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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Apr 7
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 664▼ 102 vs year ago 704 · −14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 197▲ 131 vs year ago 166 · +78.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 69▼ 39 vs year ago 105 · −37.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, with feeder heifers selling sharply higher on calves and yearlings. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling steady 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 $434.52/cwt on 57 head, up $11.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +40.21 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$434.52
▲ 11.20 vs prior sale
57 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,377
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.62
vs UT average
+6.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544446.172,42743
Medium and Large 1-2535415.002,2202thin
Medium and Large 2560396.012,21912thin
One grade step is worth $50.16/cwt here — about $208 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 sale57 hd
434.52
—
UT average2 barns · 78 hd
431.89
+2.62
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
+6.16
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
+40.21
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—High1,740197.643,43923
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,248178.292,22688
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,472176.192,59371
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,171173.982,03735
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,112160.611,7863thin

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)1,238$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,432$3,56023

Every lot

83 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279585.24/cwt575.00–595.001,6338
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,7653
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2349515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7974
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353564.93/cwt555.00–575.001,9942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434551.46/cwt540.00–560.002,3937
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455547.00/cwt547.00–547.002,4892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475528.24/cwt510.00–535.002,50914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489460.28/cwt449.50–490.002,2518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,5402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529394.06/cwt360.00–417.502,0854
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534483.40/cwt477.50–487.502,58110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570403.67/cwt375.00–422.502,3015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587447.66/cwt435.00–460.002,62813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy588588.00/cwt588.00–588.003,4574
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621438.65/cwt427.50–447.502,7248
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622388.23/cwt345.00–407.502,4159
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676403.77/cwt402.50–405.002,7294
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708346.13/cwt335.00–357.502,4512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732381.49/cwt375.00–386.002,79316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1774364.81/cwt358.00–383.002,82411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839338.25/cwt330.00–345.002,83826
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872329.84/cwt329.00–330.002,87618
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1926323.80/cwt312.50–327.502,9984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313446.60/cwt425.00–470.001,3982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315515.70/cwt500.00–545.001,6243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed318615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,8622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379527.21/cwt510.00–530.001,9987
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407386.89/cwt380.00–400.001,5753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427509.28/cwt505.00–515.002,17516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481457.94/cwt450.00–470.002,20313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488422.43/cwt412.50–427.502,0613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531453.09/cwt430.00–454.002,40625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562436.56/cwt427.50–440.002,45318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573388.01/cwt375.00–415.002,2239
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614395.46/cwt382.50–405.002,42810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626357.30/cwt345.00–360.002,23711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed652383.25/cwt382.00–384.002,4998
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678335.17/cwt325.00–340.002,2723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1691369.77/cwt359.00–377.502,55527
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720370.26/cwt360.00–375.002,66619
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1779336.12/cwt330.00–340.002,6185
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2798305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4342
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1834339.54/cwt322.50–345.002,83231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,8193
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925306.17/cwt297.50–312.502,8325
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372586.02/cwt560.00–600.002,1803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1543355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623362.53/cwt355.00–370.002,2592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,7178
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5822
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060228.80/cwt217.50–240.002,4252
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378180.00/cwt180.00–180.006803
Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,05210
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277230.00/cwt230.00–230.006373
Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3762
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6152
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1548370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0284
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2601260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5635
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455382.53/cwt380.00–385.001,7412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,378194.05/cwt185.00–201.002,6743
Bulls——1,662194.38/cwt185.00–198.003,23111
Bulls——1,956202.83/cwt197.00–213.003,9679
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125139.00/cwt130.00–148.001,5642
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157173.86/cwt169.00–179.002,01227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200150.00/cwt141.00–155.501,8006
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,248186.16/cwt184.50–195.002,3236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252180.36/cwt172.00–190.002,25882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468176.60/cwt170.00–185.002,59269
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,6002
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112160.61/cwt156.00–166.001,7863
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,7671
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129221.07/cwt202.50–237.502,49621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110196.75/cwt182.00–215.002,1844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,0981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4173,616.85/head3,400.00–4,000.003,6179
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4413,522.78/head2,750.00–3,800.003,52314

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.