Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while lean cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $347.02/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.26 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$347.02

95 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$37.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs UT average

−3.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	358.61	2,024	65
Medium and Large 2	529	329.51	1,743	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	320.76	1,848	26

One grade step is worth $37.85/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale95 hd

347.02

—

UT average3 barns · 113 hd

349.60

−2.58

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−3.79

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

−61.26

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	—	Average	1,764	183.04	3,229	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	161.90	2,401	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	156.56	1,896	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	143.82	1,384	53
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,746	177.45	3,098	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,412	144.68	2,042	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,253	224.00	2,807	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,327	224.73	2,982	3thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,530	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	214.62/cwt	190.00–245.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,119	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	338.27/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,357	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	320.76/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,848	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	315.98/cwt	314.00–318.00	2,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	352.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,838	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	355.21/cwt	349.00–362.50	2,064	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	446.80/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	321.22/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	418.26/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	311.77/cwt	301.00–320.00	2,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	352.88/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,195	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.51/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,253	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	213.46/cwt	177.50–229.00	2,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	638	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,077	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,931	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,180	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,508	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	329.34/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,703	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,570	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	700–750	735	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,474	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	744	125.07/cwt	116.00–130.00	931	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,261	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,746	177.45/cwt	170.00–181.50	3,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	179.39/cwt	169.00–187.25	2,978	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,253	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,807	20
Bulls	—	—	2,165	185.20/cwt	185.20–185.20	4,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	142.74/cwt	132.20–151.00	1,332	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	149.64/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,595	16
Bulls	—	—	1,280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	190.65/cwt	180.50–197.50	3,695	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,327	224.73/cwt	223.50–227.00	2,982	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	161.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,401	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	390.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	152.80/cwt	142.50–158.50	1,719	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,570	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,072	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	148.38/cwt	139.00–158.00	2,227	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	159.79/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,084	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	523.27/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,474	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,202	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	307	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,581	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	209.31/cwt	202.50–232.50	2,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	275.86/cwt	272.50–282.50	2,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	598	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,287	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	648	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,449	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	450.01/cwt	445.00–452.50	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	146	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	285.70/cwt	284.00–288.00	2,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	303.80/cwt	302.00–307.50	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	328.37/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,239	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	337.17/cwt	337.00–337.50	2,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	468.73/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	511.70/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.29/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,074	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,185	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	531.85/cwt	520.00–534.00	1,558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	300.82/cwt	292.50–302.50	2,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	376.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,589	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	453.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	289.68/cwt	277.50–302.50	2,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,128	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,394	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	247.32/cwt	247.00–248.00	2,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,189	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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 347Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 273Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	467.50	467.50
4	500–550	544	345.00	345.00
9	550–600	594	325.00	325.00
16	600–650	631	373.50	373.50
6	700–750	712	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	246	590.00	590.00
6	250–300	293	520.00–534.00	531.85
3	300–350	333	510.00–515.00	511.70
2	350–400	378	465.00–472.50	468.73
15	400–450	422	370.00–390.00	376.44
6	450–500	469	415.00–420.00	418.26
8	500–550	539	405.00	405.00
17	550–600	560	360.00–379.00	370.29
8	600–650	625	345.00–370.00	360.51
3	650–700	692	337.00–337.50	337.17
3	700–750	723	302.00–307.50	303.80
12	750–800	761	300.00–335.00	321.22
6	800–850	839	292.50–302.50	300.82
4	850–900	879	277.50–302.50	289.68
1	900–950	915	300.00	300.00
4	950–1000	963	247.50	247.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	638	325.50	325.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
9	350–400	378	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	464	385.00–395.00	390.06
1	550–600	595	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	424	450.00–455.00	453.70
1	550–600	560	387.50	387.50
15	600–650	648	378.00	378.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	437	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	468	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	517	329.00–330.00	329.34
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	722	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	875	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	100–150	146	510.00	510.00
2	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
7	300–350	337	445.00–447.50	446.80
2	350–400	383	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	468	330.00–342.50	338.27
21	500–550	522	350.00–365.00	352.11
25	550–600	581	349.00–362.50	355.21
22	600–650	622	335.00–357.50	352.88
25	650–700	682	325.00–340.00	328.37
6	700–750	730	314.00–318.00	315.98
6	750–800	771	301.00–320.00	311.77
7	800–850	827	284.00–288.00	285.70
3	850–900	883	272.50–282.50	275.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	302	341.00	341.00
3	350–400	367	430.00	430.00
26	550–600	576	305.00–330.00	320.76
6	600–650	603	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	735	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	255	510.00–525.00	523.27
3	300–350	307	515.00	515.00
3	350–400	367	445.00–452.50	450.01
16	550–600	598	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
1	700–750	740	287.50	287.50
2	850–900	850	257.50	257.50
3	1000–1050	1,028	197.50	197.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	232.50	232.50
1	1150–1200	1,185	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	211.00	211.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	167.00	167.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	184.00	184.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
5	850–900	867	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,115	125.00	125.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
2	950–1000	978	196.00	196.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	190.00–245.00	214.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	264.00	264.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	997	177.50–229.00	213.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	202.50–232.50	209.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,145	247.00–248.00	247.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	173.00	173.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	744	116.00–130.00	125.07
34	—	933	132.20–151.00	142.74
16	—	1,066	146.00–154.00	149.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	142.50	142.50
49	—	1,125	142.50–158.50	152.80
48	—	1,304	150.00–169.00	159.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,483	156.00–166.00	161.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	200.00	200.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	170.00–181.50	177.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,660	169.00–187.25	179.39
1	—	2,165	185.20	185.20
4	—	1,280	163.00	163.00
16	—	1,938	180.50–197.50	190.65
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,253	224.00	224.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	223.50–227.00	224.73
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	122.50	122.50
6	—	1,501	139.00–158.00	148.38

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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

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