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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

1,970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.67/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 673 lb · 120 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.97/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 574 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.15/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 628 lb · 75 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,970 1,615 2,153
Feeder cattle 1,536 1,211 1,710
Slaughter cattle 404 376 443
Replacement cattle 30 28 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 274 4 230.00–235.00 $233.70 $640
303–340 322 11 222.50–235.00 $231.58 $746 +2.94
355–383 370 29 200.00–222.50 $209.78 $776 -4.31
402–443 430 34 190.00–215.00 $205.12 $882 -16.18
457–495 480 19 184.00–202.50 $188.75 $906 -19.60
507–548 519 31 182.00–195.00 $191.32 $993 -2.01
552–596 574 84 178.00–194.00 $187.97 $1,079 +2.46
602–646 628 75 168.00–186.50 $178.15 $1,119 -3.42
658–695 673 120 160.00–177.75 $172.67 $1,162 +4.47
700–744 719 51 154.00–175.50 $170.13 $1,223 +2.45
750–770 759 57 156.00–170.00 $166.29 $1,262 -2.31
820–845 829 8 154.00–166.50 $164.60 $1,365 +6.72
970–995 983 2 153.00–159.00 $156.04 $1,534 +7.04
1105–1145 1132 5 125.00–130.75 $128.98 $1,460
1290 1290 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,870
1300–1335 1318 2 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $1,898
1352–1373 1364 7 145.00–147.00 $145.85 $1,989
1408 1408 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,042
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 215.00–225.00 $220.09 $627
323–348 340 19 196.00–220.00 $214.18 $728 +8.44
350–395 366 6 180.00–210.00 $192.67 $705 -2.59
400–430 414 9 184.00–197.00 $192.97 $799 -1.27
455–492 486 22 179.00–197.00 $187.55 $911 +7.55
500–545 527 11 175.00–186.00 $179.90 $948 +3.49
556–590 562 18 170.00–175.00 $173.33 $974 +8.16
625–635 628 3 154.00–165.00 $161.29 $1,013 +0.31
660–690 678 6 154.00–168.00 $159.90 $1,084 +2.88
700–745 717 17 145.00–164.00 $156.94 $1,125 +12.31
727 727 5 116.00 $116.00 $843 -28.63
775–785 780 2 147.00–155.00 $151.03 $1,178 +15.40
840 840 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,226 -0.24
855 855 4 150.00–153.00 $150.75 $1,289
915–925 920 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $1,320
990 990 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,411
1098 1098 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,318 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 430 8 177.50–185.00 $182.84 $786 +15.84
455–488 472 9 170.00–182.50 $178.32 $842 +18.32
500–540 513 18 155.00–178.00 $165.40 $849
580–591 589 5 160.00–165.00 $164.01 $966
885 885 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,142

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 273 14 185.00–196.00 $191.52 $523
305–345 325 6 177.50–190.00 $184.89 $601 +22.73
355–395 375 8 166.00–177.50 $172.50 $647 +20.39
412–447 432 41 153.00–173.00 $168.45 $728 +7.86
450–495 470 31 152.00–177.50 $164.59 $774 +11.81
538–540 539 17 151.00–165.00 $160.07 $863 +11.07
553–590 569 66 160.00–169.00 $163.10 $928 +18.02
602–645 623 21 152.00–163.00 $157.54 $981
650–691 671 28 149.00–159.00 $156.71 $1,052 +18.94
700–745 721 9 130.00–153.00 $145.69 $1,050
765–790 784 4 130.00–149.00 $134.64 $1,056
800 800 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,032
925–930 928 2 122.00–127.50 $124.74 $1,158 +1.81
990 990 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,277 +4.51
1182 1182 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,265
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 197.50 $197.50 $632 +4.57
355–395 376 13 174.00–200.00 $188.46 $709 -3.37
435 435 1 175.00 $175.00 $761
500–536 520 55 163.00–181.50 $174.82 $909 +16.19
556–597 581 26 162.00–176.00 $167.85 $975 +6.56
600–638 613 48 151.00–171.50 $165.34 $1,014 +7.04
651–685 669 34 148.00–174.00 $159.65 $1,068 +3.60
715–747 734 5 158.00–159.00 $158.39 $1,163 +8.06
750–764 760 10 143.00–163.25 $157.31 $1,196 +2.64
830 830 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,228
872 872 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,134
968 968 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,476
1057–1080 1065 5 125.00–127.50 $126.01 $1,342 -7.12
1120 1120 1 131.50 $131.50 $1,473
1175–1188 1186 6 129.00–131.00 $129.33 $1,534
1337 1337 9 128.00 $128.00 $1,711
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 167.50–175.00 $171.21 $450
310–345 324 7 160.00–172.50 $166.20 $538
350–398 370 17 152.50–170.00 $157.83 $584 +7.83
408–445 425 15 138.00–160.00 $145.89 $620
450–495 464 9 150.00–157.50 $152.18 $706
510–535 519 13 135.00–156.00 $146.45 $760
554–585 567 18 135.00–150.00 $142.05 $805
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793
655–675 663 5 135.00–138.00 $135.61 $899 +19.59
755–785 765 3 124.00–128.50 $126.96 $971 +11.96
870–875 873 2 107.00–117.00 $112.01 $978

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 185.00 $185.00 $527
420 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 -13.78
563 563 2 163.00 $163.00 $918 +16.00
600–646 637 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,051 +26.00
650 650 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 +27.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 217.50 $217.50 $750
475 475 1 192.50 $192.50 $914

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,289
1200–1548 1346 80-85% 73 52.00–69.75 $63.83 $859
1200–1540 1389 80-85% 72 66.50–80.50 $75.13 $1,044 +6.69
1405–1540 1471 80-85% 8 81.50–83.00 $82.16 $1,209
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 22.00 $22.00 $197 -86.83
980 980 85-90% 1 63.50 $63.50 $622
925–1023 988 85-90% 4 92.50–124.50 $110.12 $1,088
730–1165 1014 85-90% 16 46.00–59.00 $54.57 $553
795–1195 1057 85-90% 73 60.50–70.50 $66.01 $698 +2.93
860–1180 1078 85-90% 14 71.50–86.00 $74.01 $798 +10.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1780 1697 75-80% 10 50.00–64.25 $60.63 $1,029
1558–2040 1713 75-80% 11 66.25–70.50 $68.40 $1,172 +0.48
1555–2065 1741 75-80% 9 76.50–84.25 $79.34 $1,381 +11.42

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1100 1058 2 110.00–122.50 $116.00 $1,227
1190–1845 1542 9 70.00–78.50 $75.41 $1,163
1685–2300 2001 9 82.00–87.50 $85.16 $1,704

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1322 1176 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 925.00–1,150.00 $1,074.59
1148–1215 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 775.00–1,050.00 $918.87
1195–1435 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,351.17
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00

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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.