Salina Livestock Auction UT

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Salt   Lake   City,      Utah    December 26,    2012    USDA/UT      Dept   of     Ag   Market   News  
 
 

*** NO AUCTIONS ON DECEMBER 25, 2012 AND JANUARY 1 2013 CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY'S NEXT AUCTION JANUARY 8, 2013 ***

 

Producers  Livestock  Auction,        Salina,  Utah     Tuesday,    December 18,   2012



Receipts: 824;  Last  Week: 1,554. Last Year: 937. Feeder Steers: mixed but mostly steady on similar.  
Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 2.00-3.00 lower.  Holstein Steers: mixed but mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. 
Slaughter Cows: weak to on similar kinds; Slaughter Bulls: steady.


Feeder  Steers: Medium and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs 161.00-172.00;  250-300 lbs 162.00-183.00, pkg
187.00; 300-350 lbs 160.00-173.00; 350-400 lbs 160.00-172.00; 400-450 lbs 157.00-175.00; 450-500 lbs 
145.00-156.50; 500-550 lbs 139.50-153.00; 550-600 lbs 133.00-144.00; 600-650 lbs 131.00-139.25; 650-
700 lbs 121.50-131.75; 700-750 lbs 124.00-139.25;  750-800  lbs  121.50-131.75;  800-850 lbs 124.75-
137.75; 850-900 lbs 125.00-130.25; 900-950 lbs 123.25-132.75; 950-1000 lbs scarce.

Holsteins  Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: scarce;  200-300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs scarce; 500-
700 lbs 81.00-95.00; 700-900 lbs 79.50-87.00; 900-1000 lbs 65.00-74.50.

Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large Frame  1-2: 200-250 lbs scarce;  250-300 lbs 130.00-146.00 300-350 
lbs 135.00-141.00,  pkg 155.00;  350-400 lbs 135.00-145.00;  400-450 lbs 127.50-142.00; 450-500  lbs 
126.00-138.50; 500-550 lbs 125.00-135.00, pkg 140.00; 550-600 lbs 120.50-133.50, pkg 136.50; 600-650 
lbs 122.00-130.50;  650-700  lbs 122.00-129.75; 700-750 lbs 121.00-123.50; 750-800 lbs 121.50-126.75; 
800-850 lbs scarce; 850-900 lbs 122.00-122.50; 900-950 lbs 111.50-121.00; 950-1000 lbs scarce; 
Heiferettes: 60.25-96.00. 
     
Stock  Cows:  scarce.

Slaughter  Cows:  Boning 80-85%  Lean: 64.50-73.25; Breaking  75-80% Lean: 67.25-74.75;  Commercial: 
scarce; Cutter 85-90% Lean: 53.50-63.50.
    
Slaughter  Bulls:  Yield Grade  1000-1500 lbs 79.50-87.00;  1500-2000 lbs 80.75-90.75; Yield Grade 2 
1000-1500 lbs scarce; 1500-1945 lbs 78.25-79.75; Feeder Bulls: 800-865 lbs scarce.



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

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