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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jan 10
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 446▼ 118 vs year ago 566 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 109▼ 33 vs year ago 92 · −35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers did not have enough comparable trades for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers between 450-650 lbs sold 1.50 to 5.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 6.75 lower on a light test. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.48/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$237.48
259 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$442
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.66
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2571246.351,40717thin
Medium and Large 1-2656238.931,568169
Medium and Large 1797232.051,85073
One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about −$442 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 sale259 hd
237.48
—
UT average2 barns · 864 hd
241.14
−3.66
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—Average1,827101.671,8573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38189.641,23825
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09684.8593027
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,97383.501,6473thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2280285.00/cwt285.00–285.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 2421281.64/cwt275.00–285.001,1868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465284.85/cwt284.00–286.001,32513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505268.24/cwt267.50–269.001,3552
Steers—Medium and Large 1511284.87/cwt282.50–288.001,4566
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584255.10/cwt254.00–262.001,49048
Steers—Medium and Large 1627260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631242.37/cwt235.00–247.501,52915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676228.33/cwt228.00–230.001,54424
Steers—Medium and Large 2696217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2701227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5956
Steers—Medium and Large 2735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767215.76/cwt213.75–217.501,65553
Steers—Medium and Large 2825197.41/cwt190.00–205.001,6292
Steers—Medium and Large 1842224.11/cwt222.50–227.501,88761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7431
Steers—Medium and Large 2895175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,8353
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380252.00/cwt252.00–252.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,17912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480230.51/cwt230.00–231.001,1062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1499270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620232.29/cwt231.00–240.001,4407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660222.68/cwt221.00–227.001,47011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1746203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,51827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764185.86/cwt184.50–188.001,42013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766192.42/cwt190.00–192.501,47431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0121
Bulls——2,145110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,3602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002102.16/cwt97.50–109.001,0243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08286.00/cwt80.50–93.0093118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17275.09/cwt71.00–79.508805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25061.00/cwt61.00–61.007631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35693.66/cwt90.00–100.001,27012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40485.92/cwt82.00–88.001,20613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,97383.50/cwt81.50–87.501,6473

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.