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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Mar 31
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
664 head
▼ 454 vs last sale 1,118▼ 206 vs year ago 870 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 192▼ 8 vs year ago 205 · −3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 45▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold sharply higher, with feeder heifers selling unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling 7.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.31/cwt on 63 head, up $18.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +29.01 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$423.31
▲ 18.29 vs prior sale
63 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.32
vs UT average
+0.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549428.012,34954
Medium and Large 2563395.152,2259thin
One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $124 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 sale63 hd
423.31
—
UT average3 barns · 70 hd
418.99
+4.32
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
+0.12
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
+29.01
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—Average2,026200.094,05422
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263177.662,24456
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,529174.002,66051
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,197172.392,06415
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,764167.002,9464thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,533190.002,9132thin

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)1,304$3,6085
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,444$3,71329

Every lot

77 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,13410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378390.22/cwt385.00–400.001,4753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417556.24/cwt542.50–560.002,32012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424462.01/cwt440.00–510.001,9596
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458529.21/cwt511.00–536.002,42414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469464.12/cwt445.00–485.002,1775
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed501517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,5905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538489.29/cwt485.50–498.002,63216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542376.02/cwt350.00–405.002,0386
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571476.43/cwt469.00–492.002,72042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573396.83/cwt380.00–410.002,2748
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588454.96/cwt449.00–460.002,67520
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625292.38/cwt285.00–300.001,8272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,84417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665368.21/cwt360.00–371.002,4494
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687405.38/cwt395.00–412.502,78530
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730393.49/cwt393.00–395.002,8728
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2747356.99/cwt355.00–361.002,6673
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy763385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,9382
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783331.81/cwt317.50–340.002,5984
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825343.89/cwt330.00–356.002,83710
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,9322
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9924
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,017302.29/cwt287.50–312.503,0744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,78712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2309271.37/cwt265.00–290.008394
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339476.23/cwt460.00–482.501,6147
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed381490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392459.75/cwt455.00–462.501,8028
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,32214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413504.56/cwt498.00–525.002,08413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428442.60/cwt405.00–460.001,8944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459483.72/cwt472.50–488.002,22011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478374.22/cwt265.00–425.001,78911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492424.29/cwt400.00–435.002,08816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531436.87/cwt425.00–445.002,32021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539396.04/cwt392.50–410.002,1355
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560422.37/cwt405.00–430.002,36533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593394.03/cwt388.00–400.002,3374
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2807
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621385.16/cwt379.00–393.002,39212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624299.74/cwt283.00–340.001,8707
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy658372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689333.32/cwt325.00–335.002,2976
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3983
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717350.52/cwt348.00–351.002,51337
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814333.80/cwt326.00–340.002,71716
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825303.52/cwt299.00–310.002,5045
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865330.78/cwt320.00–332.002,86110
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885274.86/cwt250.00–300.002,4332
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1912297.45/cwt290.00–305.002,7133
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1953272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,5972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2477
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,26112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612384.25/cwt357.00–390.002,3526
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833313.95/cwt282.50–330.002,6153
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,063270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8702
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2746199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4855
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,533190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,9132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,917193.40/cwt188.00–197.003,7078
Bulls——2,088203.92/cwt198.50–217.004,25814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,137183.76/cwt181.00–185.002,0893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,212169.55/cwt151.00–178.002,05512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259177.80/cwt170.50–190.002,23954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,3842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529174.00/cwt158.00–184.002,66051
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,764167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,9464
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3043,608.30/head3,500.00–3,700.003,6085
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4323,652.07/head2,950.00–4,300.003,65219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4683,829.68/head3,000.00–4,200.003,83010
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913236.37/cwt220.00–249.002,1582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022202.90/cwt200.00–207.502,0745

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.