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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Apr 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
627 head
▼ 244 vs last sale 871▲ 303 vs year ago 324 · +93.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 145▲ 14 vs year ago 157 · +8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 32 vs year ago 18 · +177.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle did not have enough comparisons for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.50 to 4.75 higher. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.37/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −103.94 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$290.37
78 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs UT average
+19.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565295.821,67125
Medium and Large 1-2549288.691,58451
Medium and Large 2538265.001,4242thin
One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale78 hd
290.37
—
UT average1 barns · 78 hd
290.37
+0.00
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
+19.78
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
−103.94
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

31 sales
469422374327median 394.3103/0304/2106/2309/1511/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.49, low $340.57, median $394.31 across 31 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—High1,736147.872,56737
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,703134.022,28218
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,375128.921,77248
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026122.301,25468

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,297$2,46422

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250370.00/cwt370.00–370.009251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0082
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474305.39/cwt295.00–307.501,44813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537299.20/cwt297.50–300.001,6073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2551310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7084
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582269.09/cwt267.50–277.501,56617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634268.08/cwt265.00–280.001,7008
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653272.86/cwt272.50–275.001,7827
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677247.87/cwt245.00–249.001,6787
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,5653
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730241.08/cwt239.00–248.001,76036
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771234.27/cwt233.00–236.001,8067
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772224.44/cwt220.00–231.001,73314
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819229.35/cwt226.50–234.001,87833
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1892211.33/cwt209.00–212.501,88512
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8621
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,140175.37/cwt170.00–178.001,9993
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,177168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,9833
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,328167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,2242
Steers1450–1500Medium and Large 11,463169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,4723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4495
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3095
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534299.80/cwt292.50–302.501,60126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564277.14/cwt270.00–280.001,56325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565295.82/cwt294.00–297.001,67125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616277.77/cwt275.00–278.001,71119
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659273.21/cwt270.00–276.001,80015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681241.54/cwt234.00–255.001,64517
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2749223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,67011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770224.21/cwt224.00–226.001,72635
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6559
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813217.98/cwt215.00–219.001,77221
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7662
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2893180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6072
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932181.67/cwt181.00–183.001,6933
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,126165.71/cwt165.00–166.001,8667
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,130178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,0171
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,174152.83/cwt152.50–153.001,7943
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,213167.87/cwt162.50–169.502,0368
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,248148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8472
Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,320161.70/cwt160.00–165.002,1343
Heifers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,408164.51/cwt160.00–169.002,3162
Heifers1650–1700Medium and Large 11,670164.50/cwt164.50–164.502,7472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270320.00/cwt320.00–320.008641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385282.47/cwt280.00–285.001,0882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483281.62/cwt275.00–285.001,3603
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575244.91/cwt240.00–247.501,4083
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,030170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7511
Bulls——1,397132.35/cwt126.00–136.251,8497
Bulls——1,627144.02/cwt137.00–148.502,34316
Bulls——2,107159.27/cwt150.00–163.503,35613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93050.00/cwt50.00–50.004651
Cows—Lean 85-90%948100.27/cwt90.00–109.509516
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,025159.55/cwt158.00–161.001,6352
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031128.12/cwt125.00–133.501,32137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042118.41/cwt110.00–124.001,23422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,2631
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,260150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291125.60/cwt118.00–129.501,62121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,456131.89/cwt130.00–137.001,92025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703134.02/cwt132.00–145.002,28218
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2865119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1955150.13/cwt148.00–158.001,4345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039132.83/cwt129.00–137.001,3807
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,091124.48/cwt120.00–127.001,3589
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1985157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5461
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,024134.46/cwt126.00–137.501,3775
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3712,415.48/head2,350.00–2,500.002,41514

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.