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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Feb 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Feb 14Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 303▲ 73 vs year ago 128 · +57.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 35▲ 26 vs year ago 43 · +60.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this report was not released last week and there are not enough comparisons from two weeks ago. 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 $239.48/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$239.48

89 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$70.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.26

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	610	271.09	1,653	23
Medium and Large 1	777	242.27	1,883	44
Medium and Large 2	818	200.84	1,642	22

One grade step is worth $70.24/cwt here — about $11 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 sale89 hd

239.48

—

UT average2 barns · 342 hd

253.73

−14.26

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	1,714	138.65	2,376	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,682	121.43	2,042	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	116.34	1,671	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	101.25	1,135	13

Every lot

40 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,683	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	284.79/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,808	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	274.67/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,868	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,859	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,818	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,379	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	289.11/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	293.29/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,675	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,704	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	238.74/cwt	236.00–247.50	1,760	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,768	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,624	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,012	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,906	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,086	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,137	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,247	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,794	138.49/cwt	132.00–143.25	2,485	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	810	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	116.98/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,255	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	100.33/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,144	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	112.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,580	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,472	120.92/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,780	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	122.58/cwt	122.50–123.00	2,045	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	2,021	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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 303Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 35Year ago 43

No comparison is available as this report was not released last week and there are not enough comparisons from two weeks ago. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	680	274.00–277.50	274.67
3	—	520	327.50	327.50
6	—	765	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	171.00	171.00
19	—	635	279.00–287.50	284.79
1	—	790	230.00	230.00
4	—	526	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	155.00–165.00	159.98
2	—	813	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,005	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	340.00	340.00
2	—	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	272.50	272.50
1	—	1,065	179.00	179.00
7	—	649	262.50	262.50
10	—	458	301.00	301.00
1	—	545	295.00	295.00
1	—	1,325	167.50	167.50
1	—	775	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	282.50–292.50	289.11
5	—	1,086	145.25	145.25
6	—	890	182.50	182.50
3	—	1,012	145.00	145.00
4	—	564	255.00	255.00
1	—	525	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	275.00	275.00
10	—	571	290.00–300.00	293.29
10	—	759	233.00	233.00
8	—	1,194	179.00	179.00
12	—	737	236.00–247.50	238.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,794	132.00–143.25	138.49
3	—	1,247	150.00–155.00	151.72
1	—	1,590	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,140	95.00–109.00	100.33
1	—	1,025	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,073	112.50–121.00	116.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	122.50–123.00	122.58
1	—	1,765	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,472	120.00–122.00	120.92
14	—	1,406	108.00–115.00	112.41

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.