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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

1,317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $153.25/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 731 lb · 70 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $142.50/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 934 lb · 56 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.33/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 856 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,317 1,007 1,749
Feeder cattle 918 807 1,454
Slaughter cattle 399 200 295

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 190.00 $190.00 $665 —
405–428 421 10 176.00–190.00 $184.88 $778 -5.12
465 465 4 182.50 $182.50 $849 +4.99
522–530 523 19 157.00–176.00 $173.94 $910 —
596 596 8 152.00 $152.00 $906 -24.97
602–645 612 10 160.00–167.00 $163.17 $999 -9.83
659–664 661 16 151.00–163.00 $158.48 $1,048 -3.65
704–739 731 70 143.50–154.25 $153.25 $1,120 -1.31
763–776 771 13 148.75–153.25 $150.29 $1,159 +2.89
804–839 821 12 146.25–151.25 $148.59 $1,220 +1.46
934 934 56 142.50 $142.50 $1,331 +0.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 376 10 163.00–188.00 $171.48 $645 -4.46
400–430 416 5 152.50–183.00 $167.95 $699 -12.60
450–483 475 13 152.00–175.00 $168.62 $801 -4.51
515–540 527 15 140.00–168.00 $157.12 $828 -10.57
550–590 573 10 140.00–165.00 $151.35 $867 -11.11
608–635 620 10 151.00–154.00 $153.10 $949 -6.36
673–695 677 14 136.00–153.00 $149.32 $1,011 -1.68
743 743 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,122 +1.07
750–760 751 16 151.50–152.00 $151.56 $1,138 +7.56
838 838 4 141.50 $141.50 $1,186 -2.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 164.00 $164.00 $487 —
355–393 389 10 174.00–175.00 $174.09 $677 —
465–498 491 12 170.00–175.00 $172.86 $849 +9.26
505–548 523 28 155.00–172.00 $167.05 $874 +4.98
555–564 561 17 158.00–169.50 $164.51 $923 +10.51
619–646 630 29 146.50–154.50 $152.41 $960 +3.09
655–673 661 10 147.00–151.50 $149.99 $991 —
730–733 732 5 144.50–145.00 $144.90 $1,061 +1.99
758–765 759 19 140.50–142.50 $140.84 $1,069 -1.16
818–825 820 17 138.00–140.25 $139.58 $1,145 +0.35
851–866 856 30 136.25–136.50 $136.33 $1,167 —
905–940 934 7 133.00–136.00 $134.13 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 381 8 147.00–172.50 $160.64 $612 +1.73
400–445 424 8 147.00–168.00 $158.83 $673 +0.78
465 465 4 142.00–158.00 $154.00 $716 —
502–535 524 10 148.50–162.50 $152.31 $798 -5.52
550–595 577 9 142.50–162.00 $154.60 $892 +3.69
600–634 627 12 143.50–149.75 $148.13 $929 +4.13
664–675 665 11 140.00–144.00 $142.77 $949 +0.42
702–737 723 26 134.00–143.00 $139.00 $1,005 —
860 860 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,084 —
938 938 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,210 —
968 968 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,162 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 14 132.00–138.00 $136.29 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–530 523 3 146.00–152.00 $149.97 $784 -4.44
580 580 2 128.50–141.50 $135.00 $783 —
688 688 3 130.00 $130.00 $894 -3.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1785 1295 80-85% 94 74.00–85.50 $79.40 $1,028 -7.82
1120–1413 1300 80-85% 13 85.50–90.00 $87.05 $1,132 —
920–1708 1415 80-85% 8 62.50–74.00 $69.26 $980 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1865 1535 75-80% 13 88.00–91.50 $89.23 $1,370 +2.94
1025–2000 1536 75-80% 43 78.00–90.00 $84.68 $1,301 -1.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1060 953 85-90% 2 60.00–62.50 $61.39 $585 —
805–1170 1038 85-90% 3 30.00–45.00 $36.44 $378 -26.89
845–1265 1064 85-90% 24 67.00–77.00 $72.48 $771 -4.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1780 1272 14 80.00–97.50 $89.25 $1,135 —
1218–2625 1849 29 99.50–110.50 $105.38 $1,948 —
1690–2310 1979 7 109.50–113.50 $111.47 $2,206 —

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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.