Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, feeder steers sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. With slaughter cows selling 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while high yielding slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $431.55/cwt on 3 head, down $21.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −19.16 against this barn's trailing median of $450.71.

Average price

$431.55

▼ 21.63 vs prior sale

3 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.26

vs UT average

−28.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	431.55	2,352	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

431.55

—

UT average2 barns · 7 hd

437.81

−6.26

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−28.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

450.71

−19.16

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	1,823	211.76	3,861	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	189.22	2,165	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	186.50	2,378	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	181.15	2,715	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,583	180.51	2,857	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,696	156.71	2,658	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,429	115.19	1,646	4thin

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)	1,455	$3,162	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,492	$3,950	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$3,890	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,518	$3,448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,161.51/head	2,925.00–3,325.00	3,162	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,836.02/head	3,050.00–4,520.00	3,836	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,952.92/head	3,875.00–4,100.00	3,953	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	4,327.48/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	407.64/cwt	375.00–442.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	431.55/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	271	616.99/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,672	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,924	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	287.52/cwt	282.50–292.50	2,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	280.83/cwt	277.50–286.00	2,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	198.31/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,074	270.26/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,903	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	310.79/cwt	305.00–326.00	2,673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,506	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	244.05/cwt	237.50–260.00	2,760	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,696	156.71/cwt	138.50–176.00	2,658	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,583	180.51/cwt	175.00–183.50	2,857	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,078	196.12/cwt	193.50–202.50	2,114	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,434	212.62/cwt	202.00–237.00	3,049	4
Bulls	—	—	1,777	201.99/cwt	184.00–211.25	3,589	5
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	166.14/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	262.38/cwt	185.00–315.00	1,900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	624.48/cwt	620.00–637.50	2,248	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	409.08/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	339.60/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	323.33/cwt	310.00–325.50	2,658	7
Bulls	—	—	1,972	215.55/cwt	213.50–219.25	4,251	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,429	115.19/cwt	102.50–131.00	1,646	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	184.16/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,197	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	186.50/cwt	175.00–200.00	2,378	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	181.28/cwt	177.50–197.00	2,678	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,135	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	3,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,651	4,224.30/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,224	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,430.00/head	3,430.00–3,430.00	3,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	290.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,331	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	305.71/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,641	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	214.26/cwt	207.50–220.00	2,670	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	905	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,968	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	458.15/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	308.22/cwt	284.00–385.00	2,814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	582.72/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,118	269.39/cwt	260.00–287.50	3,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	591.08/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	937	277.94/cwt	272.50–299.00	2,604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	518.41/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	497	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	595.86/cwt	500.00–685.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	379.96/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	548.24/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	451.59/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,118	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	377.71/cwt	368.00–390.00	2,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	713.39/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,838	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,065	214.30/cwt	190.00–222.50	2,282	4

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 →

Producers Livestock Auction - Salina, UT

Tue May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 548Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 326Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 98Year ago 57

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)	4	—	1,455	2,925.00–3,325.00	3,161.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	182.50	182.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,435	3,050.00–4,520.00	3,836.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,455	3,875.00–4,100.00	3,952.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,588	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,327.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,651	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,224.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,570	3,430.00	3,430.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,413	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,131	237.50–260.00	244.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,246	207.50–220.00	214.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	488	375.00–442.00	407.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	700.00–730.00	713.39
2	300–350	305	635.00	635.00
10	350–400	360	620.00–637.50	624.48
6	400–450	411	540.00	540.00
10	450–500	463	455.00–485.00	458.15
3	500–550	545	420.00–455.00	431.55
3	700–750	712	365.00–387.50	379.96
10	800–850	803	290.00–292.50	290.25
6	850–900	860	305.00–326.00	310.79
17	900–950	937	272.50–299.00	277.94
4	1000–1050	1,030	277.50–286.00	280.83
13	1050–1100	1,074	255.00–280.00	270.26
3	1100–1150	1,118	260.00–287.50	269.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	497	509.00	509.00
2	900–950	905	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	590.00	590.00
3	450–500	463	535.00–555.00	548.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	615.00–620.00	616.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
3	600–650	634	175.00–210.00	198.31
4	700–750	724	185.00–315.00	262.38
2	850–900	890	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	545.00–590.00	582.72
3	300–350	323	580.00–605.00	591.08
7	400–450	422	510.00–525.00	518.41
17	450–500	469	430.00–460.00	451.59
7	500–550	536	405.00–435.00	409.08
2	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	623	368.00–390.00	377.71
2	650–700	673	390.00	390.00
8	700–750	733	332.50–355.00	339.60
7	800–850	822	310.00–325.50	323.33
6	850–900	864	285.00–310.00	305.71
5	900–950	913	284.00–385.00	308.22
8	950–1000	978	286.00	286.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	282.50–292.50	287.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	630.00	630.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	833	157.00–175.00	166.14
2	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00
4	1000–1050	1,040	185.00	185.00
4	1050–1100	1,065	190.00–222.50	214.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00–685.00	595.86
2	350–400	368	575.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,696	138.50–176.00	156.71
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	102.50–131.00	115.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	175.00–183.50	180.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	193.50–202.50	196.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,193	170.00–190.00	184.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,275	175.00–200.00	186.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,477	177.50–197.00	181.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	202.00–237.00	212.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,777	184.00–211.25	201.99
12	—	1,972	213.50–219.25	215.55

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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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

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