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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Feb 24
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 677▼ 47 vs year ago 605 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 151▲ 22 vs year ago 103 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 27▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%
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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 3.00 to 8.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 2.00 to 8.00 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 $474.64/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +51.43 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$474.64
53 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.53
vs UT average
−12.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538482.532,59744
Medium and Large 2548436.082,3899thin
One grade step is worth $46.45/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale53 hd
474.64
—
UT average3 barns · 61 hd
467.11
+7.53
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−12.38
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+51.43
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—High1,777196.173,48515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,336171.732,29532
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095171.301,87627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,599167.282,67616
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,520149.962,2792thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,618114.361,85012

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)1,360$3,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,363$3,7563thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318579.96/cwt575.00–585.001,8442
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383577.44/cwt570.00–595.002,2126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417519.06/cwt510.00–535.002,1645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419575.89/cwt560.00–580.002,4136
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474526.11/cwt510.00–535.002,4949
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491440.09/cwt439.00–455.002,16114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516506.44/cwt495.00–517.002,61325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527446.96/cwt427.50–490.002,3555
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed554490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,7155
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy572457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,6173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572431.62/cwt427.50–440.002,46911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574422.49/cwt415.00–425.002,4254
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605447.39/cwt447.00–455.002,70721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627426.82/cwt425.00–428.002,6765
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681377.95/cwt376.00–386.002,5745
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734370.63/cwt356.00–378.502,72038
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768355.29/cwt335.00–362.002,7298
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819364.14/cwt350.00–369.002,98268
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1882348.50/cwt348.00–349.003,0744
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908336.00/cwt336.00–336.003,0512
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,034295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,0504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366547.47/cwt540.00–550.002,0044
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409529.94/cwt520.00–540.002,1677
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466497.55/cwt495.00–520.002,31910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3626
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed520441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,2936
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545421.48/cwt412.50–425.002,29717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556413.97/cwt412.50–420.002,30217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623356.07/cwt350.00–362.502,2182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636377.66/cwt370.00–391.002,40227
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671328.93/cwt317.50–332.502,2075
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675357.26/cwt345.00–365.002,4127
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716376.33/cwt370.00–380.002,69511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735328.56/cwt315.00–342.502,4152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1781358.62/cwt355.00–360.002,80124
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821344.25/cwt333.00–350.002,82625
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1877298.39/cwt290.00–302.502,6173
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,094250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,73512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510497.35/cwt490.00–505.002,5362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,6951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0412
Beef/Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9593
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3952
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,314216.36/cwt192.50–240.002,8434
Bulls——1,938193.51/cwt186.50–198.503,7508
Bulls——1,963176.34/cwt171.00–184.503,4623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995141.27/cwt137.00–147.001,4062
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,010179.54/cwt178.00–180.001,8134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121172.59/cwt157.50–177.501,93521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337172.21/cwt161.00–180.002,30231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577169.88/cwt160.00–190.002,67913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,1681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745135.04/cwt127.00–144.002,3562
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520149.96/cwt149.00–151.002,2792
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,618114.36/cwt108.00–136.001,85012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081213.66/cwt197.50–234.002,3106
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,9121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3633,755.75/head3,500.00–3,900.003,7563

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.