Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.62/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 680 lb · 99 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.35/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,624/hd at 592 lb · 87 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.03/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 746 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,460	1,548	1,546
Feeder cattle	1,338	1,293	1,186
Slaughter cattle	122	205	360
Replacement cattle	—	50	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,516	+21.45
415–448	436	12	340.00–355.00	$345.81	$1,508	+1.79
450–495	464	9	320.00–335.00	$326.80	$1,516	-8.20
515–523	522	15	315.00–320.00	$319.67	$1,669	-2.52
565	565	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,667	-11.96
560–594	583	20	300.00–317.50	$313.82	$1,830	+6.86
600–646	624	23	282.50–302.50	$295.69	$1,845	+19.01
655–698	681	56	257.50–272.50	$264.70	$1,803	-1.45
720–748	746	59	242.50–255.00	$252.03	$1,880	+6.86
755–780	775	30	242.00–247.50	$244.14	$1,892	+7.90
808–845	826	10	220.00–231.50	$226.68	$1,872	+1.90
874–885	880	19	210.00–216.00	$214.11	$1,884	-7.44
1080	1080	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,890	-16.00
1105	1105	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,978	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–383	382	3	390.00–400.00	$396.68	$1,515	—
482	482	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,639	-7.35
493–498	497	15	355.00–360.00	$359.34	$1,786	+11.99
500–546	533	25	325.00–337.50	$333.80	$1,779	+5.10
555–594	580	22	320.00–335.00	$322.70	$1,872	+2.31
603–625	618	35	307.00–315.00	$309.24	$1,911	+23.34
663–686	680	99	275.00–290.00	$288.62	$1,963	+11.12
715–729	724	8	262.50–277.50	$271.94	$1,969	+11.94
751	751	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,885	—
803	803	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,879	+4.07
1015–1041	1032	11	190.50–192.00	$191.04	$1,972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–427	418	7	330.00–337.50	$333.28	$1,393	+23.28
465–477	474	4	300.00–310.00	$302.45	$1,434	—
593–597	596	13	265.00–275.00	$266.53	$1,589	-13.09
648	648	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,798	+22.50
665–695	679	7	230.00–250.00	$235.06	$1,596	-14.94
743–745	744	3	235.00–240.00	$238.33	$1,773	—
809–849	831	19	215.00–217.50	$216.97	$1,803	-3.03
850	850	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,742	-2.43
900–915	908	2	190.00–192.50	$191.24	$1,736	-1.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	-17.42
350–379	374	22	325.00–332.50	$330.36	$1,236	-0.05
400–443	421	12	305.00–310.00	$307.15	$1,293	-9.03
468–483	473	26	305.00–310.00	$308.92	$1,461	+8.92
503–535	509	5	295.00–302.50	$296.58	$1,510	+10.38
580–597	592	87	272.00–287.50	$274.35	$1,624	-5.65
603–645	625	52	265.00–277.50	$274.05	$1,713	+4.69
650–665	651	42	251.00–264.00	$259.69	$1,691	+3.69
735–745	743	8	222.00–230.00	$227.45	$1,690	-6.80
795	795	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,670	-8.30
814–823	816	9	209.00–211.50	$210.94	$1,721	+0.79
953	953	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,658	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,412	+3.19
453–499	478	29	315.00–330.00	$326.45	$1,560	+15.45
500–545	515	24	305.00–315.00	$308.49	$1,589	+10.99
513–529 fancy	525	9	345.00–357.50	$354.79	$1,863	+39.79
561–571	567	14	295.00–305.00	$300.76	$1,705	+4.75
610–640	628	13	280.00–287.50	$285.18	$1,791	+4.17
650	650	5	270.00–272.50	$271.50	$1,765	+6.50
720	720	16	244.00	$244.00	$1,757	-7.23
757–775	760	15	226.00–230.00	$227.30	$1,727	—
807	807	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,735	—
905–910	908	2	184.00–187.50	$185.75	$1,687	-5.25
955–995	983	6	180.00–186.00	$182.19	$1,791	-7.61
1000	1000	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,790	-2.00
1070–1080	1073	4	165.00–174.00	$169.49	$1,819	-5.76
1128	1128	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,974	-3.35
1160–1190	1178	3	169.00–174.50	$171.50	$2,020	—
1205	1205	3	167.50	$167.50	$2,018	-17.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	2	305.00–315.00	$309.86	$846	-0.20
305	305	1	300.00	$300.00	$915	—
375	375	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	+2.95
674–688	677	31	230.00–247.50	$242.80	$1,644	+11.83
715–748	746	21	211.00–225.00	$211.94	$1,581	-9.72
785–795	790	2	185.00–190.00	$187.48	$1,481	-15.02
820–834	831	7	170.00–190.00	$174.39	$1,449	-9.63
855–885	870	2	155.00–162.50	$158.81	$1,382	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,525	+17.50
685	685	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,815	-2.50
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	—
885	885	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,726	+5.00
980–990	985	2	175.00–180.00	$177.49	$1,748	+0.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,580	—
655	655	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,621	+1.25
710–713	712	3	207.50–215.00	$209.99	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,481	—
415	415	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,473	—
535	535	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,739	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1430	1320	80-85%	3	150.00–167.00	$157.85	$2,084	+40.67
1250–1565	1338	80-85%	14	113.00–129.00	$124.92	$1,671	+7.74
1235–1587	1392	80-85%	18	131.00–148.00	$139.25	$1,938	+35.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594–830	641	85-90%	5	65.00–75.00	$67.59	$433	—
1035	1035	85-90%	1	94.00	$94.00	$973	—
1000–1145	1086	85-90%	4	126.00–127.50	$126.86	$1,378	+16.89
950–1190	1134	85-90%	10	108.00–117.00	$111.98	$1,270	-11.65
1055–1185	1136	85-90%	4	135.00–142.50	$138.31	$1,571	+14.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1755–1770	1763	75-80%	5	129.00–139.00	$135.81	$2,394	—
1785–1800	1793	75-80%	2	144.00–145.50	$144.75	$2,595	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1415	1135	4	95.00–123.00	$104.89	$1,191	—
1040–1310	1172	9	160.00–167.00	$163.69	$1,918	—
1270–2030	1528	7	130.00–145.00	$139.22	$2,127	—
1010–2373	1781	36	146.00–161.75	$154.10	$2,745	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
811	811	14	176.00	$176.00	$1,427	+11.00
878	878	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,405	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
828	828	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,308	—
1003–1010	1005	3	146.00–155.00	$149.01	$1,498	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	4	115.00	$115.00	$614	—
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038	1038	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,412	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,557	—

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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.