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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Aug 12
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
599 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 347▲ 341 vs year ago 258 · +132.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 273▲ 128 vs year ago 180 · +71.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 20 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while lean cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, replacements were weak but a higher undertone was noticed. Trade was active with good demand on a moderate supply

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.02/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.63 against this barn's trailing median of $395.65.
Average price
$347.02
95 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$37.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs UT average
−3.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564358.612,02465
Medium and Large 2529329.511,7434thin
Medium and Large 1-2576320.761,84826
One grade step is worth $37.85/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale95 hd
347.02
—
UT average3 barns · 113 hd
349.60
−2.58
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−3.79
This barn, trailing median30 sales
395.65
−48.63
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
469422374327median 395.6503/0304/2106/2309/0810/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.49, low $340.57, median $395.65 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—Average1,764183.043,22933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483161.902,40142
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211156.561,89699
CowsLean 85-90%Low962143.821,38453
Dairy Bulls—Average1,746177.453,0984thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,412144.682,0427thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,253224.002,80720
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,327224.732,9823thin

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)1,145$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,530$3,2501thin

Every lot

107 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1246590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4516
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293531.85/cwt520.00–534.001,5586
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333511.70/cwt510.00–515.001,7043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7465
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,7487
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378468.73/cwt465.00–472.501,7722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4749
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422376.44/cwt370.00–390.001,58915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy424453.70/cwt450.00–455.001,9244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464390.06/cwt385.00–395.001,8102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469418.26/cwt415.00–420.001,9626
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1838
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8774
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560370.29/cwt360.00–379.002,07417
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625360.51/cwt345.00–370.002,2538
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631373.50/cwt373.50–373.502,35716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full638325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,07718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy648378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,44915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692337.17/cwt337.00–337.502,3333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9946
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723303.80/cwt302.00–307.502,1963
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761321.22/cwt300.00–335.002,44412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839300.82/cwt292.50–302.502,5246
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1879289.68/cwt277.50–302.502,5464
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7451
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1963247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3834
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,3091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1146510.00/cwt510.00–510.007457
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255523.27/cwt510.00–525.001,3349
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2302341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,03010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy307515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337446.80/cwt445.00–447.501,5067
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy367450.01/cwt445.00–452.501,6523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3994
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468338.27/cwt330.00–342.501,5836
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fancy475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517329.34/cwt329.00–330.001,7033
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522352.11/cwt350.00–365.001,83821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Gaunt545305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576320.76/cwt305.00–330.001,84826
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581355.21/cwt349.00–362.502,06425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy598382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,28716
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9666
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622352.88/cwt335.00–357.502,19522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682328.37/cwt325.00–340.002,23925
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730315.98/cwt314.00–318.002,3076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Gaunt735252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,85615
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771311.77/cwt301.00–320.002,4046
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827285.70/cwt284.00–288.002,3637
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,2531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883275.86/cwt272.50–282.502,4363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7831
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1892
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,0303
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,4531
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,185209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,4771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5701
Dairy Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,180184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,1711
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2867162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4095
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,115125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3941
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0172
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2978196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9172
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,327224.73/cwt223.50–227.002,9823
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,253224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,80720
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0864
Bulls——1,660179.39/cwt169.00–187.252,97812
Bulls——1,938190.65/cwt180.50–197.503,69516
Bulls——2,165185.20/cwt185.20–185.204,0101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%744125.07/cwt116.00–130.009313
Cows—Boner 80-85%885142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2611
Cows—Lean 85-90%933142.74/cwt132.20–151.001,33234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066149.64/cwt146.00–154.001,59516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125152.80/cwt142.50–158.501,71949
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,285200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304159.79/cwt150.00–169.002,08448
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483161.90/cwt156.00–166.002,40142
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,746177.45/cwt170.00–181.503,0984
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%875122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0721
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,501148.38/cwt139.00–158.002,2276
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955214.62/cwt190.00–245.002,0502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997213.46/cwt177.50–229.002,1285
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,8204
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,145247.32/cwt247.00–248.002,8323
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,205209.31/cwt202.50–232.502,5224
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5303,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501

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.