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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Sep 9
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,436 head
▲ 764 vs last sale 672▲ 1,436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 240▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 14▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand across all classes of livestock with active buyer participation ringside and on the internet, with a heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $424.32/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.11 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$424.32
185 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.36
vs UT average
+10.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534434.992,322144
Medium and Large 1-2501402.502,01714thin
Medium and Large 2557378.752,10927
One grade step is worth $56.24/cwt here — about $213 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 sale185 hd
424.32
—
UT average3 barns · 301 hd
438.68
−14.36
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
+10.80
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+1.11
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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage2,230170.003,7911thin
Bulls—Average1,797183.153,29125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,620169.582,74719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232165.702,04299
CowsLean 85-90%High1,078155.741,68034
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,040136.261,4172thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108116.471,29114
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,150245.502,8233thin

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)1,157$2,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,9502thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2248515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2773
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1281543.18/cwt525.00–555.001,52615
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2299420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2567
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy309590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8235
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316443.20/cwt425.00–455.001,4015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,67412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2336492.99/cwt490.00–495.001,6565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy369547.51/cwt540.00–550.002,02012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6976
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379437.92/cwt410.00–455.001,66013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed385520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385484.35/cwt465.00–505.001,86536
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy407511.64/cwt510.00–515.002,0823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414357.25/cwt350.00–365.001,4794
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428495.49/cwt480.00–505.002,12187
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,98719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460508.75/cwt472.50–515.002,34058
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0175
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478397.56/cwt360.00–410.001,90013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2501402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,01714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505368.73/cwt350.00–395.001,8627
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518443.62/cwt420.00–450.002,29895
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy541410.47/cwt410.00–415.002,22110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy543415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573420.70/cwt395.00–430.002,41136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575382.26/cwt360.00–390.002,19820
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621409.56/cwt392.50–420.002,54352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626381.53/cwt380.00–387.502,3888
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,78924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1698340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3732
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720338.32/cwt325.00–355.002,43636
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778336.73/cwt325.00–340.002,6206
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833303.47/cwt285.00–322.502,5282
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866322.38/cwt315.00–330.002,7925
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1943312.51/cwt310.00–315.002,9472
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1953315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0022
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1932
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,161260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0194
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1234471.23/cwt470.00–475.001,1034
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238492.11/cwt480.00–505.001,1712
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy273500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3652
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277382.03/cwt375.00–405.001,0584
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279458.14/cwt450.00–470.001,2786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy308530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed313500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5652
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319449.53/cwt435.00–470.001,43424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328428.94/cwt420.00–450.001,40711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330407.23/cwt390.00–425.001,3442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369405.85/cwt405.00–407.501,4989
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388460.58/cwt440.00–470.001,78717
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy398507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,0204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398415.80/cwt412.50–435.001,65527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy416473.32/cwt470.00–475.001,96916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420433.05/cwt420.00–445.001,81979
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423392.59/cwt385.00–400.001,66110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed433456.19/cwt450.00–460.001,9755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434384.73/cwt375.00–395.001,6708
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474431.72/cwt425.00–445.002,04660
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480363.68/cwt342.50–395.001,7469
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484413.30/cwt405.00–417.502,00018
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy504417.94/cwt410.00–420.002,1065
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed521378.48/cwt377.50–380.001,9725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533350.03/cwt345.00–365.001,86628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563365.47/cwt350.00–370.002,05844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy623367.77/cwt360.00–375.002,2912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623317.23/cwt310.00–325.001,9762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678325.47/cwt312.50–330.002,20711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713317.35/cwt300.00–323.002,2634
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761320.43/cwt319.00–322.502,43810
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773249.27/cwt237.50–255.001,9273
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821323.93/cwt315.00–325.002,65923
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1909302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,7505
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2293425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8075
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627305.11/cwt300.00–320.001,9134
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673328.82/cwt322.50–335.002,2132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4262
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1814274.93/cwt255.00–285.002,2384
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0342
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2908225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0432
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5138
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008632
Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2806226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,82213
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,150245.50/cwt245.50–245.502,8233
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,385217.68/cwt215.00–220.003,0152
Bulls——1,678159.74/cwt155.50–164.252,6802
Bulls——1,799178.61/cwt172.50–188.503,21311
Bulls——1,901185.91/cwt176.75–190.003,53410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed890187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6691
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed963176.20/cwt160.00–190.001,69710
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,020169.68/cwt165.00–175.001,7312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080110.97/cwt102.00–121.001,1984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102148.39/cwt145.00–155.001,63510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,207158.27/cwt150.50–163.501,9108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228164.45/cwt158.00–170.002,01950
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251166.48/cwt163.00–170.502,08347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620169.58/cwt167.00–176.002,74719
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime2,230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,7911
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%904114.00/cwt110.00–117.501,0314
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040136.26/cwt130.00–142.001,4172
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,188111.51/cwt110.00–115.001,3257
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195131.35/cwt131.00–132.001,5703
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1572,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,108217.09/cwt190.00–227.502,4054
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108214.73/cwt205.00–240.002,3793
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110218.53/cwt190.00–240.002,42611

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.