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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.96/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 484 lb · 68 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.30/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 370 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.08/cwt -6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 632 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,855 1,999 0
Feeder cattle 1,049 1,451 0
Slaughter cattle 706 425 0
Replacement cattle 100 123 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 186.00 $186.00 $539 +9.94
310–345 328 11 165.00–189.00 $174.64 $573 +2.82
355–390 379 24 142.00–187.00 $172.92 $655 +4.40
420–435 424 14 150.00–180.00 $169.07 $717 +8.20
450–480 466 15 150.00–178.00 $163.23 $761 -2.93
505–545 526 23 135.00–179.00 $168.99 $889 +0.19
550–595 581 34 140.00–176.00 $170.72 $992 +9.33
600–647 632 39 122.00–165.00 $149.08 $942 -6.16
655–690 676 7 133.00–155.50 $145.52 $984 -5.06
700–746 727 27 132.00–143.00 $137.81 $1,002 -4.56
754–799 776 34 121.00–134.00 $126.44 $981 -6.68
805 805 3 118.00–131.00 $122.33 $985 -3.87
862 862 6 129.25 $129.25 $1,114 +0.82
900–942 914 19 107.00–127.00 $122.36 $1,118 -6.69
976–998 985 15 114.75–123.00 $118.09 $1,163 -7.84
1031 1031 4 114.25 $114.25 $1,178 -10.05
1100–1125 1113 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 6 120.00–138.00 $126.90 $536 -2.91
500–548 543 15 113.00–135.00 $132.17 $718 +10.72
607–635 608 30 113.00–137.25 $135.65 $825 +2.28
652–695 669 19 110.00–135.00 $124.88 $835 -1.79
715–735 723 4 102.00–122.50 $116.62 $843 —
750–780 773 5 105.00–115.00 $108.77 $841 —
827 827 3 107.00 $107.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 431 18 185.00–195.00 $191.92 $827 -2.95
462–473 468 6 183.00–187.50 $185.22 $867 -11.40
500–501 501 16 181.00–190.50 $189.91 $951 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–277 273 4 135.00–140.00 $138.81 $379 —
318–345 327 3 163.00–165.00 $164.30 $537 +8.86
350–395 370 40 135.50–169.00 $156.30 $578 -2.67
400–436 428 32 141.00–155.00 $147.94 $633 -5.29
466–488 fancy 472 17 161.00–170.00 $168.13 $794 —
453–498 488 51 143.00–159.00 $153.24 $748 +1.66
500–548 525 38 125.00–164.00 $148.78 $781 -0.76
553–595 568 34 128.00–152.00 $142.77 $811 +2.49
600–648 616 27 121.00–140.00 $131.08 $807 -5.79
650–698 688 29 120.50–130.00 $124.59 $857 -5.95
700–735 723 4 118.00–123.00 $120.72 $873 -10.36
754–790 770 14 110.00–127.00 $121.67 $937 +0.38
805–835 826 12 112.00–125.25 $123.12 $1,017 -0.69
865 865 2 115.50 $115.50 $999 -5.87
920–930 925 2 110.00–117.50 $113.77 $1,052 -3.99
965–985 971 9 99.00–109.00 $106.10 $1,030 -11.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 469 5 120.00–135.00 $125.14 $587 -3.96
530–535 533 2 112.50–128.00 $120.29 $641 -7.71
585–597 592 5 120.00–125.00 $123.41 $731 +4.22
680–685 683 2 107.50–116.00 $111.77 $763 -0.23

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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 1 145.00 $145.00 $428 —
328 328 2 149.00 $149.00 $489 —
388 388 2 169.00 $169.00 $656 +0.45
415–430 423 2 167.50–175.00 $171.32 $725 —
450 450 2 160.00–170.00 $165.00 $742 -2.07
520–538 532 3 145.00–150.00 $148.37 $789 -11.63
653–673 663 4 125.00–127.50 $126.23 $837 -3.77
875 875 2 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
910 910 2 109.00 $109.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–480 472 3 142.50–150.00 $146.79 $693 —
605–645 630 3 105.00–116.00 $111.15 $700 —
875 875 4 100.00 $100.00 $875 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1385 1113 80-85% 7 57.00–58.00 $57.62 $641 —
870–1615 1208 80-85% 215 58.50–66.00 $63.95 $773 -2.24
933–1430 1211 80-85% 45 62.00–68.50 $66.15 $801 -0.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1195 921 85-90% 46 44.00–55.50 $54.16 $499 —
830–1275 1015 85-90% 83 55.00–61.00 $57.80 $587 -5.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1660 1473 75-80% 13 68.25–72.50 $69.49 $1,024 —
1020–2050 1483 75-80% 45 62.00–69.00 $65.87 $977 —
1475–1873 1610 75-80% 8 60.75–63.75 $62.01 $998 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–2120 1477 10 66.00–89.75 $80.90 $1,195 —
1660–2240 1892 9 93.00–101.25 $97.75 $1,849 +3.19
1005–2345 1985 29 85.00–99.00 $94.80 $1,882 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1225 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,125.00 $1,014.62
1362 1362 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 860.00 $860.00

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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
870–1414 1169 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 38 850.00–1,185.00 $1,040.09 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,185.00 $1,185.00 —
1045–1309 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 825.00–1,010.00 $984.53 -52.17
1370 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1050–1620 1382 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 22 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,107.24 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1555 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 850.00–985.00 $925.21 —

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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.