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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Jul 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 467▼ 55 vs year ago 347 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 209▲ 123 vs year ago 159 · +77.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 31▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold with too few comparable sales to trend. While slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active on moderate to good demand, 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 $352.30/cwt on 6 head, down $77.70 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.31.
Average price
$352.30
▼ 77.70 vs prior sale
6 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,932
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$659
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$98.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.35
vs UT average
−8.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561385.002,1604thin
Medium and Large 2523286.911,5012thin
One grade step is worth $98.09/cwt here — about $659 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 sale6 hd
352.30
—
UT average2 barns · 17 hd
380.66
−28.35
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−8.22
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.31
−42.00
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—Average1,809197.073,56422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528181.332,77142
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278180.362,30595
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,191171.132,03759
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,311145.611,9094thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10399.261,0952thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,428227.503,2492thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,493$3,5856

Every lot

54 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5753
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2258570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4712
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed278656.94/cwt645.00–670.001,8262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295573.68/cwt560.00–580.001,6927
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318570.55/cwt560.00–580.001,8142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353597.45/cwt590.00–605.002,1092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390534.80/cwt520.00–545.002,0865
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412535.92/cwt520.00–541.002,20819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0928
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,2129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1504435.02/cwt422.50–447.502,1934
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606374.95/cwt352.50–382.502,2724
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5413
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905261.96/cwt255.00–269.002,3712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed240650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5602
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1244530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2935
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1261605.75/cwt600.00–615.001,5815
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288451.59/cwt425.00–465.001,3013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325530.54/cwt525.00–555.001,7245
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362398.72/cwt375.00–410.001,4433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386431.04/cwt430.00–445.001,66414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412442.95/cwt420.00–445.001,82512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,7212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465365.85/cwt352.00–380.001,7012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523286.91/cwt270.00–305.001,5012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1604
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,1814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715287.27/cwt277.50–292.002,05417
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy737311.64/cwt300.00–317.502,2973
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940256.71/cwt245.00–258.002,41310
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,5404
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1249720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,7936
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465292.50/cwt275.00–310.001,3602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1602
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,120180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0162
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7532
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,163196.79/cwt196.00–211.002,28919
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,428227.50/cwt227.50–227.503,2492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,500202.06/cwt201.00–203.003,0312
Bulls——1,745193.99/cwt182.50–200.003,38515
Bulls——2,123204.33/cwt198.00–215.004,3385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090154.71/cwt150.00–157.001,6863
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,154189.12/cwt184.50–195.502,18211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,196172.01/cwt160.00–179.002,05756
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294179.21/cwt174.00–186.502,31984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527180.87/cwt174.75–188.752,76241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,570200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,1401
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10399.26/cwt95.00–103.001,0952
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311145.61/cwt137.00–150.001,9094
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4933,585.49/head2,900.00–4,000.003,5856
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875220.96/cwt219.00–224.001,9336

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.