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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Mar 10
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 732▼ 256 vs year ago 951 · −26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 195▲ 36 vs year ago 139 · +25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 39▲ 24 vs year ago 11 · +218.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report steers and heifers sold unevenly steady across all weights, breaker slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, boning cows sold 1.00 higher, lean cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher, demand was good with a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.82/cwt on 50 head, down $27.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.51 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$402.82
▼ 27.08 vs prior sale
50 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,244
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$101.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.48
vs UT average
−10.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530440.002,3326thin
Medium and Large 1560405.352,27039
Medium and Large 2568338.501,9225thin
One grade step is worth $101.50/cwt here — about $410 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 sale50 hd
402.82
—
UT average3 barns · 82 hd
399.34
+3.48
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−10.96
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
+8.51
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

31 sales
469422374327median 394.3103/0304/2106/2309/1511/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $455.49, low $340.57, median $394.31 across 31 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—Average1,600192.873,08521
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279172.332,20576
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,510170.462,57445
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,012150.771,5267thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,295131.581,7046thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,335187.502,5031thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,008$3,3173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$2,9237
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$3,2175
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,6683thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325383.85/cwt375.00–400.001,2483
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376439.34/cwt425.00–450.001,6525
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377569.57/cwt555.00–575.002,14711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2403415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423535.47/cwt510.00–550.002,26518
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458471.23/cwt467.50–495.002,15820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,6912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480498.28/cwt497.50–500.002,3923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506470.05/cwt460.00–480.002,37816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,3823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527414.77/cwt405.00–435.002,1863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570453.74/cwt447.00–467.502,586140
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577431.61/cwt425.00–440.002,4906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610404.26/cwt392.50–410.002,4663
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665345.96/cwt337.00–368.002,3017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678393.68/cwt387.50–406.002,66912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2703307.54/cwt295.00–320.002,1622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710357.59/cwt337.50–361.002,53916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3802
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4262
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5663
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1776354.22/cwt340.00–364.002,7499
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809350.72/cwt339.00–358.002,83711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885336.38/cwt334.00–345.002,9779
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930297.38/cwt292.50–305.002,7665
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935228.13/cwt227.50–230.002,1334
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1902
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,016284.31/cwt275.00–297.502,8895
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325517.44/cwt510.00–525.001,6826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366558.73/cwt545.00–570.002,0459
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388438.09/cwt420.00–450.001,7005
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5809
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425463.73/cwt445.00–480.001,97111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430484.09/cwt465.00–491.002,08212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488449.71/cwt447.50–470.002,19525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526430.89/cwt417.50–439.002,26614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579391.04/cwt370.00–405.002,26425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9683
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy618410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620381.54/cwt362.50–385.002,36627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688346.36/cwt332.50–351.002,38325
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722340.13/cwt330.00–347.002,456111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776337.80/cwt330.00–338.502,62146
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820326.46/cwt326.00–328.002,6779
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2827267.52/cwt252.50–275.002,2123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy833328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,7326
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1852325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7693
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3063
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1943248.79/cwt235.00–262.502,3462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586330.80/cwt330.00–335.001,9386
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723340.16/cwt325.00–355.002,4592
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1853330.43/cwt305.00–356.002,8192
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1918239.17/cwt230.00–248.002,1962
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1548330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8083
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573361.17/cwt350.00–385.002,0708
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282275.00/cwt275.00–275.007763
Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583259.95/cwt235.00–273.501,51614
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3702
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,335187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,5031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,248216.22/cwt195.50–237.502,6985
Bulls——1,400154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,1561
Bulls——1,594182.16/cwt176.50–186.502,9049
Bulls——1,934195.95/cwt191.50–203.003,7906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight833118.00/cwt118.00–118.009832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084163.88/cwt152.50–170.501,7765
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,095185.49/cwt175.00–190.002,0314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199163.59/cwt159.00–168.001,9614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295172.07/cwt164.00–180.502,22868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509170.98/cwt162.00–187.502,58044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7472
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305128.87/cwt125.00–130.001,6824
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0083,316.61/head3,300.00–3,350.003,3173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1883,196.26/head3,175.00–3,225.003,1962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,813.52/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8145
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,140237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,7081
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083212.39/cwt190.00–235.002,3003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090219.83/cwt202.50–243.002,3964
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,124231.66/cwt227.50–237.502,6045
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,668.06/head2,500.00–3,000.002,6683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2783,270.74/head3,200.00–3,350.003,2712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3433,622.81/head3,600.00–3,650.003,6232

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.