Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Since last weeks report, feeder steers are up an average of 9.00-11.00, feeder heifers are up an average of 10.00-13.00, feeder bulls are about steady. With slaughter cattle, breaker cows are up an average of 6.00-11.00, boner cows are up an average of 4.00, lean cows are up an average of 1.00-4.00, slaughter bulls are up an average of 1.00-10.00. Replacement bred cows are down an average of 157.00 per unit, replacement bred heifers are up an average of 75.00 per unit, cow-calf pairs are down an average of 342.00 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 $344.56/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −106.15 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$344.56

68 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$640

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

$102.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−14.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	365.00	2,037	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	352.90	1,877	47
Medium and Large 2	533	262.34	1,397	8thin

One grade step is worth $102.66/cwt here — about $640 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 sale68 hd

344.56

—

UT average1 barns · 68 hd

344.56

+0.00

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−14.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−106.15

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	1,759	154.86	2,724	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	143.79	2,390	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,421	138.08	1,963	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	129.37	1,451	11

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)	1,254	$2,423	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,542	$2,800	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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	450–500	467	349.36/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	180.72/cwt	176.00–217.50	1,842	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	265.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,689	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	270.95/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	429.94/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	269.56/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,925	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	250.98/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	336.97/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	312.71/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,093	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	304.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,769	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	188.34/cwt	167.50–195.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	254.49/cwt	230.00–255.50	2,186	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	247.14/cwt	230.00–256.00	2,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	304.08/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,463	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	371.10/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	324.04/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,675	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,333	169.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	446.56/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,639	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	244.47/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,235	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	372.25/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1500–1550	1,530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	150	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	443.05/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,511	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	351.62/cwt	349.00–352.50	1,684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	192.97/cwt	188.00–207.50	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	370.13/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,558	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	75	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	269.89/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	348.16/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,155	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	324.37/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,836	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	259.45/cwt	252.00–260.00	2,374	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,193	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	350.80/cwt	240.00–390.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	259.82/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	283.55/cwt	250.00–306.00	2,056	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	267.79/cwt	250.00–274.00	2,225	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	265.67/cwt	245.00–268.50	2,083	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	366.27/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,890	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	260.01/cwt	246.00–264.00	2,296	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	370.91/cwt	285.00–390.00	1,591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	347.31/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	283.02/cwt	255.00–310.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	392.70/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	409.71/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,774	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	441.42/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,633	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	311.20/cwt	275.00–329.00	1,892	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	290.53/cwt	250.00–317.50	1,941	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	217.70/cwt	195.00–235.00	2,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,042	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	126.82/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,798	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	142.20/cwt	139.50–145.50	2,019	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	139.60/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,987	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	144.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,402	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,489	8
Bulls	—	—	1,682	138.58/cwt	137.00–142.50	2,331	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	160.10/cwt	155.00–212.50	2,861	18
Bulls	—	—	1,731	150.32/cwt	148.00–154.50	2,602	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,422.89/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,423	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,542	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	698.28/head	650.00–750.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	426.89/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1450–1500	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	300.42/cwt	225.00–327.50	1,271	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	254.95/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	260.66/cwt	260.00–261.00	2,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	271.01/cwt	265.00–272.50	2,022	5

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 951Last week 803Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 237Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 32Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	360.00	360.00
1	150–200	155	625.00	625.00
1	200–250	235	850.00	850.00
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	314	345.00–395.00	371.10
2	350–400	383	360.00–385.00	372.25
16	400–450	421	340.00–385.00	370.13
14	450–500	467	320.00–375.00	349.36
38	500–550	517	305.00–335.00	324.04
29	550–600	581	290.00–310.00	304.39
26	600–650	636	250.00–275.00	265.50
18	650–700	675	265.00–273.00	270.95
32	700–750	714	252.50–275.00	269.56
4	750–800	766	230.00–256.00	244.47
7	800–850	820	230.00–256.00	247.14
41	850–900	859	230.00–255.50	254.49
4	900–950	908	188.00–207.50	192.97
4	950–1000	980	167.50–195.00	188.34
19	1000–1050	1,019	176.00–217.50	180.72
4	1050–1100	1,093	167.00	167.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	210.00	210.00
1	1200–1250	1,235	177.00	177.00
1	1250–1300	1,255	178.00	178.00
3	1300–1350	1,333	168.00–170.00	169.35
1	1500–1550	1,530	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	320.00–355.00	336.97
4	350–400	379	290.00–345.00	312.71
7	400–450	423	225.00–327.50	300.42
18	450–500	481	275.00–315.00	304.08
4	500–550	523	245.00–257.50	250.98
4	550–600	588	220.00–270.00	254.95
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	224.98
4	800–850	823	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	152.50	152.50
1	1200–1250	1,220	145.00	145.00
1	1450–1500	1,450	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	412.50	412.50
1	200–250	225	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
19	300–350	341	435.00–450.00	443.05
27	350–400	367	400.00–450.00	446.56
12	450–500	479	349.00–352.50	351.62
5	600–650	626	284.00	284.00
5	700–750	746	265.00–272.50	271.01
18	750–800	777	260.00–261.00	260.66
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	990	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	405.00–455.00	429.94
37	350–400	370	420.00–445.00	441.42
22	400–450	433	405.00–417.50	409.71
11	450–500	472	370.00–415.00	392.70
3	500–550	538	375.00	375.00
10	550–600	564	362.00	362.00
3	600–650	612	327.50	327.50
8	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	438	330.00–360.00	348.16
6	500–550	519	255.00–285.00	259.82
2	550–600	573	265.00–275.00	269.89
3	600–650	642	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	740	230.00–232.50	231.26
1	850–900	895	202.50	202.50
1	1150–1200	1,155	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	265	255.00–310.00	283.02
2	300–350	330	340.00–345.00	342.46
4	350–400	380	240.00–390.00	350.80
11	400–450	429	285.00–390.00	370.91
16	450–500	473	310.00–375.00	347.31
32	500–550	516	300.00–380.00	366.27
15	550–600	566	295.00–347.50	324.37
17	600–650	608	275.00–329.00	311.20
19	650–700	668	250.00–317.50	290.53
81	700–750	725	250.00–306.00	283.55
24	750–800	784	245.00–268.50	265.67
36	800–850	831	250.00–274.00	267.79
9	850–900	883	246.00–264.00	260.01
15	900–950	915	252.00–260.00	259.45
1	950–1000	985	235.00	235.00
8	1000–1050	1,012	195.00–235.00	217.70
2	1050–1100	1,070	230.00	230.00
2	1150–1200	1,193	215.00	215.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	955	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	75	975.00	975.00
2	200–250	218	650.00–750.00	698.28
1	250–300	270	800.00	800.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	725.00	725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	405.00–450.00	426.89
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	118.00–132.00	126.82
17	—	1,420	139.50–145.50	142.20
43	—	1,423	132.50–146.00	139.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,663	140.00–147.00	144.41
1	—	1,640	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,102	132.00–138.00	135.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	137.00–142.50	138.58
18	—	1,787	155.00–212.50	160.10
10	—	1,731	148.00–154.50	150.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,254	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,422.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,542	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00

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