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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

1,996 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $463.23/cwt -37.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,194/hd at 474 lb · 72 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $392.40/cwt +35.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,810/hd at 716 lb · 49 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.83/cwt +8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 673 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,996 2,047 1,665
Feeder cattle 930 960 1,040
Slaughter cattle 533 310 483
Replacement cattle 205 159 142

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle sold mostly steady with steers having a lower undertone and the heifers having a higher undertone. Breaker slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, boning cows sold 3.00 higher, lean cows sold steady, feeding lean cows sold 6.00 higher, bulls sold 14.00 higher, return to feed bulls sold steady and high dressing bulls sold 9.00 higher. Slaughter good ewes that sold per unit sold 5.00 higher, utility ewes sold 20.00 higher per unit. cull ewes sold 5.00 lower per unit, no trend available for feeder lambs and goats. Demand was good with a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 fancy 263 2 610.00–635.00 $623.10 $1,639 —
280–297 292 5 550.00–647.50 $612.44 $1,788 +3.55
320–345 330 4 600.00–612.50 $609.47 $2,011 -27.86
350–385 360 15 543.00–597.50 $552.16 $1,988 +4.99
370–390 thin fleshed 378 3 575.00–602.50 $587.27 $2,220 -16.33
402–445 414 17 555.00–575.00 $568.21 $2,352 +18.29
450–486 476 33 480.00–512.50 $497.72 $2,369 -13.98
510–535 524 11 450.00–495.00 $474.46 $2,486 -18.63
550–585 566 16 400.00–455.00 $428.89 $2,428 -39.92
613–630 615 7 455.00–457.50 $457.13 $2,811 +36.59
654 654 11 435.00 $435.00 $2,845 +30.86
670–693 687 4 365.00–410.00 $391.12 $2,687 -13.02
711 711 30 401.00 $401.00 $2,851 +43.78
702–742 724 19 325.00–395.00 $378.82 $2,743 +21.60
757–795 770 12 349.00–365.00 $361.02 $2,780 +31.76
805–828 820 7 260.00–349.00 $312.75 $2,565 -31.39
850–880 869 13 307.50–339.50 $334.12 $2,904 +11.07
902–942 925 22 285.00–330.00 $323.02 $2,988 +8.80
969 969 20 319.00 $319.00 $3,091 +19.80
1055–1095 1065 6 216.00–290.00 $274.80 $2,927 -2.66
1153–1158 1156 5 276.00–289.00 $283.81 $3,281 +26.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 487.50 $487.50 $2,398 —
584 584 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,102 —
710 710 10 354.00 $354.00 $2,513 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 525.00–530.00 $527.45 $2,178 —
475–480 476 4 475.00–485.00 $477.52 $2,273 +67.52
610–625 617 3 390.00–430.00 $405.18 $2,500 +33.22
780 780 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,379 —
1055 1055 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,057 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,978 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,186 —
275 275 2 570.00–590.00 $580.00 $1,595 +55.00
313–345 320 11 510.00–620.00 $587.16 $1,879 +27.16
363–381 374 11 525.00–590.00 $552.21 $2,065 +23.48
401 fancy 401 4 525.00 $525.00 $2,105 —
403–445 420 25 465.00–517.00 $493.12 $2,071 +4.98
453 thin fleshed 453 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,265 —
453 fancy 453 20 482.00 $482.00 $2,183 —
457–492 484 48 445.00–475.00 $452.34 $2,189 -48.75
523 523 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,249 -4.69
510–547 532 23 365.00–445.00 $431.10 $2,293 -3.59
558 thin fleshed 558 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,288 —
567–590 577 29 312.50–422.50 $403.82 $2,330 +0.72
610–649 642 29 355.00–382.50 $372.47 $2,391 -10.71
650–695 669 32 310.00–387.50 $363.65 $2,433 +4.29
684 684 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,599 +20.64
725–746 736 35 295.00–372.50 $353.04 $2,598 +11.43
765–790 774 7 325.00–348.00 $341.76 $2,645 +14.11
801–825 813 19 320.00–343.00 $334.27 $2,718 +7.03
855–895 866 21 265.00–325.00 $305.88 $2,649 -22.34
905–940 920 4 298.00–312.50 $304.63 $2,803 +14.46
965–980 972 3 285.00–297.50 $291.70 $2,835 +12.55
1035 1035 2 283.00 $283.00 $2,929 —
1050 1050 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,835 —
1173 1173 3 244.00 $244.00 $2,862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,641 —
405–430 414 6 380.00–445.00 $418.90 $1,734 -16.10
455 455 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,979 —
515–543 528 6 290.00–415.00 $365.82 $1,932 -35.06
570–575 571 8 315.00–352.50 $330.96 $1,890 -22.06
600–645 623 2 335.00–355.00 $345.36 $2,152 —
713–735 720 6 285.00–325.00 $303.36 $2,184 -6.64
805–820 813 2 305.00–317.50 $311.19 $2,530 —
890 890 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,648 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,287 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–290 285 4 625.00–644.00 $639.16 $1,822 —
400 400 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,120 -5.85
481 481 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,092 -46.16
505 505 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 -109.35
550–597 585 4 352.50–372.50 $367.80 $2,152 —
640–649 647 5 365.00–395.00 $389.07 $2,517 +1.73
660–682 675 7 337.50–365.00 $351.89 $2,375 -28.11
865 865 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,682 +55.00
915–940 928 2 242.00–417.50 $328.57 $3,049 +86.07
955–985 972 3 257.50–298.00 $276.62 $2,689 +51.62
1055–1082 1073 3 195.00–287.00 $256.85 $2,756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,824 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093–1360 1163 80-85% 5 189.00–197.50 $192.99 $2,244 —
930–1820 1300 80-85% 274 155.00–189.50 $178.13 $2,316 +3.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1265 998 85-90% 4 188.00–193.00 $189.99 $1,896 —
800–1400 1110 85-90% 72 151.00–183.00 $169.95 $1,886 +26.90
1105–1335 1203 85-90% 3 138.00–144.00 $140.81 $1,694 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1995 1555 75-80% 55 162.00–289.00 $177.97 $2,767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1460 1330 7 192.50–235.00 $212.41 $2,825 —
1475–2205 1711 13 191.00–211.50 $203.58 $3,483 —
1685–2365 1963 21 214.00–228.00 $217.08 $4,261 +10.34
2535 2535 1 214.00 $214.00 $5,425 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1220 1137 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 23 227.50–246.50 $240.30 $2,732
1007–1595 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 191.00–231.00 $212.36 $2,580
1268 1268 (<2 yrs)Open 2 229.00 $229.00 $2,904

