Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady with feeder steers weighing under 500lbs sold sharply lower, over 500lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.03/cwt on 283 head. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −5.68 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$445.03

283 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$85.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.64

vs UT average

+27.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	454.30	2,514	216
Medium and Large 1-2	533	424.19	2,262	56
Medium and Large 2	541	369.18	1,997	11thin

One grade step is worth $85.12/cwt here — about $517 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 sale283 hd

445.03

—

UT average3 barns · 432 hd

435.39

+9.64

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

+27.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−5.68

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	1,707	182.55	3,116	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	169.19	2,600	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	164.46	1,996	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	156.90	1,766	45
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	154.50	1,900	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,328	245.00	3,254	2thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	968	$3,406	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	782	294.31/cwt	282.50–312.00	2,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	495.88/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,656	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	418.55/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,770	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	377.89/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,184	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	339.01/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	522.22/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,964	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	412.03/cwt	409.00–425.00	2,567	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	486.01/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,095	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	273.06/cwt	266.00–280.00	3,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	483.67/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,326	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	462.28/cwt	450.00–479.00	2,482	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	322.40/cwt	317.50–337.50	2,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	353.88/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	329.63/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	380.07/cwt	365.00–386.00	2,508	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,205	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	657	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,509	21
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	534.54/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,967	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,305	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	440.40/cwt	430.00–456.00	2,105	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	410.14/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,100	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	484.88/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,333	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	323.27/cwt	312.50–333.00	2,631	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	342.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	434.49/cwt	427.50–452.50	2,546	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	467.11/cwt	452.50–485.00	1,752	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	328.91/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,434	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	432.32/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	536.93/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	285.89/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	318.56/cwt	317.50–319.00	2,803	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	478.23/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	368.55/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,163	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	400.83/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	183.01/cwt	179.00–185.50	3,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,221	163.48/cwt	162.00–164.50	1,996	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	163.01/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,000	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	151.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,595	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	141.35/cwt	135.50–148.00	1,440	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,328	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	3,254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,079	167.52/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,808	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	160.41/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,955	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	128.41/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,396	6
Bulls	—	—	1,859	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.25	3,495	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,900	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,491	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	3,406.07/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,406	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	199.59/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,074	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	169.74/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,595	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	170.19/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,098	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	428.58/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	375.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	511.40/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,468	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	229.51/cwt	200.00–245.00	2,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	490.17/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	377.28/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	435.64/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,699	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	335.69/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	433.45/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	396.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	394.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	298.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	557.91/cwt	542.50–590.00	1,746	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	437.80/cwt	405.00–470.00	1,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	427.06/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,238	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	406.83/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,774	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	482.17/cwt	472.50–490.00	1,726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,972	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	403.99/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,527	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	439.61/cwt	410.00–479.00	1,464	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	411.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,367	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,314	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	530.79/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,768	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	347.71/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	292.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	465.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,160	6

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 1,344Last week 1,177Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 251Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last 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
5	200–250	233	535.00–545.00	536.93
11	250–300	275	475.00–500.00	484.88
19	300–350	334	480.00–515.00	495.88
31	350–400	375	452.50–485.00	467.11
25	400–450	423	415.00–430.00	418.55
79	450–500	478	430.00–456.00	440.40
57	500–550	512	405.00–412.50	410.14
55	550–600	578	365.00–387.50	377.89
5	600–650	631	340.00–350.00	342.93
26	700–750	740	312.50–335.00	328.91
5	750–800	782	282.50–312.00	294.31
15	800–850	814	312.50–333.00	323.27
17	850–900	880	317.50–319.00	318.56
3	900–950	927	295.00–300.00	297.52
3	950–1000	983	277.50–290.00	285.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
12	400–450	438	449.00	449.00
2	550–600	568	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	553	400.00–402.50	400.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	269	420.00–435.00	428.58
10	300–350	342	325.00–360.00	335.69
7	350–400	359	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	429	390.00–400.00	394.15
3	450–500	480	395.00–400.00	396.72
4	500–550	539	310.00–360.00	347.71
4	550–600	575	295.00–310.00	298.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	272	440.00–450.00	444.94
28	300–350	333	410.00–479.00	439.61
21	350–400	378	390.00–430.00	403.99
14	400–450	436	405.00–410.00	406.83
16	450–500	487	405.00	405.00
9	550–600	558	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	560.00	560.00
2	250–300	273	525.00–545.00	534.54
14	300–350	313	542.50–590.00	557.91
66	350–400	376	510.00–535.00	522.22
19	400–450	431	475.00–520.00	486.01
106	450–500	481	475.00–505.00	483.67
112	500–550	537	450.00–479.00	462.28
83	550–600	586	427.50–452.50	434.49
29	600–650	623	409.00–425.00	412.03
9	650–700	660	365.00–386.00	380.07
5	700–750	722	347.50–370.00	353.88
10	750–800	772	332.50–342.50	339.01
4	800–850	837	317.50–337.50	322.40
8	850–900	854	320.00–331.00	329.63
3	1050–1100	1,063	275.00	275.00
2	1150–1200	1,160	266.00–280.00	273.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	512	490.00	490.00
5	650–700	657	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	324	470.00–510.00	490.17
7	350–400	390	425.00–450.00	435.64
8	400–450	429	405.00–445.00	433.45
6	450–500	464	450.00–470.00	465.53
7	500–550	511	360.00–400.00	377.28
4	550–600	593	355.00	355.00
7	600–650	627	370.00–390.00	375.31
3	650–700	687	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	768	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	277	405.00–470.00	437.80
15	300–350	333	525.00–535.00	530.79
12	350–400	358	472.50–490.00	482.17
46	500–550	524	415.00–445.00	427.06
10	550–600	576	410.00–415.00	411.00
2	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	443	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	363	315.00	315.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	595.00	595.00
3	250–300	287	500.00–535.00	511.40
2	300–350	313	425.00–440.00	432.32
2	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	432	465.00–500.00	478.23
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
21	550–600	587	355.00–375.00	368.55
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	290.00–295.00	292.59
3	300–350	337	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	800	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	157.00	157.00
22	—	1,529	165.00–173.00	169.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,227	161.00–165.00	163.01
11	—	1,050	147.00–155.00	151.95
6	—	1,087	115.00–135.00	128.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,019	135.50–148.00	141.35
38	—	1,219	152.00–166.00	160.41
51	—	1,233	166.00–180.00	170.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,079	167.00–169.00	167.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,680	179.00–185.50	183.01
5	—	1,221	162.00–164.50	163.48
17	—	1,859	186.00–190.25	188.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	245.00	245.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	154.50	154.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	205.00	205.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,006	200.00–245.00	229.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	190.00–210.00	199.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	220.00	220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,406.07

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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

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