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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, May 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 435▲ 166 vs year ago 382 · +43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
326 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 285▲ 130 vs year ago 196 · +66.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 152▲ 36 vs year ago 62 · +58.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. With slaughter cows selling steady to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold too light to test. 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 $426.55/cwt on 117 head, up $10.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +32.25 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$426.55
▲ 10.79 vs prior sale
117 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,376
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.81
vs UT average
+8.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555434.842,41594
Medium and Large 1-2594395.002,3467thin
Medium and Large 2550391.682,15416thin
One grade step is worth $43.16/cwt here — about $261 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale117 hd
426.55
—
UT average3 barns · 132 hd
423.74
+2.81
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
+8.29
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
+32.25
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—Average1,866221.064,12621
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,306183.592,397126
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,140182.402,07989
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600181.182,89936
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,577153.522,4215thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,475234.003,4522thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,285254.923,2763thin

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)1,073$2,8312thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,484$4,11852
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,193$3,7504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,135$2,4001thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293723.74/cwt710.00–735.002,12113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482508.90/cwt495.00–515.002,4537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535482.45/cwt480.00–485.002,5814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed556470.50/cwt470.50–470.502,6166
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,4584
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580442.83/cwt430.00–448.002,56812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,3494
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627441.08/cwt435.00–444.002,76618
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674418.11/cwt415.00–423.002,8185
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5135
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788331.16/cwt323.50–350.002,61011
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918319.70/cwt316.00–332.502,93522
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080291.06/cwt285.00–297.003,1433
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,143257.56/cwt230.00–285.002,9442
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165271.41/cwt247.50–287.503,1623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8315
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1294670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,97017
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312602.50/cwt602.50–602.501,88010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,0442
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410500.49/cwt492.50–517.002,0525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,0462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487474.12/cwt465.00–480.002,30916
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534448.19/cwt446.00–461.002,39353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540395.12/cwt387.50–432.502,13411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572384.10/cwt370.00–390.002,1975
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583417.58/cwt405.00–422.502,43441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3467
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635358.37/cwt355.00–360.002,2763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1639385.74/cwt370.00–392.002,4659
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668344.94/cwt340.00–350.002,3042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685379.48/cwt367.50–385.002,59919
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4325
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728349.95/cwt347.50–365.002,54816
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7362
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808318.15/cwt307.50–324.002,5715
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1864327.60/cwt317.50–330.002,83012
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1932294.35/cwt287.00–304.002,74312
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fancy954303.50/cwt303.50–303.502,89515
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1991276.56/cwt271.00–280.002,74110
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015288.67/cwt286.00–290.002,9303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,1182
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318240.00/cwt240.00–240.007633
Beef/Dairy Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,130227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,5652
Beef/Dairy Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,187232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,7603
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1393
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0517
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8902
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,112167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8579
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,285254.92/cwt245.00–260.003,2763
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,475234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,4522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,253247.42/cwt205.00–275.003,1005
Bulls——1,627209.17/cwt209.00–209.503,4033
Bulls——2,040214.09/cwt210.50–217.504,36711
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,760214.75/cwt214.75–214.755,9271
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,845208.00/cwt208.00–208.005,9181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,139190.01/cwt183.50–195.502,16434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140178.84/cwt147.00–185.502,03953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155147.39/cwt145.00–150.001,7022
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,203201.00/cwt198.00–205.502,4185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310182.87/cwt169.00–199.502,396121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,544205.06/cwt189.75–212.003,1665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,599178.41/cwt172.00–185.502,85330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,905145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,7621
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,577153.52/cwt148.00–157.002,4215
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013259.26/cwt245.00–290.002,62610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075227.00/cwt218.00–240.002,4403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,830.54/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2273,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,984.27/head3,100.00–4,400.003,98424
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5084,233.44/head4,000.00–5,075.004,23328

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.