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1733 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 16 2,800.00–3,900.00 $3,153.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,804
1010–1400 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 177.50–210.00 $185.01 $2,039
1630 1630 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,950

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1028 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,775.00 $2,775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,576
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,740

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,782 —
638 638 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,914 —
688 688 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,023 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,028 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 245.00 $245.00 -65.00
205–220 213 2 240.00–290.00 $264.12 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 1 105.00 $105.00 —
50 50 1 105.00 $105.00 -16.00
60 60 1 125.00 $125.00 +4.00
78 78 2 120.00 $120.00 -25.00
97 97 3 190.00 $190.00 +45.00
105–110 108 2 195.00–225.00 $210.35 —
145 145 1 245.00 $245.00 —
165 165 1 235.00 $235.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165 1165 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
1090–1320 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,375.00–3,600.00 $3,498.24 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,175.00 $3,175.00 —
1145–1540 1312 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 3,100.00–4,450.00 $4,107.31 +870.95
880–1698 1336 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 74 3,000.00–4,475.00 $3,715.57 +479.21
1402 1402 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
1220–1900 1518 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 35 3,150.00–4,250.00 $3,809.06 +480.52
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915–980 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,612 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 21 330.00 $330.00 $1,502 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,267 —
1133 1133 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,926 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120–138 126 20 55.00–90.00 $69.32 -7.30
130 130 1 140.00 $140.00 +63.38
102–142 131 13 180.00–265.00 $231.92 +155.30
155 155 3 75.00 $75.00 -87.04
155–196 176 109 135.00–210.00 $187.28 -63.57
182–190 187 12 225.00–270.00 $239.57 -11.28
188 188 3 260.00 $260.00 +9.15
200 200 1 205.00 $205.00 -35.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 260.00 $260.00 $286 +120.00

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 195.00 $195.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
35 35 1 75.00 $75.00 -20.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
45 45 2 120.00 $120.00 —
58 58 4 160.00 $160.00 —
80 80 1 195.00 $195.00 —
90 90 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 65.00 $65.00 -46.04
60 60 1 85.00 $85.00 -26.04
71 71 7 225.00 $225.00 +130.00
80 80 5 100.00 $100.00 -70.00
80 80 1 90.00 $90.00 -80.00
88 88 3 220.00 $220.00 +50.00
90 90 1 80.00 $80.00 -90.00
95 95 1 155.00 $155.00 -15.00
100–125 117 3 150.00–195.00 $162.86 -28.93
118 118 4 170.00 $170.00 -21.79
155–175 170 4 215.00–330.00 $241.21 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
83 83 13 275.00 $275.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–75 73 3 165.00 $165.00 +15.00
75 75 1 260.00 $260.00 +110.00
80 80 1 190.00 $190.00 +40.00
112 112 2 195.00 $195.00 -145.00
195 195 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175 175 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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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.