Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This information was collected through audit-based reporting. All information is verified through the Utah Department of Agriculture.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.66/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$136.66

598 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$7.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	629	139.00	875	415
Medium and Large 1	708	131.37	930	183

One grade step is worth $7.63/cwt here — about −$55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale598 hd

136.66

—

UT average2 barns · 629 hd

137.06

−0.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Producers Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Special - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.90/cwt	140.25–148.25	913	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	870	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	877	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,049	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	135.66/cwt	135.25–136.25	1,000	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	128.91/cwt	128.85–129.00	1,008	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	702	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.08/cwt	138.75–144.25	960	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.58/cwt	124.75–129.25	912	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	975	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.72/cwt	128.25–134.75	883	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.87/cwt	134.75–140.75	855	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,107	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	152.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	822	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	175.02/cwt	174.00–178.00	739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	786	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.05/cwt	124.50–128.75	919	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	123.28/cwt	121.00–123.50	1,002	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.65/cwt	143.50–147.00	836	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.82/cwt	129.75–135.25	889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	9

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 Feeder Cattle Special - Salina, UT

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This information was collected through audit-based reporting. All information is verified through the Utah Department of Agriculture.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	742	130.00	130.00
23	—	824	127.25	127.25
120	—	782	128.85–129.00	128.91
105	—	671	138.75–144.25	143.08
9	—	876	125.25	125.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	626	140.25–148.25	145.90
25	—	673	129.25	129.25
11	—	766	128.75	128.75
19	—	573	153.00	153.00
76	—	737	135.25–136.25	135.66
30	—	499	140.75	140.75
20	—	875	126.50	126.50
19	—	424	188.50	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	715	124.75–129.25	127.58
20	—	796	122.50	122.50
135	—	670	128.25–134.75	131.72
92	—	616	134.75–140.75	138.87
64	—	539	150.00–156.00	152.49
24	—	422	174.00–178.00	175.02
17	—	499	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	723	124.50–128.75	127.05
44	—	813	121.00–123.50	123.28
34	—	574	143.50–147.00	145.65
14	—	669	129.75–135.25	132.82
9	—	620	154.00	154.00

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