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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Oct 14
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,554 head
▼ 274 vs last sale 1,828▼ 192 vs year ago 1,746 · −11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 267▼ 48 vs year ago 291 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 25 vs year ago 14 · +178.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold mostly 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 $478.50/cwt on 199 head. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +55.29 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$478.50
199 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.83
vs UT average
+9.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538488.282,628146
Medium and Large 1-2529477.192,52627
Medium and Large 2535424.892,27226
One grade step is worth $63.39/cwt here — about $355 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale199 hd
478.50
—
UT average3 barns · 383 hd
458.66
+19.83
National average176 barns · 29,227 hd
469.04
+9.46
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+55.29
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—Average1,713191.643,28221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,337172.782,31080
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,172172.192,01869
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625166.952,71333
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,172247.472,9003thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,363219.842,9966thin

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)1,400$3,3001thin

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7752
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276693.78/cwt680.00–710.001,9159
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2281550.95/cwt455.00–580.001,54820
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2314549.73/cwt540.00–585.001,7265
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,3152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366620.02/cwt600.00–630.002,26918
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed367668.06/cwt660.00–672.502,45215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,94812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376540.80/cwt500.00–550.002,03311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,4603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413586.50/cwt580.00–595.002,42214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,11210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435533.92/cwt520.00–550.002,32318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy471545.53/cwt540.00–550.002,5699
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473513.02/cwt505.00–535.002,42740
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476489.70/cwt477.50–497.502,33130
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483475.34/cwt460.00–485.002,2967
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514512.90/cwt500.00–535.002,63695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524434.58/cwt400.00–452.502,27721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526481.76/cwt460.00–495.002,53425
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed571470.40/cwt465.00–490.002,68610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580384.20/cwt365.00–400.002,2285
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586435.61/cwt422.50–452.502,55341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630435.49/cwt425.00–445.002,74461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634407.69/cwt400.00–420.002,58513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656414.58/cwt392.50–427.502,72025
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664377.23/cwt375.00–387.502,50511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680278.56/cwt265.00–285.001,89419
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,69013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755334.18/cwt330.00–337.502,5233
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1842350.99/cwt337.50–353.002,95515
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,9774
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965323.14/cwt312.50–334.003,1182
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,017311.60/cwt307.50–320.003,1693
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,096295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,2334
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,108287.50/cwt287.50–287.503,1862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1157630.00/cwt630.00–630.0098916
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283678.70/cwt660.00–685.001,9214
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2309620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318497.40/cwt460.00–535.001,5824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332643.01/cwt630.00–655.002,13513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356604.85/cwt590.00–615.002,1536
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368467.86/cwt450.00–485.001,7222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370670.00/cwt660.00–675.002,4793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390557.47/cwt540.00–570.002,17422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy406549.62/cwt530.00–560.002,2319
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1848
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed427465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9866
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429326.75/cwt320.00–340.001,40212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431488.17/cwt480.00–512.502,10452
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443437.01/cwt415.00–457.501,93620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474458.30/cwt445.00–475.002,17248
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474428.25/cwt415.00–435.002,03018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed487518.26/cwt495.00–522.502,5246
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy511431.56/cwt430.00–432.502,2058
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519371.01/cwt370.00–375.001,9265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532413.12/cwt400.00–427.502,19855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed558437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,44115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572350.09/cwt335.00–365.002,0037
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579403.85/cwt395.00–417.502,33823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581368.87/cwt365.00–375.002,14315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622378.92/cwt360.00–390.002,35747
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670355.74/cwt355.00–357.502,3837
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673329.91/cwt320.00–340.002,2205
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717365.53/cwt335.00–367.002,62132
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778331.42/cwt320.00–350.002,57834
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823322.22/cwt317.00–332.502,65210
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870331.23/cwt328.00–335.002,8827
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933319.79/cwt305.00–329.002,9848
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1966313.70/cwt310.00–317.503,0304
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023291.44/cwt284.00–305.002,9816
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,067268.32/cwt260.00–285.002,8633
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,108243.01/cwt232.50–255.002,6935
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418519.00/cwt500.00–550.002,1693
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611378.60/cwt375.00–402.502,3138
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,9562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2787230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8103
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312380.30/cwt340.00–400.001,1879
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5844
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370406.25/cwt400.00–425.001,5034
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9524
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542372.01/cwt365.00–375.502,0163
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,94010
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,24311
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,363219.84/cwt216.00–240.002,9966
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,172247.47/cwt230.00–280.002,9003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,299209.25/cwt192.00–227.002,7184
Bulls——1,750184.23/cwt182.00–186.003,2245
Bulls——1,835188.86/cwt187.00–194.003,46612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,139169.04/cwt164.00–177.001,92530
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,186177.36/cwt173.00–190.002,10334
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,207179.61/cwt176.00–195.002,16810
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,265183.14/cwt177.50–198.002,3178
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273155.88/cwt136.00–168.001,9845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330172.53/cwt170.00–179.002,29529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400168.43/cwt162.00–174.002,35833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625166.95/cwt151.00–172.002,71333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,306180.87/cwt173.00–185.002,3623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,493179.13/cwt177.00–181.002,6742
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1935238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,2251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,061205.76/cwt201.00–222.502,18318
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071234.00/cwt212.50–260.002,5067
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,173198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,3232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.