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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Oct 28
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,533 head
▼ 495 vs last sale 3,028▲ 2,533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
673 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 513▲ 673 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 47▲ 81 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, with 650lbs steers selling 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, with slaughter bulls selling 9.00 to 11.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and 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 $390.45/cwt on 370 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.61 against this barn's trailing median of $424.06.
Average price
$390.45
370 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$76.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.76
vs UT average
−39.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554405.902,247236
Medium and Large 1-2550379.902,09190
Medium and Large 2571329.211,87944
One grade step is worth $76.69/cwt here — about $368 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 sale370 hd
390.45
—
UT average3 barns · 601 hd
409.21
−18.76
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−39.27
This barn, trailing median29 sales
424.06
−33.61
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

29 sales
523469416363median 424.0603/0304/2106/3009/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $376.63, median $424.06 across 29 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—High1,784177.233,16230
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,114165.641,845175
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,341164.562,207276
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559158.542,47231
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,250155.001,9382thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,155$3,2922thin

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed270645.00/cwt645.00–645.001,74212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273503.85/cwt500.00–507.501,3762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283544.58/cwt530.00–565.001,54115
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334553.06/cwt545.00–560.001,84720
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365546.62/cwt540.00–550.001,9953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379480.71/cwt475.00–485.001,82210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381512.43/cwt490.00–525.001,95232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385437.16/cwt425.00–445.001,68310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed406502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,04019
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Gaunt414385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420470.43/cwt460.00–490.001,97690
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433435.71/cwt425.00–445.001,8877
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,0044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476426.18/cwt420.00–437.502,02938
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478454.45/cwt440.00–465.002,172110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488363.95/cwt350.00–375.001,77624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,28916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523355.15/cwt347.50–357.501,85713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530417.92/cwt400.00–430.002,21587
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536386.22/cwt370.00–390.002,07064
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed561414.86/cwt412.50–416.002,32716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575390.93/cwt380.00–405.002,248117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586364.35/cwt350.00–377.002,13526
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591318.33/cwt310.00–340.001,88131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617339.14/cwt330.00–347.502,0923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620366.75/cwt350.00–380.002,274110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661385.55/cwt369.00–395.002,54859
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3218
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677321.18/cwt310.00–335.002,17425
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725336.03/cwt283.00–366.002,43661
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed768306.08/cwt302.50–307.502,3517
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777277.05/cwt265.00–280.002,1536
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8022
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875270.22/cwt262.50–271.002,36429
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2884216.15/cwt210.00–235.001,9114
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1944249.80/cwt248.00–255.002,3585
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,016250.68/cwt247.00–272.502,54714
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed262530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3896
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282492.56/cwt490.00–495.001,3894
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285463.22/cwt450.00–470.001,3203
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331439.51/cwt430.00–460.001,45514
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345488.33/cwt475.00–495.001,6856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366475.61/cwt460.00–487.501,74131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374423.76/cwt418.00–430.001,5856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy377499.72/cwt497.50–500.001,88426
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381443.35/cwt440.00–450.001,68919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed423435.19/cwt430.00–445.001,84112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423369.96/cwt365.00–375.001,5656
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429415.31/cwt395.00–425.001,782101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431381.84/cwt380.00–385.001,6468
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy451470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1207
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460400.05/cwt390.00–415.001,84078
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471346.86/cwt330.00–370.001,63441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479379.99/cwt377.50–382.501,82038
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517360.14/cwt350.00–375.001,862151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533335.62/cwt325.00–345.001,78955
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565268.08/cwt250.00–290.001,5159
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569339.26/cwt330.00–360.001,930116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629312.05/cwt300.00–330.001,96344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8477
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy665335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671295.46/cwt285.00–310.001,98321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706286.81/cwt275.00–290.002,02514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738273.00/cwt247.50–290.002,0155
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762264.52/cwt245.50–277.502,01614
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820276.97/cwt265.00–287.502,2718
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873278.26/cwt270.00–281.002,42914
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2873230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0082
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930352.50/cwt352.50–352.503,2782
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,082257.52/cwt235.00–265.002,7864
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275523.77/cwt505.00–540.001,4402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1342605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0695
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358384.69/cwt370.00–400.001,3772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1386449.32/cwt425.00–455.001,7345
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy392497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9505
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477417.24/cwt410.00–440.001,9904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568318.11/cwt305.00–340.001,8073
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618326.55/cwt310.00–330.002,0186
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663259.15/cwt245.00–290.001,7186
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,073194.66/cwt182.50–207.002,0892
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285285.00/cwt285.00–285.0081210
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,33014
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,43413
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6624
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2883
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,31010
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,250155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,695174.07/cwt165.50–178.502,95015
Bulls——1,873180.38/cwt179.00–182.253,37915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,111168.04/cwt155.00–185.001,867158
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143143.34/cwt132.50–155.001,63817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337172.42/cwt165.00–182.002,30542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342163.15/cwt155.00–169.002,189234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559158.54/cwt130.00–166.002,47231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965246.57/cwt220.00–267.502,37929
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,096199.19/cwt190.00–232.502,18337
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,145212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,4332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2982248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,4358
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,292.21/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2922

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.