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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

4,063 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.74/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 469 lb · 202 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.45/cwt -0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 522 lb · 188 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.47/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 524 lb · 187 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,063 4,113 0
Feeder cattle 3,084 3,146 0
Slaughter cattle 971 950 0
Replacement cattle 8 17 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 145.00–157.50 $151.45 $360 —
250–290 270 17 168.00–197.00 $187.20 $505 -11.75
300–345 327 62 152.50–188.00 $170.73 $558 -5.41
350–398 374 70 140.00–182.50 $161.95 $606 +0.76
400–448 425 143 131.00–157.00 $143.20 $609 -7.05
450–495 469 202 132.50–160.50 $149.74 $702 +2.65
500–549 524 187 121.00–155.00 $140.47 $736 ±0.00
552–595 572 165 120.00–139.00 $129.05 $738 -0.87
600–647 617 185 115.00–132.50 $128.94 $796 +4.42
650–697 682 120 120.00–128.00 $126.03 $860 -1.04
700–745 711 59 118.50–126.50 $123.09 $875 -0.91
755–795 773 21 115.00–125.00 $120.96 $935 —
812–845 821 11 120.25–125.50 $124.15 $1,019 +2.16
850–895 877 5 116.00–124.00 $121.23 $1,063 —
975–998 988 21 119.00–123.25 $121.28 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 140.00–160.00 $150.00 $423 —
300–345 322 9 100.00–130.00 $117.34 $378 -24.18
350–395 376 15 112.50–136.00 $128.56 $483 -11.15
400–445 414 18 102.50–127.50 $120.87 $500 +5.78
450–495 480 11 110.00–129.00 $123.26 $592 +2.92
500–545 522 11 101.00–121.25 $113.80 $594 +0.72
555–595 578 20 101.00–117.00 $108.94 $630 +4.17
600–635 621 11 103.00–119.00 $112.46 $698 -3.82
815–840 828 2 101.00–105.00 $103.03 $853 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 335 7 132.00–143.00 $138.35 $463 -17.49
358–398 368 8 142.00–146.00 $143.10 $527 -15.50
422–425 424 7 129.00–141.00 $137.59 $583 -11.62
450–495 479 10 133.00–146.00 $142.51 $683 +10.89
525–535 530 2 136.00–153.00 $144.42 $765 +17.13
570 570 3 139.00 $139.00 $792 —
610–615 612 3 123.00–132.00 $128.98 $789 +5.45
665–695 682 6 104.00–115.00 $109.18 $745 -8.14
742–749 745 9 121.00–125.75 $123.12 $917 +3.12
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 157.00 $157.00 $560 —
410–415 412 5 144.00–145.00 $144.40 $595 —
450–463 462 9 149.00–151.00 $149.22 $689 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 538 3 114.00–116.00 $115.35 $621 +8.52
605–645 618 3 105.00–110.00 $106.74 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 228 3 125.00–150.00 $141.42 $322 -49.32
250–295 278 11 130.00–190.00 $151.83 $422 -16.23
300–345 313 71 131.00–163.00 $143.72 $450 +0.62
350–396 377 50 122.50–139.00 $131.01 $494 -0.28
400–449 420 132 114.00–131.00 $124.97 $525 +1.61
451–495 471 140 112.50–127.00 $123.95 $584 -1.03
500–549 522 188 112.50–125.00 $121.45 $634 -0.71
554–595 567 136 114.00–121.00 $117.98 $669 -1.22
600–645 629 93 109.75–119.00 $115.62 $727 -2.60
653–695 667 33 108.00–119.00 $112.74 $752 +1.07
718–744 731 22 112.00–122.75 $118.55 $867 +4.22
750–780 762 8 111.00–126.50 $120.66 $919 +14.71
800–848 813 12 109.00–116.00 $113.77 $925 -3.74
855–875 865 2 114.50–115.00 $114.75 $993 -0.55
950–995 973 3 100.00–117.50 $110.52 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 283 4 135.00–140.00 $138.74 $393 +21.20
309–340 318 16 100.00–125.00 $113.28 $360 -3.19
370–385 373 9 91.00–101.00 $98.95 $369 -15.78
405–442 427 21 97.50–117.00 $109.17 $466 +3.40
465–495 480 12 92.00–110.00 $102.51 $492 -6.09
503–545 522 17 95.00–112.50 $105.62 $551 —
550–595 577 24 90.00–111.00 $104.40 $602 -7.14
605–640 631 5 98.00–109.00 $102.94 $650 +5.25
650–680 665 2 102.00–107.50 $104.69 $696 —
700–745 723 2 102.00–104.00 $102.97 $744 —
765–785 775 2 90.00 $90.00 $698 +0.49
865–880 875 3 101.00–109.00 $106.36 $931 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 22 125.25 $125.25 $552 —
464 464 23 124.50 $124.50 $578 —
501 501 5 116.00 $116.00 $581 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 337 5 115.00–122.00 $117.79 $397 -13.77
364–385 374 13 111.00–119.00 $115.20 $431 -8.56
404–435 412 11 112.00–128.00 $118.19 $487 -4.96
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 -9.60
524–525 524 3 107.00–112.00 $108.67 $569 -7.51
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 111.00 $111.00 $377 -3.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 4 150.00 $150.00 $334 —
270–295 283 2 170.00–182.50 $175.97 $498 -25.47
300–345 332 11 169.00–190.00 $178.75 $593 +7.82
359–370 361 7 145.00–170.00 $163.61 $591 +6.95
425–430 428 2 135.00–149.00 $141.96 $608 —
455–460 458 2 142.00–150.00 $146.02 $669 —
555–588 583 7 119.00–131.00 $120.63 $703 +2.97
635–645 640 2 115.00–119.00 $116.98 $749 +1.36
655–665 660 2 109.00–117.00 $112.97 $746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 481 4 100.00–135.00 $117.21 $564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1190 980 85-90% 74 33.00–39.75 $37.16 $364 —
870–1280 1050 85-90% 161 30.00–45.50 $42.70 $448 -0.04
830–1169 1060 85-90% 68 49.50–55.50 $52.30 $554 +9.56
860–1195 1083 85-90% 123 41.00–50.00 $47.54 $515 +2.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1375 1239 80-85% 45 38.50–43.50 $41.43 $513 +0.11
1030–1432 1248 80-85% 94 43.00–47.25 $44.80 $559 +3.48
915–1390 1259 80-85% 60 46.00–56.00 $48.27 $608 +1.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778–1795 1378 75-80% 22 50.25–58.00 $52.65 $726 —
1200–1880 1487 75-80% 28 45.50–54.00 $48.05 $715 +5.80
1405–1650 1492 75-80% 25 40.75–44.25 $42.60 $636 +0.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–2145 1390 22 49.00–63.00 $59.08 $821 —
1018–2155 1616 33 51.00–67.75 $63.64 $1,028 —
1180–2370 1903 13 68.00–74.00 $70.41 $1,340 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–2010 1905 2 63.00–67.00 $64.89 $1,236 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 77.00 $77.00 $966
1432 1432 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 44.00 $44.00 $630
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200–1255 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–725.00 $712.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1445–1465 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–860.00 $780.55 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.