Sale reports / Utah / Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT / 2026-02-03

Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Feb 3
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
925 head
3 vs last sale 928 925 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
56 vs last sale 206 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
96 vs last sale 133 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 200lbs to 430lbs sold sharply higher, with 430lbs and heavier selling unevenly steady . While feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.87/cwt on 62 head, up $3.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits 0.41 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.
Average price
$407.87
3.98 vs prior sale
62 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.13
vs UT average
23.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550413.762,27653
Medium and Large 2537373.182,0049thin
One grade step is worth $40.58/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
469425381336median 408.2812/1602/1704/0706/0208/11
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 sale62 hd
407.87
UT average2 barns · 128 hd
419.00
−11.13
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−23.67
This barn, trailing median29 sales
408.28
−0.41
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
BullsAverage1,711192.813,29836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,574163.812,57811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,176162.271,90828
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,345160.402,15761

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,420$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,344$3,4203thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000958302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,8984
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1294
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,050286.00/cwt286.00–286.003,0033
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4722
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800780335.66/cwt332.50–340.002,61874
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522425.63/cwt405.00–437.502,2229
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3853
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422497.58/cwt480.00–502.002,10037
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685374.75/cwt368.00–389.002,56712
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700656419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,7497
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500477519.00/cwt519.00–519.002,4763
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375559.65/cwt545.00–570.002,09918
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570381.09/cwt370.00–390.002,17217
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500473517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,4488
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550501510.36/cwt510.00–515.002,55714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425536.03/cwt522.50–542.502,27823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450441469.03/cwt467.50–476.002,06826
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450405577.50/cwt577.50–577.502,3392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450425516.00/cwt516.00–516.002,19311
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350343500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7152
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650630396.34/cwt392.50–400.002,4972
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3348
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3443,419.80/head2,800.00–3,700.003,4203
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,181205.78/cwt190.00–226.002,4308
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,208237.52/cwt210.00–254.002,86923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530462.25/cwt460.00–465.002,45025
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500474403.80/cwt400.00–415.001,9144
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4835
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400392514.20/cwt500.00–520.002,0167
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800768302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3232
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537373.18/cwt340.00–382.502,0049
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,574163.81/cwt149.00–169.002,57811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343159.82/cwt142.00–168.002,14658
BullsReturn to Feed1,337222.21/cwt182.50–249.002,97111
Bulls1,645167.72/cwt167.50–168.002,7592
Bulls1,870184.42/cwt181.50–188.003,44915
Bulls1,859174.15/cwt165.00–179.003,2377
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4263
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427511.50/cwt495.00–520.002,1843
CowsLean 85-90%1,185160.16/cwt130.00–168.001,89824
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,120174.91/cwt172.00–177.001,9594
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385171.54/cwt170.50–174.002,3763
BullsHeavy Weight2,520176.00/cwt176.00–176.004,4351
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500473478.28/cwt470.00–490.002,2625
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600564420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,36919
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478433.96/cwt400.00–447.502,0744
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529401.92/cwt375.00–427.502,12613
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300288525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5124
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567435.75/cwt435.00–440.002,4717
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650633385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4372
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476490.84/cwt470.00–505.002,3365
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650622444.50/cwt444.50–444.502,76510
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600561522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,9316
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500468540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5272
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550507455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3078
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450431567.41/cwt560.00–570.002,44631
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535491.59/cwt482.50–500.002,63022
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900857277.56/cwt262.50–285.002,3793
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,2662
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750709395.40/cwt387.50–407.502,80310
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680367.50/cwt360.00–375.002,4992
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850818339.41/cwt320.00–351.002,77610
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735367.43/cwt360.00–377.002,70110
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675404.17/cwt390.00–411.002,72821
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,006310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,11915
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621325.01/cwt320.00–332.002,01810
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500461489.63/cwt481.00–505.002,2579
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621378.87/cwt359.00–387.502,35331
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000999268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,67718
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300263608.35/cwt600.00–615.001,6003
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885306.20/cwt297.50–315.002,7102
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800759367.73/cwt355.00–370.002,79113
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571454.46/cwt450.00–475.002,59511
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486452.98/cwt442.50–465.002,20135
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750718359.73/cwt340.00–364.002,58318
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379550.62/cwt545.00–575.002,0875

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.