Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing 500-700 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower with instances of 22.00 lower. No other weight ranges had enough comparable trades for an accurate trend. In feeder heifers, those weighing 450-700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. No other weight ranges had enough comparable trades for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.50 to 6.50 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 $272.41/cwt on 274 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −178.30 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$272.41

274 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$29.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−26.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	285.43	1,525	79
Medium and Large 1-2	553	270.60	1,498	150
Medium and Large 2	543	255.59	1,388	45

One grade step is worth $29.83/cwt here — about $137 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

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 sale274 hd

272.41

—

UT average1 barns · 274 hd

272.41

+0.00

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−26.92

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−178.30

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	1,751	126.75	2,219	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	115.28	1,587	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,857	113.41	2,106	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	110.30	1,178	115

Every lot, as filed

108 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	350–400	384	290.08/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,114	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	338.47/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,137	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	230.47/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	345.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	222.61/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	262.27/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,513	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	365.37/cwt	360.00–370.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	237.69/cwt	230.00–239.50	1,721	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	260.97/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,279	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	325.83/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	350.43/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	249.37/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,668	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	236.75/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,496	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	277.50/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,482	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.06/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,590	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	290.37/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,359	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	228.01/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	345.41/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,261	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	233.84/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,445	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.73/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,396	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	366	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	882	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	167.69/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,774	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	953	148.94/cwt	132.50–157.50	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	251.69/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,324	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	224.42/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	243.33/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,380	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	282.82/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,171	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	328.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	222.04/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	259.98/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,365	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	245.43/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,549	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	281.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,251	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	272.42/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,299	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	310.63/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	237.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,271	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	317.02/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	249.98/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,187	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	114.32/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,234	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,031	146.85/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,514	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	116.60/cwt	113.00–121.50	1,948	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	116.03/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,598	118
Bulls	—	—	1,451	116.04/cwt	101.00–124.00	1,684	10
Bulls	—	—	1,854	130.44/cwt	125.25–136.50	2,418	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,043	110.22/cwt	103.50–112.50	2,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	104.03/cwt	90.00–110.50	1,425	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,766	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	79.90/cwt	62.50–87.50	747	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	103.27/cwt	90.00–109.50	1,130	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Large 1	800–850	807	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,743	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	450–500	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,078	155.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,678	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	800	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,460	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,155	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,756	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,121	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	205.82/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	173.73/cwt	167.50–180.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	249.23/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	246.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,429	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	273.99/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,063	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	246.94/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,494	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	838	188.74/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	355.03/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	231.28/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,185	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	254.18/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,660	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	264.16/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,598	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	274.43/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,531	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	289.03/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,356	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,399	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	219.72/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	365.23/cwt	360.00–370.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	224.99/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	295.33/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,299	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,265	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	323.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,173	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	250.16/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,408	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	238.56/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	245.62/cwt	244.50–247.00	1,771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	233.63/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	289.67/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,521	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	225.38/cwt	217.50–227.50	2,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	305.41/cwt	301.50–325.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,295	181.25/cwt	177.50–185.00	2,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	346.86/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,478	19

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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,746Last week 1,502Year ago 1,879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 438Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
8	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	345.44
19	300–350	336	325.00–347.50	338.47
18	350–400	384	285.00–305.00	290.08
30	400–450	414	275.00–287.50	282.82
70	450–500	490	255.00–269.00	260.97
61	500–550	526	242.50–257.00	251.69
40	550–600	567	240.00–248.00	243.33
28	600–650	632	232.50–240.00	236.75
5	650–700	684	224.00–232.50	230.47
15	700–750	735	216.00–225.00	224.42
1	750–800	785	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	855	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	366	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	305.00–315.00	310.63
10	350–400	388	265.00–280.00	273.99
7	400–450	440	245.00–260.00	249.23
9	450–500	475	242.50–252.50	249.98
12	500–550	535	230.00–240.00	237.54
6	550–600	577	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	645	222.50	222.50
5	700–750	719	205.00–209.00	205.82
2	850–900	893	167.50–180.00	173.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	365.00	365.00
8	300–350	324	350.00–365.00	355.03
18	350–400	363	320.00–330.00	323.06
14	400–450	440	292.50–300.00	295.33
46	450–500	469	281.00–299.00	289.03
12	500–550	538	260.00	260.00
19	550–600	563	250.00–251.00	250.16
38	600–650	605	242.00–253.00	246.94
14	650–700	666	235.00–242.50	238.56
7	700–750	711	228.00–234.00	231.28
3	750–800	777	222.50–227.50	224.99
4	800–850	824	216.00–221.00	219.72
4	1000–1050	1,048	194.00	194.00
4	1150–1200	1,185	172.50	172.50
1	1250–1300	1,265	174.00	174.00
1	1350–1400	1,370	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	360.00–370.00	365.37
10	300–350	328	345.00–355.00	350.43
22	350–400	365	340.00–357.50	345.41
7	400–450	420	315.00–330.00	325.83
61	450–500	468	270.00–299.00	290.37
82	500–550	534	269.00–283.00	277.50
68	550–600	577	255.00–269.00	262.27
53	600–650	621	250.00–258.00	256.06
45	650–700	669	242.50–252.00	249.37
20	700–750	724	230.00–239.50	237.69
2	750–800	773	225.00–231.00	228.01
2	800–850	840	221.00	221.00
11	850–900	868	217.50–225.00	222.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	320.00–335.00	328.16
6	350–400	382	302.50–320.00	317.02
19	400–450	445	280.00–290.00	281.18
47	450–500	477	262.50–277.50	272.42
30	500–550	525	252.50–267.50	259.98
15	550–600	579	240.00–250.00	246.82
23	600–650	631	233.00–255.00	245.43
5	700–750	722	220.00–225.00	222.04
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	385.00	385.00
19	400–450	426	340.00–355.00	346.86
9	450–500	460	301.50–325.00	305.41
57	500–550	525	285.00–292.50	289.67
22	550–600	558	270.00–277.50	274.43
30	600–650	605	260.00–266.00	264.16
34	650–700	653	254.00–255.00	254.18
8	700–750	721	244.50–247.00	245.62
2	750–800	750	242.00	242.00
8	800–850	818	231.00–234.00	233.63
12	900–950	931	217.50–227.50	225.38
2	1050–1100	1,058	214.00	214.00
2	1250–1300	1,295	177.50–185.00	181.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	543	250.00	250.00
12	550–600	580	237.00–250.00	240.73
9	600–650	618	230.00–235.00	233.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	807	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	268	360.00–370.00	365.23
2	300–350	323	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	638	242.50	242.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	800	182.50	182.50
16	1050–1100	1,078	150.00–156.00	155.63
9	1100–1150	1,121	157.00	157.00
3	1150–1200	1,155	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	911	160.00–176.00	167.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	132.50–157.50	148.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	182.50–192.50	188.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,079	110.00–121.50	114.32
7	—	935	62.50–87.50	79.90
43	—	1,094	90.00–109.50	103.27
8	—	996	125.00–135.00	129.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	140.00–157.50	146.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	113.00–121.50	116.60
4	—	2,043	103.50–112.50	110.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,377	112.00–122.50	116.03
9	—	1,370	90.00–110.50	104.03
1	—	1,380	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,451	101.00–124.00	116.04
29	—	1,854	125.25–136.50	130.44

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