Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend available on feeder cattle. slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher while slaughter bulls and dairy cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, replacements were weak but a higher undertone was noticed. Trade was active with good demand on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.83/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −63.45 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$344.83

30 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$62.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−2.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	351.12	1,791	27
Medium and Large 2	522	288.23	1,505	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.89/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale30 hd

344.83

—

UT average1 barns · 30 hd

344.83

+0.00

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−2.67

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−63.45

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	1,722	177.34	3,054	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,754	171.98	3,016	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	160.40	2,081	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	137.62	1,584	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,015	172.50	3,476	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	134.81	1,776	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	106.00	1,325	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,188	7

Every lot, as filed

95 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	750–800	750	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,586	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	431.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,926	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,254	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,174	216.51/cwt	215.00–222.50	2,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,228	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,633	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,449	3,191.77/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1400–1450	1,415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,547	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	233.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	466.66/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,573	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,177.74/head	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,178	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	287.98/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	288.23/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	269.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.60/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	938	209.93/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	160.84/cwt	150.50–170.00	2,067	73
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,015	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,476	1
Bulls	—	—	2,061	182.10/cwt	163.00–189.25	3,753	9
Bulls	—	—	1,453	173.79/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,525	14
Bulls	—	—	2,445	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	4,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,541	167.91/cwt	164.25–176.00	2,587	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	172.48/cwt	166.50–175.00	2,767	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,888	174.23/cwt	173.50–175.00	3,289	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	139.75/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,817	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,469	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	300–350	329	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	790	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,148	154.44/cwt	142.00–159.50	1,773	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,975	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	2,869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	118.64/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	143.94/cwt	132.50–149.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	729	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	345.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	434.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	238.41/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	338.85/cwt	322.50–342.00	2,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	509.15/cwt	507.50–512.50	1,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	508.24/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,870	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	298.33/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	352.74/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	235.06/cwt	231.00–239.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	387.70/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	291.23/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,094	218.74/cwt	212.50–225.00	2,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	481.20/cwt	472.50–490.00	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,269	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,203	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	262.51/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	287.55/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	349.62/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,783	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	312.00/cwt	297.50–330.00	2,150	7

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 347Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	259	490.00	490.00
30	300–350	337	465.00–500.00	466.66
3	350–400	374	425.00–435.00	431.65
8	400–450	415	370.00–400.00	387.70
1	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
26	500–550	510	330.00–365.00	349.62
4	600–650	617	287.50–295.00	291.23
7	650–700	689	297.50–330.00	312.00
2	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	825	261.00	261.00
2	900–950	913	258.00	258.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	231.00–239.00	235.06
5	1150–1200	1,174	215.00–222.50	216.51
6	1200–1250	1,203	225.00	225.00
1	1300–1350	1,340	192.50	192.50
3	1350–1400	1,375	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	397	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	415	340.00–360.00	345.83
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	522	275.00–295.00	288.23
3	600–650	613	230.00–240.00	233.42
3	650–700	660	235.00–245.00	238.41
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
3	900–950	938	205.00–220.00	209.93
1	1000–1050	1,020	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	322.50	322.50
5	700–750	729	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	277	572.50	572.50
3	300–350	343	507.50–512.50	509.15
39	350–400	368	490.00–515.00	508.24
2	400–450	403	472.50–490.00	481.20
1	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
14	650–700	679	322.50–342.00	338.85
9	700–750	725	350.00–355.00	352.74
3	750–800	750	292.50–310.00	298.33
4	800–850	829	280.00–302.50	287.55
3	850–900	870	250.00–280.00	262.51
2	950–1000	995	252.50	252.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	235.00	235.00
2	1050–1100	1,094	212.50–225.00	218.74
3	1200–1250	1,230	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	380	420.00–425.00	422.43
9	400–450	426	425.00–440.00	434.76
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–240.00	230.24
1	650–700	680	307.00	307.00
3	700–750	703	265.00–280.00	269.98
6	800–850	837	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	535	377.50	377.50
3	600–650	623	342.00	342.00
6	750–800	786	323.00	323.00
1	800–850	830	232.00	232.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	229.00	229.00
3	1200–1250	1,228	218.00	218.00
1	1350–1400	1,350	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	272.50–305.00	287.98
2	650–700	670	230.00–270.00	250.60
1	800–850	830	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	970	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
2	750–800	750	225.00	225.00
5	1250–1300	1,254	200.00	200.00
1	1400–1450	1,415	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,449	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,191.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,435	3,000.00–3,275.00	3,177.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,235	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,285	150.50–170.00	160.84
12	—	1,541	164.25–176.00	167.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	166.50–175.00	172.48
2	—	1,888	173.50–175.00	174.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,148	142.00–159.50	154.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	145.25	145.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	116.00–121.00	118.64
6	—	1,150	132.50–149.00	143.94
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	172.50	172.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,061	163.00–189.25	182.10
14	—	1,453	165.00–185.00	173.79
1	—	2,445	184.25	184.25
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	106.00	106.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	135.50–144.00	139.75
1	—	1,370	120.00	120.00

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How this sale compares

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