Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2025-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower, however feeders steers 700lbs to 725lbs sold 8.00 higher and heifers at 800lbs sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower on breaker and boning cattle, with lean cattle selling steady. Slaughter bulls sold to light to trend. Trade was active with good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.21/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −81.50 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$369.21

80 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$56.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs UT average

−29.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	378.92	2,032	63
Medium and Large 1-2	546	352.80	1,926	6thin
Medium and Large 2	563	322.60	1,816	11thin

One grade step is worth $56.32/cwt here — about $215 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 sale80 hd

369.21

—

UT average2 barns · 170 hd

386.84

−17.63

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−29.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−81.50

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	1,506	167.18	2,517	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	145.95	2,138	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	144.59	1,903	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	133.41	1,532	71
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,515	150.51	2,280	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	142.01	1,938	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	135.15	1,684	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	206.00	2,709	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	349.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,848	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	314.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	322.79/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,159	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	361.52/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	352.80/cwt	348.00–362.50	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	423.46/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	396.44/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	404.37/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	308.48/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	154.14/cwt	144.25–157.50	2,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	392.07/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,513	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,198	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	198.00/cwt	175.00–217.50	2,039	30
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	335.80/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,766	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	412.57/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,382	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	336.49/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	312.53/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	285.81/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,964	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	238.45/cwt	230.00–244.00	2,246	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,293	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,875	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1350–1400	1,385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	396.21/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	282.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	318.99/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	388.98/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,431	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	281.86/cwt	277.50–295.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	369.89/cwt	345.00–377.50	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	383.21/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,253	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	135.15/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,684	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	117.64/cwt	107.50–122.00	1,223	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	136.69/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,617	49
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,308	186.71/cwt	180.00–192.50	2,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	169.42/cwt	165.00–172.50	2,868	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,515	150.51/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,280	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	142.01/cwt	117.50–162.00	1,938	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	144.15/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,885	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	150.26/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	150.86/cwt	145.00–152.50	2,283	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,158	148.71/cwt	146.50–160.00	1,722	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	145.95/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,138	29
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	943	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	312.66/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,025	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	432.02/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,506	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	459.77/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	411.87/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	329.44/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	453.64/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	386.19/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	436.41/cwt	436.00–440.00	1,802	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,159	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	384.76/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,024	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	313.97/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	324.18/cwt	320.50–328.00	2,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	335.40/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,066	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	343.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,455	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	450.08/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,431	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	240.82/cwt	230.00–252.50	2,252	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	235.76/cwt	234.00–237.50	2,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	352.16/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	284.36/cwt	265.00–289.00	2,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	295.65/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,833	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 1,313Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 442Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 37Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	510.00	510.00
10	350–400	352	490.00	490.00
16	400–450	438	439.00	439.00
2	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	319	450.00–465.00	453.64
5	350–400	394	415.00–435.00	423.46
29	400–450	413	436.00–440.00	436.41
13	450–500	479	380.00–407.50	396.44
50	500–550	526	382.50–390.00	384.76
11	550–600	580	340.00–365.00	352.16
24	600–650	616	330.00–347.50	335.40
14	650–700	669	310.00–332.50	322.79
14	700–750	714	320.50–328.00	324.18
10	750–800	758	302.50–317.50	313.97
2	800–850	830	307.50	307.50
3	900–950	943	332.50	332.50
2	1000–1050	1,023	234.00–237.50	235.76
6	1150–1200	1,159	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	546	348.00–362.50	352.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	368	372.50–405.00	388.98
5	400–450	429	360.00–415.00	396.21
5	450–500	474	345.00–377.50	369.89
4	500–550	528	340.00	340.00
7	550–600	583	295.00–335.00	312.66
5	600–650	643	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	687	277.50–290.00	285.81
4	700–750	722	277.50–295.00	281.86
2	750–800	775	275.00–290.00	282.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	450.00–465.00	459.77
9	450–500	468	407.50–427.50	411.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	435.00	435.00
12	300–350	335	410.00–420.00	412.57
22	350–400	386	375.00–397.50	392.07
8	400–450	424	340.00–350.00	343.13
16	450–500	478	322.50–350.00	329.44
68	500–550	528	340.00–365.00	349.95
6	550–600	571	310.00–320.00	314.07
4	600–650	620	290.00–297.50	295.65
5	650–700	682	292.50–312.50	308.48
12	700–750	713	267.50	267.50
5	750–800	781	265.00–289.00	284.36
5	800–850	810	305.00	305.00
3	900–950	935	230.00–252.50	240.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	402.50–405.00	404.37
2	450–500	470	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	560	360.00–362.50	361.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	327	360.00–395.00	383.21
5	350–400	374	325.00–345.00	336.49
4	400–450	440	305.00–315.00	312.53
2	450–500	473	275.00	275.00
6	500–550	507	315.00–322.50	318.99
3	550–600	573	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	682	270.00–275.00	273.35
3	900–950	943	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	526	327.50–337.50	335.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	408	386.00–390.00	386.19
2	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	225.00	225.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	950	85.00	85.00
3	1250–1300	1,293	145.00	145.00
13	1350–1400	1,385	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	420.00–445.00	432.02
2	300–350	318	440.00–460.00	450.08
2	350–400	368	425.00	425.00
11	550–600	562	268.00	268.00
2	800–850	805	220.00–225.00	222.52
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	225.00	225.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,324	144.25–157.50	154.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	149.00	149.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,030	175.00–217.50	198.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	942	230.00–244.00	238.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	190.00	190.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	115.00–142.50	135.15
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,365	117.50–162.00	142.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,040	107.50–122.00	117.64
49	—	1,183	125.00–143.00	136.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,308	141.00–149.00	144.15
4	—	1,415	150.00–151.00	150.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	146.50–160.00	148.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,465	141.00–156.00	145.95
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	180.00–192.50	186.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	165.00–172.50	169.42
4	—	1,513	145.00–152.50	150.86
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	135.00–160.00	150.51
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	206.00	206.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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