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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Dec 13

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 747 vs last sale 907▼ 406 vs year ago 566 · −71.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 47 vs year ago 92 · −51.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately compare. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.50 lower on a thin test and slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher on a very thin test. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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 $228.09/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$228.09

93 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$245

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

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	290.00	1,183	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	651	231.72	1,510	61
Medium and Large 2	660	216.57	1,428	30

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about −$245 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 sale93 hd

228.09

—

UT average2 barns · 751 hd

231.15

−3.06

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	1,975	106.50	2,103	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,762	91.05	1,604	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	89.57	1,297	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	81.04	874	23

Every lot

22 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,183	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	238.27/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,282	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	237.26/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,462	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	229.58/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,554	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	215.67/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,559	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,489	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	235.34/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,099	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,261	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	196.31/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,235	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,942	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,373	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,510	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,514	1
Bulls	—	—	2,118	109.33/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,316	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	59.67/cwt	52.50–65.00	581	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	83.07/cwt	81.75–88.00	905	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	89.57/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,297	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	93.57/cwt	92.50–94.50	1,645	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,522	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 907Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	92.50–94.50	93.57
1	—	1,770	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,448	87.00–91.00	89.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	52.50–65.00	59.67
21	—	1,089	81.75–88.00	83.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,118	107.00–111.00	109.33
1	—	1,545	98.00	98.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	730	204.00	204.00
11	—	538	235.00–241.00	238.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	211.00–218.00	215.67
19	—	677	220.00–233.00	229.58
33	—	616	230.00–237.50	237.26
1	—	765	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	162.50	162.50
6	—	770	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	110.00	110.00
1	—	905	165.00	165.00
7	—	467	232.00–238.00	235.34
1	—	795	172.50	172.50
4	—	570	220.00–222.50	221.26
13	—	629	190.00–207.00	196.31

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.