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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

1,673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $215.75/cwt +17.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 706 lb · 90 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.52/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 615 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.06/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,352/hd at 528 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,673 878 947
Feeder cattle 1,297 588 772
Slaughter cattle 339 238 175
Replacement cattle 37 52 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks light test, however a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 12 275.00 $275.00 $899 +30.00
356 356 8 277.00 $277.00 $986 +4.50
460–498 490 18 232.50–271.00 $265.02 $1,299 +21.30
506–548 528 55 230.00–265.00 $256.06 $1,352 +10.90
553–590 572 24 227.00–258.00 $245.99 $1,407 +9.51
600–630 615 66 216.00–238.50 $231.52 $1,424 -1.26
650–660 655 5 220.00–232.50 $225.74 $1,479 +10.46
703–721 706 90 209.00–218.00 $215.75 $1,523 +17.27
752–785 760 41 191.00–209.00 $199.60 $1,517 +6.91
805–833 815 42 185.50–193.50 $190.83 $1,555 +8.83
895 895 1 184.50 $184.50 $1,651 +7.93
1003 1003 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,635 -0.49
1160–1170 1165 2 149.00–151.00 $150.00 $1,748 —
1355 1355 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 270.00 $270.00 $716 —
300–335 312 3 235.00–267.50 $245.43 $766 —
375–399 394 13 222.50–265.00 $256.44 $1,010 +28.44
440 440 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,100 +20.10
465–484 480 5 235.00–256.00 $251.93 $1,209 +13.93
492–494 493 16 180.00–185.00 $182.51 $900 -55.49
505–535 523 12 225.00–247.50 $232.95 $1,218 +3.95
563–599 586 30 227.50–243.00 $237.78 $1,393 —
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 +13.32
670–695 686 5 190.00–210.00 $202.14 $1,387 +2.97
710–746 736 52 195.00–203.00 $202.57 $1,491 +13.57
750–799 778 24 171.00–188.50 $184.24 $1,433 -0.87
879–888 884 12 175.00–179.00 $176.99 $1,565 —
905–930 907 13 162.00–174.50 $173.51 $1,574 +15.51
979–983 981 10 172.50–173.00 $172.75 $1,695 +20.75
1011–1020 1014 7 149.00–150.00 $149.29 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–268 267 4 245.00 $245.00 $654 —
345–348 347 5 205.00–245.00 $212.94 $739 —
400–425 410 3 227.50–245.00 $234.89 $963 +22.89
486 486 6 187.50 $187.50 $911 —
520 520 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 —
588–590 589 4 197.50–205.00 $201.24 $1,185 —
610 610 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,205 +2.50
653–690 668 7 180.00–197.50 $189.46 $1,266 —
735 735 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,415 —
785 785 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,287 —
840 840 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 -1.00
860–870 863 5 150.00–165.00 $156.01 $1,346 +8.01
965 965 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,554 —
1085 1085 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,400 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397–398 398 12 240.00–267.50 $253.73 $1,010 +5.73
441–449 445 12 243.50–259.00 $251.18 $1,118 +13.68
460–494 490 9 255.00–264.00 $263.06 $1,289 +32.00
508–542 519 27 226.00–252.50 $241.26 $1,252 +29.26
553–593 573 17 230.00–245.00 $240.24 $1,377 +19.27
600–647 615 28 215.00–229.00 $224.10 $1,378 +8.02
653–685 660 8 215.00–222.50 $217.81 $1,438 +21.90
705–743 714 18 185.00–199.00 $195.94 $1,399 +15.30
806–844 830 23 171.50–175.00 $173.06 $1,436 +11.11
1200–1215 1210 3 150.00–155.00 $151.65 $1,835 +2.48
1252–1285 1260 8 146.00–156.50 $153.82 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 235.00 $235.00 $693 -12.50
315–335 325 11 240.00–265.00 $260.83 $848 —
375–390 385 15 220.00–260.00 $252.38 $972 +44.12
402–445 422 7 228.00–240.00 $235.94 $996 +21.94
460 460 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,095 +41.37
450–479 464 23 141.00–175.00 $157.20 $729 -39.43
508–546 542 19 222.00–237.50 $223.53 $1,212 +28.63
550–595 564 18 210.00–227.50 $224.35 $1,265 +20.67
600–642 618 9 202.00–215.00 $208.36 $1,288 —
655–670 663 2 174.00–202.50 $188.41 $1,249 +4.41
720–745 733 2 164.00–172.00 $168.07 $1,232 +7.53
783 783 3 172.50 $172.50 $1,351 +2.50
820–845 833 2 157.50–168.00 $162.67 $1,355 +5.12
930 930 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,469 +26.00
955–995 972 5 148.00–150.00 $148.71 $1,445 —
1032 1032 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,558 —
1055–1093 1080 3 146.00–147.50 $146.49 $1,582 —
1140 1140 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,687 +17.00
1156–1178 1165 9 145.00–149.00 $146.57 $1,708 —
1244 1244 4 128.50 $128.50 $1,599 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 215.00 $215.00 $484 —
265–285 275 2 200.00–215.00 $207.23 $570 —
305–335 315 3 212.00–225.00 $216.61 $682 —
360 360 2 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
410–415 414 5 210.00–224.00 $221.23 $916 +34.23
450–488 476 6 186.00–225.00 $213.38 $1,016 —
520–545 536 5 205.00–213.00 $209.88 $1,125 —
625 625 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 —
690–695 693 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,109 —
810–815 813 2 135.00–141.50 $138.24 $1,124 —
868–885 875 4 125.00–138.50 $135.09 $1,182 —
900–930 915 2 126.50–140.00 $133.14 $1,218 —
958–996 989 20 120.00–127.50 $124.40 $1,230 —
1080 1080 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,361 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,069 —
555 555 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,166 —
620 620 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,271 —
845 845 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,394 —
925–927 927 4 145.00–147.00 $146.50 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 4 240.00–250.00 $245.06 $1,017 —
720 720 2 180.00–189.00 $184.50 $1,328 —
758 758 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,208 —
790 790 3 152.50–160.00 $157.50 $1,244 —
855–880 863 3 147.50–152.00 $150.47 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $962 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,562 —
1340–1365 1353 80-85% 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $1,792 +18.54
1218–1590 1375 80-85% 173 95.00–107.00 $100.78 $1,386 -13.16
1365–1500 1447 80-85% 3 90.00–94.50 $92.91 $1,344 +20.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–840 733 85-90% 4 61.00–66.00 $63.92 $469 —
795–1205 1008 85-90% 11 70.00–82.50 $78.44 $791 —
812–1205 1018 85-90% 29 96.00–118.00 $103.29 $1,051 —
625–1225 1057 85-90% 28 84.00–100.00 $90.91 $961 -9.87
1190 1190 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,428 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1940 1696 75-80% 24 96.50–106.50 $103.48 $1,755 +5.37
1710–2020 1865 75-80% 2 110.75–114.50 $112.78 $2,103 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —
860–1255 1144 7 122.50–144.00 $134.96 $1,544 -0.40
1210–1885 1494 7 78.50–96.50 $86.18 $1,288 —
1250–2085 1698 22 105.00–121.00 $113.65 $1,930 -7.04
1330–2280 1874 16 118.00–126.00 $120.47 $2,258 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1165 953 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 92.00–107.50 $95.79 $913

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1152 1152 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 1,400.00 $1,400.00 +185.58
925–1675 1337 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 1,700.00–1,885.00 $1,814.91 —
1315–1515 1376 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,925.00 -68.01

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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.