Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing 500-600 lbs sold 4.50 to 7.25 higher, while steers 600-850 lbs sold 2.50 to 14.50 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady across all weight ranges. In slaughter cows, average dressing breaker and boner cows sold 1.00 to 6.50 lower, while average dressing lean cows sold 4.25 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $309.63/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.65 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$309.63

138 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$33.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

+42.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	316.39	1,635	108
Medium and Large 1-2	528	290.48	1,534	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	283.10	1,531	21

One grade step is worth $33.29/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale138 hd

309.63

—

UT average1 barns · 138 hd

309.63

+0.00

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+42.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−98.65

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	—	High	1,539	150.95	2,323	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,755	129.74	2,277	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	127.07	1,757	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	115.15	1,095	37

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	191.50/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	228.16/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	214.52/cwt	210.25–215.00	1,675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	307.91/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	286.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,748	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	263.63/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,073	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	299.97/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	178.01/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	262.86/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	294.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	283.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,639	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	220.08/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	170.87/cwt	167.50–172.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	181.85/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	234.95/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,497	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	194.51/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	247.59/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	332.98/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	207.79/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	134.94/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,913	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	123.96/cwt	115.00–129.75	1,704	36
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,113	168.12/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,871	12
Bulls	—	—	1,443	119.52/cwt	115.50–124.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	151.53/cwt	147.50–157.00	2,705	16
Bulls	—	—	1,625	141.42/cwt	131.00–146.75	2,298	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	129.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,330	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	110.98/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	116.32/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,192	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	677	76.52/cwt	70.00–78.50	518	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	600–650	604	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,117	22
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	697	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,272	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	94.96/cwt	89.50–99.00	843	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	941	155.25/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,461	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	127.51/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,391	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	256.81/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	284.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,533	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,072	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,528	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	813	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1550–1600	1,560	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,638	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	306.75/cwt	297.50–308.50	1,893	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	169.24/cwt	167.50–171.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	202.44/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	226.86/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	338.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,203	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	248.86/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	167.80/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,859	5

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 1,338Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 122Year ago 166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	307.50–310.00	307.91
6	500–550	511	290.00–300.00	294.89
3	550–600	562	280.00–285.00	281.65
7	600–650	643	262.50–265.00	262.86
22	700–750	721	225.00–232.50	228.16
10	750–800	781	210.25–215.00	214.52
4	850–900	885	187.00–194.00	191.50
2	1000–1050	1,025	171.00	171.00
5	1100–1150	1,108	163.00–169.00	167.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	295.00–310.00	299.97
5	350–400	392	285.00	285.00
20	500–550	539	275.00–285.00	284.50
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
14	600–650	637	222.50–245.00	234.95
14	650–700	677	214.00–230.00	220.08
7	700–750	721	195.00–210.00	207.79
10	800–850	812	177.50–190.00	181.85
8	850–900	893	167.50–171.00	169.24
4	900–950	913	167.50–172.00	170.87
2	950–1000	985	165.00–167.50	166.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	500–550	512	320.00	320.00
13	550–600	551	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	171.50	171.50
2	1200–1250	1,203	165.00–169.00	167.00
2	1550–1600	1,560	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	340.00	340.00
5	550–600	589	305.00	305.00
25	600–650	611	280.00–290.00	286.10
14	650–700	674	262.50–265.00	263.63
8	700–750	707	247.00–250.00	248.86
2	750–800	750	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
7	950–1000	971	172.50–185.00	178.01
2	1050–1100	1,073	170.00–175.00	172.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	330.00–337.50	332.98
5	350–400	351	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	442	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	543	290.00	290.00
22	550–600	579	270.00–290.00	283.04
13	600–650	629	249.00–270.00	256.81
10	650–700	672	244.00–252.50	247.59
10	800–850	825	192.50–207.50	194.51
4	850–900	885	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	330.00–340.00	338.29
4	550–600	556	330.00	330.00
76	600–650	617	297.50–308.50	306.75
4	650–700	675	274.00	274.00
8	800–850	820	225.00–227.50	226.86
2	850–900	883	215.00	215.00
3	900–950	932	197.50–207.50	202.44
3	1050–1100	1,073	186.00	186.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	604	185.00	185.00
24	650–700	697	182.50	182.50
8	800–850	813	172.50	172.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1050–1100	1,072	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,418	130.00–149.00	134.94
36	—	1,375	115.00–129.75	123.96
3	—	1,362	109.00–112.50	110.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	146.00	146.00
5	—	1,803	125.00–135.00	129.24
1	—	1,660	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	112.00–121.00	116.32
8	—	677	70.00–78.50	76.52
2	—	888	89.50–99.00	94.96
11	—	1,091	124.00–138.00	127.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	148.00–162.00	155.25
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	160.00–172.00	168.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	115.50–124.00	119.52
16	—	1,785	147.50–157.00	151.53
16	—	1,625	131.00–146.75	141.42

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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