Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on limited comparable sales, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances of 10.00 higher on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady on light supplies. Bidding was active on good demand for all classes of livestock with moderate supplies.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.77/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.52 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$346.77

40 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$41.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs UT average

+13.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	353.56	1,972	27
Medium and Large 1-2	559	336.36	1,881	11thin
Medium and Large 2	538	312.19	1,680	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about $293 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 sale40 hd

346.77

—

UT average3 barns · 61 hd

335.86

+10.91

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+13.94

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−61.52

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	1,955	167.91	3,282	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	150.57	2,286	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	146.54	1,821	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	123.98	1,151	12
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,830	128.26	2,347	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	132.62	1,717	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	159.00	2,186	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,222	220.00	2,688	3thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$2,928	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,424	$2,899	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,324	$2,535	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	250–300	270	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	844	286.25/cwt	286.25–286.25	2,416	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	394.49/cwt	365.00–402.50	1,645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	281.98/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,199	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	650–700	690	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	950–1000	983	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	297.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,433	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	773	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	4
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,062	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,599	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	2,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	303.10/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,497	10
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,083	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	127.86/cwt	126.50–138.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	349.44/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,100	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	868	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,239	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	322.72/cwt	305.00–338.00	2,046	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	358.66/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	328.83/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	262.69/cwt	247.00–278.00	2,165	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	341.21/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	271.94/cwt	260.00–276.00	2,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	290.15/cwt	283.00–294.00	2,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	249.41/cwt	237.50–255.00	2,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	316.94/cwt	297.50–322.50	2,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	290.31/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	594	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	2,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,137	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,423	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	276.15/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,217	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	355.37/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,599	3,115.64/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,116	4
Bulls	—	—	2,473	176.50/cwt	174.75–178.25	4,365	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,222	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,688	3
Bulls	—	—	1,881	172.68/cwt	169.00–176.25	3,248	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	146.37/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,862	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	136.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,616	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	126.57/cwt	121.50–131.50	1,485	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	281.54/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	284.89/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	312.19/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,737.91/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,738	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,903.57/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.64/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,949	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,562	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,213	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,186	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,830	128.26/cwt	125.00–134.50	2,347	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	161.23/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,788	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	148.08/cwt	144.00–151.50	2,261	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	124.48/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,173	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	154.92/cwt	149.00–161.00	2,936	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,510	1

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 462Last week 789Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 313Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
10	400–450	417	365.00–402.50	394.49
17	450–500	491	340.00–361.00	355.37
13	500–550	520	355.00–365.00	358.66
8	550–600	592	315.00–337.50	328.83
14	600–650	601	349.00–355.00	349.44
9	650–700	672	282.50–297.50	290.31
3	700–750	743	288.00	288.00
5	750–800	780	270.00–285.00	281.98
13	800–850	803	255.00–280.00	276.15
4	850–900	885	255.00	255.00
5	900–950	909	237.50–255.00	249.41
1	950–1000	985	217.00	217.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
7	500–550	539	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	670	237.50–240.00	238.73
5	700–750	719	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	235.00	235.00
6	1000–1050	1,037	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	983	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	481	295.00–305.00	297.94
2	500–550	538	290.00–335.00	312.19
2	700–750	720	262.50–279.00	270.64
2	750–800	765	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	845	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	773	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	850–900	868	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	375.50	375.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	442.50	442.50
10	450–500	464	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
6	900–950	937	278.25	278.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	800–850	844	286.25	286.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	569	325.00–352.50	341.21
10	600–650	634	305.00–338.00	322.72
7	700–750	724	297.50–322.50	316.94
19	750–800	763	283.00–294.00	290.15
16	800–850	824	247.00–278.00	262.69
1	850–900	875	268.00	268.00
4	900–950	932	260.00–276.00	271.94
1	950–1000	970	257.50	257.50
2	1050–1100	1,075	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
10	450–500	494	285.00–305.00	303.10
3	500–550	520	275.00–285.00	281.54
5	550–600	566	270.00–295.00	284.89
3	600–650	640	272.50	272.50
2	700–750	735	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	825	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	875	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	288.00	288.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	254.00	254.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	605	207.50	207.50
3	750–800	752	197.50	197.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	868	215.00	215.00
2	950–1000	990	173.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	739	126.50–138.00	127.86
1	850–900	855	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,599	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,115.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,737.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,373	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,903.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,423	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,473	174.75–178.25	176.50
10	—	1,881	169.00–176.25	172.68
5	—	1,895	149.00–161.00	154.92
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	220.00	220.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,272	140.00–152.00	146.37
22	—	1,182	130.00–139.00	136.75
16	—	1,109	159.00–166.00	161.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	183.00	183.00
26	—	1,527	144.00–151.50	148.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	942	122.50–125.00	124.48
1	—	775	118.50	118.50
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	121.50–131.50	126.57
2	—	1,485	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,280	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	159.00	159.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	125.00–134.50	128.26

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