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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

1,888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.53/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 477 lb · 140 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.28/cwt +7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 377 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.23/cwt -7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 528 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,888 1,608 1,234
Feeder cattle 1,499 1,133 880
Slaughter cattle 389 475 354

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 288 4 191.00–197.50 $195.47 $563 +16.82
307–340 315 43 182.00–202.50 $191.10 $602 +8.32
353–393 381 79 176.00–200.00 $195.93 $746 +19.02
400–448 422 83 168.00–187.00 $183.25 $773 +8.79
455 fancy 455 4 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
455–498 478 136 160.00–184.00 $180.25 $862 +5.03
502–548 520 77 162.00–181.00 $174.21 $906 +1.79
553–597 569 80 158.00–169.00 $168.06 $956 -2.19
605–640 634 32 154.00–164.50 $159.17 $1,009 -2.27
651–685 657 22 149.00–162.00 $155.97 $1,025 +1.33
710–744 732 14 152.50–156.00 $154.44 $1,131 —
868 868 20 144.00 $144.00 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 272 3 132.00–152.00 $143.23 $390 -17.68
318–345 323 11 120.00–176.00 $142.56 $460 -7.44
350–395 371 8 124.00–170.00 $150.46 $558 -3.45
410–445 436 9 130.00–173.00 $151.68 $661 +2.18
508–542 523 11 138.00–164.00 $158.75 $830 +9.63
558–575 564 3 132.50–140.00 $135.05 $762 -14.62
610–622 618 3 140.00–155.00 $150.06 $927 —
653 653 2 139.00 $139.00 $908 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–295 267 23 168.00–181.00 $173.16 $462 +8.16
305–345 321 37 165.00–177.50 $170.74 $548 +9.60
350–398 377 130 162.50–176.25 $170.28 $642 +7.26
402–447 432 88 151.00–165.00 $159.13 $687 +0.44
455–498 469 63 148.00–154.00 $152.19 $714 -3.83
501–548 528 93 142.00–154.00 $148.23 $783 -7.53
550–598 577 45 138.50–157.00 $146.27 $844 +3.33
603–648 627 17 133.00–146.00 $139.33 $874 -0.86
659–690 666 13 134.00–141.00 $139.51 $929 -5.84
974 974 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 218 4 150.00–165.00 $161.38 $352 —
353–390 368 9 137.00–156.50 $150.95 $555 +13.73
434–440 436 6 135.00–149.00 $138.20 $603 —
450–485 472 11 121.00–144.00 $134.96 $637 +1.40
553–595 576 14 125.00–137.00 $131.43 $757 -0.68
1048 1048 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,069 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 192.50–200.00 $196.36 $658 —
364 364 4 169.00 $169.00 $615 —
400–420 410 2 164.00–178.00 $171.17 $702 —
473 473 3 150.00 $150.00 $710 —
530–545 541 4 142.50–147.50 $143.72 $778 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–1760 1273 80-85% 196 45.00–62.00 $53.06 $675 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734–880 768 85-90% 12 29.00–34.50 $32.37 $249 —
843–1493 1090 85-90% 102 40.00–52.00 $47.99 $523 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1230 1003 75-80% 5 61.50–67.50 $64.52 $647 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1230 1053 3 61.00–62.00 $61.61 $649 —
1120–2060 1599 19 70.00–82.00 $73.36 $1,173 —

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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.