,547	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	266.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	225.72/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,871	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	358.55/cwt	357.00–362.50	1,323	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	266.93/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	234.20/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	217.19/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,683	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	276.68/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,776	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	994	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	357.42/cwt	355.00–365.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,083	180.75/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	244.56/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	836	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	230.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	337.12/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,220	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	222.97/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	329.87/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	278.14/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,635	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	965	169.34/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,634	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	127.18/cwt	122.00–134.00	2,165	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	116.45/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,569	22
Bulls	—	—	1,566	125.11/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,959	6
Bulls	—	—	2,008	149.23/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,997	18
Bulls	—	—	1,902	142.27/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,706	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	103.40/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,413	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	127.09/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,791	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,054	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,887	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,213	159.67/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,937	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	124.51/cwt	119.00–132.50	1,417	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	109.98/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,189	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Dairy Steers	Large 4	450–500	479	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	539	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	650–700	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	408	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,357	159.42/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,163	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	94.15/cwt	77.50–98.00	845	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	700–750	743	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,248	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	337	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	607	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	786	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,277	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	473	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	875	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1750–1800	1,780	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	866	207.43/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	284.94/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,265	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	932	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,160	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	347.35/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	312.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,315	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	175.25/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	294.54/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,644	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	328.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,722	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	189.80/cwt	183.00–190.50	1,824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	308.24/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	281.86/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,742	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,812	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	326.81/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,363	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	308.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	809	184.02/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,489	10

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 913Last week 568Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 141Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 15Year ago 0

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,216	1,900.00–2,175.00	1,996.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,117	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,644.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	467	345.00–350.00	347.35
25	500–550	524	325.00–330.00	328.70
18	550–600	563	320.00–326.00	320.66
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
7	700–750	702	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
7	350–400	369	357.00–362.50	358.55
6	400–450	414	335.00–345.00	339.84
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	506	320.00	320.00
17	550–600	577	300.00–312.50	305.34
9	600–650	642	275.00–277.50	276.68
6	650–700	676	260.00–270.00	266.69
7	700–750	722	240.00–249.00	244.56
4	750–800	772	235.00–237.50	236.24
62	800–850	829	225.00–226.00	225.72
40	850–900	858	212.50–224.25	221.55
5	950–1000	994	197.00	197.00
11	1000–1050	1,023	195.00	195.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	191.00	191.00
2	1250–1300	1,268	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	800–850	820	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
9	350–400	388	325.00–340.00	329.87
9	500–550	515	300.00–310.00	308.89
3	550–600	588	270.00–295.00	278.14
2	750–800	758	220.00	220.00
5	800–850	836	220.00	220.00
6	850–900	866	202.50–210.00	207.43
12	900–950	932	193.00	193.00
2	1050–1100	1,083	179.00–182.50	180.75
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	325.00–332.50	326.81
10	450–500	472	307.50–310.00	308.24
24	550–600	558	287.50–297.50	294.54
52	600–650	618	280.00–287.50	281.86
13	900–950	908	191.00	191.00
11	950–1000	961	183.00–190.50	189.80
6	1050–1100	1,070	167.50–180.00	175.25
3	1100–1150	1,140	171.00–182.00	178.35
1	1200–1250	1,220	185.00	185.00
1	1300–1350	1,315	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	355.00–365.00	357.42
6	300–350	345	330.00–340.00	335.04
7	350–400	362	335.00–342.50	337.12
23	500–550	541	280.00–290.00	285.88
14	600–650	620	260.00–275.00	266.93
12	700–750	726	232.50–235.00	234.20
15	750–800	775	217.00–220.00	217.19
31	800–850	844	210.00–212.50	210.15
1	900–950	930	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
17	400–450	444	282.50–289.00	284.94
5	450–500	472	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
16	650–700	677	220.00–235.00	230.97
16	700–750	736	222.50–223.00	222.97
4	750–800	773	202.50	202.50
10	800–850	809	177.50–197.50	184.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	562	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	490	310.00–320.00	312.53
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	950	176.00–177.00	176.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	245.00–247.50	246.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	865	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	743	168.00	168.00
1	800–850	840	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	180.00	180.00
6	400–450	408	172.50	172.50
1	550–600	575	160.00	160.00
7	750–800	786	162.50	162.50
3	1750–1800	1,780	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	112.50	112.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	160.00–177.50	169.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,702	122.00–134.00	127.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,347	110.00–120.00	116.45
5	—	1,367	102.50–105.00	103.40
23	—	1,409	122.00–139.00	127.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,138	119.00–132.50	124.51
20	—	1,081	102.00–117.00	109.98
9	—	898	77.50–98.00	94.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	149.00–165.00	159.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	112.50–130.00	125.11
18	—	2,008	147.00–155.00	149.23
20	—	1,902	133.00–145.00	142.27
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	179.00	179.00
4	—	1,213	157.50–162.50	159.67

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