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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

2,656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.88/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 625 lb · 131 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.88/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 726 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.04/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 521 lb · 112 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,656 1,933 0
Feeder cattle 2,088 1,450 0
Slaughter cattle 425 408 0
Replacement cattle 143 75 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 131.00 $131.00 $314 —
251–295 266 8 117.00–169.00 $146.42 $389 -10.04
310–346 333 15 132.50–155.00 $145.58 $485 -19.61
350–396 379 59 146.00–170.00 $157.47 $597 +6.59
400–445 434 43 142.00–168.50 $158.87 $689 +12.98
455–490 478 58 132.00–162.00 $143.17 $684 -5.01
500–548 523 52 124.00–155.00 $145.08 $759 -0.81
551–595 570 75 119.00–147.00 $140.14 $799 -0.54
601–648 630 73 129.00–141.25 $135.22 $852 -1.93
650–698 670 98 122.00–138.00 $130.77 $876 -1.94
700–745 726 130 118.00–139.00 $127.88 $928 -1.53
750–798 778 82 114.50–129.25 $122.76 $955 -3.23
810–848 826 87 105.50–123.75 $120.42 $995 -4.08
870–888 886 25 122.25–123.75 $122.38 $1,084 -5.09
905–945 921 19 109.00–125.00 $117.86 $1,085 -3.74
950 950 1 116.50 $116.50 $1,107 +6.77
1008 1008 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,149 +5.81
1155–1195 1175 2 99.50–108.00 $103.82 $1,220 +3.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 13 122.50–137.50 $133.26 $498 -4.52
410–440 431 5 117.50–140.00 $135.11 $582 +6.42
452–490 467 25 115.50–137.00 $124.26 $580 -9.74
510–515 513 2 102.50–110.00 $106.27 $545 -12.77
555–570 561 4 106.00–125.00 $116.15 $652 —
600–615 601 15 113.00–122.50 $120.99 $727 -0.87
670–680 675 2 111.00–117.00 $114.02 $770 -3.01
750–760 755 2 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
810–820 815 2 103.00–110.00 $106.48 $868 —
900–905 903 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $921 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–386 383 6 153.00–159.00 $157.69 $604 —
400–430 415 2 140.00–144.00 $141.93 $589 -11.07
475 475 2 142.00 $142.00 $674 -5.00
547 547 6 145.00 $145.00 $793 —
560 560 1 147.00 $147.00 $823 —
695 695 3 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
760 760 2 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
905–925 915 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $984 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 130.00–144.00 $136.85 $328 -18.15
250–295 263 9 122.00–157.50 $145.87 $384 +8.43
310–346 334 21 133.00–145.00 $141.30 $472 +17.56
350–398 371 37 114.00–146.00 $133.19 $494 -14.99
400–445 424 85 113.00–153.00 $137.44 $583 +1.03
454–495 477 42 111.00–151.00 $133.40 $636 +3.01
500–545 521 112 117.50–149.00 $128.04 $667 +1.65
550–595 569 97 105.00–134.25 $125.97 $717 -2.28
600–645 625 131 118.50–130.00 $125.88 $787 +3.82
653–695 668 38 115.50–126.00 $122.16 $816 +4.00
700–740 713 55 111.00–127.00 $120.95 $862 +2.32
750–798 764 86 114.00–123.75 $121.98 $932 +6.25
800–825 805 29 103.50–113.00 $110.79 $892 +2.38
871–895 875 19 104.00–117.75 $115.02 $1,006 -0.61
905–945 933 61 96.00–117.25 $114.82 $1,071 +4.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 117.50–120.00 $118.78 $562 —
500–540 531 8 97.50–115.00 $106.31 $565 —
575–595 583 3 102.00–105.00 $104.01 $606 -6.33
770–785 778 4 92.50–107.50 $101.46 $789 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 4 145.00–153.00 $151.01 $494 -1.24
350–380 372 5 151.00–160.00 $156.66 $583 —
450–495 464 7 114.00–155.00 $145.10 $673 +11.95
510–545 526 9 123.00–140.00 $133.38 $702 -6.62
550–580 570 8 126.00–144.00 $129.92 $741 —
605–615 610 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $766 +2.78
788 788 6 114.00 $114.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 147.00 $147.00 $507 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 530 2 116.00 $116.00 $615 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
917–1200 1024 80-85% 7 49.00–54.00 $51.32 $526 —
905–1515 1195 80-85% 33 37.00–46.00 $42.69 $510 +3.87
1000–1415 1234 80-85% 159 43.00–54.25 $48.81 $602 +2.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1165 1026 85-90% 64 34.00–49.50 $44.17 $453 +2.44
770–1590 1041 85-90% 8 22.00–34.00 $28.09 $292 -13.64
785–1290 1057 85-90% 27 30.00–44.00 $36.29 $384 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1525 1449 75-80% 8 42.00–46.00 $44.48 $645 —
1190–1923 1520 75-80% 90 45.50–54.50 $50.29 $764 -16.13

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1665 1350 9 48.00–65.00 $58.81 $794 —
710–2365 1752 41 62.00–74.25 $68.63 $1,202 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1870 1773 2 69.00–70.00 $69.47 $1,232 —
2205 2205 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,588 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1375 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 625.00–880.00 $795.14
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,245.00 $1,245.00
1300–1565 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–800.00 $737.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.