Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on boning and lean cows, with breaker cows selling steady, while slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $451.82/cwt on 32 head, up $49.66 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +1.11 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$451.82

▲ 49.66 vs prior sale

32 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

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

$129.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs UT average

−35.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	504.36	2,746	19thin
Medium and Large 2	548	375.04	2,055	13thin

One grade step is worth $129.32/cwt here — about $691 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

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 sale32 hd

451.82

—

UT average3 barns · 53 hd

448.85

+2.97

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−35.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

+1.11

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	—	High	1,892	212.82	4,027	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	182.46	2,061	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	181.14	2,353	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	178.76	2,826	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	102.00	1,081	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)	1,350	$3,235	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$3,052	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$2,828	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,468	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$4,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,556	$3,936	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,491	$3,915	57
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$3,572	31
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	550–600	578	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	324.69/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,353	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,444.99/head	2,600.00–3,975.00	3,445	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	184.38/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	306.74/cwt	306.00–307.50	3,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	325.91/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	343.07/cwt	338.00–360.00	2,676	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,234.86/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,235	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	2,435	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	223.02/cwt	200.00–270.00	2,576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	374.74/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,586	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	314.80/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	506.69/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,351	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,556	3,936.14/head	3,900.00–3,950.00	3,936	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	3,862.86/head	3,150.00–4,275.00	3,863	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	3,803.99/head	3,500.00–3,875.00	3,804	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	409.03/cwt	408.00–412.50	2,520	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	627.44/cwt	620.00–632.50	1,907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	670.76/cwt	670.00–675.00	1,757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	461.56/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,045	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	272.78/cwt	270.00–276.00	2,919	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	285.81/cwt	282.50–289.00	2,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	360.99/cwt	342.50–380.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	447.39/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,335	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	4,275.00/head	4,275.00–4,275.00	4,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	3,983.29/head	3,775.00–4,250.00	3,983	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	3,051.64/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,052	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,689	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	363.78/cwt	356.00–382.50	2,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	339.67/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,330	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,828.00/head	2,828.00–2,828.00	2,828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	3,818.28/head	3,800.00–3,825.00	3,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	550–600	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	424.91/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,861	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	178.76/cwt	168.50–183.00	2,826	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	180.84/cwt	173.50–190.50	2,371	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,273	193.36/cwt	192.50–193.50	2,461	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,081	2
Bulls	—	—	2,031	216.55/cwt	212.50–225.00	4,398	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	343.59/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,714	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	175.70/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,158	11
Bulls	—	—	1,849	208.12/cwt	200.50–212.00	3,848	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,284	203.55/cwt	189.50–220.00	2,614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,052	187.78/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	428.49/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,742	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	397.79/cwt	382.50–420.00	2,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	331.56/cwt	327.50–335.00	3,243	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	386.66/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	743	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	3,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	272.22/cwt	262.00–282.50	2,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	266.17/cwt	230.00–287.50	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	366.38/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	770	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,934	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	476.05/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	438.26/cwt	429.00–450.00	2,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	493.90/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	433.76/cwt	428.00–448.00	2,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	298.81/cwt	295.00–310.00	3,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	468.03/cwt	462.50–469.00	2,640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	312.38/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	320.45/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	551.99/cwt	542.50–555.00	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	571.98/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	270.19/cwt	267.00–271.00	2,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	289.48/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	406.63/cwt	406.00–416.00	2,968	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	363.42/cwt	355.00–376.00	2,791	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	538.25/cwt	520.00–539.50	2,670	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	323.76/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	404.53/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	258.06/cwt	245.00–271.00	2,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	525.55/cwt	515.00–536.00	2,801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	666.81/cwt	635.00–700.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	368.68/cwt	350.00–373.00	3,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	449	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900–950	925	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	3,168	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.

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 628Last week 640Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 407Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 144Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	410.00–440.00	424.91
2	450–500	470	427.50–442.50	435.00
11	500–550	504	332.50	332.50
2	550–600	578	390.00	390.00
7	600–650	621	356.00–382.50	363.78
6	650–700	686	325.00–345.00	339.67
2	750–800	763	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	574	410.00	410.00
17	750–800	771	324.00–330.00	324.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	304	620.00–632.50	627.44
4	350–400	384	542.50–555.00	551.99
6	400–450	422	455.00–475.00	461.56
10	450–500	464	505.00–510.00	506.69
8	500–550	527	429.00–450.00	438.26
7	550–600	585	428.00–448.00	433.76
18	600–650	616	408.00–412.50	409.03
20	650–700	690	357.50–380.00	374.74
10	700–750	719	352.00–370.00	366.38
25	750–800	780	338.00–360.00	343.07
5	800–850	818	317.50–322.50	320.45
3	850–900	870	317.50–330.00	325.91
9	900–950	915	295.00–320.00	314.80
5	950–1000	957	280.00–297.50	289.48
2	1000–1050	1,038	306.00–307.50	306.74
5	1050–1100	1,068	267.00–271.00	270.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	518	475.00–477.50	476.05
5	550–600	565	457.50	457.50
3	700–750	743	405.00	405.00
6	750–800	757	385.00–387.50	386.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	520.00	520.00
2	900–950	925	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	635.00–700.00	666.81
7	250–300	262	670.00–675.00	670.76
4	400–450	424	490.00–505.00	493.90
25	450–500	496	520.00–539.50	538.25
12	500–550	533	515.00–536.00	525.55
7	550–600	564	462.50–469.00	468.03
19	600–650	640	420.00–430.00	428.49
3	650–700	682	425.00	425.00
37	700–750	730	406.00–416.00	406.63
35	750–800	768	355.00–376.00	363.42
9	800–850	814	350.00–373.00	368.68
3	850–900	872	345.00	345.00
10	900–950	941	318.00	318.00
22	950–1000	978	327.50–335.00	331.56
4	1000–1050	1,023	295.00–310.00	298.81
2	1150–1200	1,155	245.00–271.00	258.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	655.00	655.00
6	500–550	522	430.00–475.00	447.39
4	550–600	583	382.50–420.00	397.79
2	700–750	710	342.50–380.00	360.99
14	750–800	790	341.00–345.00	343.59
2	1000–1050	1,025	282.50–289.00	285.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	530.00	530.00
5	600–650	623	449.00	449.00
13	750–800	770	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	570.00–575.00	571.98
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	601	281.00	281.00
3	700–750	702	246.00	246.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	347.50	347.50
2	800–850	838	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	540.00	540.00
4	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	563	370.00–440.00	404.53
2	750–800	773	320.00–327.50	323.76
2	800–850	810	302.50–322.50	312.38
3	900–950	928	230.00–287.50	266.17
3	1000–1050	1,017	292.50	292.50
3	1050–1100	1,072	262.00–282.50	272.22

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	20	—	1,264	2,600.00–3,975.00	3,444.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,556	3,900.00–3,950.00	3,936.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,437	3,150.00–4,275.00	3,862.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,403	3,500.00–3,875.00	3,803.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	4,275.00	4,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,560	3,775.00–4,250.00	3,983.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,410	3,800.00–3,825.00	3,818.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,425	184.00–185.00	184.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,350	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,234.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	189.50	189.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,453	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,051.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	2,828.00	2,828.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,155	200.00–270.00	223.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	270.00–276.00	272.78
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,581	168.50–183.00	178.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,311	173.50–190.50	180.84
2	—	875	151.50	151.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	192.50–193.50	193.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,228	171.00–179.00	175.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,052	182.50–200.00	187.78
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	2,031	212.50–225.00	216.55
8	—	1,849	200.50–212.00	208.12
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	189.50–220.00	203.55

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