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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Sep 29
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
← Sep 22Sep 29latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,489 head
▲ 507 vs last sale 982▼ 298 vs year ago 1,787 · −16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 184▼ 93 vs year ago 347 · −26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 32 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder steers sold sharply higher, with feeder heifer selling unevenly steady. While breaker slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower boning cows sold steady, with lean cows selling 14.00 higher. While slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. Trade was active, with a good demand, and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $419.90/cwt on 334 head, up $6.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −24.47 against this barn's trailing median of $444.37.
Average price
$419.90
▲ 6.69 vs prior sale
334 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.44
vs UT average
+23.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540430.782,327259
Medium and Large 1-2564399.502,25334
Medium and Large 2529368.071,94741
One grade step is worth $62.71/cwt here — about $380 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
523469416363median 444.3701/2703/1705/1208/1109/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $376.63, median $444.37 across 30 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 sale334 hd
419.90
—
UT average3 barns · 448 hd
416.46
+3.44
National average132 barns · 9,219 hd
396.47
+23.43
This barn, trailing median30 sales
444.37
−24.47
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
Bulls—High1,841174.373,20924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,283150.481,93147
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,214149.091,81076
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,532146.602,24526
Dairy Bulls—Average1,580137.042,1653thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,478126.501,8702thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,340126.501,6952thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,326$2,7274thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$2,6556

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1300–350348365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2702
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378453.64/cwt438.00–462.501,71525
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300253533.00/cwt533.00–533.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550520430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,75813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550548427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,34017
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663352.76/cwt325.00–355.002,33924
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500477430.48/cwt430.00–437.502,05315
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300267625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6695
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2673
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1903
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2600–650648272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,76619
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450410525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1539
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550504464.26/cwt461.00–467.502,3406
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580371.99/cwt369.00–386.002,15817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650649380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4667
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785253.88/cwt240.00–270.001,9939
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600591281.73/cwt275.00–283.001,66532
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529368.07/cwt357.50–410.001,94741
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625339.37/cwt300.00–367.502,12114
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0882
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950915257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3563
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415383.32/cwt367.50–415.001,5915
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400393429.90/cwt395.00–455.001,6908
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850813237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9312
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250247440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0873
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365426.88/cwt412.50–435.001,5583
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519281.79/cwt255.00–285.001,4629
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500492365.91/cwt345.00–415.001,80017
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900863212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8304
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3234
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473377.45/cwt365.00–385.001,7854
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300284406.90/cwt370.00–422.501,1567
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350343371.27/cwt337.50–387.501,27317
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950918230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1114
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425446.95/cwt417.50–459.001,90019
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800787251.85/cwt247.00–260.001,9828
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750708243.12/cwt235.00–312.501,72113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3262,727.10/head2,600.00–3,050.002,7274
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,008195.19/cwt180.00–214.001,9682
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,099253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,78014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—993227.00/cwt210.00–247.502,2542
Open HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,048203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,1272
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9632,654.55/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6556
Bulls——1,856178.07/cwt174.50–179.003,3059
Bulls——1,876170.61/cwt160.00–174.503,20113
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,303146.91/cwt139.00–157.501,91439
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,478126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,8702
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight—2,445129.50/cwt129.50–129.503,1661
CowsLean 85-90%—1,220146.76/cwt134.00–157.001,79065
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,340126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,6952
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,180162.87/cwt160.00–165.001,92211
Dairy Bulls——1,580137.04/cwt134.50–141.502,1653
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,540182.13/cwt178.00–187.002,8052
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,186167.91/cwt163.00–176.001,9918
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,495147.28/cwt137.00–157.002,20225
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650612377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450404490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9809
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574365.45/cwt357.50–371.002,09831
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,3352
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350335543.28/cwt540.00–545.001,8206
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400368522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,9239
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480412.88/cwt405.00–425.001,98267
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300284490.02/cwt485.00–500.001,3923
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600568421.08/cwt411.00–428.002,39235
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500459478.75/cwt475.00–480.002,1974
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350322595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9163
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345484.97/cwt470.00–490.001,6739
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550515397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,04512
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,8793
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8382
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900898279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,5052
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535362.29/cwt352.50–370.001,93832
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250222550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2213
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775321.05/cwt305.00–330.002,48827
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850843270.12/cwt270.00–272.502,27720
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610334.10/cwt330.00–335.002,0387
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,0483
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000969202.45/cwt200.00–207.501,9623
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700688309.05/cwt298.00–319.002,12615
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382503.55/cwt495.00–512.501,92413
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950940287.78/cwt285.00–297.502,70515
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750716326.39/cwt310.00–335.002,33718
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875286.10/cwt267.50–289.002,5038
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607406.07/cwt400.00–410.002,46536
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318491.21/cwt485.00–495.001,56210
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350300560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6803
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,020238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,4282
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000984304.99/cwt290.00–305.503,00130
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428432.79/cwt421.00–445.001,85259
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950909282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,5689
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475456.73/cwt445.00–465.002,16946
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523439.41/cwt431.00–456.002,298168
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583404.58/cwt396.00–417.502,35950
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5992
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400369534.16/cwt530.00–535.001,97112
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415486.27/cwt480.00–500.002,01843
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400356480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7097
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900898230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0654

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.