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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Sep 30
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,787 head
▲ 443 vs last sale 1,344▲ 668 vs year ago 1,119 · +59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 328▲ 164 vs year ago 183 · +89.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 16▲ 32 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 unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and 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 $430.41/cwt on 237 head. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.20 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$430.41
237 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,415
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$50.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.24
vs UT average
+7.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561440.562,473189
Medium and Large 2528401.702,1213thin
Medium and Large 1-2563389.692,19445
One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $279 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 sale237 hd
430.41
—
UT average3 barns · 342 hd
427.17
+3.24
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
+7.76
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+7.20
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—Average1,828187.563,42824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522167.062,54322
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228166.752,048111
CowsLean 85-90%High1,082156.601,69475
Dairy Bulls—Average1,953181.673,5482thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,780148.762,6482thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,330134.001,7821thin

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$3,1502thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1073
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1221585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2934
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2277438.81/cwt405.00–450.001,2164
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1281653.36/cwt647.50–675.001,83620
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292563.77/cwt550.00–600.001,64611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316494.60/cwt480.00–545.001,5636
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy318650.52/cwt650.00–652.502,06910
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321563.29/cwt555.00–565.001,80812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328612.82/cwt605.00–630.002,01026
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363477.55/cwt475.00–480.001,7342
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380594.81/cwt570.00–597.002,260101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,07815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400444.09/cwt435.00–485.001,77611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410542.39/cwt540.00–545.002,22417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425437.36/cwt415.00–470.001,8595
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434491.63/cwt475.00–505.002,13419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy462510.55/cwt510.00–515.002,3599
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470413.87/cwt405.00–420.001,9453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471441.37/cwt430.00–460.002,07943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482488.25/cwt465.00–502.502,35372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,94312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed513480.97/cwt480.00–482.502,46716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528401.70/cwt390.00–415.002,1213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533455.17/cwt430.00–467.502,42645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578429.42/cwt415.00–450.002,482124
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583392.31/cwt390.00–412.502,28733
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy615424.65/cwt421.00–426.002,61226
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618347.51/cwt345.00–350.002,1482
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628382.87/cwt380.00–385.002,40416
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634404.73/cwt392.50–415.002,56688
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed665393.43/cwt385.00–395.002,6168
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672316.75/cwt315.00–327.202,1297
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679336.23/cwt335.00–337.502,28310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683360.21/cwt345.00–375.002,46014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723331.31/cwt325.00–337.502,3952
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724356.06/cwt352.50–362.502,57831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,6425
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832335.51/cwt320.00–340.002,79114
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1874343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,99810
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1932336.25/cwt322.50–339.003,1346
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1982320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1425
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2226485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0965
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272440.12/cwt430.00–460.001,1973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4337
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed313577.56/cwt570.00–580.001,8084
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327550.12/cwt530.00–565.001,79910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343511.00/cwt510.00–520.001,7539
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369535.44/cwt522.50–552.501,97692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374375.13/cwt350.00–425.001,4039
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389462.27/cwt437.50–510.001,79829
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419476.84/cwt465.00–490.001,99817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429388.42/cwt375.00–390.001,6669
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440446.46/cwt435.00–452.501,96411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475341.67/cwt325.00–350.001,6233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479426.76/cwt400.00–435.002,04439
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513339.18/cwt305.00–355.001,7408
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531402.56/cwt385.00–415.002,13877
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533376.41/cwt365.00–380.002,00630
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572372.88/cwt365.00–382.502,13356
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed622380.83/cwt380.00–381.002,36917
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623359.92/cwt350.00–372.502,2428
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1536
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635326.33/cwt325.00–327.002,0723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683340.94/cwt320.00–350.002,3295
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed690420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,8987
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711331.46/cwt320.00–340.002,3577
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770323.72/cwt322.50–325.002,4932
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821320.67/cwt310.00–322.502,6337
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873317.16/cwt317.00–317.502,7693
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,120234.84/cwt217.50–252.502,6302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2354405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4345
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530366.96/cwt355.00–390.001,9453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5262
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609366.57/cwt365.00–385.002,23213
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654308.33/cwt305.00–310.002,0163
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1382
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1212
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6837
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4793
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1543290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5752
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8244
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005342
Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674130.00/cwt130.00–130.008764
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2882214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8876
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,108172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9112
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008712
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0286
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393354.90/cwt350.00–370.001,3954
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479353.01/cwt350.00–355.001,6915
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7037
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,813185.34/cwt184.00–186.503,36010
Bulls——1,838189.14/cwt187.00–192.003,47614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082163.70/cwt155.00–168.501,77155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085139.19/cwt131.00–149.001,51017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214169.21/cwt168.00–174.002,05451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240164.65/cwt150.00–168.502,04260
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522167.06/cwt163.50–173.002,54322
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7821
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,780148.76/cwt148.50–149.002,6482
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,953181.67/cwt180.50–183.003,5482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923229.12/cwt195.00–265.002,11518
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094202.23/cwt189.00–237.502,2124
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,350200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,482202.58/cwt192.50–215.003,0022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1925260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,405172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,4241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1715315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2521

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.