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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.99/cwt -19.01 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 527 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $191.21/cwt ≈ $1,226/hd at 641 lb · 12 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $376.51/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 272 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 424 520 707
Feeder cattle 323 332 473
Slaughter cattle 101 187 234
Replacement cattle — 1 —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 2 387.50 $387.50 $903 +15.00
250–280 272 10 357.50–387.50 $376.51 $1,024 —
340 340 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,164 +32.68
355–390 373 2 307.50–310.00 $308.69 $1,151 —
435 435 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 —
460–465 461 9 284.00–292.50 $288.06 $1,328 +6.08
537 537 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,525 —
624–630 625 6 257.50–259.00 $258.75 $1,617 -26.25
665–685 673 3 235.00–262.50 $244.90 $1,648 -5.10
733 733 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,825 -3.32
800–805 802 3 222.50–244.50 $237.14 $1,902 +1.81
866–873 868 9 228.00–230.00 $228.45 $1,983 -4.05
907–910 908 8 205.00–224.00 $211.76 $1,923 -4.16
1000–1035 1018 2 209.00–217.00 $212.93 $2,168 +3.93
1298 1298 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,207 —
1423 1423 2 167.00 $167.00 $2,376 —
1848 1848 3 159.00 $159.00 $2,938 —
2073 2073 2 154.00 $154.00 $3,192 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,020 —
520–535 528 2 195.00–197.50 $196.27 $1,036 —
560–570 563 3 175.00–180.00 $176.69 $995 —
620–643 641 12 190.00–205.00 $191.21 $1,226 —
650–670 657 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,183 -41.23
703 703 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,107 —
838 838 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,571 —
855 855 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,518 -28.00
1000 1000 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,625 -7.50
1180 1180 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,876 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 320.00–335.00 $327.57 $943 —
428 428 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,241 —
535 535 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,257 —
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 —
753 753 3 217.50 $217.50 $1,638 —
835 835 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,754 —
860 860 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,634 —
1090 1090 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,755 —
1190 1190 2 171.00 $171.00 $2,035 —
1235 1235 1 164.50 $164.50 $2,032 —
1280 1280 1 164.50 $164.50 $2,106 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 265 7 332.50–342.50 $340.91 $903 —
300–317 315 9 320.00–337.50 $323.81 $1,020 —
382 382 7 306.00 $306.00 $1,169 +8.50
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 +19.34
630 630 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,506 +10.29
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 —
855 855 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,462 —
1029 1029 7 176.50 $176.50 $1,816 -11.50
1059 1059 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,710 -11.00
1155 1155 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,906 —
1225 1225 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,715 -23.00
1305 1305 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,036 —
1405 1405 2 171.00 $171.00 $2,403 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 255.00 $255.00 $956 —
400 400 1 215.00 $215.00 $860 —
460 460 2 195.00 $195.00 $897 -49.57
505–529 527 14 179.00–205.00 $180.99 $954 -19.01
630 630 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,118 -10.03
654 654 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 290.00–312.50 $301.08 $1,009 —
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 —
542–545 543 4 195.00–200.00 $196.26 $1,066 —
840 840 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,336 —
1005–1015 1010 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $1,358 —
1195 1195 3 138.25 $138.25 $1,652 —
1205 1205 1 121.50 $121.50 $1,464 —
1368 1368 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,888 —
1470 1470 1 126.50 $126.50 $1,860 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,233 —
475 475 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,318 —
705 705 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,198 —
1035 1035 1 155.50 $155.50 $1,609 —
1165 1165 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,660 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1600 1347 80-85% 43 100.00–113.00 $106.00 $1,428 —
1205–1618 1357 80-85% 10 93.50–98.50 $96.74 $1,313 —
1365–1580 1450 80-85% 6 115.25–124.00 $118.61 $1,720 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,416 +48.08
1010–1155 1098 85-90% 4 82.00–94.00 $90.09 $989 +5.17
1105–1190 1163 85-90% 10 97.00–109.50 $101.23 $1,177 -2.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705 1705 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $2,251 —
1665–2000 1766 75-80% 6 109.00–118.50 $113.71 $2,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2040 1775 10 126.00–137.75 $132.98 $2,360 —
1375–2150 1811 9 138.00–148.00 $140.88 $2,551 —

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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.