Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand across all classes of livestock with active buyer participation ringside and on the internet, with a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.32/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −26.39 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$424.32

185 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$56.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.36

vs UT average

+10.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	434.99	2,322	144
Medium and Large 1-2	501	402.50	2,017	14thin
Medium and Large 2	557	378.75	2,109	27

One grade step is worth $56.24/cwt here — about $213 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

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 sale185 hd

424.32

—

UT average3 barns · 301 hd

438.68

−14.36

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+10.80

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−26.39

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	2,230	170.00	3,791	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,797	183.15	3,291	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	169.58	2,747	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	165.70	2,042	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	155.74	1,680	34
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	136.26	1,417	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	116.47	1,291	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,150	245.50	2,823	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	250–300	299	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,256	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	218.53/cwt	190.00–240.00	2,426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,987	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	471.23/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,017	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	428.94/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	392.59/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	415.80/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,655	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	492.99/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	431.72/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,046	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	413.30/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,000	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	456.19/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	317.35/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	303.47/cwt	285.00–322.50	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	458.14/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	350.03/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,866	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	365.47/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,058	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	443.62/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,298	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	378.48/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	323.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,659	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	433.05/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,819	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	249.27/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	449.53/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,434	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	492.11/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,171	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	214.73/cwt	205.00–240.00	2,379	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	397.56/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,900	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	443.20/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	384.73/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	407.23/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,344	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	382.03/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	437.92/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	368.73/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,862	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	382.26/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,198	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	890	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	178.61/cwt	172.50–188.50	3,213	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	2,230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	185.91/cwt	176.75–190.00	3,534	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,385	217.68/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,015	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	111.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,325	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	114.00/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,031	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	169.58/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,747	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	131.35/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,570	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	158.27/cwt	150.50–163.50	1,910	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	963	176.20/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,697	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	166.48/cwt	163.00–170.50	2,083	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	164.45/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,019	50
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,150	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	159.74/cwt	155.50–164.25	2,680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	148.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,635	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	110.97/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	363.68/cwt	342.50–395.00	1,746	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	381.53/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,388	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	169.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,731	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	136.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	473.32/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,969	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	367.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	410.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	405.85/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	357.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	274.93/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	305.11/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	417.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	328.82/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	460.58/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	336.73/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	484.35/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,865	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	409.56/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,543	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	325.47/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,207	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	495.49/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,121	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	543.18/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,526	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	511.64/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	420.70/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,411	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	320.43/cwt	319.00–322.50	2,438	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	369	547.51/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,020	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	508.75/cwt	472.50–515.00	2,340	58
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	217.09/cwt	190.00–227.50	2,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,161	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	309	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	338.32/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,436	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	398	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,020	4

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 1,436Last week 672Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 240Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year 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	250–300	299	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	336	490.00–495.00	492.99
6	350–400	373	455.00	455.00
19	400–450	432	460.00	460.00
13	450–500	478	360.00–410.00	397.56
14	500–550	501	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	281	525.00–555.00	543.18
12	300–350	325	515.00	515.00
36	350–400	385	465.00–505.00	484.35
87	400–450	428	480.00–505.00	495.49
58	450–500	460	472.50–515.00	508.75
95	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	443.62
36	550–600	573	395.00–430.00	420.70
52	600–650	621	392.50–420.00	409.56
2	650–700	698	340.00	340.00
36	700–750	720	325.00–355.00	338.32
6	750–800	778	325.00–340.00	336.73
2	800–850	833	285.00–322.50	303.47
5	850–900	866	315.00–330.00	322.38
2	900–950	943	310.00–315.00	312.51
2	950–1000	953	315.00	315.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	310.00	310.00
4	1150–1200	1,161	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	515.00	515.00
5	300–350	316	425.00–455.00	443.20
13	350–400	379	410.00–455.00	437.92
4	400–450	414	350.00–365.00	357.25
5	450–500	469	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	505	350.00–395.00	368.73
20	550–600	575	360.00–390.00	382.26
8	600–650	626	380.00–387.50	381.53
24	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	541	410.00–415.00	410.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	590.00	590.00
12	350–400	369	540.00–550.00	547.51
3	400–450	407	510.00–515.00	511.64
3	500–550	543	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	234	470.00–475.00	471.23
6	250–300	279	450.00–470.00	458.14
11	300–350	328	420.00–450.00	428.94
17	350–400	388	440.00–470.00	460.58
79	400–450	420	420.00–445.00	433.05
60	450–500	474	425.00–445.00	431.72
28	500–550	533	345.00–365.00	350.03
44	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	365.47
2	600–650	623	310.00–325.00	317.23
11	650–700	678	312.50–330.00	325.47
4	700–750	713	300.00–323.00	317.35
10	750–800	761	319.00–322.50	320.43
23	800–850	821	315.00–325.00	323.93
5	900–950	909	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	319	435.00–470.00	449.53
27	350–400	398	412.50–435.00	415.80
10	400–450	423	385.00–400.00	392.59
18	450–500	484	405.00–417.50	413.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	433	450.00–460.00	456.19
5	500–550	521	377.50–380.00	378.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	480.00–505.00	492.11
4	250–300	277	375.00–405.00	382.03
2	300–350	330	390.00–425.00	407.23
9	350–400	369	405.00–407.50	405.85
8	400–450	434	375.00–395.00	384.73
9	450–500	480	342.50–395.00	363.68
3	750–800	773	237.50–255.00	249.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	308	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	398	507.50	507.50
16	400–450	416	470.00–475.00	473.32
5	500–550	504	410.00–420.00	417.94
2	600–650	623	360.00–375.00	367.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
4	600–650	627	300.00–320.00	305.11
2	650–700	673	322.50–335.00	328.82
2	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
4	800–850	814	255.00–285.00	274.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	425.00	425.00
2	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	908	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	388	390.00	390.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
13	800–850	806	226.00	226.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,110	190.00–240.00	218.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	205.00–240.00	214.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	190.00–227.50	217.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	170.00	170.00
1	—	890	187.50	187.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,620	167.00–176.00	169.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,207	150.50–163.50	158.27
10	—	1,102	145.00–155.00	148.39
4	—	1,080	102.00–121.00	110.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	963	160.00–190.00	176.20
2	—	1,020	165.00–175.00	169.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,251	163.00–170.50	166.48
50	—	1,228	158.00–170.00	164.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,799	172.50–188.50	178.61
10	—	1,901	176.75–190.00	185.91
2	—	1,678	155.50–164.25	159.74
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	215.00–220.00	217.68
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	170.00	170.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	110.00–115.00	111.51
4	—	904	110.00–117.50	114.00
3	—	1,195	131.00–132.00	131.35
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	130.00–142.00	136.26
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	245.50	245.50

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