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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Mar 24
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,118 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 1,148▲ 30 vs year ago 1,088 · +2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 99▼ 29 vs year ago 221 · −13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 23▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 9.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 3.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.02/cwt on 218 head, down $13.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.72 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$405.02
▼ 13.25 vs prior sale
218 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$580
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$97.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.01
vs UT average
−20.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536424.652,277140
Medium and Large 1-2546390.942,13552
Medium and Large 2518327.501,69626
One grade step is worth $97.15/cwt here — about $580 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 sale218 hd
405.02
—
UT average3 barns · 256 hd
398.01
+7.01
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−20.17
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
+10.72
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—Average1,802198.473,57726
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,298182.832,37342
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,067179.181,91213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470176.892,60050
Dairy Bulls—Average1,755171.003,0012thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,508157.502,3752thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,247149.571,8647thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,240205.002,5422thin

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)1,248$2,8842thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,337$3,28215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,515$2,8862thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233653.39/cwt625.00–680.001,5222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334587.50/cwt587.50–587.501,9626
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2356520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,85122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365418.77/cwt390.00–450.001,5292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386518.25/cwt515.00–522.502,0006
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422550.00/cwt545.00–555.002,32140
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,09616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed457529.39/cwt520.00–532.502,4194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459475.22/cwt470.00–480.002,18128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,2403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524407.41/cwt387.50–415.002,1355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532454.84/cwt451.00–470.002,42020
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy533487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,5982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557472.14/cwt462.50–477.502,63034
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571401.43/cwt387.50–435.002,2927
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605387.60/cwt375.00–400.002,3452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy632433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,73713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632326.96/cwt315.00–332.502,0663
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673363.53/cwt362.50–367.502,4475
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy712405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,88428
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718356.82/cwt340.00–372.002,5626
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736384.84/cwt382.50–390.002,83215
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768375.23/cwt365.00–378.002,88238
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2792342.76/cwt340.00–346.002,7154
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815345.65/cwt327.50–353.002,8178
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871333.09/cwt330.00–349.002,90112
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1901348.50/cwt348.50–348.503,14028
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975301.35/cwt295.00–307.502,9382
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,1972
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165277.50/cwt277.50–277.503,2332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314558.95/cwt555.00–565.001,7557
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315439.63/cwt390.00–465.001,3853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed333580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9315
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365527.43/cwt522.50–530.001,9253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376490.81/cwt480.00–535.001,8455
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382474.50/cwt465.00–485.001,8137
Heifers400–450Medium 2415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed416525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429471.08/cwt465.00–485.002,02116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy430495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1294
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459461.18/cwt455.00–465.002,1178
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed517447.43/cwt445.00–450.002,3134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,69626
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529429.36/cwt420.00–440.002,271114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546390.94/cwt390.00–405.002,13552
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576389.02/cwt380.00–395.002,24116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy578415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3996
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy617407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,51420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623387.85/cwt372.50–392.502,41656
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669373.73/cwt357.50–382.502,50033
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726353.70/cwt350.00–355.002,56832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770335.17/cwt252.50–350.002,58134
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834324.42/cwt323.00–332.502,70613
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865307.50/cwt305.00–310.002,6602
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915295.67/cwt285.00–302.002,7053
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967292.81/cwt286.00–297.502,8313
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,163260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0243
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1398355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4132
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,103255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8132
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,159216.66/cwt189.00–230.002,5114
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2891284.26/cwt282.50–285.002,53310
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,161269.00/cwt269.00–269.003,12310
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0822
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2162
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,6604
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 1847322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7273
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,240205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,284219.30/cwt200.00–230.002,8166
Bulls——1,937196.23/cwt191.00–204.003,80113
Bulls——1,997184.78/cwt180.00–190.003,6907
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022175.52/cwt161.00–179.001,7949
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,169187.40/cwt181.00–192.502,1914
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,249192.61/cwt189.00–195.002,4064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303181.80/cwt170.00–188.002,36938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470176.89/cwt168.00–184.502,60050
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,755171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,0012
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%980116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1371
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,291155.16/cwt153.00–159.002,0036
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,508157.50/cwt157.50–157.502,3752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165232.81/cwt232.00–235.002,7125
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,217216.79/cwt198.50–229.002,6388
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2823,183.49/head2,850.00–3,800.003,18313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,886.14/head2,500.00–3,250.002,8862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6933,921.57/head3,550.00–4,200.003,9222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,883.82/head2,850.00–2,925.002,8842

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.