Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 200lbs to 500lbs were 9.00 to 20.00 lower while 600lbs steers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, replacements were weak but a lower undertone was noticed. Trade was active with good demand on a moderate supply

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.43/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −71.28 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$379.43

37 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$620

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

$84.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs UT average

−10.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	381.72	2,105	36
Medium and Large 2	500	297.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.72/cwt here — about $620 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

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 sale37 hd

379.43

—

UT average3 barns · 73 hd

369.68

+9.75

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−10.59

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−71.28

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	1,941	179.68	3,487	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,970	210.00	4,137	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	164.83	2,449	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	158.13	1,918	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	146.38	1,630	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,576	203.94	3,214	5thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,940	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,674	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	950–1000	988	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	509.38/cwt	507.50–510.00	1,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	393.24/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.86/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,642	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,673.83/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	296.60/cwt	277.50–297.50	2,361	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	288.43/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	469.90/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	238.14/cwt	222.50–254.00	2,543	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	213.01/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,450	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	261.66/cwt	217.50–310.00	3,480	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,940.39/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	318.30/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,151	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	197.28/cwt	185.00–230.00	2,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	351	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,406	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,361	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	138.91/cwt	132.50–147.50	1,521	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	162.89/cwt	157.50–168.00	2,165	64
Bulls	—	—	2,129	185.22/cwt	180.50–190.00	3,943	17
Bulls	—	—	1,772	177.13/cwt	171.00–181.50	3,139	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,576	203.94/cwt	190.00–227.00	3,214	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	972	176.97/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,265	146.61/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	164.83/cwt	154.50–170.00	2,449	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	143.58/cwt	137.00–149.50	1,552	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,229	170.62/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,097	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,137	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,099	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	155.03/cwt	153.50–156.00	1,888	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	155.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,770	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	513.19/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	238	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	950–1000	987	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	442.20/cwt	442.20–442.20	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,176	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	547.63/cwt	532.50–565.00	1,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	374.69/cwt	359.00–385.00	2,166	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	351.87/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	467.46/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	246.88/cwt	237.50–250.00	2,740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	259.88/cwt	247.50–264.00	2,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	285.17/cwt	285.00–286.00	2,618	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	352.58/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	348.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,317	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	426.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	485.41/cwt	465.00–492.50	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	372.19/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,906	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	500.08/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,086	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,446	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,328	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,855	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	582.45/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,514	2

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 347Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 159Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	320	507.50–510.00	509.38
5	350–400	363	460.00–480.00	469.90
2	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	365.03
3	500–550	538	335.00–360.00	351.87
7	550–600	565	360.00–361.00	360.86
2	650–700	653	340.00	340.00
22	750–800	796	277.50–297.50	296.60
6	800–850	816	280.00–295.00	288.43
4	850–900	866	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	905	267.50	267.50
5	950–1000	988	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	215.00	215.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	482.50	482.50
3	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	431	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	582	315.00–325.00	318.30
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	275	517.50	517.50
12	950–1000	987	270.50	270.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
6	250–300	276	532.50–565.00	547.63
2	300–350	333	490.00–510.00	500.08
4	350–400	364	465.00–492.50	485.41
5	400–450	409	450.00–477.50	467.46
5	450–500	486	375.00–397.50	393.24
9	500–550	512	365.00–385.00	372.19
9	550–600	578	359.00–385.00	374.69
9	650–700	664	345.00–365.00	348.89
2	700–750	718	345.00–360.00	352.58
1	750–800	770	329.50	329.50
6	900–950	918	285.00–286.00	285.17
4	1000–1050	1,037	247.50–264.00	259.88
2	1050–1100	1,068	222.50–254.00	238.14
4	1100–1150	1,110	237.50–250.00	246.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	335	442.20	442.20
2	400–450	435	320.00–325.00	322.47
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	630	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	683	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	230.00–240.00	234.98
1	750–800	755	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	935	252.50	252.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	227.50	227.50
1	1050–1100	1,060	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	260	580.00–585.00	582.45
3	350–400	362	502.50–520.00	513.19
2	450–500	490	414.00	414.00
18	550–600	558	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	147.50	147.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	340.00	340.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	925	152.00	152.00
14	1050–1100	1,099	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
3	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
6	950–1000	956	196.00	196.00
4	1300–1350	1,328	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	426.76
2	500–550	528	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	776	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	980	227.50	227.50
2	1000–1050	1,015	167.50	167.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,673.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,310	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,940.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	210.00–217.50	213.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	217.50–310.00	261.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,191	185.00–230.00	197.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	132.50–147.50	138.91
3	—	795	128.00–132.50	130.01
10	—	1,218	153.50–156.00	155.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,329	157.50–168.00	162.89
20	—	1,081	137.00–149.50	143.58
51	—	1,137	150.00–160.00	155.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	175.00–179.00	176.97
3	—	1,229	170.00–171.00	170.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,486	154.50–170.00	164.83
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	2,129	180.50–190.00	185.22
11	—	1,772	171.00–181.50	177.13
2	—	1,265	145.00–149.00	146.61
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	190.00–227.00	203.94

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