Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2023-02-01

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Feb 1
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 479▼ 119 vs year ago 522 · −22.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 17▼ 18 vs year ago 65 · −27.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 450 lbs trade 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while those between 450-550 lbs traded unevenly steady, and those from 550-700 lbs traded steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs traded 9.75 to 19.00 higher, while those between 450-550 lbs traded 3.50 to 7.75 lower. No other weight ranges had enough of a comparison for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows traded 8.75 higher on a light test ad slaughter bulls traded 5.50 higher on a very light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $192.26/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$192.26
234 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.77
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570198.111,128171
Medium and Large 1-2638177.311,13257
Medium and Large 2522167.588746thin
One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $254 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 sale234 hd
192.26
—
UT average2 barns · 537 hd
182.49
+9.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,583109.051,7268thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31095.031,24515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67791.851,5415thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06990.939726thin

Every lot

66 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1304242.00/cwt242.00–242.0073612
Steers—Medium and Large 2345181.00/cwt181.00–181.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1374233.00/cwt233.00–233.008716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375202.50/cwt202.50–202.507591
Steers—Medium and Large 2380181.00/cwt181.00–181.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425191.00/cwt191.00–191.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1429224.02/cwt215.00–230.0096130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455195.00/cwt195.00–195.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1483203.50/cwt203.50–203.5098314
Steers—Medium and Large 1524205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,07413
Steers—Medium and Large 1565191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576183.94/cwt178.00–185.001,05936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615177.75/cwt177.50–178.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 1632184.83/cwt183.00–190.001,16855
Steers—Medium and Large 1695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 1721177.42/cwt176.00–179.001,27933
Steers—Medium and Large 2725162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 2750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
Steers—Medium and Large 1760166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818157.49/cwt155.00–158.001,2886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2942145.01/cwt141.00–147.001,3663
Steers—Medium and Large 1950154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,4682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4561
Steers—Medium and Large 11,060141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,170132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2168210.00/cwt210.00–210.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230179.00/cwt179.00–179.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334214.78/cwt213.00–217.0071714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384192.36/cwt192.00–192.507397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386172.00/cwt172.00–172.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413207.05/cwt197.00–209.0085523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434190.11/cwt185.00–192.008257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455172.23/cwt172.00–175.0078414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478184.36/cwt184.00–185.008818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518175.00/cwt175.00–175.009075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519171.40/cwt170.00–172.5089012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570174.00/cwt174.00–174.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768141.11/cwt135.00–147.501,0842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1893149.42/cwt144.00–150.001,33410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2893129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1453
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,083133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,4403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462215.30/cwt213.00–220.009953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,466106.73/cwt100.00–109.501,5655
Bulls——1,778112.92/cwt110.00–114.002,0083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99578.00/cwt78.00–78.007761
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11892.78/cwt87.00–98.001,0372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17562.00/cwt62.00–62.007291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27796.04/cwt91.00–98.001,22613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,3502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70389.81/cwt86.50–91.501,5294

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.