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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jul 15
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
322 vs last sale 286 608 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
515 head
290 vs last sale 225 515 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
7 vs last sale 18 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 - 8.00 higher, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher while bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower and replacements were weak. Trade was active with good demand and moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.27/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 84.01 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.
Average price
$324.27
52 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.68
vs UT average
14.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539329.451,77642
Medium and Large 1-2561315.001,7677thin
Medium and Large 2552273.321,5093thin
One grade step is worth $56.13/cwt here — about $267 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

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 sale52 hd
324.27
UT average2 barns · 60 hd
316.59
+7.68
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−14.47
This barn, trailing median29 sales
408.28
−84.01
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
BullsLow1,829177.733,25165
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482163.492,42241
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248155.131,935207
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,099133.641,46848
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,591134.012,13241
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,198108.021,2945thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,361$3,09113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,491$2,9605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)590$2,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2750–800790247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9511
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8292
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,820171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,1121
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,591134.01/cwt120.00–144.502,13241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,291162.64/cwt160.00–174.002,10048
Bulls1,593154.42/cwt141.00–167.502,4606
Bulls1,999183.92/cwt175.25–190.253,67726
Bulls1,178225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,6512
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950900245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2051
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9351
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500462305.14/cwt300.00–315.001,4103
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000975225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1941
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,221190.81/cwt171.00–215.002,3304
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5791
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,415199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,8161
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900862295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,54326
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784264.17/cwt262.50–265.002,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7677
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3383,004.13/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600565305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7231
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850821277.90/cwt271.00–285.002,28225
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950917241.30/cwt235.00–255.002,2134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7171
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560340.91/cwt330.00–342.501,90913
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530313.48/cwt310.00–330.001,66116
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590282.50/cwt275.00–290.001,6672
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21050–11001,075187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,01011
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550508258.44/cwt255.00–265.001,3133
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1164
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400397295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1713
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540113.00/cwt113.00–113.006103
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601
SteersMedium and Large 2Fancy350–400355355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800788268.19/cwt262.50–270.002,1134
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21200–12501,216175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,13410
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,4922
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360265.00/cwt265.00–265.009541
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850806119.50/cwt119.50–119.509639
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000979245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481333.06/cwt330.00–340.001,60213
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450443230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0192
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0701
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8361
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,088186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,0242
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,172164.35/cwt160.00–173.001,9263
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,144.90/head2,875.00–3,375.003,1458
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-25902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009722
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4912,959.66/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9605
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,085230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323432.79/cwt420.00–445.001,3984
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5621
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650647310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700675341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315532.86/cwt525.00–540.001,6792
SteersMedium and Large 11200–12501,204221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,6617
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4501
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577349.06/cwt345.00–355.002,0149
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715280.41/cwt280.00–282.502,0056
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,113229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,5494
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512348.10/cwt337.50–367.501,7825
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733330.68/cwt329.00–340.002,42410
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780331.64/cwt305.00–335.002,5879
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750706320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,25918
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650615347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1371
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400360497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,7912
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700695242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6851
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659319.12/cwt319.00–320.002,1038
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900877230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0178
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550523379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,9828
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550529337.65/cwt337.50–338.001,78613
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1100–11501,146240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,7506
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500491391.96/cwt390.00–392.501,9259
SteersMedium 1850–900853163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,3955
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8212
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700653265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7302
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850824251.81/cwt230.00–257.002,07510
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500492295.92/cwt255.00–300.001,45613
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615331.20/cwt300.00–335.002,03723
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700687306.83/cwt295.00–308.002,10811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6668
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250235467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,0991
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750724289.43/cwt288.00–295.002,0955
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,150232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 11150–12001,185212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 11200–12501,200205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,4601
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860256.24/cwt255.00–257.502,2042
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300294546.04/cwt532.50–555.001,6055
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,065230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4501
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000982283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,77923
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850848295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5023
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,115217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369423.65/cwt405.00–430.001,5634
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417415.59/cwt400.00–425.001,7333
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626322.67/cwt310.00–333.002,02012
SteersMedium and Large 11300–13501,321214.38/cwt212.00–218.002,8325
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,3482
Bulls1,774174.00/cwt160.75–178.503,08731
CowsLean 85-90%1,098138.04/cwt134.00–145.501,51618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458163.66/cwt160.50–169.002,38639
CowsLean 85-90%1,108126.60/cwt110.00–131.501,40318
CowsLean 85-90%1,085137.60/cwt131.50–147.501,49312
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,060149.50/cwt149.50–149.503,0801
SteersMedium 2600–650628129.00/cwt129.00–129.008102
SteersMedium 2250–300287221.84/cwt217.50–225.006377
SteersMedium 2300–350325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282157.15/cwt151.00–166.002,015115
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,198108.02/cwt105.00–120.001,2945
CowsBoner 80-85%1,110141.68/cwt130.00–149.001,57344

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.