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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Aug 26
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
122 vs last sale 709 256 vs year ago 331 · +77.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
320 head
3 vs last sale 323 227 vs year ago 93 · +244.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
31 vs last sale 10 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on good quality calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with lean cows being sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was very active with good demand across all classes of livestock with active buyer participation ringside and on the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $391.07/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 59.64 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.
Average price
$391.07
39 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.44
vs UT average
18.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530403.322,13825
Medium and Large 2541369.181,99814thin
One grade step is worth $34.14/cwt here — about $140 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
523478433388median 450.7112/1602/1704/0706/0208/18
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 sale39 hd
391.07
UT average3 barns · 103 hd
384.63
+6.44
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−18.23
This barn, trailing median28 sales
450.71
−59.64
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
BullsHigh1,785180.333,21824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490168.342,50822
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230167.182,056129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081156.621,69351
Dairy BullsLow1,548158.972,4617thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310143.471,87911
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,178124.241,4636thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330178.402,3734thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,215226.002,7461thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373242.113,3242thin

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)962$3,0985
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,207$3,0959
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,317$3,0434thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,375$2,8003thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1550–600576362.63/cwt345.00–366.002,08912
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450447413.59/cwt395.00–415.001,84914
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950938264.31/cwt255.00–287.502,4794
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,032280.62/cwt272.50–297.502,8963
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650609335.63/cwt330.00–345.002,0448
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,003256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,5682
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,187290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,4423
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527356.11/cwt350.00–370.001,87710
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329473.71/cwt470.00–485.001,5594
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3522
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405523.78/cwt510.00–532.502,12122
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,075230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4732
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833317.41/cwt302.50–330.002,6443
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560379.95/cwt360.00–390.002,1288
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390526.86/cwt522.50–535.002,0559
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850808342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,7673
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678325.72/cwt317.50–335.002,2083
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276593.33/cwt585.00–610.001,6384
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865320.69/cwt317.50–322.002,7745
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700687335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,3023
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000958275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6353
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315599.52/cwt595.00–617.501,88836
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613366.08/cwt355.00–380.002,2445
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763329.19/cwt315.00–334.502,5125
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350300530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5901
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950932327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,04810
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235637.50/cwt637.50–637.501,49813
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516414.32/cwt400.00–430.002,13817
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472472.65/cwt455.00–480.002,23133
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full450–500490390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 11200–12501,235240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,9641
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900880315.57/cwt311.00–325.002,7776
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750744338.89/cwt320.00–340.002,52118
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429460.40/cwt450.00–490.001,9757
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650613372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,2836
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,073250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6832
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1055
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350312565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7633
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy900–950925315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9141
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300265645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773319.18/cwt315.00–332.502,4679
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700652385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5103
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450425444.91/cwt440.00–447.501,8913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4191
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2213,247.03/head3,050.00–3,550.003,2474
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500451421.34/cwt410.00–422.501,90011
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750748260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9454
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2903,023.71/head2,850.00–3,350.003,0243
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2903,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,267167.76/cwt164.00–171.002,12683
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,330178.40/cwt172.50–195.002,3734
Bulls1,874185.94/cwt184.00–191.503,48511
CowsLean 85-90%1,022140.32/cwt131.00–147.501,43413
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,235132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,6361
Bulls1,761179.28/cwt171.00–183.503,15710
Bulls1,537163.25/cwt157.50–166.502,5093
Dairy Bulls1,140133.71/cwt119.00–140.001,5243
Dairy Bulls1,854177.92/cwt176.00–182.503,2994
SteersChoice and Prime1,373242.11/cwt230.00–255.003,3242
HeifersChoice and Prime1,215226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,7461
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,271139.91/cwt135.00–145.501,7788
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,413152.98/cwt149.00–158.002,1623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202160.27/cwt152.00–167.001,92636
CowsLean 85-90%1,159158.74/cwt147.00–165.001,84024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490168.34/cwt161.00–173.002,50822
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,025187.19/cwt167.50–197.501,91910
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,099187.11/cwt180.00–215.002,0569
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,081220.66/cwt210.00–235.002,3856
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,322180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3803
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,014168.74/cwt166.50–177.501,71113
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,218123.48/cwt119.50–134.001,5044
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550534379.01/cwt330.00–390.002,02411
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28802,959.41/head2,900.00–3,075.002,9594
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3782,961.16/head2,800.00–3,100.002,9612
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21250–13001,275172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,1992
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2700–750734237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7435
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450426400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7044
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568333.15/cwt315.00–355.001,8923
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320563.23/cwt560.00–565.001,8023
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600553325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400352450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,58413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490392.03/cwt387.50–397.501,92111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431476.09/cwt470.00–495.002,05211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2282
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fancy350–400350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008943
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900885147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3051
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21100–11501,134212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,41015
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517347.10/cwt335.00–360.001,7956
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581249.99/cwt245.00–258.001,4525
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5693
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427343.32/cwt340.00–350.001,4663
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500488335.83/cwt315.00–352.501,63911
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427462.92/cwt455.00–465.001,9775
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850815152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2391
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472432.60/cwt422.50–450.002,0428
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628335.21/cwt325.00–345.002,1053
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350304519.81/cwt505.00–525.001,5804
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2850–900887225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,99612
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2900–950900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000970290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8131
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400387444.24/cwt435.00–450.001,7197

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.