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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.00/cwt ≈ $1,378/hd at 532 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.16/cwt -25.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,456/hd at 537 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.71/cwt +1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 417 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 623 654 860
Feeder cattle 531 543 626
Slaughter cattle 92 111 234

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 425.00 $425.00 $956 —
270 270 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,107 -6.91
300 300 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,185 -28.32
360–388 377 6 342.50–370.00 $355.02 $1,338 —
412–430 417 5 330.00–332.50 $331.48 $1,382 —
455–480 468 2 315.00–320.00 $317.43 $1,486 —
507 507 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,496 —
565 565 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,582 —
610–647 644 11 268.00–275.00 $268.60 $1,730 —
664–665 664 6 263.00–268.00 $266.33 $1,768 —
713 713 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,836 —
750–765 755 5 247.50–260.00 $252.81 $1,909 —
825–848 840 3 233.00–235.00 $233.65 $1,963 —
1021–1025 1022 8 192.50–197.50 $196.87 $2,012 —
1080 1080 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,106 —
1110 1110 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,054 —
1210 1210 3 170.00 $170.00 $2,057 —
1310 1310 3 170.00 $170.00 $2,227 —
1360 1360 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 395.00 $395.00 $810 —
370–390 380 2 320.00–325.00 $322.57 $1,226 -40.05
430–445 440 3 315.00–320.00 $318.31 $1,401 —
463–490 472 3 280.00–295.00 $289.81 $1,368 -33.18
516–548 537 18 260.00–275.00 $271.16 $1,456 -25.13
550–576 573 9 262.50–272.50 $271.43 $1,555 -23.54
604–633 619 16 245.00–260.00 $252.97 $1,566 -33.68
665–680 673 2 240.00–255.00 $247.42 $1,665 -22.58
795 795 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,908 —
845 845 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,859 -5.75
885 885 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,903 —
980–995 988 2 175.00–188.00 $181.45 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 330.00 $330.00 $759 —
273–285 277 3 335.00–340.00 $338.29 $937 -41.71
375–397 392 4 295.00–310.00 $298.59 $1,170 —
450–466 462 13 277.00–277.50 $277.11 $1,280 -11.97
570–585 578 2 222.50–245.00 $233.60 $1,350 -38.90
625–640 633 2 220.00–232.50 $226.32 $1,433 —
673 673 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,497 -22.29
716 716 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,432 +4.08
770 770 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 -47.50
880 880 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,584 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,018 +15.00
313–328 319 7 345.00–365.00 $357.73 $1,141 +32.73
353–365 356 8 315.00–325.00 $323.72 $1,152 -16.28
405–429 417 16 232.50–317.50 $306.71 $1,279 +1.98
513–548 532 18 257.50–261.00 $259.00 $1,378 —
554–572 564 9 246.00–255.00 $249.93 $1,410 -8.80
625 625 4 241.00–242.50 $241.75 $1,511 +5.07
650–665 658 7 235.00–247.50 $243.25 $1,601 —
705 705 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,622 -2.00
1210 1210 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,694 -24.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 267 6 320.00–335.00 $330.76 $883 +35.76
345 345 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,147 —
355–388 374 6 300.00–305.00 $301.59 $1,128 +14.34
405–428 425 11 280.00–297.50 $292.80 $1,244 +1.79
450–480 467 10 260.00–277.50 $268.22 $1,253 +4.81
508–535 516 6 242.50–252.50 $245.87 $1,269 -14.50
560–585 578 8 222.50–230.00 $224.95 $1,300 -18.39
615–635 625 2 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $1,453 +25.46
800–838 829 4 215.00–216.00 $215.76 $1,789 +33.26
885 885 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,881 +53.50
955 955 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,729 —
1048 1048 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,656 —
1095 1095 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,725 —
1138 1138 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 —
400–420 416 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,102 —
475–488 484 3 240.00–245.00 $241.64 $1,170 —
505–520 513 2 222.50–235.00 $228.66 $1,173 -8.66
560 560 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 —
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 —
665–680 670 3 185.00–187.00 $185.68 $1,244 —
855 855 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,496 +32.00
903 903 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,671 —
1025 1025 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,204 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
155–195 175 2 525.00 $525.00 —
215 215 1 550.00 $550.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 210.00 $210.00 $987 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 568 2 240.00–250.00 $244.89 $1,391 —
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 -9.58
945 945 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1475 1367 80-85% 10 85.00–100.00 $95.74 $1,309 -12.00
1215–1578 1423 80-85% 11 114.00–119.50 $116.79 $1,662 —
1215–1605 1445 80-85% 17 103.00–113.50 $108.97 $1,575 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–975 933 85-90% 2 40.50–52.50 $46.77 $436 —
1040–1108 1080 85-90% 5 100.00–104.50 $102.74 $1,110 +48.32
1080–1145 1106 85-90% 4 77.50–93.25 $86.24 $954 —
1145 1145 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,466 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,311 +21.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1770 1696 75-80% 7 108.50–119.50 $113.83 $1,931 —
1880 1880 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,861 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167–1175 1170 12 85.00–96.75 $90.64 $1,060 —
1340–1385 1363 2 112.50 $112.50 $1,533 —
1388–2440 1822 17 126.00–137.00 $132.20 $2,409 -12.17
2140–2325 2233 2 139.00–139.50 $139.24 $3,109 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 12 167.50 $167.50 $747 —
501 501 20 175.00 $175.00 $877 —
554 554 5 168.00 $168.00 $931 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 4 155.00 $155.00 $870 -20.00
934 934 12 149.50 $149.50 $1,396 —
1030 1030 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,421 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 10 130.50 $130.50 $651 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 125.00 $125.00 $561 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 170.00 $170.00 $665 —
483 483 10 176.00 $176.00 $850 —
519–523 521 19 162.50–176.00 $170.29 $887 —
628 628 2 158.00 $158.00 $992 —

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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.