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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jul 21
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 394▲ 249 vs year ago 218 · +114.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 216▲ 48 vs year ago 161 · +29.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 6 · +416.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 15.00 lower, while heifers sold with too few comparable sales to trend. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on boning and breakers, with lean cows selling 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active on moderate to good demand, with 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 $414.87/cwt on 16 head, up $5.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −8.34 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$414.87
▲ 5.85 vs prior sale
16 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,208
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$77.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.41
vs UT average
−4.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528424.502,24214thin
Medium and Large 2560347.501,9462thin
One grade step is worth $77.00/cwt here — about $296 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 sale16 hd
414.87
—
UT average3 barns · 36 hd
431.29
−16.41
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−4.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
−8.34
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—Average1,833206.883,79119
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606179.652,88523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278178.132,27793
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,169170.141,98948
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,825142.502,6011thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,305134.761,7593thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,360192.502,6181thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,485206.003,0592thin

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)1,385$2,7552thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$2,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,506$3,69712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)745$2,5001thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed273615.06/cwt605.00–620.001,6793
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3915
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283522.90/cwt510.00–537.501,4803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328542.11/cwt535.00–550.001,7786
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5584
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328415.05/cwt405.00–420.001,3613
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368561.13/cwt550.00–567.502,06512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368513.54/cwt500.00–530.001,8904
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy424537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,2794
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441500.24/cwt495.00–509.002,20613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442507.67/cwt502.50–524.002,24430
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470486.95/cwt480.00–500.002,28926
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482448.70/cwt440.00–455.002,1637
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524428.17/cwt428.00–430.002,24412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553402.47/cwt395.00–410.002,2262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633388.28/cwt371.00–395.002,4589
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,3683
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683306.66/cwt285.00–332.502,0943
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688374.89/cwt365.00–385.002,5792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726356.78/cwt352.50–367.502,59014
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793331.91/cwt310.00–335.002,63211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832345.77/cwt327.50–348.002,87710
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1877336.18/cwt330.00–347.502,9483
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940290.66/cwt290.00–298.002,73235
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1968301.34/cwt290.00–312.502,9172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220390.00/cwt390.00–390.008582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,09412
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed282489.76/cwt480.00–495.001,3813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362444.50/cwt425.00–455.001,6093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405509.25/cwt505.00–510.002,06214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417476.66/cwt470.00–495.001,98818
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433405.82/cwt370.00–420.001,7579
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4164
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1694331.50/cwt331.50–331.502,30118
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708332.75/cwt332.50–333.002,3562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776321.20/cwt317.50–332.502,4934
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1889299.17/cwt297.50–300.002,6603
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925283.75/cwt280.00–287.502,6252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380505.20/cwt500.00–510.001,9202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474412.65/cwt407.50–420.001,9564
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,082237.47/cwt232.50–247.502,5693
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4192
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6942
Beef/Dairy Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7433
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5012
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5834
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567385.30/cwt315.00–392.502,18511
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2792
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,485206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,450197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,8641
Bulls——1,758202.63/cwt190.50–207.503,5627
Bulls——1,915210.43/cwt206.50–215.504,03011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169170.14/cwt153.50–177.501,98948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281178.37/cwt169.00–184.252,28592
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606179.65/cwt175.00–189.002,88523
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305134.76/cwt131.00–142.501,7593
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,825142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,360192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,6181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,667.43/head3,450.00–3,800.003,6678
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6183,755.39/head3,625.00–4,050.003,7554
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985241.43/cwt237.50–244.002,3783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033213.11/cwt207.50–222.002,2015
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,755.42/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778300.36/cwt285.00–317.502,3372

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.