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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, May 5
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 640▲ 166 vs year ago 462 · +35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 197 vs last sale 407▼ 48 vs year ago 258 · −18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 144▲ 109 vs year ago 33 · +330.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher on boning and lean cows, with breaker cows selling steady, while slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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 $451.82/cwt on 32 head, up $49.66 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +28.61 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$451.82
▲ 49.66 vs prior sale
32 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$691
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$129.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.97
vs UT average
−35.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544504.362,74619thin
Medium and Large 2548375.042,05513thin
One grade step is worth $129.32/cwt here — about $691 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd
451.82
—
UT average3 barns · 53 hd
448.85
+2.97
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−35.73
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
+28.61
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—High1,892212.824,02732
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,129182.462,06125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,299181.142,35397
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,581178.762,82624
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060102.001,0812thin

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)1,350$3,23514
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,453$3,0522thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,370$2,8282thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,468$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$2,5002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$4,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,556$3,9364thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,491$3,91557
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,313$3,57231
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$2,7001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235666.81/cwt635.00–700.001,5672
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1262670.76/cwt670.00–675.001,7577
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,7232
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed417571.98/cwt570.00–575.002,3855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424493.90/cwt490.00–505.002,0944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1496538.25/cwt520.00–539.502,67025
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522447.39/cwt430.00–475.002,3356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533525.55/cwt515.00–536.002,80112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Gaunt553200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564468.03/cwt462.50–469.002,6407
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583397.79/cwt382.50–420.002,3194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy623449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,7975
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640428.49/cwt420.00–430.002,74219
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710360.99/cwt342.50–380.002,5632
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730406.63/cwt406.00–416.002,96837
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768363.42/cwt355.00–376.002,79135
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy770381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,93413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790343.59/cwt341.00–345.002,71414
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814368.68/cwt350.00–373.003,0019
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,0083
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1941318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,99210
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1978331.56/cwt327.50–335.003,24322
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023298.81/cwt295.00–310.003,0574
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025285.81/cwt282.50–289.002,9302
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155258.06/cwt245.00–271.002,9812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1304627.44/cwt620.00–632.501,9075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384551.99/cwt542.50–555.002,1204
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422461.56/cwt455.00–475.001,9486
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438424.91/cwt410.00–440.001,8612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed449520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464506.69/cwt505.00–510.002,35110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470435.00/cwt427.50–442.502,0452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2504332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,67611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy518476.05/cwt475.00–477.502,46611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527438.26/cwt429.00–450.002,3108
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy565457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,5855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3535
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585433.76/cwt428.00–448.002,5377
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616409.03/cwt408.00–412.502,52018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621363.78/cwt356.00–382.502,2597
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686339.67/cwt325.00–345.002,3306
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690374.74/cwt357.50–380.002,58620
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719366.38/cwt352.00–370.002,63410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy743405.00/cwt405.00–405.003,0093
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy757386.66/cwt385.00–387.502,9276
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4032
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771324.69/cwt324.00–330.002,50317
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780343.07/cwt338.00–360.002,67625
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818320.45/cwt317.50–322.502,6215
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870325.91/cwt317.50–330.002,8353
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915314.80/cwt295.00–320.002,8809
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed925342.50/cwt342.50–342.503,1682
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1957289.48/cwt280.00–297.502,7705
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,038306.74/cwt306.00–307.503,1842
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,068270.19/cwt267.00–271.002,8865
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1448540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4194
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563404.53/cwt370.00–440.002,2782
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773323.76/cwt320.00–327.502,5032
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810312.38/cwt302.50–322.502,5302
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1928266.17/cwt230.00–287.502,4703
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,017292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,9753
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,072272.22/cwt262.00–282.502,9183
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2601281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6896
Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7273
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5992
Dairy Steers800–850Medium and Large 2838225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,284203.55/cwt189.50–220.002,6144
Bulls——1,849208.12/cwt200.50–212.003,8488
Bulls——2,031216.55/cwt212.50–225.004,39820
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%875151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,3262
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,052187.78/cwt182.50–200.001,97514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,228175.70/cwt171.00–179.002,15811
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,273193.36/cwt192.50–193.502,4617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311180.84/cwt173.50–190.502,37188
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,581178.76/cwt168.50–183.002,82624
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2634,275.00/head4,275.00–4,275.004,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2643,444.99/head2,600.00–3,975.003,44520
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4033,803.99/head3,500.00–3,875.003,80411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4103,818.28/head3,800.00–3,825.003,8184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4373,862.86/head3,150.00–4,275.003,86327
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5563,936.14/head3,900.00–3,950.003,9364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5603,983.29/head3,775.00–4,250.003,98326
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285189.50/cwt189.50–189.502,4352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,234.86/head3,050.00–3,500.003,23514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,828.00/head2,828.00–2,828.002,8282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425184.38/cwt184.00–185.002,6273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4533,051.64/head2,600.00–3,400.003,0522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4682,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070272.78/cwt270.00–276.002,9192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155223.02/cwt200.00–270.002,57612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.