Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Since last weeks report, feeder steers are up an average of 2.00-10.00, feeder heifers are up an average of 1.00-13.00, feeder bulls are down an average of 3.00. With slaughter cattle, breaker cows are down an average of 2.00-3.00, boner cows are down an average of 2.00-3.00, lean cows are down an average of 4.00, slaughter bulls are up an average of 1.00-14.00. Replacement bred cows are up an average of 127.00 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 $348.45/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −102.26 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$348.45

111 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$70.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−8.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	359.18	2,108	79
Medium and Large 1-2	544	333.19	1,812	24
Medium and Large 2	559	288.25	1,612	8thin

One grade step is worth $70.94/cwt here — about $496 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale111 hd

348.45

—

UT average1 barns · 111 hd

348.45

+0.00

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−8.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−102.26

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	1,870	156.70	2,931	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,696	137.80	2,337	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	137.78	1,495	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	136.71	1,852	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)	1,233	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$1,923	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,309	$2,660	14

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	500–550	530	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	205.22/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	342.11/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	329.52/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	244.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	326.17/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	265.90/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	266.65/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	294.64/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,791	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	274.03/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,981	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	464.08/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	249.47/cwt	248.00–252.00	2,158	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	335.55/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	221.54/cwt	215.00–228.00	2,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	256.21/cwt	252.50–257.50	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	341.71/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	317.87/cwt	255.00–327.50	1,840	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	414.31/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	293.83/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,260	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,073	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	467.48/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	300.59/cwt	271.00–304.50	2,122	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	428.95/cwt	395.00–433.00	1,673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	279.36/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	417.28/cwt	325.00–432.50	1,828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	392.59/cwt	300.00–422.50	1,829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	309.66/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,087	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	271.02/cwt	270.00–273.00	2,195	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	494.70/cwt	445.00–501.00	1,736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	295.16/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	173	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	495.26/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	359.03/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,111	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	261.91/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,022	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	243.19/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	335.54/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,027	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	278.27/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	206.75/cwt	200.00–237.00	2,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	337.66/cwt	337.00–341.00	2,131	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	325.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	370.48/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	135.28/cwt	120.00–139.25	1,529	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	126.67/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,107	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	142.94/cwt	135.00–146.50	2,446	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	137.49/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,860	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	123.73/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,730	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	109.16/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,048	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,018	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	166.01/cwt	142.50–212.50	1,668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	173.68/cwt	159.00–217.50	2,753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,956	151.61/cwt	146.50–157.00	2,965	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,659.67/head	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,660	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,922.83/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	326.23/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	83	501.21/head	360.00–585.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	50–100	92	600.91/head	550.00–650.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	287.43/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	105	557.62/head	500.00–610.00	558	2

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 951Year ago 1,338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 139Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	530	265.00–270.00	267.50
6	550–600	569	285.00–305.00	295.16
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	670	272.50–285.00	279.36
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	863	190.00–220.00	205.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	775.00	775.00
1	200–250	235	875.00	875.00
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
7	300–350	339	445.00	445.00
11	350–400	390	395.00–433.00	428.95
8	400–450	438	325.00–432.50	417.28
18	450–500	466	300.00–422.50	392.59
17	500–550	530	320.00–345.00	329.52
7	550–600	577	332.50–350.00	342.11
43	600–650	604	330.00–339.00	335.54
23	650–700	674	295.00–315.00	309.66
5	750–800	797	265.00	265.00
11	850–900	881	240.00–245.00	244.54
1	900–950	935	239.00	239.00
6	950–1000	997	242.50	242.50
2	1000–1050	1,010	202.50	202.50
1	1350–1400	1,375	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	480.00–505.00	495.26
9	350–400	351	445.00–501.00	494.70
6	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	543	365.00	365.00
77	550–600	588	359.00–360.00	359.03
19	600–650	631	337.00–341.00	337.66
85	700–750	706	271.00–304.50	300.59
18	800–850	810	270.00–273.00	271.02
1	900–950	900	252.50	252.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	50–100	92	550.00–650.00	600.91
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	460	322.50–330.00	326.17
2	550–600	570	280.00–295.00	287.43
3	600–650	615	245.00–287.50	265.90
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	50–100	83	360.00–585.00	501.21
2	100–150	105	500.00–610.00	557.62
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	340	382.50	382.50
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
10	400–450	420	325.00–390.00	370.48
9	450–500	480	325.00–350.00	335.55
2	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.12
36	550–600	579	255.00–327.50	317.87
13	600–650	608	225.00–310.00	294.64
3	650–700	680	230.00–265.00	243.19
25	700–750	723	267.50–280.00	274.03
22	750–800	772	255.00–277.50	261.91
2	800–850	800	263.00	263.00
2	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
4	950–1000	984	215.00–228.00	221.54
7	1000–1050	1,020	200.00–237.00	206.75
2	1050–1100	1,073	200.00–220.00	210.12
1	1100–1150	1,120	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	315.00–340.00	326.23
4	450–500	462	265.00–315.00	278.27
9	500–550	521	280.00–310.00	293.83
8	550–600	581	230.00–290.00	266.65
2	600–650	605	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	209.00	209.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	168.00	168.00
1	1250–1300	1,260	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	420.00–485.00	467.48
11	300–350	340	420.00–485.00	464.08
4	350–400	356	448.00	448.00
20	400–450	422	405.00–422.50	414.31
6	450–500	458	380.00	380.00
16	500–550	532	340.00–342.50	341.71
5	550–600	554	337.50	337.50
4	800–850	809	252.50–257.50	256.21
19	850–900	865	248.00–252.00	249.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,130	120.00–139.25	135.28
2	—	960	105.00–112.00	109.16
3	—	1,005	142.50–212.50	166.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	123.00–128.00	126.67
13	—	1,711	135.00–146.50	142.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,353	129.00–145.00	137.49
5	—	1,398	110.00–129.00	123.73
1	—	1,205	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	159.00–217.50	173.68
10	—	1,956	146.50–157.00	151.61

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	—	1,230	132.50	132.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,107	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,922.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,309	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,659.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,300.00	2,300.00

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