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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Dec 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,320 head
▲ 411 vs last sale 909▼ 292 vs year ago 1,612 · −18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 308▲ 34 vs year ago 180 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 111▲ 21 vs year ago 14 · +150.0%
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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 2.00 to 7.00 higher on breaker and boning cattle, with lean cattle selling 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $414.49/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −8.72 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$414.49
93 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.38
vs UT average
−16.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550418.952,30383
Medium and Large 2534377.492,01710thin
One grade step is worth $41.46/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale93 hd
414.49
—
UT average3 barns · 204 hd
407.11
+7.38
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−16.14
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
−8.72
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—Average1,720168.562,89911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,261150.691,900102
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,649149.862,4717thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,153132.011,52220
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,395138.211,92821
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,412126.311,7833thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,289$2,3475
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,2502thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1062
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1302485.58/cwt485.00–490.001,4669
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361501.19/cwt485.00–505.001,80933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed381540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7006
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419454.47/cwt445.00–456.001,90410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy431504.00/cwt504.00–504.002,17288
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439419.29/cwt410.00–420.001,84114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480422.33/cwt415.00–431.002,02712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed489470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2985
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528380.61/cwt370.00–400.002,0108
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1542431.61/cwt420.00–445.002,33947
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy565419.10/cwt415.00–420.002,36811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565386.22/cwt372.50–400.002,18222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614412.24/cwt405.00–419.502,53163
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633389.85/cwt381.00–395.002,46811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,53812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728324.86/cwt320.00–330.002,3656
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730346.28/cwt332.00–358.002,52839
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2751332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4934
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758346.86/cwt326.00–353.252,62986
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2808241.99/cwt230.00–277.501,9554
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813318.01/cwt297.50–326.002,58534
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865297.96/cwt291.00–305.002,5772
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,7502
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1976213.00/cwt210.00–218.002,0798
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332396.07/cwt380.00–422.501,3156
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,64968
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380368.44/cwt340.00–400.001,4007
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389443.56/cwt441.00–455.001,72520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423451.52/cwt430.00–455.001,91012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437373.68/cwt370.00–385.001,63310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456427.00/cwt407.50–429.001,947122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,82112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479343.13/cwt305.00–355.001,6444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511378.07/cwt360.00–390.001,93221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573359.25/cwt350.00–375.002,05926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621364.96/cwt350.00–369.002,26693
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed626415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5984
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632315.69/cwt305.00–330.001,9957
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685330.48/cwt320.00–334.002,26451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2392
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734339.49/cwt330.00–345.002,4928
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777303.94/cwt302.50–307.502,3627
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820294.32/cwt275.00–302.502,4134
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy906296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,6824
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933247.25/cwt243.00–255.002,3075
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1963261.17/cwt230.00–292.502,5152
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,098232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,5532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408425.37/cwt405.00–445.001,7362
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1973191.20/cwt185.00–197.501,8602
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2398210.00/cwt210.00–210.008362
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515240.44/cwt225.00–255.001,2382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,418191.51/cwt191.00–192.002,7162
Bulls——1,638157.15/cwt152.00–166.002,5744
Bulls——1,906168.50/cwt167.75–169.003,2125
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,089167.83/cwt160.00–177.501,82810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150132.77/cwt112.50–143.001,52715
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,158145.21/cwt144.00–146.501,6823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170106.46/cwt102.50–112.001,2462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277148.33/cwt141.00–156.501,89490
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,3732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,649149.86/cwt147.00–152.002,4717
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395138.21/cwt120.00–147.501,92821
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,412126.31/cwt125.00–127.001,7833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28652,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2914290.78/cwt277.50–305.002,6584
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,031250.89/cwt228.00–274.002,5876
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073218.73/cwt210.00–226.002,3477
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142200.45/cwt195.00–203.002,2894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285149.52/cwt149.00–150.001,9212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,427.46/head2,275.00–2,700.002,4274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,750149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,6161

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.