Sale reports / Utah / Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT / 2026-02-17

Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Feb 17
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 820▼ 72 vs year ago 749 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 175▲ 3 vs year ago 148 · +2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 43▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 5.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with a 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 $481.41/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +58.20 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$481.41
70 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.13
vs UT average
−5.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543498.672,70751
Medium and Large 2561435.082,44019thin
One grade step is worth $63.59/cwt here — about $267 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 sale70 hd
481.41
—
UT average3 barns · 97 hd
476.28
+5.13
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−5.94
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+58.20
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—Average1,795193.993,48313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089169.041,84117
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,308168.832,20868
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540164.432,53215
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,772140.412,4883thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,455136.781,9902thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,384226.223,1312thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,236$3,1644thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$2,8534thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$3,3802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,395$3,1501thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315657.50/cwt657.50–657.502,0711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369623.04/cwt615.00–630.002,29911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387553.54/cwt540.00–595.002,1425
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,3802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436536.01/cwt527.50–542.502,3379
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518479.15/cwt470.00–495.002,4828
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520520.19/cwt504.00–527.502,70529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573470.31/cwt460.00–480.002,69522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592403.03/cwt385.00–425.002,38611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619359.91/cwt352.50–375.002,2284
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634429.17/cwt422.50–440.002,72121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy651428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,78645
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673370.59/cwt356.00–378.502,49418
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy705389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,74211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,46012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed765357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,7352
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776329.63/cwt325.00–345.002,55812
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812352.99/cwt341.00–365.002,86625
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2827322.65/cwt320.00–328.002,6683
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1889316.81/cwt314.00–325.002,81618
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1916310.02/cwt308.00–320.002,8406
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,8893
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,073262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,8172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280642.00/cwt642.00–642.001,7985
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319587.55/cwt585.00–590.001,8744
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407498.31/cwt496.00–501.002,02829
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433467.28/cwt460.00–475.002,0232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy452497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,24916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486457.50/cwt450.00–475.002,22313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521433.44/cwt429.00–447.502,2588
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583321.04/cwt305.00–337.501,8722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1593392.64/cwt389.00–405.002,32819
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627347.46/cwt332.50–355.002,1793
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632371.67/cwt367.00–382.502,34911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663378.76/cwt330.00–385.002,51120
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700310.00/cwt305.00–315.002,1702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1741350.59/cwt336.00–352.002,59897
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3883
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1839331.32/cwt324.00–332.502,7807
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6511
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060275.50/cwt275.50–275.502,9201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,0152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,2933
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1826240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9824
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,384226.22/cwt225.00–227.503,1312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,212234.49/cwt207.50–259.002,8423
Bulls——1,954185.45/cwt177.50–190.003,6247
Bulls——2,008173.41/cwt172.50–174.003,4823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062163.61/cwt152.00–168.001,7389
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,119175.14/cwt169.00–185.001,9608
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,188183.13/cwt177.50–189.002,1763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254141.42/cwt133.00–146.001,7733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303168.35/cwt157.50–173.502,19448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363173.27/cwt171.50–175.002,36214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540164.43/cwt154.00–168.502,53215
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,455136.78/cwt136.00–137.501,9902
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,772140.41/cwt129.00–147.502,4883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29683,380.23/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28953,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28802,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2363,164.11/head2,700.00–3,300.003,1644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,852.80/head2,800.00–3,000.002,8534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047249.51/cwt237.50–256.002,6125
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,059216.19/cwt205.00–230.002,2895

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.