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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Mar 5
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 692▼ 204 vs year ago 772 · −26.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 104▼ 249 vs year ago 390 · −63.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing between 550-700 lbs sold 2.50 to 11.50 higher. Feeder heifers weighing between 500-650 lbs sold 8.50 to 11.00 higher. In slaughter cows, average dress Breaker and Boner cows sold 1.75 to 2.75 lower, while Lean cows sold 6.50 higher. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher on a light test. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −108.21 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$315.00
56 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs UT average
+2.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551323.021,77825
Medium and Large 1-2543313.321,70224
Medium and Large 2560292.141,6357thin
One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $144 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
315.00
—
UT average1 barns · 56 hd
315.00
+0.00
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
+2.00
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
−108.21
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
523469416363median 423.2103/0304/2107/0709/1511/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $376.63, median $423.21 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,823138.462,52419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,799118.252,12712
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,405113.791,59865
CowsLean 85-90%High1,083109.921,19045

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 (2-4 yrs)923$1,9447
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)927$1,7503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,9002thin

Every lot

87 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008343
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3008
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,45512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430333.21/cwt330.00–335.001,43314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432355.42/cwt345.00–357.501,5356
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483304.17/cwt300.00–315.001,4696
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523318.64/cwt315.00–320.001,66615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,75811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558321.46/cwt320.00–325.001,79414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577304.44/cwt300.00–307.501,7579
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610272.46/cwt265.00–275.001,6624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617300.49/cwt300.00–305.001,85420
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617290.49/cwt290.00–295.001,79210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,87514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706261.67/cwt257.50–262.501,8479
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733248.24/cwt245.00–252.501,82017
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1753244.50/cwt244.00–245.001,8412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5162
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779237.95/cwt233.00–240.501,85427
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,8474
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819236.68/cwt236.00–238.001,9386
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871220.12/cwt220.00–221.001,91717
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9961
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0811
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1161
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,178175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0622
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278335.00/cwt335.00–335.009314
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290317.54/cwt315.00–320.009212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2257
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366327.56/cwt320.00–330.001,1996
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3198
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,4387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477302.56/cwt300.00–310.001,44319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483290.69/cwt285.00–295.001,4047
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507297.28/cwt290.00–301.001,5076
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527314.28/cwt313.00–315.001,65624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568297.49/cwt295.00–300.001,6906
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638263.98/cwt262.50–272.501,68413
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653253.53/cwt247.50–255.001,65619
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7893
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6753
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,70719
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812211.54/cwt205.00–215.001,71813
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2993170.01/cwt167.00–173.001,6884
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,074166.23/cwt165.00–170.001,7854
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5682
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,812139.02/cwt132.25–142.002,5197
Bulls——1,818123.68/cwt120.00–128.002,2494
Bulls——1,835145.35/cwt143.00–147.002,6678
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92690.94/cwt80.00–97.008424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028109.60/cwt102.00–112.501,1277
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,068114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2186
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,100122.67/cwt120.00–128.001,34912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12665.41/cwt56.00–75.007374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142116.48/cwt115.00–118.001,33012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30994.67/cwt92.00–98.001,2397
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,320134.00/cwt130.00–138.001,7692
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,403119.52/cwt118.00–120.251,67711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40570.00/cwt70.00–70.009841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,419122.49/cwt121.00–127.001,73816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,427111.47/cwt104.00–118.001,59128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770122.80/cwt119.00–127.002,1744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,813115.98/cwt114.00–118.502,1038
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28521,735.81/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29271,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29762,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,055117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,2401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1771
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002

This sale against other markets

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.