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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

2,783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.40/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 578 lb · 198 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.53/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 774 lb · 161 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.51/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 524 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,783 4,250 0
Feeder cattle 2,388 3,778 0
Slaughter cattle 354 454 0
Replacement cattle 41 18 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 7 154.00–167.50 $159.70 $434 —
300–345 322 12 132.00–182.50 $159.88 $515 -7.72
358–390 379 9 155.00–176.00 $164.08 $622 +8.87
400–448 418 54 130.00–179.50 $165.01 $690 -6.45
450–498 481 95 136.00–164.00 $157.10 $756 +0.29
500–548 523 92 137.00–158.00 $150.90 $789 -0.78
550–599 575 137 133.50–155.75 $145.11 $834 +2.34
600–640 619 100 129.00–146.50 $140.26 $868 +5.73
650–695 679 81 123.00–139.00 $133.52 $907 -0.21
700–745 728 80 121.00–134.00 $130.60 $951 -1.89
750–798 774 161 119.00–130.75 $126.53 $979 -2.80
800–845 818 106 116.00–126.75 $124.35 $1,017 +0.60
851–870 860 15 120.75–125.50 $122.49 $1,053 +2.84
900–945 920 24 107.50–122.00 $112.07 $1,031 -6.81
965–983 977 4 117.00–121.00 $118.24 $1,155 +0.50
1000–1040 1019 6 115.75–117.75 $116.73 $1,189 +4.25
1110 1110 5 112.00 $112.00 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 324 4 133.00–150.00 $143.38 $465 +3.50
350–375 369 10 142.50–154.00 $146.62 $541 +6.24
400–435 420 4 132.50–145.00 $141.41 $594 +5.87
465–498 482 9 117.50–146.00 $137.14 $661 +18.39
510–540 517 5 114.00–135.00 $125.29 $648 +0.35
550–590 575 11 101.50–134.50 $107.61 $619 -10.93
603–640 618 17 110.00–125.00 $117.73 $728 -4.22
665–680 674 4 98.00–118.00 $105.93 $714 -12.51
700–735 725 6 106.00–117.00 $112.74 $817 +1.79
760–790 773 5 102.50–117.50 $108.22 $837 -6.78
810 810 1 111.00 $111.00 $899 -1.00
950–965 958 2 102.50–104.00 $103.26 $989 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 171.00 $171.00 $479 —
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
389 389 15 165.00 $165.00 $642 —
455–496 490 7 147.00–148.00 $147.87 $725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 6 142.50–153.00 $147.41 $417 +18.24
300–338 324 26 124.00–153.50 $146.95 $476 +4.59
350–383 369 15 137.50–154.00 $148.21 $547 +7.49
403–445 419 82 127.50–149.00 $141.39 $592 -4.73
450–493 477 105 130.00–149.00 $145.00 $692 +4.58
500–548 524 146 123.00–146.25 $137.51 $721 +3.01
550–599 578 198 109.00–141.00 $131.40 $759 +2.59
600–649 625 86 115.00–129.75 $127.09 $794 +2.83
650–699 670 125 115.00–129.75 $126.22 $846 +2.55
700–748 717 107 114.00–125.25 $120.70 $865 -1.69
750–798 776 53 108.00–119.00 $117.79 $914 +0.19
800–815 806 26 95.00–119.50 $115.54 $931 +2.91
860–895 871 11 95.50–117.50 $102.82 $896 -8.70
950–983 973 15 90.00–114.50 $95.33 $928 -14.67
1005–1006 1006 7 95.00–112.00 $99.14 $997 —
1055–1073 1067 3 98.00–113.00 $102.94 $1,098 -2.37
1105–1110 1108 2 104.00–112.50 $108.24 $1,199 +10.18
1155–1185 1168 3 95.00–100.00 $97.98 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 125.00 $125.00 $462 +5.50
405–443 427 8 112.50–118.00 $116.62 $498 —
455–482 467 13 112.00–125.00 $117.66 $549 -0.03
515–545 529 6 107.50–122.50 $117.02 $619 +3.85
590–596 595 10 110.00–114.75 $114.28 $680 +0.52
600–640 620 2 110.00–113.00 $111.55 $692 +0.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 162.50 $162.50 $479 —
315–340 326 4 145.00–162.00 $155.46 $507 +0.46
350–388 379 12 155.00–177.00 $173.14 $656 -1.86
425 425 3 155.50 $155.50 $661 -0.12
455–495 468 4 125.00–150.00 $138.36 $648 -2.07
580 580 1 119.00 $119.00 $690 -6.51
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 +12.50
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +1.73
710 710 1 122.00 $122.00 $866 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 110.00–125.00 $117.35 $569 —
545 545 3 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1370 1202 80-85% 10 45.50–50.00 $48.23 $580 -10.07
1005–1390 1232 80-85% 139 45.00–60.50 $53.66 $661 +1.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1160 889 85-90% 9 38.50–45.00 $41.18 $366 —
780–1121 995 85-90% 73 38.00–54.75 $50.59 $503 +0.90
705–1390 997 85-90% 5 28.50–34.50 $31.05 $310 -18.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1660 1474 75-80% 5 48.50–49.50 $49.11 $724 —
1155–1838 1532 75-80% 54 52.00–60.00 $55.52 $851 -0.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–2560 1765 32 67.00–85.00 $77.29 $1,364 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2155 1706 8 72.00–80.00 $74.68 $1,274 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1575 1321 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–935.00 $812.98

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1170–1555 1475 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 950.00–1,050.00 $1,011.88 —
1890 1890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.