Name: Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, while those over 600 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady and those over 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.75 higher and slaughter bulls sold 5.50 lower. The next available report will be Tuesday, September 19, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.38/cwt on 442 head.

Average price

$271.38

442 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$56.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	536	284.53	1,526	220
Medium and Large 1	674	275.72	1,858	107
Medium and Large 2	535	243.84	1,305	103
Medium 2	485	228.00	1,106	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.53/cwt here — about $420 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 sale442 hd

271.38

—

UT average1 barns · 442 hd

271.38

+0.00

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	1,873	129.91	2,434	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,745	116.56	2,034	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,423	112.53	1,601	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	99.00	1,101	57

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	243.04/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,414	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,071	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,106	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	310.01/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,370	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	349.93/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	284.99/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,217	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	689	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	225.86/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	338.80/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,291	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	354.63/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	231.13/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	269.12/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	269.84/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,314	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	275.66/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,455	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	192.00/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	259.69/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,576	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	242.40/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	233.66/cwt	232.50–234.00	1,944	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	396.63/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,329	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	254.14/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	269.62/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	279.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,595	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	756	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,210	7
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	3
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	290.97/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,327	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	433	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	704	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	319	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	482	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	236.83/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,793	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	720	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	323.27/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,154	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,287	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	91.58/cwt	75.00–97.50	961	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	116.88/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,405	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	103.47/cwt	98.00–109.50	1,197	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	106.06/cwt	103.50–108.50	1,785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	96.08/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,342	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,756	116.90/cwt	112.25–122.50	2,053	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	73.36/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	119.97/cwt	117.00–145.00	1,736	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	112.76/cwt	106.00–116.50	1,590	43
Bulls	—	—	1,959	136.69/cwt	131.00–139.75	2,678	11
Bulls	—	—	1,795	112.96/cwt	112.50–113.50	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	281.81/cwt	280.00–292.50	955	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	217.17/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	336.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	217.39/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	317.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,193	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	257.86/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,253	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	238.67/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,055	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	231.86/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,412	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	226.22/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,294	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	210.46/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,096	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	271.63/cwt	257.50–292.50	1,154	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	235.74/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,122	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	358.33/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,157	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	292.40/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	248.56/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	347.32/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	205.51/cwt	199.00–210.00	2,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	638	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	387.90/cwt	375.00–400.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,917	15

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 989Last week 531Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 92Year ago 222

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	582	232.50–252.50	243.04
2	—	360	297.50	297.50
3	—	293	300.00	300.00
2	—	603	247.50	247.50
21	—	427	280.00–295.00	284.99
1	—	500	255.00	255.00
1	—	820	207.50	207.50
15	—	487	267.50–272.50	269.84
2	—	308	335.00	335.00
1	—	655	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	442	290.00–313.00	310.01
3	—	309	347.50–355.00	349.93
3	—	773	222.50–227.50	225.86
1	—	935	210.00	210.00
24	—	381	335.00–340.00	338.80
4	—	286	350.00–370.00	354.63
31	—	528	270.00–279.00	275.66
6	—	718	231.00	231.00
5	—	1,004	190.00–192.50	192.00
20	—	607	250.00–265.00	259.69
1	—	825	217.50	217.50
10	—	687	240.00–252.50	242.40
10	—	571	260.00–276.00	269.62
26	—	456	290.00–295.00	290.97
15	—	896	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	689	137.50	137.50
5	—	638	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	300.00	300.00
9	—	880	235.00	235.00
17	—	666	265.00–272.50	269.12
1	—	620	270.00	270.00
13	—	832	232.50–234.00	233.66
16	—	335	382.50–397.50	396.63
10	—	726	245.00–257.00	254.14
1	—	960	222.50	222.50
4	—	571	277.50–280.00	279.35
24	—	757	235.00–237.00	236.83
2	—	370	367.50	367.50
5	—	425	342.50–355.00	347.32
4	—	1,016	199.00–210.00	205.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	225.00–237.50	231.13
3	—	679	215.00–222.50	217.39
46	—	376	300.00–320.00	317.34
1	—	1,150	160.00	160.00
2	—	705	205.00	205.00
12	—	572	225.00–230.00	226.22
62	—	425	257.50–292.50	271.63
17	—	476	225.00–242.50	235.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	285.00	285.00
26	—	339	280.00–292.50	281.81
7	—	490	210.00–225.00	217.17
1	—	930	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,010	151.00	151.00
1	—	960	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	165.00	165.00
3	—	397	235.00	235.00
12	—	442	200.00–245.00	238.67
9	—	521	192.50–225.00	210.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	325.00–340.00	336.89
4	—	678	232.50	232.50
15	—	486	250.00–285.00	257.86
13	—	609	225.00–237.50	231.86
1	—	1,275	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,215	165.00	165.00
7	—	562	245.00	245.00
11	—	323	345.00–362.50	358.33
2	—	438	275.00–310.00	292.40
5	—	527	246.00–252.50	248.56
8	—	783	218.50	218.50
1	—	1,175	165.00	165.00
2	—	233	375.00–400.00	387.90
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	115.00	115.00
2	—	665	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	162.50	162.50
3	—	493	150.00	150.00
3	—	720	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	319	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	215.00	215.00
2	—	703	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	295.00	295.00
1	—	905	169.00	169.00
3	—	357	310.00–330.00	323.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,683	103.50–108.50	106.06
19	—	1,756	112.25–122.50	116.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,049	75.00–97.50	91.58
7	—	1,202	112.50–118.00	116.88
25	—	1,157	98.00–109.50	103.47
1	—	890	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,397	89.00–101.00	96.08
2	—	1,403	65.00–81.00	73.36
38	—	1,447	117.00–145.00	119.97
43	—	1,410	106.00–116.50	112.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,808	120.00–130.00	126.52
11	—	1,959	131.00–139.75	136.69
2	—	1,795	112.50–113.50	112.96

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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