Salina Livestock Auction UT

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Salt   Lake   City,      Utah    December 5,    2012    USDA/UT      Dept   of     Ag   Market   News  
 
  

Producers  Livestock  Auction,        Salina,  Utah     Tuesday,    December 4,   2012



Receipts: 2,166;  Last  Week: 1,953. Last Year: 1,584.  Feeder Steers:  wts under 550 lbs 8.00-10.00 
lower;  over  550 lbs steady.  Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly steady.  Holstein Steers: to few for 
comparison. Slaughter Cows: 2.00-3.00 lower on similar kinds; Slaughter Bulls: weak to 1.00 lower.


Feeder  Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 150.00-166.00; 250-300 lbs 155.00-176.00; 300-
350 lbs 153.00-160.00;  350-400 lbs  152.00-167.50;  400-450 lbs 148.50-160.50;  450-500 lbs 141.00-
155.00; 500-550 lbs 140.00-155.00; 550-600 lbs 137.00-150.50; 600-650 lbs 132.00-146.00; 650-700 lbs 
129.00-142.00; 700-750 lbs 126.00-138.50; 750-800 lbs 120.00-122.50; 800-850 lbs 123.50-132.00; 850-
900 lbs 127.00-132.50; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs 115.00-118.00.

Holsteins  Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce;  200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-
700 lbs scarce; 700-900 lbs scarce; 900-1000 lbs scarce.

Feeder  Heifers:  Medium and Large Frame  1-2: 200-250 lbs 130.00-143.00; 250-300 lbs 141.00-150.00; 
300-350 lbs 139.00-150.00; 350-400 lbs 136.50-144.00; 400-450 lbs 132.00-144.00; 450-500 lbs 134.00-
148.00; 500-550 lbs 129.00-142.00; 550-600 lbs 123.50-135.00, pkg 138.50; 600-650 lbs 121.50-131.50; 
650-700 lbs 118.50-128.50, pkg 132.00; 700-750 lbs 119.00-128.00; 750-800 lbs 117.00-128.25; 800-850 
lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs scarce; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 57.50-98.50. 
     
Stock  Cows:  scarce.

Slaughter  Cows:  Boning 80-85%  Lean: 64.25-74.50; Breaking 75-80% Lean: 63.00-72.25;  Commercial: 
scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 55.00-64.00.
    
Slaughter  Bulls:  Yield Grade  1000-1500 lbs 79.50-80.75; 1500-2225 lbs 83.25-87.50; Yield Grade 2 
1000-1500 lbs 70.50-74.25; 1500-1850 lbs 76.25-77.75; Feeder Bulls: 570-1110 lbs scarce.



Source: USDA-Utah Dept. Of Agriculture Market News , Salt Lake City, UT
(435-230-0402.)

1. Measuring consumer satisfaction for beef producers
2. Natural gas production declines in the GOM strong on the mainland
3. U.S. electricity prices grows 1.1% in 2013
4. Consider oats as a double crop after wheat
5. Jolley: What is to become of beef?
6. Ag markets moved generally higher Wednesday

1. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
2. 3,000 pounds of copper wire stolen from Oklahoma ranch
3. Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
4. Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
5. Peterson Brothers: What summer vacation?
6. 2100: 11 billion mouths to feed

1. COOL isn’t working
2. Feedyard margins a train wreck, packers cozy
3. Canadian CJD cases are “classical" form
4. Jolley: What is to become of beef?
5. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
6. New ads emphasize agriculture’s role in economic recovery