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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jan 6
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,401 head
▲ 417 vs last sale 984▲ 119 vs year ago 1,282 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 232 vs last sale 302▼ 511 vs year ago 581 · −88.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 283 vs last sale 54▲ 337 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no trend available this week due to not having a sale the last two weeks.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.85/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.64 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$435.85
161 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,420
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs UT average
−30.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552448.992,477119
Medium and Large 1-2567418.712,37418thin
Medium and Large 2564383.562,16424
One grade step is worth $65.42/cwt here — about $313 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 sale161 hd
435.85
—
UT average1 barns · 161 hd
435.85
+0.00
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−30.48
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+12.64
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—High1,945181.523,53032
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,261163.962,067144
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481157.322,33019
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,182153.481,81444
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,230239.002,9403thin

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)1,070$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$2,1001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4366
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375311.83/cwt300.00–325.001,1692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382486.64/cwt485.00–500.001,8599
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed393525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0636
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0805
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417466.96/cwt430.00–485.001,9473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418557.83/cwt555.00–560.002,33212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422516.90/cwt500.00–530.002,18140
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy431547.83/cwt545.00–550.002,3618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy469526.94/cwt526.00–535.002,47119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476409.80/cwt400.00–435.001,9514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481504.55/cwt502.50–520.002,42714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498463.66/cwt450.00–465.002,30922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy501470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3556
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514447.43/cwt440.00–460.002,30039
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528413.42/cwt400.00–430.002,1837
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,2907
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574440.59/cwt435.00–448.002,52967
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579371.27/cwt345.00–382.502,15017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583416.30/cwt410.00–420.002,42711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed592520.00/cwt520.00–520.003,0787
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy604427.59/cwt427.00–432.502,58348
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619393.88/cwt380.00–401.002,43838
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed656420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7557
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670396.22/cwt385.00–405.002,65556
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2674340.27/cwt320.00–352.502,2936
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724379.19/cwt370.00–390.002,74553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2729322.00/cwt320.00–324.002,34714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,4948
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784346.65/cwt331.00–354.002,71848
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785302.26/cwt295.00–325.002,3734
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830281.75/cwt275.00–285.002,3393
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875246.67/cwt230.00–255.002,1583
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1882297.51/cwt275.00–303.002,6245
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1937290.27/cwt275.00–298.002,7203
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1983288.13/cwt280.00–292.502,8324
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,038258.40/cwt256.50–278.002,68222
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,138242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,7603
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165244.94/cwt230.00–260.002,8542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5686
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331521.01/cwt505.00–525.001,7255
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340414.78/cwt405.00–430.001,4103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed352530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8669
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370427.36/cwt425.00–430.001,5812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375470.69/cwt460.00–490.001,76513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2403429.98/cwt420.00–435.001,7336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422470.69/cwt460.00–485.001,98635
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,16416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2449450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1395
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy479480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,29917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480430.32/cwt415.00–435.002,06615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486402.46/cwt395.00–410.001,9564
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512412.07/cwt400.00–430.002,1105
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523367.01/cwt325.00–375.001,9199
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534447.49/cwt435.00–455.002,39050
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570403.89/cwt395.00–420.002,30221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572376.37/cwt367.50–382.502,1539
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575343.47/cwt330.00–355.001,9755
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed580475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,7556
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy604407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,45830
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627380.44/cwt377.50–382.502,38515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1365
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664338.32/cwt327.50–345.002,2465
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy696354.73/cwt354.00–362.502,46923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709348.17/cwt337.00–350.002,46943
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726310.38/cwt300.00–317.502,2536
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed760347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761323.74/cwt311.00–332.502,4645
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1837244.79/cwt241.00–272.502,0498
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868283.31/cwt275.50–286.002,4598
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3952
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968273.50/cwt273.50–273.502,6477
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040234.50/cwt234.50–234.502,4396
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,102232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,5579
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524363.94/cwt305.00–390.001,9074
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572309.71/cwt285.00–360.001,7723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658319.97/cwt317.50–322.502,1052
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,088227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,4702
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728269.16/cwt267.50–270.001,9593
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9155
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0973
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7945
Dairy Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 21,311172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,25511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004923
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469302.56/cwt300.00–310.001,4194
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1549305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6747
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,230239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,9403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,916187.32/cwt183.00–197.503,58916
Bulls——1,973175.71/cwt171.00–183.503,46716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,153161.32/cwt150.00–169.001,86031
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,188175.95/cwt164.00–184.502,09049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,250134.78/cwt123.50–150.001,68513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298157.78/cwt140.00–163.002,04895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481157.32/cwt145.00–167.002,33019
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2917241.93/cwt234.00–249.002,21819
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,066218.65/cwt195.00–235.002,33145

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.