Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold sharply higher, with feeder heifers selling unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling 7.00 to 8.00 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 $423.31/cwt on 63 head, up $18.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +15.03 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.

Average price

$423.31

▲ 18.29 vs prior sale

63 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs UT average

+0.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	428.01	2,349	54
Medium and Large 2	563	395.15	2,225	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $124 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

29 sales

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 sale63 hd

423.31

—

UT average3 barns · 70 hd

418.99

+4.32

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

+0.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

408.28

+15.03

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	2,026	200.09	4,054	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	177.66	2,244	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	174.00	2,660	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	172.39	2,064	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,764	167.00	2,946	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,533	190.00	2,913	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)	1,304	$3,608	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,444	$3,713	29

Every lot, as filed

77 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	400–450	413	504.56/cwt	498.00–525.00	2,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	556.24/cwt	542.50–560.00	2,320	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	333.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	350.52/cwt	348.00–351.00	2,513	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	422.37/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,365	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,867	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	3,608.30/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,787	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	3,652.07/head	2,950.00–4,300.00	3,652	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	424.29/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,088	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	454.96/cwt	449.00–460.00	2,675	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	303.52/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	476.23/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	299.74/cwt	283.00–340.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	396.04/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,135	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	236.37/cwt	220.00–249.00	2,158	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	202.90/cwt	200.00–207.50	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	376.02/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,038	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	3,829.68/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	274.86/cwt	250.00–300.00	2,433	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	746	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	442.60/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	271.37/cwt	265.00–290.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	394.03/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	396.83/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,274	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	464.12/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	390.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	462.01/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,959	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	177.80/cwt	170.50–190.00	2,239	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,137	183.76/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,089	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	169.55/cwt	151.00–178.00	2,055	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,533	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	193.40/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	356.99/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	374.22/cwt	265.00–425.00	1,789	11
Bulls	—	—	2,088	203.92/cwt	198.50–217.00	4,258	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	174.00/cwt	158.00–184.00	2,660	51
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,764	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,247	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	763	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,322	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	368.21/cwt	360.00–371.00	2,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	343.89/cwt	330.00–356.00	2,837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,134	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,261	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	476.43/cwt	469.00–492.00	2,720	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	384.25/cwt	357.00–390.00	2,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	313.95/cwt	282.50–330.00	2,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,932	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	529.21/cwt	511.00–536.00	2,424	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	489.29/cwt	485.50–498.00	2,632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	436.87/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,320	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	302.29/cwt	287.50–312.50	3,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	330.78/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	297.45/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	459.75/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	331.81/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	393.49/cwt	393.00–395.00	2,872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	483.72/cwt	472.50–488.00	2,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	405.38/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,785	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	385.16/cwt	379.00–393.00	2,392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	333.80/cwt	326.00–340.00	2,717	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,590	5

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 664Last week 1,118Year ago 870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 192Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	293	610.00	610.00
8	350–400	392	455.00–462.50	459.75
13	400–450	413	498.00–525.00	504.56
11	450–500	459	472.50–488.00	483.72
21	500–550	531	425.00–445.00	436.87
33	550–600	560	405.00–430.00	422.37
12	600–650	621	379.00–393.00	385.16
6	650–700	689	325.00–335.00	333.32
37	700–750	717	348.00–351.00	350.52
16	800–850	814	326.00–340.00	333.80
10	850–900	865	320.00–332.00	330.78
3	900–950	912	290.00–305.00	297.45
2	950–1000	953	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	460.00–482.50	476.23
16	450–500	492	400.00–435.00	424.29
7	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	265.00–290.00	271.37
4	400–450	428	405.00–460.00	442.60
11	450–500	478	265.00–425.00	374.22
5	500–550	539	392.50–410.00	396.04
4	550–600	593	388.00–400.00	394.03
7	600–650	624	283.00–340.00	299.74
3	650–700	690	347.50	347.50
5	800–850	825	299.00–310.00	303.52
2	850–900	885	250.00–300.00	274.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	411	565.00	565.00
2	650–700	658	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	307	695.00	695.00
4	350–400	375	555.00	555.00
12	400–450	417	542.50–560.00	556.24
14	450–500	458	511.00–536.00	529.21
16	500–550	538	485.50–498.00	489.29
42	550–600	571	469.00–492.00	476.43
17	600–650	645	441.00	441.00
30	650–700	687	395.00–412.50	405.38
8	700–750	730	393.00–395.00	393.49
4	750–800	783	317.50–340.00	331.81
10	800–850	825	330.00–356.00	343.89
2	850–900	865	339.00	339.00
4	950–1000	965	310.00	310.00
4	1000–1050	1,017	287.50–312.50	302.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	588	449.00–460.00	454.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	378	385.00–400.00	390.22
6	400–450	424	440.00–510.00	462.01
5	450–500	469	445.00–485.00	464.12
6	500–550	542	350.00–405.00	376.02
8	550–600	573	380.00–410.00	396.83
2	600–650	625	285.00–300.00	292.38
4	650–700	665	360.00–371.00	368.21
3	700–750	747	355.00–361.00	356.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	501	517.00	517.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	746	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	420	535.00	535.00
12	500–550	508	445.00	445.00
6	600–650	612	357.00–390.00	384.25
3	800–850	833	282.50–330.00	313.95
2	1050–1100	1,063	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	265.00	265.00

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)	5	—	1,304	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,608.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,432	2,950.00–4,300.00	3,652.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,468	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,829.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	220.00–249.00	236.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,022	200.00–207.50	202.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	174.00	174.00
54	—	1,259	170.50–190.00	177.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	181.00–185.00	183.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,212	151.00–178.00	169.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,529	158.00–184.00	174.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,917	188.00–197.00	193.40
14	—	2,088	198.50–217.00	203.92
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,764	167.00	167.00

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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Heifers · 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

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