Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder steers are 8.00-13.00 higher, heifers are 2.00-14.00 higher. slaughter cows are 3.00-6.00 lower, slaughter bulls are 1.00-3.00 higher. 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 $312.69/cwt on 296 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −138.02 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$312.69

296 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$39.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−12.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	316.41	1,761	268
Medium and Large 2	528	277.08	1,463	28

One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale296 hd

312.69

—

UT average1 barns · 296 hd

312.69

+0.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−12.68

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−138.02

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	1,791	130.87	2,343	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	114.45	1,997	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	114.38	1,249	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	112.29	1,520	241

Every lot, as filed

83 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	313	424.02/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,327	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	248.25/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,318	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	237.06/cwt	220.00–247.50	2,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	335.51/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.14/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	298.98/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	762	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,113	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	2,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	436.56/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	404.90/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,470	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	468.45/cwt	465.25–470.00	1,223	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	266.00/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,934	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	304.00/cwt	267.50–314.00	1,906	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	332.98/cwt	300.00–349.00	1,735	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	256.28/cwt	232.50–266.00	1,963	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	229.15/cwt	218.00–235.00	2,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	386.79/cwt	370.00–395.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	334.81/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,600	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	281.70/cwt	230.00–288.00	1,885	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	308.71/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,769	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	216.21/cwt	212.50–220.00	2,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	362.22/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,543	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	302.59/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	280.14/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,451	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	240.15/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	297.47/cwt	265.00–312.50	1,374	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	258.69/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	214.61/cwt	210.00–215.50	1,998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	362.75/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	267.54/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,672	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	434.57/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,182	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	407.25/cwt	400.00–415.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	281.21/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,294	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	127.26/cwt	122.00–157.50	1,465	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	114.45/cwt	108.50–120.00	1,997	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	94.43/cwt	92.50–97.00	1,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	131.33/cwt	125.00–141.50	1,623	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	112.02/cwt	101.00–133.00	1,521	230
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	114.64/cwt	95.50–129.00	1,246	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	84.97/cwt	80.00–87.50	885	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,679	110.97/cwt	97.50–117.50	1,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	130.05/cwt	121.00–137.50	2,325	25
Bulls	—	—	1,830	138.56/cwt	134.00–142.50	2,536	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	182.43/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	122.56/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,796	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	411.92/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	239.44/cwt	238.50–241.00	1,801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,137	181.83/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	322.56/cwt	300.00–335.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.95/cwt	250.00–295.50	1,613	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	376.36/cwt	320.00–395.00	1,242	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	242.65/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,648	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	325.12/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,541	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	243.72/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	337.08/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,429	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	217.48/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	229.99/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,295	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	295.91/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,530	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,220	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	234.20/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	215.84/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	258.63/cwt	242.50–290.00	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	282.17/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	208.71/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	251	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,058	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,021	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	250.41/cwt	245.00–255.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,842	15

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,593Last week 703Year ago 1,563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 547Last week 207Year ago 494

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	435.00–440.00	436.56
6	250–300	261	465.25–470.00	468.45
15	300–350	313	415.00–435.00	424.02
10	350–400	363	400.00–415.00	404.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	390.00	390.00
3	200–250	233	370.00–395.00	386.79
2	250–300	298	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
8	350–400	368	320.00–355.00	335.51
77	400–450	426	325.00–395.00	362.22
62	450–500	478	315.00–355.00	334.81
85	500–550	521	300.00–349.00	332.98
183	550–600	573	290.00–316.00	308.71
130	600–650	627	267.50–314.00	304.00
101	650–700	669	230.00–288.00	281.70
65	700–750	727	240.00–278.00	266.00
33	750–800	766	232.50–266.00	256.28
4	800–850	818	222.50–255.00	240.15
8	850–900	869	220.00–247.50	237.06
3	900–950	915	218.00–235.00	229.15
6	950–1000	963	212.50–220.00	216.21
6	1000–1050	1,023	207.50	207.50
2	1100–1150	1,113	213.00–215.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	376	285.00–310.00	298.98
2	400–450	425	300.00–305.00	302.59
11	450–500	462	265.00–312.50	297.47
24	500–550	518	265.00–295.00	280.14
4	550–600	589	255.00–270.00	258.69
6	600–650	625	242.50–255.00	250.14
3	650–700	677	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	762	205.00	205.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	245.00–255.00	250.41
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
12	350–400	377	270.00–285.00	282.17
9	400–450	418	242.50–290.00	258.63
11	450–500	460	250.00–290.00	281.21
19	500–550	531	237.50–257.50	248.25
13	550–600	563	200.00–232.50	229.99
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
7	650–700	686	210.00–225.00	217.48
2	750–800	758	205.00–212.50	208.71
1	800–850	825	202.50	202.50
11	1050–1100	1,058	191.00	191.00
15	1200–1250	1,220	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	300.00–335.00	322.56
4	250–300	251	345.00	345.00
16	300–350	330	320.00–395.00	376.36
5	350–400	365	350.00–390.00	362.75
55	400–450	424	300.00–355.00	337.08
65	450–500	474	300.00–350.00	325.12
47	500–550	517	275.00–305.00	295.91
69	550–600	574	250.00–295.50	280.95
103	600–650	625	247.50–272.50	267.54
87	650–700	679	235.00–252.00	242.65
15	700–750	719	230.00–251.00	243.72
8	750–800	752	238.50–241.00	239.44
5	800–850	834	229.00–247.00	234.20
1	850–900	895	212.50	212.50
10	900–950	931	210.00–215.50	214.61
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
6	1000–1050	1,009	215.00–220.00	215.84
3	1100–1150	1,137	178.00–185.00	181.83
2	1150–1200	1,185	185.00	185.00
1	1200–1250	1,220	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	239	400.00–415.00	407.25
17	250–300	272	415.00–450.00	434.57
5	300–350	317	400.00–440.00	411.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,151	122.00–157.50	127.26
81	—	1,087	95.50–129.00	114.64
5	—	1,041	80.00–87.50	84.97
1	—	1,105	98.50	98.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,745	108.50–120.00	114.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	92.50–97.00	94.43
7	—	1,236	125.00–141.50	131.33
230	—	1,358	101.00–133.00	112.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	97.50–117.50	110.97
25	—	1,788	121.00–137.50	130.05
13	—	1,830	134.00–142.50	138.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	172.50–192.50	182.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,465	110.00–129.00	122.56

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

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