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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

2,009 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.56/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 525 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.04/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 580 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.44/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 614 lb · 36 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,009 2,594 0
Feeder cattle 948 1,431 0
Slaughter cattle 803 1,017 0
Replacement cattle 258 146 0

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 172.50–173.00 $172.76 $489
325–330 328 2 126.00–160.00 $142.87 $469 -20.17
362–395 375 12 122.50–176.00 $161.31 $605 +6.74
410–445 438 13 140.00–168.00 $161.85 $709 -1.46
453–495 471 24 136.00–167.50 $148.29 $698 -3.48
500–548 528 27 115.00–157.00 $146.38 $773 +2.18
560–599 580 40 136.00–152.00 $142.04 $824 +6.55
600–646 627 20 130.00–150.00 $141.99 $890 +7.15
650–699 670 32 124.00–151.00 $138.17 $926 +13.26
700–740 714 12 133.00–146.00 $140.08 $1,000 +17.16
753–788 775 12 129.00–137.00 $133.35 $1,033 +7.65
800–825 817 3 126.00–127.00 $126.67 $1,035 +12.41
850–885 876 4 121.00–124.25 $123.46 $1,082 +4.46
905 905 21 119.50 $119.50 $1,081 +9.50
961–970 963 10 106.00–116.00 $114.69 $1,104
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 128.00–135.00 $131.48 $582
527 527 5 134.50 $134.50 $709 +8.60
580 580 2 133.00 $133.00 $771 +1.27
600–625 615 3 115.00–127.50 $120.83 $743 +0.83
668 668 7 121.50 $121.50 $812 +2.49
750–790 774 6 100.00–112.50 $107.82 $835

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 344 7 120.00–155.00 $147.65 $508 -10.52
360–395 375 7 137.50–147.50 $141.77 $532 +4.42
400–446 418 33 116.00–148.50 $138.17 $578 +5.33
450–498 479 23 117.00–139.50 $132.79 $636 +5.28
500–543 525 59 120.00–139.50 $134.56 $706 +9.93
555–595 575 11 110.00–128.00 $121.26 $697 +0.95
600–640 614 36 110.00–130.50 $126.44 $776 +10.53
660–677 671 10 106.00–119.75 $116.50 $782 +0.39
704–720 706 24 110.00–119.00 $116.00 $819 +1.25
750–793 777 12 109.50–118.00 $114.26 $888 -0.06
815–840 818 9 102.00–110.00 $108.32 $886 -2.85
866–885 869 11 97.50–107.50 $105.65 $918 -3.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397–398 398 10 127.00–130.00 $129.10 $514
415–443 437 5 105.00–126.00 $120.60 $527 -14.26
491 491 6 121.00 $121.00 $594
535–545 540 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $629 +1.11
575–595 585 5 109.00–117.00 $113.00 $661 +0.13
635 635 1 108.00 $108.00 $686 -5.50
660–690 675 3 102.50–108.00 $105.13 $710 -1.34
710–720 717 3 102.50–105.00 $103.49 $742
781 781 5 104.00 $104.00 $812 -0.16

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–1678 1251 80-85% 219 50.00–62.00 $56.46 $706 -3.27
910–1463 1266 80-85% 46 58.00–65.75 $60.82 $770 +1.09
895–1775 1340 80-85% 38 40.00–58.00 $55.15 $739
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1115 844 85-90% 32 30.00–39.50 $35.70 $301
965 965 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $473 -1.11
720–1565 1020 85-90% 62 31.00–49.50 $45.70 $466 -11.53
770–1645 1185 85-90% 155 40.00–58.00 $52.58 $623
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1620 1512 75-80% 3 66.25–68.75 $67.59 $1,022
1380–2075 1581 75-80% 24 55.25–65.25 $59.11 $935
2005 2005 75-80% 4 52.50 $52.50 $1,053

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2595 1529 7 72.00–80.00 $76.87 $1,175
1170–2185 1678 2 91.00–92.00 $91.35 $1,533
1018–2380 1771 31 83.00–96.50 $87.97 $1,558

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220–1440 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $688.53
1468 1468 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–925.00 $883.33

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1062 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1055–1430 1282 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 33 825.00–1,000.00 $929.75
1440–1610 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 910.00–1,110.00 $1,015.57

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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.