Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, Steers are up an average of 5.00-13.00, heifers are up an average of 2.00-14.00, feeder bulls are up 10.00-20.00. Breaker slaughter cows are up 7.00, boner cows are up 6.00-13.00, lean cows are unchanged, slaughter bulls are down 4.00-7.00. Bred stock cows are up 500.00-600.00 per unit. 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 $334.79/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.92 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$334.79

49 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$58.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−13.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	360.54	1,878	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	337.34	1,844	24
Medium and Large 2	525	301.80	1,584	12thin

One grade step is worth $58.75/cwt here — about $294 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 sale49 hd

334.79

—

UT average1 barns · 49 hd

334.79

+0.00

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−13.87

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−115.92

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	—	High	1,505	132.35	1,992	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	128.98	1,804	120
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,767	124.24	2,195	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	119.61	1,311	38

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,835	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,217	$2,465	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,547	$2,231	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	253.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	251.67/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	328.08/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	310.97/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	333.52/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	272.14/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,720	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	332.16/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,760	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	320.32/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,377	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	334.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	313.21/cwt	300.00–325.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	258.68/cwt	240.00–260.50	1,873	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	286.45/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	214.09/cwt	190.00–227.50	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	243.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	371.96/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,707	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	235.51/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	209.63/cwt	192.50–217.50	2,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	249.15/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	364.73/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,335	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	360.54/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	400.20/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	389.98/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	99.24/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,061	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	132.72/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,447	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	119.16/cwt	100.00–129.00	1,326	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,767	115.78/cwt	106.00–118.50	2,046	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	126.74/cwt	121.00–135.00	2,223	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	112.62/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,560	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	130.48/cwt	121.50–137.50	1,829	106
Bulls	—	—	1,537	140.32/cwt	137.50–143.50	2,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	131.59/cwt	115.00–149.00	1,967	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	131.43/cwt	122.50–137.00	1,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,465.23/head	2,000.00–2,725.00	2,465	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,834.51/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,835	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	131.47/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,876	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,547	2,231.09/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	307.27/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	309.98/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,268	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	305.41/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	249.80/cwt	225.00–270.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	264.66/cwt	257.50–265.50	2,348	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1400–1450	1,440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	309.26/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	283.72/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	275.31/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	213.84/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	364.78/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	273.63/cwt	245.00–277.00	2,126	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	267.65/cwt	259.00–275.50	2,187	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	284.60/cwt	245.00–298.00	1,932	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	272.95/cwt	245.00–279.00	1,943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,300	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	343.95/cwt	285.00–360.00	1,816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	356.18/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,311	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	357.33/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,551	9

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 736Last week 1,297Year ago 1,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 209Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	300.00–325.00	313.21
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	365	320.00–340.00	333.52
15	400–450	430	315.00–340.00	320.32
8	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	334.26
25	500–550	530	320.00–337.00	332.16
7	550–600	573	277.50–292.50	286.45
60	600–650	632	255.00–275.00	272.14
9	650–700	693	250.00–253.00	251.67
58	700–750	724	240.00–260.50	258.68
3	750–800	777	250.00–255.00	253.37
3	800–850	832	240.00–246.00	243.98
2	850–900	853	238.00	238.00
3	950–1000	983	190.00–227.50	214.09
5	1000–1050	1,020	192.50–217.50	209.63
1	1050–1100	1,090	190.00	190.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
13	350–400	366	360.00–370.00	364.73
5	400–450	428	360.00	360.00
13	450–500	459	355.00–375.00	371.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	225.00–270.00	249.80
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	517	305.00–312.50	309.98
7	600–650	619	227.50	227.50
2	650–700	660	230.00–232.50	231.24
2	750–800	790	200.00–227.50	213.84
1	800–850	840	217.50	217.50
2	950–1000	950	215.00	215.00
2	1250–1300	1,268	175.00	175.00
1	1400–1450	1,440	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	323	285.00–335.00	310.97
9	350–400	368	325.00–380.00	356.18
9	400–450	434	325.00–365.00	357.33
5	450–500	481	320.00–380.00	364.78
14	500–550	528	285.00–360.00	343.95
10	550–600	573	310.00–335.00	328.08
6	600–650	623	265.00–285.00	275.31
40	650–700	679	245.00–298.00	284.60
25	700–750	712	245.00–279.00	272.95
87	750–800	777	245.00–277.00	273.63
37	800–850	817	259.00–275.50	267.65
20	850–900	887	257.50–265.50	264.66
19	950–1000	981	234.50	234.50
4	1100–1150	1,130	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	333	350.00–425.00	400.20
3	400–450	432	385.00–392.50	389.98
13	500–550	521	355.00–365.00	360.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	305.00–310.00	309.26
2	400–450	403	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	490	285.00–330.00	307.27
10	500–550	515	285.00–315.00	305.41
2	550–600	575	282.50–285.00	283.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	635	230.00–268.00	249.15
1	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
3	750–800	782	263.00	263.00
3	800–850	838	230.00–239.00	235.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	895	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,069	90.00–107.00	99.24
13	—	1,090	126.00–138.00	132.72
17	—	1,113	100.00–129.00	119.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,767	106.00–118.50	115.78
1	—	2,050	137.00	137.00
22	—	1,754	121.00–135.00	126.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,385	106.00–119.00	112.62
2	—	1,308	147.50	147.50
106	—	1,402	121.50–137.50	130.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	137.50–143.50	140.32
1	—	1,530	117.50	117.50
12	—	1,495	115.00–149.00	131.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	122.50–137.00	131.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,217	2,000.00–2,725.00	2,465.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,200	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,834.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,427	124.00–135.00	131.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,547	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,231.09

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle