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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jan 31

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 294▼ 140 vs year ago 403 · −34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 16 vs year ago 47 · −34.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend, though a higher undertone was observed. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.50 higher. 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 $290.45/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$290.45

159 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$149

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

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.33

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	318.23	1,624	48
Medium and Large 2	568	289.17	1,642	6thin
Medium and Large 1	638	277.83	1,773	105

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale159 hd

290.45

—

UT average2 barns · 684 hd

269.13

+21.33

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	—	High	1,335	170.41	2,274	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	107.04	1,474	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	102.85	1,108	4thin

Every lot

38 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	376	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	338.57/cwt	335.00–343.00	1,500	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	1,696	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	312.67/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,648	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,736	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	266.53/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,679	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	258.96/cwt	250.00–259.50	1,745	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,903	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,378	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	313.60/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,534	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	303.58/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	236.66/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,214	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	269.51/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,690	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	252.07/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,707	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,159	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	653	225.73/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	149.50/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	129.02/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,481	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	102.94/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,027	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,339	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,033	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	108.59/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,483	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	101.23/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,436	4

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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 294Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	252.50	252.50
7	—	467	295.00	295.00
3	—	593	269.00	269.00
5	—	370	300.00	300.00
1	—	1,035	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	235.00–240.00	236.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	159.00	159.00
14	—	677	242.50–257.00	252.07
16	—	489	312.00–316.00	313.60
25	—	627	269.00–270.00	269.51
1	—	780	215.00	215.00
2	—	510	295.00–312.50	303.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	245.00	245.00
1	—	695	243.00	243.00
5	—	376	350.00	350.00
9	—	527	312.00–315.00	312.67
1	—	915	200.00	200.00
10	—	551	315.00	315.00
2	—	848	220.00	220.00
19	—	443	335.00–343.00	338.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	507	334.50	334.50
10	—	902	211.00	211.00
20	—	560	300.00	300.00
49	—	674	250.00–259.50	258.96
2	—	490	342.50	342.50
5	—	630	264.00–275.00	266.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	330.00	330.00
1	—	880	200.00	200.00
2	—	540	295.00	295.00
1	—	580	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	212.00–235.00	225.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	126.00–134.00	129.02
2	—	1,475	142.00–161.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,366	105.00–112.50	108.59
4	—	1,419	99.00–103.00	101.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,180	87.50	87.50
2	—	998	101.00–105.00	102.94

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.