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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Dec 8

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Nov 17Dec 8Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

502 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 685▼ 267 vs year ago 769 · −34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 182▼ 122 vs year ago 184 · −66.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to slightly firm on a light test. Slaughter cattle traded with firm 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 $153.94/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$153.94

212 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	161.18	912	86
Medium and Large 1-2	545	148.99	813	126

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $99 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 sale212 hd

153.94

—

UT average3 barns · 925 hd

155.28

−1.35

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	1,589	82.19	1,306	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	54.68	674	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	44.04	471	11

Every lot

40 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	163.60/cwt	155.00–168.00	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	180.40/cwt	175.00–183.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	157.10/cwt	155.00–161.00	605	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	170.03/cwt	168.00–171.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	153.01/cwt	152.50–162.00	684	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	154.39/cwt	147.50–160.00	738	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	168.05/cwt	167.00–175.00	825	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.81/cwt	142.50–154.00	782	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	166.38/cwt	162.00–177.00	892	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	148.32/cwt	142.00–152.50	854	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	951	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	148.17/cwt	148.00–148.50	899	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	155.31/cwt	154.75–155.50	961	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	147.88/cwt	147.75–148.00	1,011	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,045	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	140.12/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,068	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	128.92/cwt	117.50–134.00	1,002	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	151.60/cwt	147.50–157.50	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	138.68/cwt	132.50–142.50	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	145.13/cwt	135.00–148.00	533	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	137.80/cwt	132.50–143.00	584	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	646	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	140.64/cwt	125.00–144.00	751	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	137.28/cwt	132.00–144.00	778	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	145.04/cwt	144.50–146.00	859	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	143.29/cwt	142.00–144.50	896	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	127.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	871	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	153.94/cwt	152.50–167.50	587	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	135.29/cwt	120.00–142.00	709	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	127.55/cwt	122.50–130.00	912	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	82.19/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,306	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	46.05/cwt	42.50–48.00	470	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	57.67/cwt	57.00–59.00	634	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	449	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	53.30/cwt	51.00–56.50	690	26

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 685Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 182Year ago 184

Compared to the last report: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to slightly firm on a light test. Slaughter cattle traded with firm undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	122.50–130.00	127.55
3	—	300	155.00	155.00
10	—	381	152.50–167.50	153.94
11	—	524	120.00–142.00	135.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	138.00	138.00
19	—	535	146.00	146.00
14	—	592	144.50–146.00	145.04
15	—	625	142.00–144.50	143.29
6	—	424	145.00–148.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	135.00–148.00	145.13
4	—	685	125.00–134.00	127.20
3	—	277	147.50–157.50	151.60
6	—	567	132.00–144.00	137.28
27	—	424	132.50–143.00	137.80
11	—	333	132.50–142.50	138.68
54	—	465	135.00–142.00	138.99
18	—	534	125.00–144.00	140.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	146.00	146.00
6	—	427	168.00–171.00	170.03
7	—	762	138.00–141.00	140.12
3	—	385	175.00–183.00	180.40
21	—	491	167.00–175.00	168.05
5	—	587	162.00	162.00
16	—	619	154.75–155.50	155.31
20	—	536	162.00–177.00	166.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	777	117.50–134.00	128.92
11	—	576	142.00–152.50	148.32
16	—	478	147.50–160.00	154.39
3	—	607	148.00–148.50	148.17
4	—	716	133.00–134.00	133.75
22	—	684	147.75–148.00	147.88
11	—	385	155.00–161.00	157.10
33	—	533	142.50–154.00	146.81
17	—	447	152.50–162.00	153.01
3	—	305	155.00–168.00	163.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	77.00–86.50	82.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,294	51.00–56.50	53.30
12	—	1,099	57.00–59.00	57.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	35.00	35.00
9	—	1,021	42.50–48.00	46.05

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.