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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.68/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 584 lb · 155 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.71/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 672 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.25/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 571 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,933 3,522 0
Feeder cattle 1,450 2,957 0
Slaughter cattle 408 503 0
Replacement cattle 75 62 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

The next available weekly summary will be available Monday, January 11, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 279 10 145.00–180.00 $156.46 $437 -9.03
305–320 314 8 164.00–170.00 $165.19 $519 +11.15
354–399 378 38 132.00–162.50 $150.88 $570 -0.59
407–449 427 29 138.00–158.00 $145.89 $623 -6.08
450–496 478 61 137.00–158.00 $148.18 $708 -7.58
500–544 530 50 134.00–157.50 $145.89 $773 -1.15
550–598 584 155 116.00–144.50 $140.68 $822 -0.19
603–640 626 39 126.00–142.50 $137.15 $859 -3.38
650–698 672 113 125.00–136.00 $132.71 $892 -1.21
701–745 718 65 115.00–133.25 $129.41 $929 -0.17
750–791 774 48 114.00–129.50 $125.99 $975 -3.38
830–835 833 4 118.50–127.50 $124.50 $1,037 -3.99
855–890 888 63 110.00–128.00 $127.47 $1,132 +4.38
908–932 915 11 116.00–123.75 $121.60 $1,113 -0.76
963–995 975 4 104.00–115.00 $109.73 $1,070 —
1020–1045 1033 2 103.00–113.50 $108.19 $1,118 -7.89
1080 1080 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,177 —
1175–1195 1187 3 96.00–104.00 $99.85 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–290 282 3 100.00–125.00 $108.57 $306 —
350–393 377 5 135.00–140.00 $137.78 $519 +3.80
408–440 425 9 122.50–132.50 $128.69 $547 +0.91
495 495 1 134.00 $134.00 $663 +4.03
500–515 508 2 116.00–122.00 $119.04 $605 +4.04
610–635 623 8 116.00–125.50 $121.86 $759 +0.04
650–670 660 4 115.00–119.00 $117.03 $772 -0.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 153.00 $153.00 $633 -8.65
481 481 10 147.00 $147.00 $707 -4.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
255–298 282 9 120.00–156.00 $137.44 $388 -0.80
300–340 329 19 111.00–147.50 $123.74 $407 -8.54
350–391 372 39 124.00–160.00 $148.18 $551 +9.11
403–447 419 35 114.00–159.50 $136.41 $572 -0.01
453–495 481 33 115.00–136.00 $130.39 $627 -3.71
500–545 517 25 115.00–132.75 $126.39 $653 -6.76
550–595 571 109 109.00–131.00 $128.25 $732 -1.75
607–649 630 85 113.00–125.50 $122.06 $769 -8.36
655–698 682 30 112.00–121.00 $118.16 $806 -4.47
700–745 706 33 104.00–121.25 $118.63 $838 -1.67
750–785 769 10 110.00–118.00 $115.73 $890 -1.65
800–813 809 5 102.00–115.00 $108.41 $877 -9.91
878–880 879 4 115.00–117.50 $115.63 $1,016 -8.06
900–925 912 3 106.00–115.00 $109.98 $1,003 +2.46
995 995 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,124 +11.12
1015 1015 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,208 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–393 388 6 125.00–133.50 $132.17 $513 —
452–477 471 17 124.50–133.50 $126.03 $594 -8.47
500–540 523 6 124.00–127.00 $126.24 $660 -2.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 136.00 $136.00 $388 +13.50
320–340 330 2 115.00–125.00 $119.85 $396 —
350–390 361 6 110.00–130.00 $115.49 $417 +0.05
575–590 580 3 107.00–113.00 $110.34 $640 -5.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 152.00–152.50 $152.25 $518 +7.25
441 441 10 141.00 $141.00 $622 -2.15
465–485 475 4 113.00–145.00 $133.15 $632 -6.62
521 521 5 140.00 $140.00 $729 +3.33
600–638 625 3 120.00–124.00 $122.72 $767 —
658–665 660 3 120.00–125.00 $121.68 $803 +3.17
718–740 726 8 110.50–118.00 $114.43 $831 +4.68
874 874 4 106.00 $106.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1320 1139 80-85% 12 49.00–52.75 $50.61 $576 +9.85
1050–1310 1161 80-85% 8 34.00–44.00 $38.82 $451 -6.62
990–1390 1216 80-85% 118 40.00–56.00 $45.84 $557 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1660 1508 75-80% 5 53.00–76.00 $66.42 $1,002 —
1060–2038 1541 75-80% 106 43.50–64.00 $47.97 $739 —
1258–1880 1567 75-80% 5 42.00–51.00 $45.50 $713 -1.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1072 936 85-90% 10 22.00–26.00 $24.43 $229 -20.46
720–1098 1014 85-90% 34 37.00–46.25 $41.73 $423 +6.86
915–1450 1143 85-90% 12 29.00–38.00 $32.45 $371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
978–1790 1279 19 37.00–61.00 $51.45 $658 —
1165–2395 1873 29 66.00–80.00 $72.61 $1,360 —
1790–2120 2010 3 85.00–86.00 $85.30 $1,715 +5.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
932–1169 1064 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 660.00–875.00 $801.74
1055–1150 1117 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 775.00–875.00 $834.95
1159 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 925.00 $925.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1690 1690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500–1525 1513 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.