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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Apr 29
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 638▲ 29 vs year ago 760 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 142▲ 172 vs year ago 141 · +122.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 47▼ 29 vs year ago 92 · −31.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This weeks sale was moderate to active bidding with offerings in all class of cattle. Steers this week were 2.00-7.50 higher. While heifers were generally steady. All slaughter cows were generally steady, bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Pairs with good flesh were firm while leaner pairs sold slightly down from last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $293.61/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −62.27 against this barn's trailing median of $355.88.
Average price
$293.61
23 head · 655 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.51
vs UT average
−5.79 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650299.001,9448thin
Medium and Large 1658290.731,91315thin
One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $31 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.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
293.61
—
UT average3 barns · 72 hd
286.09
+7.51
National average169 barns · 8,423 hd
299.40
−5.79
This barn, trailing median29 sales
355.88
−62.27
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 600–700 lb

29 sales
404366329291median 355.8803/0304/2106/1609/1511/03
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $389.51, low $305.07, median $355.88 across 29 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—Average1,512176.882,67412
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,282189.502,4294thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414149.912,11928
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,345144.301,941125
CowsLean 85-90%Average979110.421,0816thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,270157.001,9943thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,555133.142,0708thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,205104.991,2653thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,252199.672,4993thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,523175.292,6704thin

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)1,275$2,74121
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,70733
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,323$2,5508

Every lot

111 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,3322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1342482.51/cwt477.50–485.001,6503
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,84815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,8442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7863
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7609
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy458395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468414.19/cwt412.50–417.501,9389
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy521410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1366
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5902
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned536378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,02623
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1343
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy661335.83/cwt320.00–339.002,22012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy702310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1765
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720281.09/cwt257.50–305.002,0242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779282.39/cwt265.00–300.002,2007
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy792286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,2655
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,3506
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy823266.12/cwt252.50–280.002,1902
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy880276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,4292
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy892279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,4893
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,4802
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy968251.14/cwt242.50–260.002,4312
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,013253.77/cwt248.00–257.502,5713
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,153220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5372
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,284227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,9215
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3256
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3463
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371345.50/cwt342.50–370.001,28218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421405.15/cwt402.50–407.501,70613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462364.08/cwt355.00–365.001,68232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478315.55/cwt300.00–330.001,5082
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,9121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610304.96/cwt300.00–310.001,8602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,9448
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8263
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy665297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9785
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9153
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0542
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,02311
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818230.57/cwt226.00–235.001,8862
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy821269.67/cwt269.00–270.002,2146
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8282
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865251.69/cwt230.00–263.002,1773
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy875284.50/cwt284.50–284.502,48919
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy935237.42/cwt230.00–245.002,2202
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1989235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3245
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,4001
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,108220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4382
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,165215.50/cwt215.50–215.502,5115
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,185226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,6781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0691
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy935237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2162
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1362
Dairy Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7151
Dairy Heifers1400–1450Medium and Large 1-21,424167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,3786
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404208.00/cwt208.00–208.008404
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2251
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy775195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5111
Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3081
Dairy Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,055232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,313190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4952
Steers—Choice and Prime1,733160.57/cwt155.00–165.002,7832
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,210212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,5712
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,335174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,3231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,102217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3973
Bulls——1,345140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8831
Bulls——1,511168.22/cwt159.00–175.502,5427
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,910152.50/cwt152.50–152.504,4381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830105.25/cwt104.50–106.008742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053113.01/cwt110.00–117.501,1904
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight1,100140.58/cwt139.75–142.501,5466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137125.19/cwt123.00–127.501,4233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,189162.72/cwt158.00–167.501,9357
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,282189.50/cwt185.00–191.002,4294
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358145.29/cwt130.00–155.001,973115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478146.29/cwt143.50–149.002,16220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700132.50/cwt132.50–132.502,2531
Cows—Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight1,920110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1121
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198114.98/cwt112.50–117.501,3772
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0371
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,9943
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,555133.14/cwt129.00–137.502,0708
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2622,714.71/head2,400.00–3,100.002,71518
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2982,557.32/head2,200.00–2,800.002,5577
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3522,643.88/head2,300.00–3,100.002,64425
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3552,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,3803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5342,888.87/head2,550.00–3,100.002,8896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,5402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6683,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.