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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 31

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 355▲ 135 vs year ago 145 · +93.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 63▲ 14 vs year ago 60 · +23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, while heifers traded firm on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded with a firm undertone.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.99/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$138.99

112 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$636

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$85.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	145.86	834	98
Medium and Large 2	587	107.87	633	9thin
Large 3	328	60.40	198	5thin

One grade step is worth $85.46/cwt here — about $636 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale112 hd

138.99

—

UT average3 barns · 434 hd

141.21

−2.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,709	90.07	1,539	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	65.08	790	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	64.22	1,040	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	52.43	543	7thin

Every lot

49 lots · USDA AMS · 'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	172.39/cwt	162.50–183.00	896	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	134.78/cwt	131.00–154.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	135.17/cwt	126.75–143.50	918	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	701	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	708	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	138.85/cwt	135.25–142.00	1,000	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	128.24/cwt	115.00–130.50	987	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	122.12/cwt	118.00–126.75	1,086	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	120	286.25/cwt	270.00–300.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	140.22/cwt	127.00–152.50	379	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	285	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	174	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Large 3	350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	626	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	161.23/cwt	159.00–162.50	688	19
Heifers	—	Large 3	435	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	204	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	146.99/cwt	144.00–153.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	150.95/cwt	150.00–151.00	799	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	145.02/cwt	142.25–147.00	835	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	123.93/cwt	120.50–127.00	896	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	116.25/cwt	114.00–118.50	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,018	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,040	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,150	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,178	71.71/cwt	65.50–78.00	845	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	153.43/cwt	152.00–161.00	830	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	73.81/cwt	70.00–78.00	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,701	4
Bulls	—	—	1,849	92.45/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,709	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	46.52/cwt	45.00–49.00	433	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	77.73/cwt	76.00–78.50	766	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	54.79/cwt	52.00–56.00	590	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	63.81/cwt	59.00–67.50	789	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	64.22/cwt	61.00–66.50	1,040	4

This sale against other markets

Utah weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Utah auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Wed Mar 31, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 355Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 63Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, while heifers traded firm on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded with a firm undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	144.00–153.00	146.99
2	—	1,065	108.00	108.00
2	—	120	270.00–300.00	286.25
21	—	529	150.00–151.00	150.95
3	—	830	114.00	114.00
11	—	723	120.50–127.00	123.93
2	—	770	114.00–118.50	116.25
4	—	391	160.00	160.00
9	—	668	127.00	127.00
2	—	878	116.00	116.00
16	—	576	142.25–147.00	145.02
19	—	427	159.00–162.50	161.23
2	—	920	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	328	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	55.00	55.00
2	—	270	127.00–152.50	140.22
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
2	—	518	102.50	102.50
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,178	65.50–78.00	71.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	72.00	72.00
1	—	435	47.00	47.00
3	—	285	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	176.00	176.00
2	—	363	164.00	164.00
13	—	720	135.25–142.00	138.85
7	—	770	115.00–130.50	128.24
6	—	563	131.00–154.00	134.78
26	—	679	126.75–143.50	135.17
20	—	520	162.50–183.00	172.39
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
6	—	889	118.00–126.75	122.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
5	—	701	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	165.00–166.00	165.75
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
10	—	541	152.00–161.00	153.43
1	—	320	172.50	172.50
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	675	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	45.00–49.00	46.52
5	—	1,077	52.00–56.00	54.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	61.00–66.50	64.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	76.00–78.50	77.73
30	—	1,237	59.00–67.50	63.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,849	90.50–94.50	92.45
3	—	1,288	70.00–78.00	73.81
4	—	1,744	95.00–100.00	97.51

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.