Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 5.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.41/cwt on 70 head, up $31.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +30.70 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$481.41

▲ 31.81 vs prior sale

70 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$63.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs UT average

−5.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	498.67	2,707	51
Medium and Large 2	561	435.08	2,440	19thin

One grade step is worth $63.59/cwt here — about $267 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 sale70 hd

481.41

—

UT average3 barns · 97 hd

476.28

+5.13

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−5.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

+30.70

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	1,795	193.99	3,483	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	169.04	1,841	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	168.83	2,208	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	164.43	2,532	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,772	140.41	2,488	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,455	136.78	1,990	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,384	226.22	3,131	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,164	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,853	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$3,380	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	800–850	839	331.32/cwt	324.00–332.50	2,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	371.67/cwt	367.00–382.50	2,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	392.64/cwt	389.00–405.00	2,328	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	457.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,223	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	370.59/cwt	356.00–378.50	2,494	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	329.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	498.31/cwt	496.00–501.00	2,028	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	642.00/cwt	642.00–642.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	350.59/cwt	336.00–352.00	2,598	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	433.44/cwt	429.00–447.50	2,258	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	3,380.23/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	765	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,031	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,852.80/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,853	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	216.19/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,289	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	3,164.11/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	359.91/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	322.65/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	347.46/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,179	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	249.51/cwt	237.50–256.00	2,612	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	163.61/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,738	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,772	140.41/cwt	129.00–147.50	2,488	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	168.35/cwt	157.50–173.50	2,194	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	141.42/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,773	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,384	226.22/cwt	225.00–227.50	3,131	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,212	234.49/cwt	207.50–259.00	2,842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,119	175.14/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,960	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	164.43/cwt	154.00–168.50	2,532	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,455	136.78/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	173.27/cwt	171.50–175.00	2,362	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,188	183.13/cwt	177.50–189.00	2,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,954	185.45/cwt	177.50–190.00	3,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	479.15/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	553.54/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	467.28/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	321.04/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,872	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	173.41/cwt	172.50–174.00	3,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,786	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,249	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	403.03/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,386	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	470.31/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,695	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	429.17/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,721	21
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	520.19/cwt	504.00–527.50	2,705	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	316.81/cwt	314.00–325.00	2,816	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	536.01/cwt	527.50–542.50	2,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	378.76/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,511	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	310.02/cwt	308.00–320.00	2,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	352.99/cwt	341.00–365.00	2,866	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	657.50/cwt	657.50–657.50	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	587.55/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,460	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	623.04/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,299	11

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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 820Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 175Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	642.00	642.00
4	300–350	319	585.00–590.00	587.55
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
29	400–450	407	496.00–501.00	498.31
13	450–500	486	450.00–475.00	457.50
8	500–550	521	429.00–447.50	433.44
19	550–600	593	389.00–405.00	392.64
11	600–650	632	367.00–382.50	371.67
20	650–700	663	330.00–385.00	378.76
97	700–750	741	336.00–352.00	350.59
3	750–800	783	305.00	305.00
7	800–850	839	324.00–332.50	331.32
1	850–900	855	310.00	310.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	275.50	275.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	460.00–475.00	467.28
3	500–550	513	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	583	305.00–337.50	321.04
3	600–650	627	332.50–355.00	347.46
2	700–750	700	305.00–315.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	452	497.50	497.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	657.50	657.50
11	350–400	369	615.00–630.00	623.04
9	400–450	436	527.50–542.50	536.01
1	450–500	450	505.00	505.00
29	500–550	520	504.00–527.50	520.19
22	550–600	573	460.00–480.00	470.31
21	600–650	634	422.50–440.00	429.17
18	650–700	673	356.00–378.50	370.59
12	700–750	705	349.00	349.00
12	750–800	776	325.00–345.00	329.63
25	800–850	812	341.00–365.00	352.99
18	850–900	889	314.00–325.00	316.81
6	900–950	916	308.00–320.00	310.02
3	1000–1050	1,028	281.00	281.00
2	1050–1100	1,073	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	560.00	560.00
2	750–800	765	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	540.00–595.00	553.54
8	500–550	518	470.00–495.00	479.15
11	550–600	592	385.00–425.00	403.03
4	600–650	619	352.50–375.00	359.91
3	800–850	827	320.00–328.00	322.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	650–700	651	428.00	428.00
11	700–750	705	389.00	389.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	547.50	547.50
2	500–550	525	475.00	475.00
3	600–650	605	379.00	379.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	826	240.00	240.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,380.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,245	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,852.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,236	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,164.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,059	205.00–230.00	216.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,047	237.50–256.00	249.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,062	152.00–168.00	163.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,303	157.50–173.50	168.35
3	—	1,254	133.00–146.00	141.42
14	—	1,363	171.50–175.00	173.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,119	169.00–185.00	175.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,540	154.00–168.50	164.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	177.50–189.00	183.13
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	129.00–147.50	140.41
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	136.00–137.50	136.78
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,384	225.00–227.50	226.22
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	207.50–259.00	234.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,954	177.50–190.00	185.45
3	—	2,008	172.50–174.00	173.41

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle