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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Apr 14
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
65 vs last sale 602 53 vs year ago 590 · 9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
277 head
20 vs last sale 297 62 vs year ago 215 · +28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
38 vs last sale 66 58 vs year ago 46 · +126.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Special
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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 breakers sold steady, boning and lean cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher on high yielding bulls 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 $508.64/cwt on 52 head, up $45.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +57.93 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.
Average price
$508.64
45.21 vs prior sale
52 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.97
vs UT average
+20.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547508.642,78452
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
523478433388median 450.7112/1602/1704/0706/0208/18
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 sale52 hd
508.64
UT average3 barns · 71 hd
492.66
+15.97
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
+20.29
This barn, trailing median28 sales
450.71
+57.93
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
BullsAverage1,657204.163,38220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500176.742,65166
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,222176.402,15586
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141171.161,95342
Dairy BullsAverage1,802185.653,3453thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,413139.391,9704thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,228240.272,9513thin

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)1,299$3,0076
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,9019
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,363$2,9002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$3,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,382$3,87730
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,431$3,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$3,5928
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,379$3,57512

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1700–750733385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,8225
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700686380.50/cwt370.00–382.502,61025
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8102
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600587425.65/cwt410.00–457.502,4993
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950944331.43/cwt325.00–332.003,12912
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564451.34/cwt435.00–455.002,54633
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600577417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4093
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600585540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,1598
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550537508.59/cwt490.00–517.502,73141
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5222
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450417548.93/cwt545.00–550.002,2895
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700653365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3832
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463503.90/cwt490.00–512.502,33317
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310629.68/cwt610.00–650.001,9522
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700660425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8052
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700682393.15/cwt390.00–410.002,68111
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000977307.85/cwt305.00–309.003,0086
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950925300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7753
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778352.38/cwt343.00–364.002,74237
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,079269.19/cwt258.00–292.502,9053
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,029276.27/cwt275.00–290.002,84312
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650608495.00/cwt495.00–495.003,0102
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477507.71/cwt500.00–522.502,4223
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6992
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1600–650648345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2364
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850808268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1655
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800753257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,9393
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416575.00/cwt560.00–578.002,39213
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,7486
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430459.42/cwt435.00–485.001,9762
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720345.56/cwt340.00–347.502,4884
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350337580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9555
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550508547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,7814
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750723310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2412
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500498375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8682
Dairy Bulls1,802185.65/cwt157.50–193.003,3453
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,413139.39/cwt127.50–164.001,9704
SteersChoice1,228240.27/cwt233.00–247.502,9513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115160.63/cwt159.00–162.001,7912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225175.64/cwt166.00–180.002,15275
CowsLean 85-90%1,141171.16/cwt155.00–176.501,95342
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500176.74/cwt159.00–183.502,65166
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,216186.21/cwt182.00–195.002,2649
Bulls1,793190.78/cwt185.00–197.503,4214
Bulls1,704205.48/cwt200.00–216.003,50111
BullsReturn to Feed1,443211.98/cwt200.00–246.003,0595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3632,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2993,007.34/head2,700.00–3,400.003,0076
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3473,772.41/head2,800.00–4,550.003,77223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4933,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,027269.86/cwt250.00–295.002,7715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,188227.07/cwt202.50–233.002,69821
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1883,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,901.24/head2,200.00–3,650.002,9019
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3803,592.47/head3,150.00–3,875.003,5928
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3793,574.91/head3,350.00–3,825.003,57512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4984,219.92/head3,600.00–4,475.004,2207
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2454,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527416.46/cwt400.00–425.002,1953
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732369.04/cwt357.50–376.502,70134
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850817319.83/cwt305.00–325.002,6134
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616421.69/cwt418.00–430.002,5987
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900865285.06/cwt280.00–290.002,4662
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950911305.32/cwt295.00–315.002,7815
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6066
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450448495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2185
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373555.66/cwt545.00–565.002,0733
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300283613.05/cwt600.00–625.001,7352
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850818232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9022
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450420542.47/cwt540.00–545.002,2782

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.