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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Oct 7
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,828 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 1,787▲ 326 vs year ago 1,502 · +21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 347▼ 171 vs year ago 438 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 32▲ 28 vs year ago 19 · +147.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold sharply higher, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, while slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $455.17/cwt on 351 head. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +31.96 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$455.17
351 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,446
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.83
vs UT average
+9.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537462.272,484255
Medium and Large 1-2536443.272,37680
Medium and Large 2547401.532,19616thin
One grade step is worth $60.74/cwt here — about $287 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 sale351 hd
455.17
—
UT average3 barns · 471 hd
450.34
+4.83
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
+9.32
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+31.96
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—Average1,707186.453,18226
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270170.532,16686
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528166.402,54324
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,033165.131,70652
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,657134.382,2276thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,410218.923,0879thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,475$3,6001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8428
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315582.50/cwt570.00–595.001,8352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327649.07/cwt600.00–652.502,12219
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360653.73/cwt642.50–662.502,3539
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367564.88/cwt560.00–575.002,07317
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370604.71/cwt590.00–625.002,23718
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388536.74/cwt505.00–550.002,08312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420529.76/cwt515.00–550.002,22573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429466.83/cwt455.00–485.002,00319
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433506.92/cwt505.00–510.002,1955
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463428.78/cwt415.00–450.001,9857
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1818
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy468524.62/cwt520.00–525.002,45513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483492.29/cwt475.00–515.002,37854
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed506501.11/cwt497.50–502.502,53629
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515476.90/cwt457.50–487.502,456102
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520434.04/cwt405.00–465.002,2578
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536443.27/cwt440.00–455.002,37680
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed554459.52/cwt457.50–460.002,54632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566434.76/cwt425.00–455.002,46192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574369.02/cwt360.00–390.002,1188
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613368.58/cwt360.00–385.002,25934
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy619437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,7087
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621420.97/cwt402.00–432.502,614139
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685380.54/cwt367.50–385.002,60715
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687337.87/cwt332.50–355.002,3214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709377.13/cwt352.50–381.002,67416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778334.56/cwt327.50–338.002,6033
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1806338.10/cwt327.50–355.002,72512
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1978309.94/cwt305.00–315.003,0312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2292465.69/cwt450.00–480.001,36012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0003
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323503.84/cwt500.00–520.001,62710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325607.30/cwt585.00–615.001,9748
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374399.99/cwt385.00–440.001,49615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380470.00/cwt465.00–480.001,78618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384532.61/cwt520.00–552.502,04545
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415415.39/cwt400.00–425.001,72424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy422484.76/cwt480.00–490.002,04615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427447.42/cwt430.00–470.001,91055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed462455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,10213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477384.80/cwt355.00–395.001,8358
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480427.13/cwt410.00–435.002,05061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494395.01/cwt385.00–400.001,95115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523400.55/cwt387.50–410.002,09575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525353.45/cwt350.00–375.001,85623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529384.62/cwt382.50–385.002,03513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed547445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,43412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573383.79/cwt367.50–390.002,19979
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy590410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4193
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610345.00/cwt340.00–350.002,1052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626368.59/cwt357.50–375.002,30735
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3052
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1744336.51/cwt332.50–342.502,5045
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777324.41/cwt315.00–329.002,5213
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5328
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870267.36/cwt255.00–280.002,3262
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873306.58/cwt300.00–328.002,67619
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,9052
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1993261.67/cwt260.00–262.502,5983
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018231.29/cwt215.00–247.502,3552
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,057266.82/cwt266.00–272.502,82010
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,267247.50/cwt247.50–247.503,1363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4303
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459450.17/cwt445.00–452.002,0664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,1907
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680337.57/cwt330.00–345.002,2955
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4423
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 1399440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7567
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,89430
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8003
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 1597305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8213
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 2896282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,5317
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,12510
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2401335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3436
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723292.53/cwt290.00–295.002,1152
Beef/Dairy Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,5555
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8163
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,385200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7702
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,410218.92/cwt194.00–225.003,0879
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,245202.17/cwt186.00–226.002,5174
Bulls——1,729181.69/cwt168.50–187.003,14117
Bulls——2,000190.06/cwt187.50–193.003,8015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%959137.96/cwt130.00–147.501,3236
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,043168.67/cwt161.00–185.001,75946
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,111179.86/cwt170.00–185.001,9987
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260173.95/cwt167.00–187.002,19242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312164.89/cwt150.00–168.002,16337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528166.40/cwt160.00–169.002,54324
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,657134.38/cwt131.00–139.002,2276
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,3902
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1821323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,65211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1993201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9963
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,003254.56/cwt230.00–260.002,5535
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209239.72/cwt209.00–317.002,89818
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,351202.71/cwt190.00–217.502,7394
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,035163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6871
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.