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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 15

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 313 vs last sale 480▼ 103 vs year ago 270 · −38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 67▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of cattle were too thinly test to have an accurate comparison. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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 $194.64/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$194.64

81 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$25.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	195.78	1,322	69
Medium and Large 1-2	563	191.65	1,079	10thin
Medium and Large 2	490	170.00	833	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.78/cwt here — about $489 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 sale81 hd

194.64

—

UT average3 barns · 357 hd

194.06

+0.57

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	1,703	114.36	1,948	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,985	117.50	2,332	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	94.22	1,242	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	89.60	978	8thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	211.89/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,331	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	210.38/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,426	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,298	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,445	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	182.64/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,401	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,613	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	921	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,232	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,318	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,318	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,348	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,489	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	114.36/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,948	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	975	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,097	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	78.25/cwt	76.00–82.00	775	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	92.38/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,106	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	94.22/cwt	89.50–99.50	1,242	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,985	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	2,332	1

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 480Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 67Year ago 23

All classes of cattle were too thinly test to have an accurate comparison. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	718	183.50	183.50
1	—	405	227.50	227.50
1	—	675	186.00	186.00
2	—	598	206.00	206.00
2	—	983	151.00–152.00	151.51
40	—	646	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	210.00	210.00
2	—	908	148.50	148.50
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	192.50	192.50
2	—	645	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	165.00–175.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	225.00	225.00
3	—	628	204.00–216.00	211.89
1	—	1,075	150.00	150.00
11	—	678	208.00–211.00	210.38
1	—	855	173.00	173.00
17	—	726	199.00	199.00
6	—	767	178.00–185.00	182.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	109.00–117.50	114.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	92.00–92.50	92.38
3	—	990	76.00–82.00	78.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,318	89.50–99.50	94.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	117.50	117.50

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.