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Producers Livestock Marketing - Salina, UT

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Salina, Utah · Tue, Sep 15
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2037
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,095 head
▲ 650 vs last sale 445▼ 82 vs year ago 1,177 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 197 vs last sale 6▼ 48 vs year ago 251 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 179▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling steady 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 $406.54/cwt on 212 head, up $19.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −17.52 against this barn's trailing median of $424.06.
Average price
$406.54
▲ 19.77 vs prior sale
212 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs UT average
+3.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541409.152,214200
Medium and Large 1-2598374.002,2375thin
Medium and Large 2553355.051,9637thin
One grade step is worth $54.10/cwt here — about $251 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale212 hd
406.54
—
UT average3 barns · 299 hd
405.15
+1.38
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
+3.18
This barn, trailing median29 sales
424.06
−17.52
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

29 sales
523469416363median 424.0603/0304/2106/3009/0810/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $508.64, low $376.63, median $424.06 across 29 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—Average1,693176.942,99617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495148.412,21931
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258143.971,81145
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,215135.691,64949
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,373115.921,5924thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,285218.572,8092thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265589.94/cwt580.00–600.001,5633
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295622.50/cwt622.50–622.501,8366
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329538.75/cwt525.00–550.001,7725
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375497.85/cwt475.00–502.001,86737
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy389511.20/cwt511.20–511.201,98921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy413470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,94115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed423482.49/cwt480.00–485.002,0412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439409.07/cwt390.00–430.001,79615
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441450.68/cwt442.50–465.001,98723
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed462463.36/cwt462.50–465.002,1413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474442.86/cwt430.00–452.502,099122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480406.29/cwt402.50–410.001,9502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493424.48/cwt422.00–426.002,09323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503440.83/cwt428.00–442.502,21735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524414.28/cwt400.00–422.002,17152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553355.05/cwt337.50–371.001,9637
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561396.98/cwt380.00–401.002,227113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,2375
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608380.26/cwt369.00–387.502,31237
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2643325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644345.86/cwt340.00–348.002,22727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667347.81/cwt347.00–352.002,32018
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2852
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2771225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7356
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786315.28/cwt307.00–317.002,47817
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy825305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3252
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868282.48/cwt275.00–290.002,4522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed258500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273474.57/cwt470.00–485.001,2963
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4994
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345477.22/cwt465.00–480.001,64616
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361465.36/cwt452.50–475.001,68044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380413.65/cwt370.00–435.001,57228
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436372.36/cwt367.50–390.001,6238
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438415.94/cwt400.00–425.001,82229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463398.90/cwt380.00–405.001,84738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522373.49/cwt361.00–380.001,95054
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,84912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562351.49/cwt349.00–369.001,97526
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622341.46/cwt340.00–344.002,12411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661306.92/cwt302.50–325.002,0295
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724307.30/cwt304.00–309.002,2256
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8765
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1898290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6048
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3302
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,058207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,1953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2186
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518358.76/cwt345.00–385.001,8583
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2933167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,5633
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,110235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,6092
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,55611
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1349310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0826
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359270.00/cwt270.00–270.009697
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008392
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1387
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,285218.57/cwt215.00–222.502,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,265203.04/cwt189.00–218.002,5682
Bulls——1,630171.96/cwt165.50–176.252,8039
Bulls——1,931175.72/cwt173.50–178.503,3936
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,185150.39/cwt150.00–151.001,7824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215135.69/cwt125.00–141.251,64949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265143.34/cwt132.50–150.501,81341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495148.41/cwt140.50–164.002,21931
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,373115.92/cwt107.00–148.001,5924
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,007244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,4573
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,133211.97/cwt206.00–220.002,4023
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,5291

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.