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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jan 20
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,948 head
▼ 397 vs last sale 2,345▲ 651 vs year ago 1,297 · +50.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 224▲ 76 vs year ago 209 · +36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 147▲ 21 vs year ago 18 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. While feeder heifers selling sharply lower, slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher on breaker and boning cattle. Lean cows going back on feed sold steady. While slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a 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 $458.41/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +35.20 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$458.41
177 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs UT average
−6.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538459.732,471169
Medium and Large 2544430.652,3438thin
One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about $129 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 sale177 hd
458.41
—
UT average3 barns · 298 hd
457.17
+1.24
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−6.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+35.20
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—Average1,704184.043,13520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511161.382,43822
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194159.041,898111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,068139.441,489100
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,496130.521,9535thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04898.001,0272thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,235255.003,1496thin

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)1,328$3,1684thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,385$3,1013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,413$2,9003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$3,9001thin

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,5532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed303665.00/cwt665.00–665.002,01518
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318534.58/cwt510.00–540.001,7006
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328572.50/cwt565.00–575.001,87812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379492.23/cwt470.00–505.001,8667
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383542.79/cwt540.00–555.002,07914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy395580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,2914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2401495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,26823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418528.64/cwt517.50–537.502,21018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424470.42/cwt445.00–490.001,9959
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,31813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470430.50/cwt415.00–445.002,0236
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481494.08/cwt485.00–505.002,37764
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,30112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517475.70/cwt460.00–486.002,459103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529440.96/cwt394.00–455.002,3335
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569432.78/cwt420.00–440.002,46360
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569413.47/cwt405.00–417.502,3533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed576455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620372.54/cwt362.00–390.002,31023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631411.28/cwt398.00–420.002,59599
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666363.05/cwt350.00–367.502,4189
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670384.07/cwt376.00–397.502,57373
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727376.61/cwt367.00–387.502,73872
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2741352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6124
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776361.98/cwt352.50–374.002,80986
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812349.79/cwt332.50–356.002,84024
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2813318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,5852
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866343.72/cwt328.00–347.502,97758
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1926322.21/cwt237.00–342.502,98432
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1997281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,8025
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020264.65/cwt260.00–269.252,6992
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,052285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9985
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2135
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282501.66/cwt500.00–505.001,4153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5662
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322532.86/cwt520.00–540.001,71623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,7067
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380447.50/cwt425.00–455.001,7014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed381513.80/cwt505.00–520.001,9587
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395479.79/cwt475.00–480.001,89522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419438.00/cwt405.00–452.501,83515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427478.28/cwt470.00–495.002,04262
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432459.12/cwt455.00–465.001,98310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7986
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy469482.27/cwt467.00–487.002,26233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493430.40/cwt425.00–445.002,12229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed508440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,23514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529409.52/cwt395.00–420.002,16644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529363.95/cwt350.00–375.001,9255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569363.55/cwt355.00–375.002,06914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574402.26/cwt395.00–410.002,30935
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616378.26/cwt370.00–387.002,33091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622353.68/cwt350.00–355.002,20015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,35110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658302.87/cwt300.00–310.001,9937
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675352.26/cwt342.00–365.002,37897
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2693337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,3354
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708338.15/cwt335.00–352.502,39425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1903
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774322.94/cwt320.00–326.002,5004
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834325.96/cwt305.00–327.502,71924
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1857286.49/cwt272.50–290.002,4555
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,2044
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378391.56/cwt315.00–535.001,4803
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473393.52/cwt365.00–420.001,8612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503407.54/cwt400.00–415.002,0502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725342.66/cwt305.00–350.002,48412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0672
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870279.15/cwt277.50–280.002,4293
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1909250.21/cwt231.00–260.002,2743
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 2294260.00/cwt260.00–260.007646
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548132.50/cwt132.50–132.507263
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7822
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0402
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,44612
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2296
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2403
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5663
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,66014
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2603
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8152
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1003
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,235255.00/cwt255.00–255.003,1496
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,259218.89/cwt197.50–255.002,7565
Bulls——1,783179.28/cwt179.00–180.003,1976
Bulls——1,834173.23/cwt170.00–179.003,1777
Bulls——2,120149.04/cwt141.00–157.503,1602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed996172.35/cwt170.00–177.501,7179
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002100.19/cwt98.50–110.001,0047
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026127.95/cwt118.00–142.501,31348
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,122157.80/cwt154.00–172.501,77145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211157.87/cwt145.00–165.501,912102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511161.38/cwt153.00–163.502,43822
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0272
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,496130.52/cwt122.50–142.501,9535
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,171252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,9574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3283,168.39/head2,700.00–3,300.003,1684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,100.81/head3,025.00–3,150.003,1013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4132,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008247.33/cwt230.00–255.002,49314
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039212.82/cwt205.00–225.002,2115

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.