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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, May 13
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
649 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 462▲ 245 vs year ago 404 · +60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 258▲ 154 vs year ago 156 · +98.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 33▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 7.00-12.00 higher while feeder heifers sold 9.00-14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm compared to last week on moderate supply. Bidding was active with good demand for all classes of cattle with moderate supplies.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.54/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.67 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$365.54
52 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$533
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$79.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.86
vs UT average
−19.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1580380.612,20940
Medium and Large 1-2594330.001,9606thin
Medium and Large 2558300.651,6766thin
One grade step is worth $79.96/cwt here — about $533 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
365.54
—
UT average3 barns · 83 hd
350.69
+14.86
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−19.06
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
−57.67
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—Average1,620177.452,87543
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,289157.962,036134
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538155.282,38826
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134132.231,49921
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,525130.191,98521
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,270121.051,5376thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$2,9504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,288$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,7503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$2,7493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,875$2,7191thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,384$2,6723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,432$3,12022
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)929$2,8736
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,2001thin

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1309500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,54511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368414.48/cwt320.00–480.001,5253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427411.04/cwt395.00–430.001,7553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428449.02/cwt370.00–470.001,92212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9087
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530292.94/cwt285.00–310.001,5533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544365.00/cwt345.00–375.001,9865
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576363.60/cwt355.00–375.002,0949
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585308.36/cwt305.00–310.001,8043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy589389.50/cwt389.50–389.502,29426
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9606
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636292.66/cwt285.00–302.501,8618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed637351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,2363
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8981
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1693328.91/cwt297.50–334.002,27913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2525
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708262.34/cwt247.50–270.001,8576
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730306.35/cwt300.00–322.502,23612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2746268.85/cwt265.00–270.002,00619
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763301.23/cwt250.00–308.002,29811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,16212
Steers800–850Medium 2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836287.32/cwt277.50–291.002,40211
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,5203
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy886249.30/cwt242.50–252.502,20910
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920279.25/cwt279.00–279.502,56928
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020254.99/cwt242.50–265.002,6013
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,067241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,5713
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,130222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,5143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1296470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy403305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409342.66/cwt340.00–350.001,4014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437358.38/cwt355.00–360.001,5663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484368.19/cwt365.00–370.001,78211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519358.36/cwt355.00–360.001,86017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573355.95/cwt340.00–357.502,04052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0483
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634327.75/cwt327.50–330.002,07810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695276.25/cwt267.50–285.001,9202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713267.00/cwt257.50–282.501,90411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy717390.50/cwt390.50–390.502,80012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728280.97/cwt280.00–282.502,04526
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740256.22/cwt255.00–267.501,89610
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752246.65/cwt240.00–255.001,8553
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764267.21/cwt242.50–279.002,04111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765243.73/cwt242.50–245.001,8652
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2807242.51/cwt240.00–247.501,9573
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828263.37/cwt247.50–270.002,1814
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2858250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1453
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860246.25/cwt240.00–252.502,1182
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1922232.26/cwt225.00–237.502,1413
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2928217.02/cwt212.50–234.002,0148
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9951
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2861
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4241
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025202.81/cwt190.00–216.002,0792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,9002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8952
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1928232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1583
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2891
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2777167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3013
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,055211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2263
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3743
Dairy Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 21,363160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1816
Dairy Steers1400–1450Medium and Large 21,415175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,064224.58/cwt220.00–235.002,3903
Bulls——1,068197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,1092
Bulls——Return to Feed1,165202.16/cwt190.00–207.502,3554
Bulls——1,175133.87/cwt120.00–146.501,5732
Bulls——1,770171.13/cwt162.50–177.503,02931
Bulls——2,455180.00/cwt180.00–180.004,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%928111.65/cwt100.00–117.501,0363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081141.49/cwt140.00–148.001,5305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136183.90/cwt175.00–197.502,08913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168135.66/cwt126.00–139.001,58518
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,187218.35/cwt212.50–222.502,59212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330148.54/cwt142.00–167.501,976104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379172.94/cwt167.50–185.002,3857
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596148.78/cwt143.00–161.002,37519
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,270121.05/cwt115.00–122.001,5376
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560129.20/cwt125.00–131.502,01620
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,748.79/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3842,671.58/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4932,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,8752,718.75/head2,718.75–2,718.752,7191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29292,872.72/head2,300.00–3,050.002,8736
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,161.99/head2,900.00–3,400.003,1622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4133,089.43/head2,450.00–3,300.003,08918
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6783,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502

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.