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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

2,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.63/cwt -4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 520 lb · 107 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.95/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 475 lb · 90 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.05/cwt ≈ $1,113/hd at 762 lb · 62 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,202 770 2,656
Feeder cattle 1,556 539 2,088
Slaughter cattle 601 231 425
Replacement cattle 45 143

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 197.50 $197.50 $454
364–395 386 25 183.00–184.00 $183.39 $708 -13.76
412–423 415 53 172.00–188.50 $181.19 $752 -17.23
450–495 469 37 174.00–189.00 $183.45 $860 -1.85
501–545 520 107 167.00–180.00 $175.63 $913 -4.02
559–578 568 19 167.00–173.25 $169.79 $964 +0.20
605–649 630 60 155.25–162.00 $158.56 $999 -1.09
650–685 671 36 150.00–161.00 $156.65 $1,051 +3.53
700–745 729 20 147.00–154.00 $151.26 $1,103 -0.11
755–779 771 31 150.00–153.00 $151.54 $1,168
802–840 821 39 148.00–154.25 $150.59 $1,236 +7.38
875–891 882 13 149.50–157.00 $154.35 $1,361
915 915 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,327 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 4 172.50 $172.50 $483
325–342 338 10 170.00–177.50 $174.75 $591
370–395 387 10 165.00–172.50 $169.58 $656 -11.95
400–445 411 39 155.00–173.00 $168.23 $691 -5.16
453–465 459 4 159.00–162.50 $160.73 $738 -11.72
510–528 524 28 142.50–169.00 $159.04 $833 -2.62
560–599 577 42 148.00–160.00 $153.68 $887
625–641 636 36 140.00–154.50 $153.11 $974 +1.88
655–695 681 30 141.00–149.00 $147.33 $1,003 +10.83
705–745 735 31 135.00–149.00 $147.10 $1,081 +19.47
772–788 777 19 141.00–143.00 $142.31 $1,106 +12.33
810–825 814 15 135.00–143.75 $142.84 $1,163

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 308 7 167.50–177.50 $169.08 $521
355–375 367 26 165.00–171.00 $169.27 $621
415–418 416 8 163.00–177.50 $166.64 $693 -5.05
433 fancy 433 49 189.00 $189.00 $818
450–498 475 90 156.00–167.50 $159.95 $760 +5.52
500–546 537 22 148.00–159.00 $152.01 $816 +3.01
550–593 577 16 147.00–161.00 $150.93 $871 +5.49
605–638 621 33 146.00–148.00 $146.92 $912 +4.12
654–683 668 13 143.00–149.50 $145.24 $970 +9.24
755–793 762 62 136.50–148.25 $146.05 $1,113
1095 1095 14 132.75 $132.75 $1,454
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 159.00 $159.00 $469
313 313 2 165.00 $165.00 $516
365–393 381 47 145.00–159.00 $156.18 $595
402–445 412 46 130.00–158.00 $150.21 $619 -8.90
450–495 473 33 142.50–153.00 $148.27 $701
500–545 520 27 133.00–149.00 $144.96 $754 -0.04
550–598 587 39 138.50–147.00 $143.72 $844 +9.22
610–640 628 23 136.00–144.50 $142.18 $893 +3.90
671–690 674 12 134.00–138.50 $135.21 $911
775–790 783 2 132.00–136.00 $133.98 $1,049
879–880 879 5 102.00–111.00 $103.80 $912 -6.53

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 378 8 167.50–172.50 $171.87 $650
440 440 2 156.00–160.00 $158.00 $695 +0.50
500–540 523 9 145.00–152.50 $147.76 $773 +5.26
565–588 580 3 145.00–147.50 $145.81 $846 +0.43
609 609 4 142.50 $142.50 $868
700 700 2 126.00 $126.00 $882

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1380 1133 80-85% 28 62.50–66.00 $63.29 $717
915–1555 1238 80-85% 299 52.75–62.25 $57.69 $714 -12.78
1160–1915 1458 80-85% 33 48.75–54.50 $52.38 $764
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1255 982 85-90% 7 24.00–36.00 $30.62 $301
820–1345 1114 85-90% 36 50.00–54.00 $52.36 $583
940–1880 1164 85-90% 34 39.00–49.50 $46.14 $537 +0.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1549 1549 75-80% 7 71.25 $71.25 $1,104 +0.15
1425–1900 1597 75-80% 25 58.25–67.75 $63.59 $1,016
1810–2050 1890 75-80% 3 53.75–56.25 $54.65 $1,033

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1800 1568 4 73.00–79.50 $76.03 $1,192
1445–2380 1851 37 73.00–92.00 $83.48 $1,545 -11.09
2125–2430 2278 2 94.00–98.00 $95.87 $2,184

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1125 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,111.80
1100–1203 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,260.00 $1,228.66
1090–1560 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 1,070.00–1,185.00 $1,141.14
1190–1318 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–810.00 $791.34
1120–1750 1368 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 875.00–1,025.00 $947.10
1385 1385 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00

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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.