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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, May 12
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
193 vs last sale 628 214 vs year ago 649 · 33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
75 vs last sale 210 25 vs year ago 310 · 8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
10 vs last sale 142 94 vs year ago 58 · +162.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, unable to trend feeder steers due to limited comparables, with heifers selling unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.77/cwt on 40 head, down $3.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +7.48 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.
Average price
$415.77
3.70 vs prior sale
40 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.47
vs UT average
1.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550425.272,33929
Medium and Large 2526390.712,05511thin
One grade step is worth $34.56/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd
415.77
UT average3 barns · 69 hd
412.29
+3.47
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−1.34
This barn, trailing median29 sales
408.28
+7.48
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
BullsAverage1,805213.173,84834
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125182.342,05163
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,335180.772,414106
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,536180.182,76842
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,513118.021,7862thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,444235.043,3944thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$2,9426
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,315$3,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,304$3,51580
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$3,3379

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls1,821206.64/cwt194.50–211.003,76313
Bulls2,020215.63/cwt212.50–223.004,35614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,470218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,2051
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,513118.02/cwt102.50–132.501,7862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,334180.42/cwt170.50–187.002,407105
CowsLean 85-90%1,181176.14/cwt161.00–184.002,08022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3153,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2743,443.08/head2,550.00–3,900.003,44371
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4933,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5005
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385440.13/cwt435.00–450.001,6953
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850844322.93/cwt315.00–324.002,7268
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500465450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0932
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420436.43/cwt400.00–445.001,8335
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550526390.71/cwt357.50–410.002,05511
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800783317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4862
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823359.18/cwt355.00–365.002,9564
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000972289.72/cwt279.00–300.002,81611
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950938280.25/cwt276.00–299.002,62918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5414,084.14/head3,200.00–4,350.004,0849
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400366592.50/cwt592.50–592.502,1694
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400369516.72/cwt515.00–520.001,9073
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800782359.08/cwt351.00–365.002,80823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650638366.25/cwt365.00–367.502,3376
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1439
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2843,132.29/head2,700.00–3,300.003,1324
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533428.22/cwt417.50–440.002,28214
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688395.26/cwt377.50–400.002,7199
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563420.41/cwt410.00–426.002,36713
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750709360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5524
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480412.46/cwt410.00–420.001,9806
HeifersMedium and Large 11150–12001,198227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,7194
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7848
SteersChoice1,444235.04/cwt230.00–237.003,3944
BullsReturn to Feed1,346220.38/cwt199.00–245.002,9667
CowsLean 85-90%1,128149.97/cwt149.00–151.001,6922
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,093187.49/cwt184.50–200.502,04939
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,3603
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,534177.50/cwt174.00–186.502,72339
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133230.61/cwt215.00–245.002,61311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3882,942.40/head2,650.00–3,000.002,9426
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572405.58/cwt402.50–410.002,3205
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950937278.65/cwt278.00–280.002,6113
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6102
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000990296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,9302
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,25520
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950909318.97/cwt310.00–323.002,8995
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400397562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,2333
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,045275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8743
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950938277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,6032
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,048293.00/cwt293.00–293.003,0718
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7723
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1823
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600555450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4985
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550516497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,5674
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558430.52/cwt417.50–442.502,4026
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614389.28/cwt385.00–400.002,39020
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408535.82/cwt535.00–540.002,1866
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650644440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,8346
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,057260.46/cwt250.00–272.502,7533
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550507449.23/cwt445.00–450.002,2787
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500451530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3904
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600583436.22/cwt435.00–437.502,5432
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669362.82/cwt352.50–372.502,4277
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728386.44/cwt375.00–397.002,81317
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758368.13/cwt355.00–371.002,79012

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.