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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, May 13
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
649 head
187 vs last sale 462 245 vs year ago 404 · +60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
52 vs last sale 258 154 vs year ago 156 · +98.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
25 vs last sale 33 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 7.00-12.00 higher while feeder heifers sold 9.00-14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm compared to last week on moderate supply. Bidding was active with good demand for all classes of cattle with moderate supplies.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.54/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 85.17 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.
Average price
$365.54
52 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$533
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$79.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.86
vs UT average
19.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580380.612,20940
Medium and Large 1-2594330.001,9606thin
Medium and Large 2558300.651,6766thin
One grade step is worth $79.96/cwt here — about $533 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
523478433388median 450.7112/1602/1704/0706/0208/18
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 sale52 hd
365.54
UT average3 barns · 83 hd
350.69
+14.86
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−19.06
This barn, trailing median28 sales
450.71
−85.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,620177.452,87543
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289157.962,036134
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538155.282,38826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134132.231,49921
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,525130.191,98521
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,270121.051,5376thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$2,9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,7503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,7493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,875$2,7191thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,384$2,6723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,432$3,12022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)929$2,8736
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,2001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728280.97/cwt280.00–282.502,04526
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368414.48/cwt320.00–480.001,5253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750746268.85/cwt265.00–270.002,00619
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730306.35/cwt300.00–322.502,23612
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950920279.25/cwt279.00–279.502,56928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484368.19/cwt365.00–370.001,78211
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9087
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,130222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,5143
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,5203
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428449.02/cwt370.00–470.001,92212
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700693328.91/cwt297.50–334.002,27913
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550544365.00/cwt345.00–375.001,9865
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636292.66/cwt285.00–302.501,8618
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,067241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,5713
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020254.99/cwt242.50–265.002,6013
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860246.25/cwt240.00–252.502,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764267.21/cwt242.50–279.002,04111
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600576363.60/cwt355.00–375.002,0949
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573355.95/cwt340.00–357.502,04052
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4241
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713267.00/cwt257.50–282.501,90411
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850828263.37/cwt247.50–270.002,1814
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850836287.32/cwt277.50–291.002,40211
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8952
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7452
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519358.36/cwt355.00–360.001,86017
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950922232.26/cwt225.00–237.502,1413
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650634327.75/cwt327.50–330.002,07810
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695276.25/cwt267.50–285.001,9202
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950928232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1583
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900886249.30/cwt242.50–252.502,20910
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450409342.66/cwt340.00–350.001,4014
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750717390.50/cwt390.50–390.502,80012
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,9002
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000995230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,8752,718.75/head2,718.75–2,718.752,7191
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4133,089.43/head2,450.00–3,300.003,08918
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,055215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300296470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3917
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450418395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6512
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650637351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,2363
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600589389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,29426
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29292,872.72/head2,300.00–3,050.002,8736
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2882,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2432,748.79/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7493
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330148.54/cwt142.00–167.501,976104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,136183.90/cwt175.00–197.502,08913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,081141.49/cwt140.00–148.001,5305
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,270121.05/cwt115.00–122.001,5376
CowsLean 85-90%928111.65/cwt100.00–117.501,0363
Bulls1,770171.13/cwt162.50–177.503,02931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,596148.78/cwt143.00–161.002,37519
BullsReturn to Feed1,165202.16/cwt190.00–207.502,3554
BullsReturn to Feed1,064224.58/cwt220.00–235.002,3903
CowsLean 85-90%1,168135.66/cwt126.00–139.001,58518
Bulls2,455180.00/cwt180.00–180.004,4191
SteersMedium 2800–850805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,379172.94/cwt167.50–185.002,3857
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,187218.35/cwt212.50–222.502,59212
Bulls1,175133.87/cwt120.00–146.501,5732
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,560129.20/cwt125.00–131.502,01620
Bulls1,068197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,1092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3553,161.99/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6783,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4932,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1382,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3842,671.58/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6723
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8724
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8981
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750708262.34/cwt247.50–270.001,8576
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585308.36/cwt305.00–310.001,8043
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800777167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3013
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850807242.51/cwt240.00–247.501,9573
HeifersMedium and Large 21000–10501,025202.81/cwt190.00–216.002,0792
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1522
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2432
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763301.23/cwt250.00–308.002,29811
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350309500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,54511
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450403305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2292
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0483
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 21400–14501,415175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600594330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9606
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,16212
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530292.94/cwt285.00–310.001,5533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800752246.65/cwt240.00–255.001,8553
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700693325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2525
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550515285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4683
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1374
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900858250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1453
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21050–11001,055211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2263
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000950210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9951
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3743
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740256.22/cwt255.00–267.501,89610
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950928217.02/cwt212.50–234.002,0148
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450437358.38/cwt355.00–360.001,5663
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427411.04/cwt395.00–430.001,7553
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765243.73/cwt242.50–245.001,8652
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 21350–14001,363160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1816
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441

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.