Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. In slaughter cattle, average dressing slaughter breaker and boner cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, while lean cows sold 3.50 lower. Bulls sold 7.00 higher than last week. 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 $254.80/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.48 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$254.80

28 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$26.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−14.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	264.22	1,467	18thin
Medium and Large 2	579	237.85	1,377	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

254.80

—

UT average1 barns · 28 hd

254.80

+0.00

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−14.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−153.48

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	1,899	172.54	3,276	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,762	158.77	2,797	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,387	149.21	2,070	254
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	132.99	1,382	134

Every lot, as filed

66 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	1150–1200	1,150	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,153	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	242.59/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,674	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,453	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,094	157.77/cwt	155.50–167.00	1,726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	222.85/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	234.37/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	272.63/cwt	270.00–276.50	1,655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	274.10/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,856	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	260.40/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	227.58/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,909	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	213.25/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	249.33/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,828	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	379.21/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,073	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	163.50/cwt	162.25–165.00	2,964	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	155.14/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,627	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	106.57/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,380	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	135.48/cwt	119.50–139.50	1,742	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	158.95/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,276	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	151.64/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,112	94
Bulls	—	—	1,822	142.07/cwt	125.50–152.00	2,589	10
Bulls	—	—	2,147	183.97/cwt	181.00–187.25	3,950	18
Bulls	—	—	1,806	175.02/cwt	165.50–179.50	3,161	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	87.72/cwt	75.00–98.00	645	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	114.32/cwt	101.00–121.50	1,107	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	145.83/cwt	143.50–149.50	1,562	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	397.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	266.88/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,940	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	133.77/cwt	125.00–140.50	1,457	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,069	156.67/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,675	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	225.57/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,390	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	237.85/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,377	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	224.03/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	267.41/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	209.83/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	290.19/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,265	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	218.71/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	4

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

Wed Jun 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 343Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 273Year ago 194

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
14	550–600	561	259.00	259.00
2	600–650	630	247.50	247.50
34	650–700	690	234.00–245.00	242.59
2	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	783	215.00–222.50	218.71
2	800–850	840	205.00	205.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	185.00	185.00
10	1050–1100	1,094	155.50–167.00	157.77
2	1150–1200	1,150	152.00	152.00
4	1250–1300	1,265	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	283	375.00–382.50	379.21
2	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
8	450–500	455	327.50	327.50
10	600–650	607	270.00–276.50	272.63
18	700–750	733	244.00–250.00	249.33
16	800–850	839	225.00–228.00	227.58
2	850–900	850	220.50	220.50
6	900–950	933	210.00–220.00	213.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	420	260.00–275.00	267.41
10	550–600	579	235.00–250.00	237.85
20	600–650	616	215.00–238.00	225.57
6	650–700	663	217.50–227.50	224.03
2	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	387.50	387.50
10	450–500	470	324.00	324.00
8	500–550	537	277.50–297.50	290.19
4	600–650	618	288.00	288.00
14	700–750	731	233.00–242.50	234.37
10	800–850	848	229.50	229.50
14	850–900	878	222.50–225.00	222.85
2	1100–1150	1,110	185.00	185.00
4	1150–1200	1,153	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
10	350–400	353	385.00–400.00	397.03
4	600–650	603	288.00	288.00
24	650–700	677	272.50–285.00	274.10
8	700–750	727	265.00–267.50	266.88
18	750–800	763	250.00–264.00	260.40
6	800–850	813	259.00	259.00
2	850–900	850	239.50	239.50
4	1000–1050	1,005	222.50	222.50
2	1050–1100	1,065	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
8	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
2	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	645	237.50	237.50
4	750–800	773	202.50–217.50	209.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,813	162.25–165.00	163.50
20	—	1,693	145.00–160.00	155.14
2	—	1,680	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,295	102.00–110.00	106.57
36	—	1,286	119.50–139.50	135.48
106	—	1,432	156.00–167.00	158.95
94	—	1,393	141.00–155.00	151.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	735	75.00–98.00	87.72
24	—	968	101.00–121.50	114.32
34	—	1,071	143.50–149.50	145.83
54	—	1,089	125.00–140.50	133.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,069	153.00–160.00	156.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,822	125.50–152.00	142.07
18	—	2,147	181.00–187.25	183.97
40	—	1,806	165.50–179.50	175.02

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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