Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder Steers mostly sold 5.00-9.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly sold for 3.00-5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower, bulls sold for 1.00-2.00 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 $283.35/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −167.36 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$283.35

264 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

per head · Large 1 over Large 2

$125.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−22.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	538	317.50	1,708	2thin
Medium and Large 1	525	309.03	1,622	46
Medium and Large 1-2	555	282.71	1,570	202
Medium 1-2	510	233.33	1,190	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	222.50	1,268	1thin
Large 2	575	192.50	1,107	10thin

One grade step is worth $125.00/cwt here — about $601 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale264 hd

283.35

—

UT average1 barns · 264 hd

283.35

+0.00

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−22.09

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−167.36

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	1,760	129.92	2,286	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,734	106.75	1,851	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	104.99	1,379	220
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	102.55	1,121	267

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	300–350	337	408.03/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,375	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	309.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	46
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	828	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	233.33/cwt	205.00–247.50	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	260.01/cwt	228.00–270.00	1,734	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	363.41/cwt	342.50–395.00	1,341	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	340.38/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,273	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	292.66/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	411.60/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,535	6
Steers	Large 1	500–550	538	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	436.31/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,139	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	288.24/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	161.84/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1350–1400	1,378	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,057	147.93/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	323.55/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	275.06/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,326	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	342.05/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,433	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	248.62/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,780	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	222.96/cwt	217.50–226.50	2,085	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	361.89/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,165	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	376.30/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	288.95/cwt	240.00–315.00	1,520	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	224.80/cwt	212.50–234.00	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	268.22/cwt	235.00–279.00	1,674	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	278.36/cwt	245.00–301.00	1,603	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	320.69/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,552	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	211.85/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	226.27/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,774	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	220.08/cwt	220.00–220.50	2,170	19
Steers	Large 2	550–600	575	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,107	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	353.17/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,286	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	105.40/cwt	99.00–114.25	1,383	210
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	130.81/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,387	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	104.02/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,153	217
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	94.09/cwt	82.50–97.50	947	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,734	106.75/cwt	104.50–112.50	1,851	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	96.45/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,298	10
Bulls	—	—	1,835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	136.52/cwt	130.00–143.50	2,299	8
Bulls	—	—	1,782	128.51/cwt	113.00–139.50	2,290	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,165	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.10/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	375.47/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	380.57/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	345.87/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,276	33
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	219.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,344	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	556	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,515	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	483	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	813	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,127	157.90/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	268.30/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	302.49/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,425	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	317.28/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,352	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1400–1450	1,415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	230.53/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	214.34/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	257.57/cwt	229.00–279.00	1,463	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	208.62/cwt	200.00–218.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	218.07/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	348.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,164	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	347.18/cwt	325.00–365.00	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	271.08/cwt	252.50–293.00	1,429	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	236.60/cwt	228.00–253.00	1,580	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	193	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	384.48/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,019	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	242.67/cwt	228.00–254.00	1,507	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,832	3

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,784Last week 1,802Year ago 2,625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 798Last week 552Year ago 394

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	261	405.00–450.00	436.31
25	300–350	337	405.00–425.00	408.03
6	350–400	373	405.00–415.00	411.60
46	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	309.03
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	205.00–247.50	233.33
2	800–850	828	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	375.00	375.00
5	250–300	275	355.00–395.00	376.30
8	300–350	322	335.00–395.00	361.89
19	350–400	369	342.50–395.00	363.41
67	400–450	419	325.00–380.00	342.05
78	450–500	484	300.00–350.00	320.69
83	500–550	526	240.00–315.00	288.95
119	550–600	576	245.00–301.00	278.36
165	600–650	624	235.00–279.00	268.22
109	650–700	667	228.00–270.00	260.01
31	700–750	716	242.50–254.00	248.62
26	750–800	784	222.50–231.00	226.27
8	800–850	827	212.50–234.00	224.80
18	900–950	935	217.50–226.50	222.96
19	950–1000	986	220.00–220.50	220.08
1	1000–1050	1,035	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	374	330.00–360.00	340.38
10	400–450	407	310.00–330.00	323.55
12	450–500	486	260.00–300.00	292.66
1	550–600	570	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	665	215.00–220.00	217.51
2	700–750	745	212.50	212.50
4	750–800	761	207.50–215.00	211.85
1	900–950	905	205.00	205.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	317.50	317.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	575	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	327	300.00	300.00
13	350–400	381	245.00–300.00	268.30
3	400–450	422	285.00–290.00	288.24
64	450–500	482	245.00–297.50	275.06
1	500–550	545	215.00	215.00
3	550–600	573	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	623	215.00–225.00	219.98
2	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	780	207.50	207.50
1	850–900	895	207.00	207.00
4	950–1000	983	157.50–175.00	161.84
1	1000–1050	1,000	168.00	168.00
7	1050–1100	1,057	147.50–148.00	147.93
8	1100–1150	1,127	150.00–182.00	157.90
1	1150–1200	1,165	157.50	157.50
6	1350–1400	1,378	101.50	101.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	193	310.00	310.00
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
12	250–300	258	325.00–365.00	347.18
39	300–350	334	325.00–355.00	348.40
33	350–400	369	310.00–365.00	345.87
59	400–450	426	305.00–337.50	317.28
54	450–500	471	292.50–320.00	302.49
112	500–550	527	252.50–293.00	271.08
113	550–600	568	229.00–279.00	257.57
68	600–650	621	228.00–254.00	242.67
48	650–700	668	228.00–253.00	236.60
4	700–750	715	222.50–250.00	230.53
8	750–800	769	217.00–221.00	218.07
4	800–850	843	215.50	215.50
3	850–900	870	214.00–215.00	214.34
3	900–950	907	202.00	202.00
5	950–1000	962	200.00–218.00	208.62
1	1050–1100	1,075	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	197.50	197.50
1	1250–1300	1,290	177.50	177.50
2	1400–1450	1,415	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	265	380.00–390.00	384.48
8	300–350	306	370.00–395.00	380.57
2	550–600	588	258.00	258.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	813	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	295.00	295.00
9	550–600	556	272.50	272.50
2	1250–1300	1,288	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	318	355.00–395.00	375.47
6	350–400	364	340.00–360.00	353.17
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	630	227.50–252.50	240.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	1,312	99.00–114.25	105.40
10	—	1,346	93.00–98.00	96.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	126.00–133.00	130.81
217	—	1,108	96.00–110.00	104.02
5	—	1,169	78.00	78.00
40	—	1,006	82.50–97.50	94.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,734	104.50–112.50	106.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	111.00	111.00
8	—	1,684	130.00–143.50	136.52
24	—	1,782	113.00–139.50	128.51

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