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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Mar 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
951 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 803▲ 38 vs year ago 913 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 237▼ 22 vs year ago 161 · −13.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 32▼ 39 vs year ago 50 · −78.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Since last weeks report, feeder steers are up an average of 9.00-11.00, feeder heifers are up an average of 10.00-13.00, feeder bulls are about steady. With slaughter cattle, breaker cows are up an average of 6.00-11.00, boner cows are up an average of 4.00, lean cows are up an average of 1.00-4.00, slaughter bulls are up an average of 1.00-10.00. Replacement bred cows are down an average of 157.00 per unit, replacement bred heifers are up an average of 75.00 per unit, cow-calf pairs are down an average of 342.00 per unit. 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 $344.56/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −78.65 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$344.56
68 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$640
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$102.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs UT average
−14.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558365.002,03713thin
Medium and Large 1-2532352.901,87747
Medium and Large 2533262.341,3978thin
One grade step is worth $102.66/cwt here — about $640 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale68 hd
344.56
—
UT average1 barns · 68 hd
344.56
+0.00
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−14.11
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
−78.65
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—Low1,759154.862,72431
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,662143.792,39025
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,421138.081,96372
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,122129.371,45111

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)1,254$2,4233thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,055$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,542$2,8006

Every lot

112 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265283.02/cwt255.00–310.007502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330342.46/cwt340.00–345.001,1302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340429.94/cwt405.00–455.001,4627
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370441.42/cwt420.00–445.001,63337
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380350.80/cwt240.00–390.001,3334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429370.91/cwt285.00–390.001,59111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433409.71/cwt405.00–417.501,77422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438348.16/cwt330.00–360.001,5256
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472392.70/cwt370.00–415.001,85411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473347.31/cwt310.00–375.001,64316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516366.27/cwt300.00–380.001,89032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519259.82/cwt255.00–285.001,3486
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0183
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,04210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566324.37/cwt295.00–347.501,83615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573269.89/cwt265.00–275.001,5462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608311.20/cwt275.00–329.001,89217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1288
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668290.53/cwt250.00–317.501,94119
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725283.55/cwt250.00–306.002,05681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740231.26/cwt230.00–232.501,7112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784265.67/cwt245.00–268.502,08324
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2831267.79/cwt250.00–274.002,22536
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883260.01/cwt246.00–264.002,2969
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8121
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915259.45/cwt252.00–260.002,37415
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012217.70/cwt195.00–235.002,2038
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4612
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,155160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8481
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,193215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,5652
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,310178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2150360.00/cwt360.00–360.005401
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2155625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1248412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,0232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250385.00/cwt385.00–385.009631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314371.10/cwt345.00–395.001,1654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330336.97/cwt320.00–355.001,1122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341443.05/cwt435.00–450.001,51119
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367446.56/cwt400.00–450.001,63927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379312.71/cwt290.00–345.001,1854
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383372.25/cwt360.00–385.001,4262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421370.13/cwt340.00–385.001,55816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423300.42/cwt225.00–327.501,2717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467349.36/cwt320.00–375.001,63214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479351.62/cwt349.00–352.501,68412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481304.08/cwt275.00–315.001,46318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517324.04/cwt305.00–335.001,67538
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523250.98/cwt245.00–257.501,3134
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581304.39/cwt290.00–310.001,76929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588254.95/cwt220.00–270.001,4994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7785
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636265.50/cwt250.00–275.001,68926
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675270.95/cwt265.00–273.001,82918
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714269.56/cwt252.50–275.001,92532
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,6272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1746271.01/cwt265.00–272.502,0225
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766244.47/cwt230.00–256.001,8734
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777260.66/cwt260.00–261.002,02518
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820247.14/cwt230.00–256.002,0277
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7694
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2859254.49/cwt230.00–255.502,18641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2491
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0252
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2908192.97/cwt188.00–207.501,7524
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980188.34/cwt167.50–195.001,8464
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3071
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,019180.72/cwt176.00–217.501,84219
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,6241
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,093167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8254
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3421
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 21,220145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7691
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,235177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1861
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-21,255178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2341
Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,333169.35/cwt168.00–170.002,2573
Heifers1450–1500Medium and Large 21,450155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2481
Heifers1500–1550Medium and Large 1-21,530177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,7081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-275975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218698.28/head650.00–750.006982
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278426.89/cwt405.00–450.001,1872
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8673
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2955215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,682138.58/cwt137.00–142.502,3313
Bulls——1,731150.32/cwt148.00–154.502,60210
Bulls——1,787160.10/cwt155.00–212.502,86118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102135.14/cwt132.00–138.001,4898
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418126.82/cwt118.00–132.001,79812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,420142.20/cwt139.50–145.502,01917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,423139.60/cwt132.50–146.001,98743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,663144.41/cwt140.00–147.002,40224
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,422.89/head2,100.00–2,500.002,4233
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5422,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8006

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.