Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. In slaughter cattle, average dressing slaughter breaker cows sold for 4.00-5.00 higher, boner cows sold 2.50 to 3.40 higher, while lean cows sold for 17.00-21.00 lower, Bulls were 1.00- 1.50 lower. 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 $257.30/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −193.41 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$257.30

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$567

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

$87.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−11.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	277.09	1,523	17thin
Medium and Large 2	503	190.00	956	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.09/cwt here — about $567 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

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 sale22 hd

257.30

—

UT average1 barns · 22 hd

257.30

+0.00

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−11.25

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−193.41

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	1,638	145.50	2,383	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,387	134.52	1,866	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	131.52	2,133	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	111.86	1,184	21

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	600–650	630	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	249.94/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	221.38/cwt	221.00–229.00	2,094	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	340.52/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,052	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	236.24/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,696	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	252.54/cwt	237.50–259.50	1,619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,013	217.62/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	338.84/cwt	300.00–377.50	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	434.78/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	213.35/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,671	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	292.94/cwt	235.00–347.50	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,230	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	231.99/cwt	226.00–234.00	2,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	273.13/cwt	245.00–292.50	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	308.05/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,448	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	278.31/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	369.17/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	244.52/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	254.26/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	362.48/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	239	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,888	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	134.90/cwt	120.50–139.75	2,195	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	112.45/cwt	108.50–119.00	1,623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	88.82/cwt	42.50–106.00	924	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	121.54/cwt	74.00–139.50	1,311	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	136.17/cwt	121.00–143.50	1,883	40
Bulls	—	—	1,503	122.79/cwt	105.00–139.00	1,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,659	149.08/cwt	139.00–172.50	2,473	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	157.29/cwt	151.00–195.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	326.72/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	226.67/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	263.17/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	181.54/cwt	162.50–210.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	308.46/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	231.50/cwt	228.00–242.50	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,063	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	224.68/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	297.91/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	312.15/cwt	305.00–320.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,756	1

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

Tue Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 258Year ago 543

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 180Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	305.00–320.00	312.15
6	350–400	382	290.00–305.00	297.91
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	217.00	217.00
2	850–900	895	177.50	177.50
1	900–950	905	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	385.00	385.00
3	250–300	280	367.50–370.00	369.17
4	300–350	324	355.00–369.00	362.48
3	350–400	370	322.50–335.00	326.72
5	400–450	422	307.50–312.50	308.46
8	450–500	476	235.00–280.00	263.17
7	500–550	509	235.00–270.00	254.26
7	550–600	574	237.50–253.00	244.52
6	600–650	631	228.00–242.50	231.50
6	650–700	666	218.00–240.00	224.68
2	700–750	715	222.50–225.00	223.77
9	750–800	766	221.00–235.00	226.67
1	800–850	830	217.50	217.50
5	900–950	933	162.50–210.00	181.54
7	950–1000	980	151.00–195.00	157.29
5	1000–1050	1,010	149.00	149.00
6	1050–1100	1,063	190.00	190.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	137.50	137.50
1	1200–1250	1,240	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	325.00	325.00
8	300–350	309	300.00–380.00	340.52
5	350–400	376	300.00–377.50	338.84
4	400–450	418	235.00–347.50	292.94
34	450–500	470	285.00–312.50	308.05
4	500–550	522	245.00–292.50	273.13
13	550–600	558	265.00–282.50	278.31
7	600–650	641	237.50–259.50	252.54
4	650–700	670	247.50–257.50	249.94
16	700–750	718	230.00–242.50	236.24
11	750–800	783	182.50–220.00	213.35
18	800–850	823	234.75	234.75
4	850–900	878	226.00–234.00	231.99
20	900–950	946	221.00–229.00	221.38
1	950–1000	975	210.00	210.00
6	1000–1050	1,013	213.00–220.00	217.62
1	1050–1100	1,070	219.00	219.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	503	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	682	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	415.00–445.00	434.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,627	120.50–139.75	134.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	108.50–119.00	112.45
40	—	1,383	121.00–143.50	136.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,040	42.50–106.00	88.82
1	—	890	114.50	114.50
14	—	1,079	74.00–139.50	121.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	105.00–139.00	122.79
19	—	1,659	139.00–172.50	149.08

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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