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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Aug 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 421▼ 249 vs year ago 587 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 203▼ 166 vs year ago 320 · −51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 41 · +2.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold sharply lower. While slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling 5.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with a 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 $392.66/cwt on 39 head, down $21.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.55 against this barn's trailing median of $423.21.
Average price
$392.66
▼ 21.67 vs prior sale
39 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$51.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.27
vs UT average
+21.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546407.072,22428
Medium and Large 1-2575356.002,04711thin
One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $177 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 sale39 hd
392.66
—
UT average3 barns · 58 hd
395.94
−3.27
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
+21.66
This barn, trailing median30 sales
423.21
−30.55
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—Average1,811194.283,51829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,482164.512,43828
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,246163.672,03931
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,219150.941,84021
Dairy Bulls—Average1,770173.003,0621thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,077131.171,4133thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,265235.002,9732thin

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)1,421$3,63317
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,3002thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300547.50/cwt547.50–547.501,6432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,5978
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368356.84/cwt325.00–390.001,3132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383452.30/cwt437.50–455.001,73210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy396497.00/cwt497.00–497.001,9689
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432455.52/cwt445.00–465.001,9688
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463407.38/cwt400.00–415.001,8862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527424.82/cwt418.00–429.002,23917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,04711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576379.63/cwt376.00–387.002,18711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612319.22/cwt315.00–326.001,9545
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653343.34/cwt342.50–345.002,2423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669292.45/cwt256.00–305.001,9564
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719277.59/cwt267.00–288.001,9962
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1874302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,64418
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1958287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,7542
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,9431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1336431.68/cwt422.50–442.501,45017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5733
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386396.97/cwt390.00–410.001,5325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424387.21/cwt380.00–400.001,6425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6604
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478329.12/cwt320.00–337.501,5733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484411.08/cwt410.00–412.501,99014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520293.83/cwt285.00–302.501,5282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0253
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,20218
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,0623
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658296.73/cwt291.00–302.501,9522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738217.37/cwt205.00–230.001,6042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1761295.43/cwt287.50–302.502,24812
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0913
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3221
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,026220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2574
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408426.98/cwt415.00–430.001,74210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy548365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,01610
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006362
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9833
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,265235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,9732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,430203.45/cwt190.00–230.002,9096
Bulls——1,734188.52/cwt166.00–192.253,26910
Bulls——2,046194.48/cwt192.00–200.003,97913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,030212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219150.94/cwt143.00–155.751,84021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261160.30/cwt148.00–177.002,02129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,482164.51/cwt160.25–166.752,43828
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077131.17/cwt115.00–158.001,4133
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,770173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,0621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,624.91/head3,050.00–4,250.003,6258
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4753,639.33/head3,400.00–3,875.003,6399
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113215.75/cwt196.00–231.002,4017

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.