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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Oct 6
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,541 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 1,489▼ 287 vs year ago 1,828 · −15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 254▼ 24 vs year ago 267 · −9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 17 vs year ago 47 · −36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. With breaker and boning slaughter cows selling steady to 5.00 higher, while lean cows sold 4.00 lower. With slaughter bulls selling 3.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active, with a good demand, and a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $427.40/cwt on 434 head, up $7.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.67 against this barn's trailing median of $425.73.
Average price
$427.40
▲ 7.50 vs prior sale
434 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.05
vs UT average
−2.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556434.392,415347
Medium and Large 1-2552420.912,32242
Medium and Large 2550379.522,08745
One grade step is worth $54.87/cwt here — about $328 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale434 hd
427.40
—
UT average3 barns · 681 hd
423.35
+4.05
National average183 barns · 26,018 hd
430.36
−2.96
This barn, trailing median30 sales
425.73
+1.67
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
523469416363median 425.7302/2404/1406/3009/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $376.63, median $425.73 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,797177.353,1878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278159.582,04069
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,456154.252,24538
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,175141.601,66473
SteersChoiceAverage1,215232.502,82513

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,317$2,4828
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$2,38812
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1298560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8602
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319423.12/cwt415.00–475.001,3508
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338567.56/cwt565.00–570.001,9182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed358585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy372546.59/cwt545.00–550.002,0333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377414.28/cwt382.50–435.001,56212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386527.60/cwt512.50–537.502,03725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410530.39/cwt525.00–532.502,1757
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419501.20/cwt485.00–507.502,10019
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2448415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8596
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2454444.66/cwt440.00–447.502,0198
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463499.00/cwt499.00–499.002,31013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472411.29/cwt402.50–420.001,9414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488466.64/cwt455.00–477.502,27745
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515455.85/cwt437.50–461.502,348111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528371.64/cwt320.00–400.001,96223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536433.38/cwt428.00–435.002,32322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,4376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569407.19/cwt404.00–410.002,31720
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573387.75/cwt380.00–402.502,22222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576423.81/cwt417.00–438.502,441230
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy615416.64/cwt412.50–421.502,56213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631393.59/cwt385.00–410.002,48444
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635365.00/cwt355.00–370.002,3189
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647375.66/cwt375.00–380.002,43130
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669349.97/cwt345.00–352.502,34111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731339.39/cwt325.00–348.002,48127
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770328.63/cwt322.00–330.002,5306
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,80618
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1921311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,86410
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1972304.27/cwt304.00–305.002,95811
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,012288.14/cwt280.00–292.002,91622
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,061275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,91811
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,5185
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287565.40/cwt555.00–575.001,6234
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2291495.26/cwt480.00–515.001,4415
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333506.01/cwt505.00–515.001,68510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed336550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,84812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340380.20/cwt365.00–430.001,29312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361514.87/cwt505.00–525.001,8596
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378461.11/cwt445.00–480.001,7435
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8329
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed428475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0334
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436448.47/cwt442.50–465.001,95534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438420.83/cwt420.00–422.501,8433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479418.63/cwt408.00–425.002,00576
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506398.01/cwt387.50–406.002,01447
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532366.92/cwt355.00–380.001,95213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed558380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576365.85/cwt352.50–376.002,10747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0648
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615367.30/cwt364.00–369.002,25943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,11825
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693293.72/cwt285.00–302.502,0352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710300.00/cwt295.00–305.002,1302
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3593
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817296.60/cwt295.00–305.002,42330
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887279.94/cwt276.00–289.002,48318
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975271.27/cwt269.00–272.002,64512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,2342
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2958
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372317.67/cwt310.00–325.001,1824
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524278.35/cwt265.00–285.001,4596
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2693245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6983
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263325.00/cwt325.00–325.008553
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2343
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,215232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,82513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,298186.24/cwt172.50–199.002,4172
Bulls——1,963174.39/cwt171.00–179.503,4236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed963197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,9022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175142.65/cwt130.00–153.001,67666
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,243184.45/cwt172.00–198.002,29317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,262105.31/cwt102.50–110.501,3295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290151.45/cwt144.50–169.001,95452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,4244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463151.93/cwt143.00–159.002,22334
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,388.39/head2,100.00–2,725.002,38812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3172,482.19/head2,350.00–2,650.002,4828
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084213.53/cwt205.00–225.002,3154
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29852,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.