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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

1,844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.66/cwt -18.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 532 lb · 104 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $349.03/cwt -21.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 375 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.94/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 516 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,844 5,064 3,770
Feeder cattle 1,432 4,204 2,906
Slaughter cattle 398 833 864
Replacement cattle 14 27 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,015 —
300–320 307 3 315.00–320.00 $318.26 $977 -26.85
368–390 374 18 290.00–320.00 $305.77 $1,144 -13.85
403–408 405 9 279.00–289.00 $285.95 $1,158 -13.39
457–493 475 12 267.50–270.00 $269.02 $1,278 +24.02
503–548 532 104 253.00–258.00 $255.66 $1,360 +25.66
585–595 590 2 237.50–240.00 $238.74 $1,409 -6.91
600–648 640 50 225.00–238.00 $230.29 $1,474 -5.87
660–691 687 46 215.00–225.00 $222.64 $1,530 -13.42
740 740 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 -15.57
855–890 876 12 197.50–205.00 $204.37 $1,790 -12.94
969 969 18 189.00 $189.00 $1,831 +7.00
1020 1020 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,938 -13.50
1230 1230 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,054 —
1350 1350 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 -10.00
368 fancy 368 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,325 —
375–384 376 68 330.00–350.00 $347.90 $1,308 -23.11
425–441 439 31 290.00–305.00 $294.32 $1,292 -37.74
464–465 464 12 275.00–280.00 $278.75 $1,293 -53.40
515–540 533 6 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,399 -24.64
558–590 570 10 250.00–265.00 $256.87 $1,464 -15.28
610–620 619 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,548 -0.27
653–655 655 37 230.00–240.00 $232.43 $1,522 —
1050 1050 3 206.00 $206.00 $2,163 —
1433 1433 2 168.00 $168.00 $2,407 —
1490 1490 2 167.50 $167.50 $2,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 290.00 $290.00 $893 -26.00
400–440 431 10 250.00–265.00 $258.17 $1,113 -31.14
483–487 486 18 240.00–250.00 $243.90 $1,185 -18.61
517–542 532 59 230.00–242.50 $236.75 $1,260 -20.17
565–580 569 4 227.50–232.50 $231.23 $1,316 -6.49
624 624 17 215.00 $215.00 $1,342 —
765–783 777 4 195.00–201.00 $199.02 $1,546 -8.72
810–838 824 4 195.00–196.00 $195.51 $1,611 -1.99
887 887 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–290 273 4 320.00 $320.00 $874 —
335–345 336 34 310.00–315.00 $314.55 $1,057 +7.25
350–378 367 16 300.00–320.00 $308.23 $1,131 +13.87
415–443 428 31 270.00–280.00 $276.85 $1,185 -13.66
450–495 493 23 265.00–270.00 $265.20 $1,307 -5.67
509–548 516 74 250.00–257.50 $252.94 $1,305 -2.06
560–588 574 10 245.00–247.00 $246.02 $1,412 +8.55
613–638 618 27 235.00–245.00 $243.85 $1,507 +14.08
735 735 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,551 -2.00
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 -14.00
1010 1010 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,879 -11.50
1055–1085 1070 2 180.00–185.00 $182.46 $1,952 -3.32
1215 1215 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,822 —
1535 1535 1 147.50 $147.50 $2,264 —
1570 1570 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,590 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 375 10 280.00–297.50 $287.05 $1,076 +2.25
398 398 8 232.50 $232.50 $925 -52.30
403–440 406 17 260.00–270.00 $262.66 $1,066 -6.91
469 469 10 210.00 $210.00 $985 -35.51
460–498 494 35 247.50–262.50 $255.18 $1,261 +9.67
529–541 534 21 235.00–242.50 $238.46 $1,273 +6.47
553–593 582 35 237.00–242.50 $238.40 $1,387 +10.10
606–609 607 15 210.00–225.00 $217.98 $1,323 —
650–690 672 7 200.00–212.50 $209.95 $1,411 +0.61
710–740 728 5 190.00–198.00 $195.83 $1,426 -11.99
750–798 765 18 191.00–192.50 $191.34 $1,464 -6.08
850–890 870 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,653 +5.00
975–977 977 4 180.00–189.00 $186.75 $1,825 +8.32
1005 1005 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,784 +5.00
1145 1145 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,803 -12.50
1307 1307 15 143.00 $143.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 323 14 280.00–285.00 $283.95 $917 +15.55
360–398 380 6 250.00–275.00 $262.51 $998 -7.95
440–446 445 5 240.00–255.00 $242.97 $1,081 +107.87
480–494 492 9 225.00–240.00 $238.38 $1,173 +5.62
506–546 526 33 220.00–237.50 $226.63 $1,192 -0.96
556–580 558 12 225.00–230.00 $225.43 $1,258 +9.85
685–690 688 2 197.50–199.00 $198.25 $1,364 -6.46
835 835 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,545 +2.24
855–895 875 2 168.00–175.00 $171.58 $1,501 -6.73
931 931 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,545 —
970 970 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,698 —
1045 1045 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,651 —
1070–1082 1079 4 157.00–158.00 $157.25 $1,697 +16.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,206 +20.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,253 —
1200–1290 1258 80-85% 3 65.00–70.00 $66.78 $840 -2.15
1200–1505 1311 80-85% 55 75.00–85.75 $83.69 $1,097 -21.20
1225–1590 1377 80-85% 118 86.00–97.00 $88.95 $1,225 +0.04
1445 1445 80-85% 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,951 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–1120 887 85-90% 12 35.50–60.00 $47.61 $422 —
930–1003 967 85-90% 12 97.50–104.50 $101.13 $978 —
780–1190 1018 85-90% 48 64.00–82.00 $73.33 $746 -58.10
1003–1165 1079 85-90% 4 112.50–134.00 $118.34 $1,277 +17.56
720–1198 1097 85-90% 96 83.00–95.00 $86.78 $952 -14.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1607–1750 1644 75-80% 7 88.00–93.75 $90.04 $1,480 —
1690–2085 1888 75-80% 2 95.00–98.50 $96.57 $1,823 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1400 1285 6 125.00–134.00 $127.89 $1,643 —
1315–2210 1635 4 80.00–101.00 $92.44 $1,511 —
1500–2185 1870 27 102.50–114.00 $106.20 $1,986 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 100.00 $100.00 $1,190
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1163–1220 1182 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 142.00–147.50 $143.89 $1,701
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,364

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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.