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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jun 3
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
199 vs last sale 252 3 vs year ago 454 · 0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
298 head
103 vs last sale 195 127 vs year ago 171 · +74.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
26 vs last sale 57 16 vs year ago 47 · 34.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers between 600 to 800 pounds sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, other feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher with instances of 18.00 higher on lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold mostly higher compared to last week. Bidding was moderately active with moderate demand, with instances of good demand for slaughter cows, there was moderate supplies on all cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.07/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 112.21 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.
Average price
$296.07
21 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.97
vs UT average
42.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528325.551,7195thin
Medium and Large 1-2586289.291,69514thin
Medium and Large 2510269.851,3762thin
One grade step is worth $55.70/cwt here — about $343 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

29 sales
469425381336median 408.2812/1602/1704/0706/0208/11
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 sale21 hd
296.07
UT average3 barns · 66 hd
304.04
−7.97
National average164 barns · 13,536 hd
338.24
−42.17
This barn, trailing median29 sales
408.28
−112.21
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
BullsHigh1,673171.772,87467
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,439165.312,37920
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,274155.771,984160
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095131.141,43643
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,875140.002,6251thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,520135.002,0521thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,423$3,15626
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)978$2,1002thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,886179.54/cwt169.75–207.003,38629
CowsBoner 80-85%965170.00/cwt160.00–181.001,6415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385142.17/cwt135.00–147.501,9694
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,875140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950925253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,34519
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,135228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,5881
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700677326.70/cwt320.00–330.002,2123
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7171
BullsMedium and Large 11250–13001,273200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5462
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000970258.60/cwt252.50–261.002,5084
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768284.49/cwt280.00–303.002,1855
HeifersMedium and Large 11300–13501,345200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,6901
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633281.63/cwt262.50–292.501,7839
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430335.12/cwt330.00–340.001,4412
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000993240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3833
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634334.69/cwt322.50–350.002,12214
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,6191
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500462384.16/cwt355.00–387.501,77510
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850826272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,25110
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500496345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,71124
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400365397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450408405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6524
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950933272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5425
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600588328.31/cwt327.50–330.001,9303
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,014185.81/cwt182.50–187.501,8843
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950945242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,2921
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600587314.96/cwt310.00–320.001,8493
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750733257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8872
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550532325.02/cwt315.00–330.001,7293
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900867273.29/cwt272.50–276.002,3697
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250248425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5293
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413292.45/cwt285.00–300.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2592
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621312.63/cwt310.00–313.001,9418
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,86812
Dairy HeifersLarge 1-21000–10501,003208.50/cwt208.50–208.502,0918
Dairy HeifersLarge 1-21050–11001,086188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,04716
Dairy SteersLarge 1-2750–800789187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4798
Dairy SteersLarge 1-2900–950919195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,79716
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4341
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,062198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1035
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565154.41/cwt145.00–159.752,41715
Bulls1,185151.83/cwt133.00–159.501,79911
Bulls1,643171.55/cwt161.50–182.752,81927
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,520135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281155.66/cwt146.00–162.501,994151
CowsLean 85-90%1,130134.91/cwt122.00–149.001,52434
CowsLean 85-90%962116.91/cwt107.50–122.001,1259
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487304.76/cwt295.00–308.001,4844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622247.83/cwt242.50–252.501,5426
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850825227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8771
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680283.76/cwt282.50–285.001,9302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550547342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8733
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510269.85/cwt255.00–285.001,3762
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616318.84/cwt310.00–325.001,96420
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29782,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765237.50/cwt232.50–242.501,8172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000994199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,98323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616325.66/cwt317.50–335.002,00617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838243.30/cwt222.50–247.502,0396
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385432.47/cwt430.00–435.001,6652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750705278.75/cwt260.00–285.001,9654
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528325.55/cwt320.00–330.001,7195
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3232,993.29/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4263,166.22/head2,350.00–3,450.003,16622
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2940195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8331
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7576
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750711266.62/cwt263.50–287.501,89616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,195199.50/cwt199.50–199.502,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800779265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600589290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,70813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4883,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,2784
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,064227.01/cwt215.00–235.002,4154
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000963205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,9792
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785270.55/cwt255.00–273.502,12422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750735265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850812265.43/cwt251.00–268.002,15518

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.