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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

3,522 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.53/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 623 lb · 253 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.00/cwt -3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 576 lb · 223 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.76/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 479 lb · 186 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,522 3,726 0
Feeder cattle 2,957 2,747 0
Slaughter cattle 503 964 0
Replacement cattle 62 15 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294–295 294 8 155.00–169.00 $165.49 $487 +11.54
303–342 323 18 140.00–169.00 $154.04 $498 +2.53
350–398 378 19 142.00–160.00 $151.47 $573 -3.55
400–445 416 63 137.50–164.00 $151.97 $632 +1.10
450–499 479 186 133.00–170.00 $155.76 $746 +8.83
500–549 530 103 124.00–158.00 $147.04 $779 -2.61
550–597 582 173 128.00–149.00 $140.87 $820 -2.35
600–649 623 253 116.00–147.00 $140.53 $876 +1.84
650–690 669 92 119.00–146.50 $133.92 $896 -5.05
702–749 721 89 118.00–135.00 $129.58 $934 -6.68
757–795 773 85 120.50–133.25 $129.37 $1,000 -3.28
801–845 806 44 118.00–132.75 $128.49 $1,036 -1.56
850–885 862 24 119.00–127.75 $123.09 $1,061 -3.92
901–925 906 5 114.00–124.50 $122.36 $1,109 -6.80
1035–1048 1045 5 114.00–124.50 $116.08 $1,213 -11.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 fancy 379 16 163.00 $163.00 $618 —
365–389 381 14 150.00–157.00 $152.88 $582 -4.12
406–430 409 9 159.00–162.00 $161.65 $661 +11.18
458–494 479 55 150.00–157.00 $151.80 $727 -1.20
504–534 520 34 144.00–148.50 $146.90 $764 +7.90
560–572 570 15 138.75–146.50 $139.76 $797 —
601–622 616 27 134.25–141.00 $137.21 $845 +6.93
652–669 659 17 134.25 $134.25 $885 —
828 828 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 125.00 $125.00 $288 -17.80
312–335 324 6 130.00–137.50 $131.92 $427 +4.98
350–395 382 10 127.50–138.00 $133.98 $512 -5.40
410–445 435 6 123.00–132.50 $127.78 $556 -7.93
455–485 476 5 125.00–132.50 $129.97 $619 -2.48
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 -16.83
550–585 568 3 125.50–132.00 $129.44 $735 +11.75
605–638 629 5 118.00–126.00 $121.82 $766 +4.18
663–695 671 6 115.00–128.00 $117.90 $791 -6.26
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 +12.00
750–787 778 4 102.50–117.00 $106.00 $825 —
897 897 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,014 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–294 292 8 138.00–140.00 $138.24 $404 -1.76
300–345 318 21 122.00–147.50 $132.28 $421 -12.35
350–395 369 43 122.00–150.00 $139.07 $513 +0.30
400–448 423 141 122.00–147.00 $136.42 $577 -0.11
454–498 483 147 125.00–138.50 $134.10 $648 -0.92
505–548 522 174 117.00–137.00 $133.15 $695 +1.32
550–599 576 223 120.00–135.00 $130.00 $749 -3.03
600–645 616 129 120.50–133.25 $130.42 $803 +3.78
655–695 676 63 114.00–128.00 $122.63 $829 -1.56
700–738 712 28 116.00–125.00 $120.30 $857 -0.41
755–791 775 20 109.00–123.50 $117.38 $910 -2.25
800–840 812 56 116.50–122.25 $118.32 $961 -7.98
850–880 862 21 116.00–129.25 $123.69 $1,066 -0.57
900–918 912 3 104.50–109.00 $107.52 $981 -12.26
960–975 973 8 97.50–102.50 $101.88 $991 —
1015 1015 6 117.50 $117.50 $1,193 +13.50
1117 1117 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,117 +11.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–498 481 70 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $647 —
539 539 7 129.00 $129.00 $695 —
604–615 611 30 125.00–131.50 $126.74 $774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 284 4 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $348 -10.76
350–398 375 12 111.00–121.00 $115.44 $433 +2.53
400–447 424 17 104.00–117.50 $109.57 $465 -7.46
460–490 477 7 102.00–121.00 $113.73 $542 -6.45
500–515 507 3 105.00–118.00 $110.61 $561 +11.53
560–595 582 5 107.50–119.00 $115.57 $673 +8.13
600–627 617 10 103.00–117.00 $113.36 $699 —
720–748 733 6 102.50–111.00 $105.57 $774 —
810–845 830 5 103.00–110.00 $106.59 $885 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 4 132.00–166.00 $147.65 $388 —
332 332 5 145.00 $145.00 $481 -13.00
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 +8.27
410–415 413 3 141.00–147.50 $143.15 $591 +7.97
466–495 471 6 134.00–141.00 $139.77 $658 -4.90
505–540 515 9 131.00–140.50 $136.67 $704 +3.85
585 585 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $763 +0.50
658–670 665 5 112.50–127.00 $118.51 $788 —
715–730 723 2 109.50–110.00 $109.75 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 2 101.00–107.00 $104.02 $513 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1245 1082 80-85% 6 50.75–52.00 $51.08 $553 —
1005–1335 1135 80-85% 37 37.00–44.00 $40.76 $463 -1.73
945–1535 1169 80-85% 203 41.00–50.00 $45.44 $531 +10.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1695 1497 75-80% 14 38.75–44.75 $42.42 $635 —
1350–2115 1571 75-80% 116 43.75–50.75 $47.14 $741 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1173 934 85-90% 9 21.00–32.50 $26.26 $245 -4.79
825–995 936 85-90% 39 39.00–48.75 $44.89 $420 +13.84
750–1370 1005 85-90% 20 31.00–41.50 $34.87 $350 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1755 1515 8 56.00–66.75 $62.90 $953 —
1555–2625 1976 23 62.00–75.50 $70.67 $1,396 —
1910–2195 2038 3 79.00–80.50 $79.67 $1,624 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–2000 1817 3 68.00–71.00 $69.73 $1,267 -1.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1264–1390 1318 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–875.00 $841.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1675 1675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.