Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend is available as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. 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 $242.70/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −165.58 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$242.70

40 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

+5.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	248.26	1,418	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	530	240.50	1,275	26
Medium and Large 2	525	227.50	1,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

242.70

—

UT average1 barns · 40 hd

242.70

+0.00

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+5.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−165.58

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	1,682	137.32	2,310	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,754	122.47	2,148	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	120.61	1,592	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	120.30	1,296	110

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	236.40/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,151	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	273.19/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	281.59/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,205	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	194.45/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,394	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	294.70/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	294.29/cwt	285.00–315.00	824	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,073	155.57/cwt	155.00–156.50	1,669	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	210.79/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,973	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	214.01/cwt	208.00–217.00	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	235.52/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	286.09/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,373	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	215.07/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	242.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	247	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	160.35/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,003	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	229.07/cwt	227.50–229.25	1,581	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	434	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,167	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	313.41/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,009	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	216.56/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	211.53/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	148	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	269.85/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,560	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	278.70/cwt	272.50–295.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	273.98/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	119.68/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,781	136.36/cwt	130.00–142.50	2,429	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	101.35/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,064	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	125.32/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,145	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	109.75/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,500	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	124.95/cwt	122.50–128.50	1,374	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,878	113.92/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,139	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	117.54/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,238	46
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,195	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,061	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	93.53/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,217	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	124.52/cwt	121.50–128.50	1,635	68
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1300–1350	1,310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,769	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	871	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,524	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	950–1000	975	133.22/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,299	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	900–950	930	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,325	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	800–850	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,195	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	264.23/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	253.77/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	221.47/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,626	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	181.88/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	237.15/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	333.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	248.26/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,418	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	790.53/head	750.00–800.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	354.51/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,294	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	401.93/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,137	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	271.71/cwt	267.00–278.50	1,652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	332.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	309.10/cwt	303.00–317.50	1,348	43

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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 331Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 93Year ago 90

No trend is available as the last reported sale was three weeks ago. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	423	287.50–300.00	294.70
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
13	500–550	534	264.00–265.00	264.23
2	550–600	553	250.00–257.50	253.77
2	750–800	783	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	845	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	332.40
3	350–400	387	320.00–325.00	321.66
43	400–450	436	303.00–317.50	309.10
28	450–500	480	282.50–287.00	286.09
7	500–550	518	270.00–277.50	273.19
39	550–600	578	260.00–272.50	269.85
4	600–650	646	263.00	263.00
11	650–700	694	241.00	241.00
7	800–850	823	212.00–217.50	215.07
3	850–900	850	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	900	197.50	197.50
2	1000–1050	1,035	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	283	395.00–407.50	401.93
45	350–400	365	340.00–356.00	354.51
2	400–450	405	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	451	312.50	312.50
4	550–600	584	275.50	275.50
17	600–650	608	267.00–278.50	271.71
5	850–900	882	215.00–223.00	216.56
3	900–950	917	205.00–217.00	211.53
1	1000–1050	1,010	215.00	215.00
3	1050–1100	1,052	208.00–217.00	214.01
1	1150–1200	1,195	190.00	190.00
1	1400–1450	1,430	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	325.00	325.00
9	250–300	280	285.00–315.00	294.29
7	300–350	319	272.50–295.00	278.70
4	350–400	380	265.00–282.50	273.98
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
10	450–500	487	225.00–245.00	236.40
1	500–550	525	227.50	227.50
3	600–650	617	215.00	215.00
10	700–750	717	185.00–208.00	194.45
7	750–800	757	157.50–165.00	160.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
38	300–350	322	310.00–325.00	313.41
15	400–450	428	272.50–285.00	281.59
7	450–500	461	260.00	260.00
20	500–550	519	235.00–245.00	242.00
6	550–600	567	235.00–238.00	235.52
1	600–650	630	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	755	187.50	187.50
9	800–850	840	212.00	212.00
5	850–900	878	203.00	203.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	148	625.00	625.00
5	150–200	195	750.00–800.00	790.53
16	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	305	330.00–340.00	333.09
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
13	550–600	571	240.00–256.00	248.26
9	600–650	611	236.00–237.50	237.15
19	650–700	690	227.50–229.25	229.07
22	700–750	734	220.00–222.00	221.47
3	750–800	787	210.00	210.00
6	800–850	804	214.00	214.00
36	900–950	936	205.00–213.00	210.79
1	1050–1100	1,080	197.50	197.50
4	1100–1150	1,120	180.00–187.50	181.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	434	269.00	269.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	871	175.00	175.00
21	1050–1100	1,073	155.00–156.50	155.57
1	1150–1200	1,195	138.00	138.00
2	1300–1350	1,310	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	930	142.50	142.50
4	950–1000	975	131.00–135.50	133.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,620	117.00–127.00	119.68
18	—	1,781	130.00–142.50	136.36
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	172.50	172.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	72.50	72.50
5	—	1,050	98.00–108.00	101.35
58	—	1,100	122.50–128.50	124.95
46	—	1,053	111.00–121.50	117.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	122.00–130.00	125.32
3	—	1,878	108.00–118.00	113.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	103.00–116.00	109.75
5	—	1,301	80.00–98.00	93.53
68	—	1,313	121.50–128.50	124.52

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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