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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

4,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.79/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 621 lb · 395 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.23/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 574 lb · 374 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.86/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 529 lb · 323 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,963 3,251 0
Feeder cattle 4,075 2,449 0
Slaughter cattle 866 794 0
Replacement cattle 22 8 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 3 155.00–170.00 $165.07 $385 -7.02
258–295 274 8 110.00–180.50 $145.08 $398 -11.75
305–345 327 33 142.00–184.00 $171.39 $560 +4.00
350–398 372 31 120.00–178.00 $162.71 $605 +10.22
400–446 428 134 112.00–176.00 $160.52 $687 +8.30
450–492 477 289 122.00–168.00 $154.54 $737 +3.83
500–549 530 279 118.00–156.50 $142.85 $757 +2.52
550–595 574 374 110.00–149.50 $137.23 $788 +2.56
600–647 621 395 111.00–143.75 $133.79 $831 +1.35
650–688 671 215 104.00–139.00 $135.28 $908 +4.37
700–744 721 190 114.00–141.00 $129.97 $937 +0.40
750–798 780 68 93.50–137.00 $129.15 $1,007 +7.44
805–845 828 72 129.00–135.00 $130.99 $1,085 +0.91
863–885 869 40 126.00–134.25 $132.47 $1,151 +8.21
908–933 912 12 115.50–130.00 $128.23 $1,169 +1.64
955 955 2 95.00 $95.00 $907 -22.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–280 260 4 120.00–135.00 $130.96 $340 +2.27
312–340 315 24 120.00–147.50 $144.11 $454 +19.93
353–380 362 6 115.00–140.00 $129.83 $470 +11.35
400–445 421 32 125.00–147.50 $143.33 $603 +29.31
450–496 487 28 125.00–144.00 $135.69 $661 +15.04
505–545 530 15 115.00–135.00 $129.06 $684 +16.40
555–580 566 8 102.50–123.00 $112.31 $636 -2.95
605–640 623 2 115.00–126.00 $120.35 $750 -0.66
662–695 670 19 117.00–129.00 $126.77 $849 +5.37
715–745 735 3 115.00–125.50 $122.10 $897 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–282 270 8 138.00–144.00 $139.09 $376 —
357 357 15 151.00 $151.00 $539 —
402–447 434 10 142.00–148.00 $143.39 $622 -7.61
458–495 485 19 137.00–141.50 $138.59 $672 +16.59
500–520 516 13 134.00–141.50 $140.72 $726 +5.05
560–595 579 5 129.00–143.00 $137.21 $794 +6.20
619 619 9 135.00 $135.00 $836 +9.98
657–672 661 7 128.00 $128.00 $846 +7.00
805–838 829 4 101.00–112.00 $107.81 $894 —
970 970 1 102.00 $102.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–248 240 5 132.50–147.50 $142.92 $343 -4.38
260–290 284 11 132.50–145.00 $141.18 $401 +0.28
301–348 320 41 137.00–165.00 $147.32 $471 +7.04
350–399 384 57 123.00–153.00 $142.50 $547 +6.98
400–447 424 157 105.00–154.00 $146.52 $621 +16.13
450–498 474 180 104.00–141.50 $134.77 $639 +7.17
500–549 529 323 114.00–135.00 $125.86 $666 +0.90
550–597 571 184 100.00–131.25 $125.00 $714 +1.02
604–649 625 148 99.00–129.00 $123.17 $770 +2.02
650–696 662 50 109.00–126.25 $121.74 $806 +5.63
703–745 718 14 112.00–127.75 $120.96 $868 +5.77
760–795 782 6 113.00–125.50 $118.62 $928 —
805–829 822 9 119.50–128.00 $125.75 $1,034 +7.99
873–890 877 9 117.00–125.75 $123.91 $1,087 +10.58
918–928 925 14 118.25–119.75 $118.73 $1,098 +3.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 9 120.00 $120.00 $262 -5.88
278–295 287 4 122.50–130.00 $126.14 $362 +11.77
315–347 320 23 105.00–112.50 $105.35 $337 +7.47
350–378 373 16 110.00–127.00 $123.44 $460 +10.94
425–440 430 6 118.00–125.00 $120.65 $519 +9.05
465–485 473 18 121.00–126.00 $125.05 $591 +19.73
515–540 527 3 110.00–121.00 $116.25 $613 -0.73
550–570 561 5 118.00–121.00 $119.79 $672 +3.34
605–635 623 3 110.00–117.50 $113.21 $705 +7.21
652–655 653 6 102.00–115.50 $113.24 $739 +16.86
805–825 815 2 110.00–117.50 $113.80 $927 +4.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–444 436 25 124.00–132.00 $129.73 $566 —
460–470 465 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $584 —
525–533 529 6 127.25–129.00 $128.13 $678 —
555–570 563 2 124.50–125.00 $124.75 $702 +6.75
625 625 1 119.00 $119.00 $744 —
650–696 683 22 99.00–113.50 $105.01 $717 -4.49
702–732 716 10 94.00–106.00 $100.55 $720 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 145.50 $145.50 $597 —
532 532 2 116.00 $116.00 $617 —
629 629 4 109.00 $109.00 $686 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 109.00 $109.00 $431 —
475 475 1 103.00 $103.00 $489 -36.74
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1370 1150 80-85% 22 34.00–41.00 $37.74 $434 —
965–1440 1256 80-85% 76 41.00–47.75 $44.79 $563 —
1060–1470 1293 80-85% 133 45.00–52.00 $48.52 $627 —
1203–1445 1317 80-85% 42 50.00–55.50 $51.48 $678 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1180 1012 85-90% 15 33.00–40.25 $35.99 $364 -7.09
845–1190 1031 85-90% 48 38.00–45.50 $42.36 $437 -0.72
930–1198 1096 85-90% 73 44.50–50.00 $47.40 $520 +0.87
870–1190 1123 85-90% 36 48.75–54.00 $50.34 $565 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1650 1361 75-80% 9 41.50–45.75 $43.89 $597 —
875–1817 1460 75-80% 24 50.25–67.00 $53.86 $786 +7.84
1100–1830 1538 75-80% 60 46.00–54.50 $49.23 $757 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–2000 1505 10 58.00–63.00 $60.51 $911 —
1080–2470 1665 21 63.50–72.50 $68.55 $1,141 —
1630–2520 1926 15 70.50–77.50 $73.27 $1,411 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–2060 1802 3 70.00–73.00 $71.74 $1,293 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1333 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 770.00–800.00 $794.96
1216–1450 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 810.00–850.00 $838.62
1315–1695 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 750.00–820.00 $780.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 540.00 $540.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 —

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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.