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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, May 6
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 789▲ 462 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 313▲ 258 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 63▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on limited comparable sales, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances of 10.00 higher on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady on light supplies. Bidding was active on good demand for all classes of livestock with moderate supplies.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.77/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.54 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$346.77
40 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.91
vs UT average
+13.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558353.561,97227
Medium and Large 1-2559336.361,88111thin
Medium and Large 2538312.191,6802thin
One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about $293 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 sale40 hd
346.77
—
UT average3 barns · 61 hd
335.86
+10.91
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
+13.94
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
−47.54
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—High1,955167.913,28217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518150.572,28628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,243146.541,821157
CowsLean 85-90%Average928123.981,15112
Dairy Bulls—Average1,830128.262,3472thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295132.621,7176thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,375159.002,1861thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,222220.002,6883thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)992$2,9284thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,424$2,89914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,324$2,5355
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$3,1001thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3855
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,6463
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,69410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2494303.10/cwt285.00–305.001,49710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520281.54/cwt275.00–285.001,4643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566284.89/cwt270.00–295.001,6125
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569341.21/cwt325.00–352.501,9415
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634322.72/cwt305.00–338.002,04610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7443
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724316.94/cwt297.50–322.502,2957
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763290.15/cwt283.00–294.002,21419
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824262.69/cwt247.00–278.002,16516
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy825288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,3761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy844286.25/cwt286.25–286.252,41644
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,3451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,2091
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1932271.94/cwt260.00–276.002,5344
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2937278.25/cwt278.25–278.252,6076
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4981
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270365.00/cwt365.00–365.009861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417394.49/cwt365.00–402.501,64510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481297.94/cwt295.00–305.001,4335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5641
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491355.37/cwt340.00–361.001,74517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520358.66/cwt355.00–365.001,86513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538312.19/cwt290.00–335.001,6802
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1592328.83/cwt315.00–337.501,9478
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy594375.50/cwt375.50–375.502,2306
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7554
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1601349.44/cwt349.00–355.002,10014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670238.73/cwt237.50–240.001,5992
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672290.31/cwt282.50–297.501,9519
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720270.64/cwt262.50–279.001,9492
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1403
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy773280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1647
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780281.98/cwt270.00–285.002,1995
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8571
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803276.15/cwt255.00–280.002,21713
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy868258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,23918
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2574
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1909249.41/cwt237.50–255.002,2675
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2Fleshy983205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0152
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1371
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3691
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,037215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2306
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,4691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0266
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2551
Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fancy690254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,7531
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4853
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2739127.86/cwt126.50–138.009458
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1461
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8662
Dairy Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7132
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5211
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,222220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,881172.68/cwt169.00–176.253,24810
Bulls——1,895154.92/cwt149.00–161.002,9365
Bulls——2,473176.50/cwt174.75–178.254,3652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775118.50/cwt118.50–118.509181
Cows—Lean 85-90%942124.48/cwt122.50–125.001,17311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109161.23/cwt159.00–166.001,78816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182136.75/cwt130.00–139.001,61622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272146.37/cwt140.00–152.001,862119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,5622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527148.08/cwt144.00–151.502,26126
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173126.57/cwt121.50–131.501,4853
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5101
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,485149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2132
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,375159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,830128.26/cwt125.00–134.502,3472
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29403,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29582,737.91/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3732,903.57/head2,400.00–3,150.002,9048
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,4232,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5993,115.64/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.