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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

1,839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $235.96/cwt +3.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 726 lb · 168 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.89/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 566 lb · 85 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $220.56/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 784 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,839 1,454 1,782
Feeder cattle 1,547 1,267 1,486
Slaughter cattle 212 187 213
Replacement cattle 80 — 83

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 340 3 355.00–360.00 $358.41 $1,219 —
396 396 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,307 +10.49
420–436 432 15 322.50–335.00 $332.86 $1,438 +16.04
460–495 483 5 300.00–310.00 $307.77 $1,487 +7.79
540 540 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,582 +8.88
550–596 591 41 262.50–280.00 $268.88 $1,589 +11.99
610–647 633 24 250.00–258.00 $254.63 $1,612 +13.79
670–690 681 13 235.00–247.50 $243.64 $1,659 +12.98
720–748 742 43 222.50–230.00 $225.78 $1,675 +0.92
751–796 784 72 218.00–228.00 $220.56 $1,729 -3.69
800–846 837 28 215.00–223.00 $219.45 $1,837 —
851–895 868 56 213.00–216.00 $215.40 $1,870 —
900–935 918 8 203.50–207.50 $204.85 $1,881 —
1142 1142 42 172.50 $172.50 $1,970 —
1345 1345 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–446 435 27 340.00–352.50 $342.36 $1,489 +4.31
460–487 473 38 330.00–347.50 $337.29 $1,595 +11.26
505–537 516 32 310.00–328.00 $324.57 $1,675 +28.69
560 fancy 560 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,156 —
575–588 585 27 286.00–300.00 $289.30 $1,692 +7.30
600–625 608 13 260.00–272.00 $264.78 $1,610 +7.08
650–681 672 11 250.00–260.00 $252.05 $1,694 +13.90
708–737 726 168 232.00–242.50 $235.96 $1,713 +3.82
851–888 858 11 217.50–221.00 $218.16 $1,872 +0.79
1250 1250 1 179.00 $179.00 $2,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 264 8 325.00–340.00 $337.94 $892 —
443 443 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,351 +10.00
490 490 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,446 +15.00
520–540 529 4 265.00–272.50 $268.76 $1,422 +12.11
580–595 594 15 247.50–257.00 $256.38 $1,523 —
600–620 610 2 237.50–246.00 $241.68 $1,474 +15.64
675 675 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,569 +13.16
755–770 766 7 212.50–217.50 $216.78 $1,661 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,077 —
332 332 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,079 +32.50
435–445 436 8 310.00–312.50 $312.18 $1,361 +22.34
450–497 472 65 300.00–312.50 $306.87 $1,448 +25.59
500–516 513 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,488 +18.09
552–590 566 85 260.50–271.00 $266.89 $1,511 +5.47
600–623 613 30 242.50–247.50 $244.14 $1,497 +4.53
661–680 663 50 227.50–237.50 $235.70 $1,563 +3.37
706–725 712 12 220.00–226.00 $223.96 $1,595 +4.68
750–796 773 48 211.00–215.00 $212.50 $1,643 -0.43
800 800 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,700 —
895 895 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,835 +14.23
935 935 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,786 +1.00
1067 1067 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,974 +8.33
1107–1145 1117 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,999 +10.38
1290 1290 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,193 —
1400–1446 1437 5 167.50–170.00 $167.99 $2,414 +34.99
1450–1479 1475 8 162.00–169.00 $168.14 $2,480 —
1625 1625 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 325.00 $325.00 $812 +30.00
323–345 330 3 305.00–312.50 $309.89 $1,023 +42.43
352–380 357 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,071 +46.00
412 412 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,236 +38.66
468–495 485 10 285.00–295.00 $292.55 $1,419 +34.84
505–540 527 3 265.00–280.00 $273.18 $1,440 +12.52
558–593 576 27 245.00–257.50 $251.14 $1,447 +13.54
617–645 631 6 226.00–237.50 $231.62 $1,462 +1.33
691–699 694 21 210.00–223.00 $217.45 $1,509 -4.88
700–740 721 59 200.00–216.00 $211.44 $1,524 +16.44
801–835 808 6 200.00–207.00 $205.29 $1,659 —
1010 1010 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 3 285.00–295.00 $291.58 $1,079 +48.21
408 408 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,142 +35.00
455–496 488 15 267.50–280.00 $270.57 $1,320 +26.41
522–528 525 14 265.00–275.00 $273.75 $1,437 +25.90
562 562 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,349 +12.50
745 745 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 —
758 758 8 197.50 $197.50 $1,497 +22.48
875–899 895 6 172.50–185.00 $174.54 $1,562 +11.54
950–965 959 12 160.00–166.00 $160.71 $1,541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,431 —
455 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 -11.25
528 528 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,558 —
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —
608 608 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,410 +7.00
723 723 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,482 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1595 1382 80-85% 43 80.00–100.50 $95.03 $1,313 -0.89
1230–1610 1409 80-85% 83 97.00–115.50 $106.68 $1,503 —
1275–1565 1452 80-85% 3 117.00–127.00 $121.21 $1,760 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1195 1060 85-90% 14 79.00–89.00 $86.53 $917 +19.93
965–1195 1118 85-90% 3 105.50–107.50 $106.08 $1,186 +12.16
990–1198 1140 85-90% 18 90.50–101.00 $94.65 $1,079 +0.73
1220 1220 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $793 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1850 1733 75-80% 12 102.00–111.75 $104.09 $1,804 +6.34
1665–1945 1806 75-80% 4 96.50–101.00 $98.29 $1,775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,461 -30.00
1033–1500 1128 6 88.50–107.00 $93.48 $1,054 —
1185–2328 1757 7 128.75–135.00 $130.18 $2,287 —
1745–2395 2032 15 112.00–126.75 $121.25 $2,464 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1165–1375 1254 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 32 2,400.00–2,535.00 $2,485.37
1238–1530 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 2,000.00–2,375.00 $2,198.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1120–1345 1226 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,440.95
1320–1560 1392 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,844.88
1303–1670 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,550.00 $1,491.42

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 21 157.50 $157.50 $1,022 —
731 731 8 153.00 $153.00 $1,118 —
1269 1269 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,713 +6.00
1517 1517 3 112.25 $112.25 $1,703 —
1743 1743 2 100.25 $100.25 $1,747 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 6 150.00 $150.00 $828 —
1230 1230 3 92.00 $92.00 $1,132 —

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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.