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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 18

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

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Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 182▲ 81 vs year ago 163 · +49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 174▼ 111 vs year ago 189 · −58.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: The light test of feeder steers and heifers traded with a firm undertone and the light test of average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with weak undertone.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.63/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$168.63

76 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$20.77/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	438	175.19	768	52
Medium and Large 1-2	524	154.42	809	24

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale76 hd

168.63

—

UT average2 barns · 304 hd

170.85

−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	1,456	80.85	1,177	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	68.57	1,186	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	63.81	908	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	54.51	616	4thin

Every lot

27 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	313	191.19/cwt	183.00–193.00	598	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	177.29/cwt	174.00–181.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	176.02/cwt	167.50–178.00	718	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	163.38/cwt	163.00–164.00	724	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	159.63/cwt	159.00–161.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	146.90/cwt	142.50–152.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	159.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	822	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	151.76/cwt	142.50–154.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,077	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,117	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	167.11/cwt	166.00–167.50	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	175.13/cwt	167.50–177.00	573	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	165.20/cwt	152.50–168.00	606	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	150.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	143.53/cwt	142.50–147.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	134.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.21/cwt	134.00–137.00	913	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,265	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	80.85/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,177	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	59.35/cwt	59.00–60.00	646	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	62.72/cwt	60.00–68.00	880	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	71.61/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,023	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	56.99/cwt	56.00–58.00	859	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,325	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	63.36/cwt	60.25–67.25	1,112	12

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 182Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 174Year ago 189

Compared to the last report: The light test of feeder steers and heifers traded with a firm undertone and the light test of average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with weak undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	142.50–147.00	143.53
2	—	973	130.00	130.00
3	—	540	130.00–142.00	134.00
5	—	675	134.00–137.00	135.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	367	152.50–168.00	165.20
16	—	327	167.50–177.00	175.13
4	—	262	166.00–167.50	167.11
6	—	466	150.00–153.00	150.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	173.00	173.00
7	—	515	157.00–160.00	159.57
2	—	373	174.00–181.00	177.29
8	—	686	157.00	157.00
15	—	313	183.00–193.00	191.19
18	—	408	167.50–178.00	176.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	140.00	140.00
5	—	586	142.50–154.00	151.76
8	—	443	163.00–164.00	163.38
3	—	478	159.00–161.00	159.63
6	—	512	142.50–152.00	146.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	78.00–86.50	80.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	70.00–73.00	71.61
2	—	1,508	56.00–58.00	56.99
9	—	1,403	60.00–68.00	62.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,755	60.25–67.25	63.36
6	—	1,678	78.00–80.00	78.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	59.00–60.00	59.35
1	—	1,255	40.00	40.00

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.