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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

2,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.60/cwt ≈ $1,492/hd at 577 lb · 114 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $232.58/cwt +10.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,644/hd at 707 lb · 103 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $221.84/cwt ≈ $1,857/hd at 837 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,336 555 2,843
Feeder cattle 1,775 446 2,255
Slaughter cattle 525 109 588
Replacement cattle 36 — 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–470 455 14 297.50–307.50 $305.68 $1,391 —
500–548 526 36 275.00–288.00 $284.35 $1,496 —
573–587 580 17 270.00–277.50 $274.02 $1,589 +23.06
610–627 613 77 253.00–266.00 $256.34 $1,571 +9.28
659–665 662 36 240.00–250.00 $241.73 $1,600 —
673 fancy 673 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,834 —
701–732 707 103 223.00–235.75 $232.58 $1,644 +10.86
767–777 774 36 219.50–221.00 $220.55 $1,707 -1.20
808–849 837 89 212.50–227.50 $221.84 $1,857 —
855–882 864 13 204.00–213.00 $212.15 $1,833 —
915 915 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,853 —
1005–1045 1033 4 185.00–194.00 $188.20 $1,944 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,002 —
442–445 443 4 285.00–295.00 $292.49 $1,296 +9.99
455–490 472 29 272.50–289.00 $281.26 $1,328 +7.96
500–548 536 28 257.50–272.50 $266.31 $1,427 +11.89
550–596 577 114 252.00–267.50 $258.60 $1,492 —
622–646 635 28 235.00–252.50 $246.20 $1,563 +13.70
652–699 682 61 228.00–239.00 $232.19 $1,584 +9.52
700–730 720 52 214.00–227.50 $216.65 $1,560 -2.35
753–792 771 64 210.00–218.00 $215.74 $1,663 -1.43
885 885 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,743 —
907–920 910 13 192.50–199.50 $194.13 $1,767 —
1040 1040 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,768 —
1055–1075 1065 2 160.00–170.00 $164.95 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 285.00 $285.00 $798 —
408–445 424 9 275.00–285.00 $280.87 $1,191 +37.87
468 468 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,264 +41.74
525–535 530 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,312 +22.50
585 585 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 +17.49
605–620 609 5 225.00–235.00 $228.97 $1,394 —
655–696 683 10 210.00–220.00 $216.00 $1,475 +1.00
710–735 723 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,518 —
750 750 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,545 —
815–835 825 2 190.00–205.00 $197.41 $1,629 —
895 895 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,566 —
975 975 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,682 —
1075 1075 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–420 409 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,043 —
510–548 528 47 230.00–252.50 $245.93 $1,299 -0.07
555–589 583 22 225.00–242.50 $240.77 $1,404 +12.77
607–648 620 83 220.00–235.00 $224.76 $1,394 -1.45
665 665 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,450 +1.33
710–715 713 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,479 +1.63
757–772 761 34 184.50–195.50 $190.03 $1,446 -6.22
800–835 816 9 185.00–193.00 $186.62 $1,523 +6.12
890–895 893 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $1,558 —
915–945 938 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,595 -7.00
965 965 8 119.00 $119.00 $1,148 —
1105–1125 1118 3 135.00–150.00 $142.96 $1,598 —
1240 1240 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–449 437 15 271.00–280.00 $272.82 $1,192 —
474–499 488 19 269.00–276.00 $270.65 $1,321 +5.65
500–529 517 17 255.00–267.50 $257.96 $1,334 -0.54
550–552 552 4 250.00–252.50 $251.88 $1,390 +4.38
603–620 608 25 231.00–240.00 $236.01 $1,435 +5.34
653–677 660 11 221.00–227.00 $222.68 $1,470 -0.32
746 746 27 203.50 $203.50 $1,518 —
765–795 766 31 190.00–192.50 $192.42 $1,474 —
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 —
860–865 863 2 195.00–197.50 $196.25 $1,694 —
900–920 911 6 181.00–195.00 $188.73 $1,719 —
960–970 965 2 177.00–185.00 $180.98 $1,746 —
1025 1025 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,742 —
1063 1063 2 184.50 $184.50 $1,961 —
1088–1095 1092 4 166.00–168.00 $167.00 $1,824 —
1107 1107 11 181.50 $181.50 $2,009 —
1125 1125 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,766 —
1155 1155 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,067 —
1270 1270 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,905 —
1290 1290 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,012 —
1345 1345 2 130.50 $130.50 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 379 9 235.00–252.00 $242.99 $921 -2.01
405–440 423 13 235.00–252.50 $242.29 $1,025 +4.79
475–485 480 2 230.00–231.00 $230.51 $1,106 +4.92
530 530 19 231.00 $231.00 $1,224 +5.42
563–597 590 26 218.00–230.00 $226.42 $1,336 +9.42
620–648 644 21 212.50–217.50 $216.81 $1,396 —
678–695 684 21 200.00–205.00 $204.76 $1,401 —
712–748 730 27 182.50–199.00 $193.82 $1,415 —
795 795 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,463 —
838 838 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,383 —
865–872 869 5 167.50–172.50 $170.51 $1,482 —
950 950 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,520 —
1081 1081 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 —
570 570 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 —
603 603 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,402 —
727 727 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,461 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 -5.00
565–590 578 2 225.00–235.00 $229.89 $1,329 —
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 —
705 705 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,357 —
800 800 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,420 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1219–1309 1255 80-85% 19 124.00–127.50 $125.60 $1,576 +22.62
1250–1270 1260 80-85% 2 50.00–62.50 $56.30 $709 -46.68
1267–1640 1356 80-85% 10 109.00–115.00 $113.14 $1,534 —
1225–1695 1395 80-85% 111 75.00–89.50 $85.63 $1,195 —
1235–1655 1433 80-85% 122 90.00–101.50 $94.60 $1,356 +8.65
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–1250 833 85-90% 3 47.50–61.00 $54.25 $452 —
810–1125 1002 85-90% 3 97.50–109.00 $102.16 $1,024 —
993–1122 1069 85-90% 9 119.00–130.00 $123.59 $1,321 +46.09
770–1255 1074 85-90% 19 67.50–79.50 $75.79 $814 -1.71
765–1215 1101 85-90% 145 80.00–94.00 $86.67 $954 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1611–2000 1727 75-80% 17 92.50–101.00 $95.66 $1,652 -7.84
1680–1975 1783 75-80% 16 81.50–90.50 $86.96 $1,550 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,589 —
1160–1815 1480 5 85.00–101.50 $91.98 $1,361 —
1347–2205 1824 30 105.00–119.00 $114.36 $2,086 —
1265–2345 1830 10 120.00–132.00 $124.50 $2,278 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1091 1091 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1178–1269 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 26 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,365.99
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1520 1520 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–1345 1060 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 145.00–180.00 $157.79 $1,673

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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.