Sale reports / Utah / Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT / 2026-07-28

Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jul 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
175 vs last sale 467 55 vs year ago 347 · 15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
282 head
73 vs last sale 209 123 vs year ago 159 · +77.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
15 vs last sale 31 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold with too few comparable sales to trend. While slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active on moderate to good demand, with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.30/cwt on 6 head, down $77.70 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits 55.98 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.
Average price
$352.30
77.70 vs prior sale
6 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$659
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$98.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
28.35
vs UT average
8.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561385.002,1604thin
Medium and Large 2523286.911,5012thin
One grade step is worth $98.09/cwt here — about $659 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
469425381336median 408.2812/1602/1704/0706/0208/11
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 sale6 hd
352.30
UT average2 barns · 17 hd
380.66
−28.35
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−8.22
This barn, trailing median29 sales
408.28
−55.98
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
BullsAverage1,809197.073,56422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528181.332,77142
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278180.362,30595
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,191171.132,03759
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,311145.611,9094thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10399.261,0952thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,428227.503,2492thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,493$3,5856

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2400–450427490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0928
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200–250240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5602
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500457484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,2129
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905261.96/cwt255.00–269.002,3712
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715287.27/cwt277.50–292.002,05417
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550504435.02/cwt422.50–447.502,1934
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5753
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390534.80/cwt520.00–545.002,0865
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940256.71/cwt245.00–258.002,41310
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412442.95/cwt420.00–445.001,82512
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,5404
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700686318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1814
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318570.55/cwt560.00–580.001,8142
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465365.85/cwt352.00–380.001,7012
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1604
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750737311.64/cwt300.00–317.502,2973
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450412535.92/cwt520.00–541.002,20819
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300261605.75/cwt600.00–615.001,5815
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400386431.04/cwt430.00–445.001,66414
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325530.54/cwt525.00–555.001,7245
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,527180.87/cwt174.75–188.752,76241
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,154189.12/cwt184.50–195.502,18211
SteersChoice1,428227.50/cwt227.50–227.503,2492
BullsReturn to Feed1,500202.06/cwt201.00–203.003,0312
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,10399.26/cwt95.00–103.001,0952
CowsLean 85-90%1,090154.71/cwt150.00–157.001,6863
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465292.50/cwt275.00–310.001,3602
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4572
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650606374.95/cwt352.50–382.502,2724
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300258570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4712
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5413
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4632
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523286.91/cwt270.00–305.001,5012
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7532
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295573.68/cwt560.00–580.001,6927
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300288451.59/cwt425.00–465.001,3013
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0082
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,7212
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400362398.72/cwt375.00–410.001,4433
BullsMedium and Large 21100–11501,120180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0162
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21150–12001,163196.79/cwt196.00–211.002,28919
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4933,585.49/head2,900.00–4,000.003,5856
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2875220.96/cwt219.00–224.001,9336
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250249720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,7936
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250244530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2935
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400353597.45/cwt590.00–605.002,1092
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300278656.94/cwt645.00–670.001,8262
Bulls1,745193.99/cwt182.50–200.003,38515
Bulls2,123204.33/cwt198.00–215.004,3385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294179.21/cwt174.00–186.502,31984
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,311145.61/cwt137.00–150.001,9094
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,570200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,1401
CowsLean 85-90%1,196172.01/cwt160.00–179.002,05756

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.