Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Steers are up an average of 1.00-7.00, heifers are up an average of 3.00-9.00, feeder bulls are up 10.00 . Breaker slaughter cows are down 1.00, boner cows are up 4.00-5.00, lean cows low dressing are down 5.00, lean cows average dressing are up 10.00, slaughter bulls are up 4.00-9.00. 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 $306.87/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −101.42 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$306.87

161 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$78.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

+2.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	340.00	1,887	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	306.22	1,667	144
Medium and Large 2	578	261.67	1,513	6thin

One grade step is worth $78.33/cwt here — about $374 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

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 sale161 hd

306.87

—

UT average1 barns · 161 hd

306.87

+0.00

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

+2.45

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−101.42

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	—	Average	1,747	139.68	2,440	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	123.66	1,667	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	122.69	1,358	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	119.49	2,006	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$1,922	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,490	$2,440	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	550–600	574	290.55/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,668	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	333.19/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,716	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	337.29/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	359.50/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,542	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	342.83/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	292.29/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,950	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	267.29/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,941	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	306.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	388.21/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	252.01/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,097	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	242.81/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	317.33/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,612	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	346.55/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	238.46/cwt	236.50–243.00	2,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	255.07/cwt	246.00–257.25	2,217	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	315.00/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,840	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	338.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1650–1700	1,680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	249.73/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	322.43/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,332	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	251.81/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,977	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	355.09/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	270.14/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,691	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	246.36/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,786	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,173	147.07/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	329.88/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	229.81/cwt	225.00–239.50	1,901	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,439.68/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,440	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,922.09/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,922	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	136.56/cwt	127.50–146.50	2,431	15
Bulls	—	—	1,663	147.47/cwt	144.50–152.00	2,452	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	128.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,326	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	100.34/cwt	95.50–105.00	1,093	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	123.57/cwt	111.50–130.00	1,668	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	123.23/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,405	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	112.26/cwt	108.50–114.00	1,548	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	134.16/cwt	127.00–138.50	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	238.34/cwt	237.00–240.00	2,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	223.76/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	265.70/cwt	261.00–269.50	2,049	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	356.95/cwt	355.00–358.00	1,853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	308.08/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,938	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	226.11/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,734	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	293.76/cwt	282.50–299.00	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	296.66/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	229.90/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	312.55/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	972	159.39/cwt	151.00–192.50	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	234.72/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	315.90/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,662	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	262.97/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,767	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	305.03/cwt	295.00–310.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	326.21/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,569	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	246.20/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	259.00/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1500–1550	1,523	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,165	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	119.49/cwt	112.00–126.00	2,006	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,297Last week 1,734Year ago 1,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 544Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 57Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	295.00–310.00	305.03
4	350–400	378	305.00–320.00	312.55
53	400–450	413	295.00–340.00	322.43
33	450–500	481	290.00–345.00	326.21
89	500–550	526	285.00–330.00	315.90
55	550–600	574	270.00–307.50	290.55
90	600–650	626	250.00–277.50	270.14
64	650–700	672	245.00–268.00	262.97
29	700–750	725	210.00–257.50	246.36
39	750–800	785	237.50–262.50	251.81
9	800–850	827	225.00–239.50	229.81
2	850–900	870	222.50–225.00	223.76
14	1000–1050	1,035	167.50	167.50
8	1050–1100	1,087	141.00	141.00
3	1150–1200	1,173	130.00–170.00	147.07
4	1350–1400	1,385	145.00	145.00
3	1500–1550	1,523	149.00	149.00
1	1650–1700	1,680	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	588	252.50–265.00	259.00
2	600–650	623	225.00–245.00	234.72
13	700–750	717	220.00–227.00	226.11
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
6	950–1000	972	151.00–192.50	159.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	350.00–357.50	355.09
7	350–400	384	335.00–340.00	338.59
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	456	355.00	355.00
11	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	740	247.00–252.50	249.73
15	750–800	760	246.00–249.00	246.20
1	1100–1150	1,110	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	405.00	405.00
3	250–300	292	392.50	392.50
3	300–350	335	330.00–355.00	346.55
5	350–400	374	325.00–365.00	342.83
20	400–450	429	320.00–380.00	359.50
7	450–500	464	310.00–360.00	337.29
63	500–550	515	320.00–345.00	333.19
33	550–600	584	300.00–337.00	315.00
67	600–650	629	285.00–322.00	308.08
55	650–700	667	250.00–310.00	292.29
43	700–750	726	250.00–274.00	267.29
32	750–800	771	261.00–269.50	265.70
80	800–850	832	225.00–260.00	252.01
41	850–900	869	246.00–257.25	255.07
6	900–950	922	236.50–243.00	238.46
3	950–1000	958	237.00–240.00	238.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	310	300.00–310.00	306.77
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
3	450–500	487	290.00–305.00	296.66
15	500–550	508	315.00–317.50	317.33
8	550–600	590	282.50–299.00	293.76
8	600–650	632	220.00–285.00	242.81
5	650–700	675	222.50–245.00	229.90
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	377.50–395.00	388.21
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
20	500–550	519	355.00–358.00	356.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	329.88
5	500–550	533	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	678	258.00–260.00	258.99
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,490	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,439.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,164	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,922.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,780	127.50–146.50	136.56
6	—	1,663	144.50–152.00	147.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,032	127.00–132.00	128.47
7	—	1,089	95.50–105.00	100.34
54	—	1,140	112.00–130.00	123.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,350	111.50–130.00	123.57
4	—	1,379	108.50–114.00	112.26
5	—	1,292	127.00–138.50	134.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,679	112.00–126.00	119.49

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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