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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $273.63/cwt +7.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,126/hd at 777 lb · 87 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.14/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 632 lb · 60 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.68/cwt +12.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,873/hd at 724 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 986 1,524 1,682
Feeder cattle 736 1,297 1,417
Slaughter cattle 205 209 206
Replacement cattle 45 18 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, Steers are up an average of 5.00-13.00, heifers are up an average of 2.00 to 14.00, feeder bulls are up 10.00 to 20.00. Breaker slaughter cows are up 7.00, boner cows are up 6.00 to 13.00, lean cows are unchanged, slaughter bulls are down 4.00 to 7.00. Bred stock cows are up 500.00-600.00 per unit. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 275.00 $275.00 $715 -117.50
310–335 323 2 285.00–335.00 $310.97 $1,004 -35.58
350–390 368 9 325.00–380.00 $356.18 $1,311 +13.35
425–436 434 9 325.00–365.00 $357.33 $1,551 -2.17
460–495 481 5 320.00–380.00 $364.78 $1,755 +27.49
515–538 528 14 285.00–360.00 $343.95 $1,816 +10.76
555–588 573 10 310.00–335.00 $328.08 $1,880 +13.08
605–635 623 6 265.00–285.00 $275.31 $1,715 -32.77
658–695 679 40 245.00–298.00 $284.60 $1,932 -7.69
700–735 712 25 245.00–279.00 $272.95 $1,943 +5.66
754–796 777 87 245.00–277.00 $273.63 $2,126 +7.93
806–845 817 37 259.00–275.50 $267.65 $2,187 +15.64
865–889 887 20 257.50–265.50 $264.66 $2,348 +9.59
981 981 19 234.50 $234.50 $2,300 -3.84
1130 1130 4 220.00 $220.00 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 10 350.00–425.00 $400.20 $1,333 +11.99
430–435 432 3 385.00–392.50 $389.98 $1,685 —
500–535 521 13 355.00–365.00 $360.54 $1,878 +3.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 368 7 305.00–310.00 $309.26 $1,138 —
403 403 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,169 -15.00
480–495 490 4 285.00–330.00 $307.27 $1,506 +10.61
505–538 515 10 285.00–315.00 $305.41 $1,573 -11.92
560–590 575 2 282.50–285.00 $283.72 $1,631 -10.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 300.00–325.00 $313.21 $830 —
305 305 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 +24.97
355–370 365 3 320.00–340.00 $333.52 $1,217 +20.97
400–445 430 15 315.00–340.00 $320.32 $1,377 -2.11
450–498 478 8 330.00–340.00 $334.26 $1,598 +8.05
526–539 530 25 320.00–337.00 $332.16 $1,760 +16.26
563–595 573 7 277.50–292.50 $286.45 $1,641 -4.10
615–645 632 60 255.00–275.00 $272.14 $1,720 +2.00
688–695 693 9 250.00–253.00 $251.67 $1,744 -11.30
705–729 724 58 240.00–260.50 $258.68 $1,873 +12.32
760–785 777 3 250.00–255.00 $253.37 $1,969 +1.56
828–840 832 3 240.00–246.00 $243.98 $2,030 +14.17
853 853 2 238.00 $238.00 $2,030 +14.24
970–990 983 3 190.00–227.50 $214.09 $2,105 —
1005–1035 1020 5 192.50–217.50 $209.63 $2,138 +42.13
1090 1090 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,071 +49.00
1100 1100 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,189 -0.09
355–380 366 13 360.00–370.00 $364.73 $1,335 +26.14
428 428 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,541 +15.00
453–460 459 13 355.00–375.00 $371.96 $1,707 +16.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 4 225.00–270.00 $249.80 $794 —
365 365 1 270.00 $270.00 $986 —
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 —
490 490 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 —
505–525 517 3 305.00–312.50 $309.98 $1,603 +34.98
619 619 7 227.50 $227.50 $1,408 -7.22
655–665 660 2 230.00–232.50 $231.24 $1,526 —
785–795 790 2 200.00–227.50 $213.84 $1,689 —
840 840 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,827 —
950 950 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,042 +55.61
1268 1268 2 175.00 $175.00 $2,219 —
1440 1440 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,520 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 215.00 $215.00 $847 —
630–640 635 2 230.00–268.00 $249.15 $1,582 —
705 705 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,798 +20.00
782 782 3 263.00 $263.00 $2,057 —
835–845 838 3 230.00–239.00 $235.51 $1,974 +10.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,238 —
485 485 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,576 —
575 575 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,526 —
895 895 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,947 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308 1308 80-85% 2 147.50 $147.50 $1,929 —
1225–1585 1385 80-85% 12 106.00–119.00 $112.62 $1,560 +0.36
1200–1585 1402 80-85% 106 121.50–137.50 $130.48 $1,829 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1190 1069 85-90% 8 90.00–107.00 $99.24 $1,061 -1.10
955–1195 1090 85-90% 13 126.00–138.00 $132.72 $1,447 +32.38
845–1190 1113 85-90% 17 100.00–129.00 $119.16 $1,326 -4.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1980 1754 75-80% 22 121.00–135.00 $126.74 $2,223 —
1615–1866 1767 75-80% 8 106.00–118.50 $115.78 $2,046 —
2050 2050 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,808 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1740 1495 12 115.00–149.00 $131.59 $1,967 —
1530 1530 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,798 —
1460–1675 1537 3 137.50–143.50 $140.32 $2,157 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1303 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 2,600.00–3,050.00 $2,834.51
1045–1470 1217 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 2,000.00–2,725.00 $2,465.23
1450–1620 1547 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,231.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1410 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 122.50–137.00 $131.43 $1,505
1135–1830 1427 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 124.00–135.00 $131.47 $1,876

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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.