Sale reports / Utah / Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT / 2026-06-23

Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jun 23
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
91 vs last sale 402 215 vs year ago 526 · 40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
291 head
101 vs last sale 392 20 vs year ago 311 · 6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
26 vs last sale 81 30 vs year ago 25 · +120.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Special
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with few comparables, on calves and yearlings. With breaker and boning slaughter cows selling 1.00 to 4.00 lower, with lean cows selling steady to 1.00 higher. While slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $383.29/cwt on 11 head, down $13.71 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits 24.99 against this barn's trailing median of $408.28.
Average price
$383.29
13.71 vs prior sale
11 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,077
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.35
vs UT average
32.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541397.682,1537thin
Medium and Large 2543358.121,9434thin
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $210 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.

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 sale11 hd
383.29
UT average3 barns · 26 hd
389.64
−6.35
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−32.54
This barn, trailing median29 sales
408.28
−24.99
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
BullsAverage1,864216.624,03834
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,333180.972,412130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,157176.632,04445
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514176.072,66542
Dairy BullsAverage2,210200.004,4201thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,482142.372,1105thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,168129.921,5179thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,407172.702,4309thin

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)1,685$3,1801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,354$4,2747
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,519$3,88020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,483$3,5285

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1300–350328652.53/cwt640.00–660.002,1405
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7692
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,177227.70/cwt221.00–247.502,6804
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220635.11/cwt630.00–645.001,3973
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568424.73/cwt410.00–435.002,4124
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400397515.73/cwt510.00–525.002,0474
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422521.92/cwt505.00–535.002,2033
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660354.37/cwt340.00–371.002,33915
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8093
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450403485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9552
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400378502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,8992
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400360597.67/cwt585.00–610.002,1522
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483419.27/cwt415.00–430.002,0258
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384467.43/cwt450.00–485.001,7956
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,128255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8764
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2952
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728339.87/cwt332.50–352.502,4743
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800793317.49/cwt315.00–320.002,5182
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528396.75/cwt385.00–405.002,0955
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900878283.28/cwt275.00–290.002,4873
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800787308.01/cwt290.00–336.002,4245
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9062
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850826319.32/cwt317.50–322.502,6387
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750736380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7974
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4833,527.51/head3,425.00–3,650.003,5285
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4393,786.79/head3,025.00–4,100.003,78714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3653,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,120230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,5761
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2882
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719352.32/cwt351.00–355.002,5333
BullsReturn to Feed1,328245.00/cwt245.00–245.003,2542
BullsLight Weight1,130197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,2321
Dairy Bulls2,210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,4201
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,482142.37/cwt137.50–147.502,1105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,337180.47/cwt170.00–188.002,413126
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,168129.92/cwt109.00–141.001,5179
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000958184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7632
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,10911
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626357.96/cwt355.00–365.002,2415
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3002
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580350.09/cwt345.00–355.002,0312
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725249.69/cwt235.00–265.001,8102
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500458415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9012
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505366.14/cwt355.00–377.501,8492
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,4265
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300256627.65/cwt610.00–630.001,6079
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2850–900892192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7173
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950903164.99/cwt150.00–170.001,4904
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290556.67/cwt550.00–570.001,6143
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1472
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2850–900890252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2474
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850808150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2122
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000998275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7452
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750727313.38/cwt280.00–330.002,2783
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481342.10/cwt300.00–362.501,6466
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7054,097.12/head3,700.00–4,670.004,0976
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3934,388.28/head4,250.00–4,450.004,3883
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,5081
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,032236.97/cwt225.00–254.502,44610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6853,180.00/head3,180.00–3,180.003,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645318.33/cwt305.00–335.002,0533
Bulls1,957216.85/cwt214.50–219.004,24422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,160175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,7801
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,188188.55/cwt186.00–192.502,2409
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,145150.53/cwt149.00–153.001,7243
BullsHeavy Weight2,600216.00/cwt216.00–216.005,6161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3124,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3503
Dairy HeifersChoice1,407172.70/cwt172.50–173.502,4309
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526178.11/cwt172.00–183.502,71838
CowsLean 85-90%1,155177.59/cwt170.00–184.002,05133
CowsLean 85-90%1,092130.26/cwt106.00–155.001,4223
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,193196.72/cwt196.00–197.002,3474
Bulls1,742211.35/cwt204.75–215.003,6828

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.