Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Since last weeks report, feeder steers are up an average of 3.00, feeder heifers are up an average of 6.00-7.00, feeder bulls are down an average of 10.00. With slaughter cattle, breaker cows are down an average of 1.00-7.00, boner cows are down an average of 1.00, lean cows are up an average of 4.00, slaughter bulls are down an average of 4.00-7.00. Replacement bred cows are up an average of 177.00 per unit and bred cows that are per cwt are down an average of 12.00, replacement bred heifers are up an average of 2.00 per unit. According to the CME Group website feeder cattle futures are 272.825 which is up 1.825. 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 $315.64/cwt on 205 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −92.64 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$315.64

205 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$42.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

+10.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	318.76	1,688	190
Medium and Large 2	551	276.09	1,520	15thin

One grade step is worth $42.67/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale205 hd

315.64

—

UT average1 barns · 205 hd

315.64

+0.00

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+10.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−92.64

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	1,770	151.53	2,682	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,666	137.90	2,297	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,391	136.74	1,902	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	130.81	1,433	50

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)	1,501	$2,580	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,279	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,116	$2,402	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,352	$3,141	10

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	400–450	433	343.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,489	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,230	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	356.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,483	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	247.01/cwt	240.00–248.00	2,058	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	464.77/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	257.68/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	255.67/cwt	237.50–261.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	324.60/cwt	275.00–352.00	1,552	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	303.22/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,722	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1500–1550	1,533	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,155	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1550–1600	1,555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,112	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	361.35/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1450–1500	1,480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	632.80/head	600.00–700.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	293.07/cwt	255.00–296.00	1,802	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	325.42/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,669	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	204.17/cwt	167.50–220.00	2,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	246.93/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,906	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	413.72/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	341.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	278.12/cwt	215.00–290.00	1,591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	318.54/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	291.20/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	273.76/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	78	584.03/head	500.00–675.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	219.50/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	350.55/cwt	215.00–392.50	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,039	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	265.02/cwt	260.00–269.50	2,054	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	349.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	386.94/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	249.48/cwt	241.00–252.00	2,170	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	421.67/cwt	397.50–445.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	244.61/cwt	243.00–248.00	2,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	259.46/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	305.56/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	321.87/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,015	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	331.16/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	258.50/cwt	257.50–260.00	2,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	350.76/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	297.97/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,049	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	3,141.48/head	2,300.00–3,475.00	3,141	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	135.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,796	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,501	2,579.65/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,580	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,278.95/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,279	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	2,402.37/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,402	7
Bulls	—	—	1,748	159.83/cwt	156.50–175.00	2,794	11
Bulls	—	—	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	149.16/cwt	135.00–159.00	2,679	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	131.61/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,464	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,213	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	145.88/cwt	143.00–146.25	2,385	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	2,156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	112.75/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	142.53/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,927	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	133.25/cwt	126.50–141.50	2,241	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	135.40/cwt	118.00–144.00	1,897	88

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 803Last week 605Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 103Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	333	425.00	425.00
6	350–400	367	215.00–392.50	350.55
13	400–450	433	320.00–350.00	343.85
5	450–500	465	340.00–355.00	349.95
13	500–550	518	340.00–362.50	350.76
10	550–600	560	315.00–337.50	331.16
31	600–650	626	312.50–332.50	321.87
6	650–700	683	235.00–280.00	259.46
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
54	750–800	775	260.00–269.50	265.02
10	800–850	814	257.50–260.00	258.50
36	850–900	870	241.00–252.00	249.48
3	900–950	930	243.00–248.00	244.61
1	1100–1150	1,145	175.00	175.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	170.00	170.00
1	1250–1300	1,275	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	455.00–475.00	464.77
3	350–400	377	397.50–445.00	421.67
5	400–450	416	375.00–390.00	386.94
1	450–500	455	387.50	387.50
4	550–600	551	382.50	382.50
12	650–700	675	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	473	285.00–315.00	305.56
3	500–550	525	280.00–310.00	297.97
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	653	240.00–245.00	241.66
3	750–800	798	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	830	236.00	236.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	155.00	155.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	305.00–325.00	318.54
4	450–500	459	250.00–315.00	291.20
7	500–550	526	250.00–277.50	273.76
8	550–600	572	215.00–290.00	278.12
2	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	755	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	898	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	910	217.50	217.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	192.50	192.50
1	1150–1200	1,155	134.50	134.50
1	1200–1250	1,230	136.50	136.50
2	1500–1550	1,533	125.75	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	50–100	78	500.00–675.00	584.03
3	200–250	208	600.00–700.00	632.80
7	350–400	376	335.00–380.00	361.35
29	400–450	416	345.00–365.00	356.48
25	450–500	478	275.00–352.00	324.60
133	500–550	513	290.00–335.00	325.42
57	550–600	568	272.50–310.00	303.22
86	600–650	615	255.00–296.00	293.07
9	650–700	667	240.00–270.00	257.68
9	700–750	728	237.50–261.00	255.67
16	750–800	772	243.00–247.50	246.93
30	800–850	833	240.00–248.00	247.01
2	950–1000	960	230.00	230.00
3	1100–1150	1,112	160.00	160.00
1	1450–1500	1,480	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	395.00–435.00	413.72
2	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	354	407.50	407.50
14	450–500	472	335.00–345.00	341.95
4	1050–1100	1,063	167.50–220.00	204.17
1	1250–1300	1,260	157.50	157.50
2	1550–1600	1,555	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	538	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
11	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	242.50	242.50
2	850–900	868	240.00–245.00	242.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	438	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	707	215.00–221.00	219.50
1	750–800	775	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	325	470.00	470.00

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	10	—	1,352	2,300.00–3,475.00	3,141.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,330	134.00–137.00	135.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,501	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,579.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,278.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	890	2,125.00	2,125.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,116	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,402.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,748	156.50–175.00	159.83
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00
29	—	1,796	135.00–159.00	149.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,112	115.00–142.00	131.61
4	—	926	129.00–133.00	131.01
2	—	1,065	109.00–117.50	112.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,635	143.00–146.25	145.88
1	—	1,760	122.50	122.50
19	—	1,682	126.50–141.50	133.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	127.00	127.00
22	—	1,352	137.50–150.00	142.53
88	—	1,401	118.00–144.00	135.40

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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