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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 6

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

431 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 201▼ 49 vs year ago 480 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 69▼ 54 vs year ago 67 · −80.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle had not comparable weight ranges. Average dress slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher on a very light test and average dress slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower on a very light 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.99/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −97.81 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$320.99

56 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

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

$37.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs UT average

+7.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	330.81	1,886	36
Medium and Large 1-2	567	315.16	1,787	9thin
Medium and Large 2	509	293.64	1,494	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.17/cwt here — about $392 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

320.99

—

UT average2 barns · 112 hd

318.00

+3.00

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

+7.99

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

−97.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $342.54, median $418.80 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,304	141.28	1,843	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	121.44	1,279	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,537	117.65	1,808	4thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,486	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,461	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,484	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	315.16/cwt	308.50–319.00	1,787	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	330.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,886	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,809	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	282.58/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,803	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	269.73/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,848	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,805	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	240.71/cwt	233.00–243.75	1,866	42
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	243.50/cwt	236.00–243.75	2,002	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,743	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,954	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,233	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,219	4
Steers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,355	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,032	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,114	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,325	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	280.38/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,326	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	275.75/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,423	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	287.18/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,574	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,585	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,708	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,654	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	244.07/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,745	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	229.84/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,756	57
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,339	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,065	157.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,531	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	133.18/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,091	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	980	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,519	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	104.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,141	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	117.65/cwt	116.50–120.00	1,808	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 201Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 69Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,570	131.00–135.00	133.18
1	—	1,300	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	155.00–160.00	157.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,537	116.50–120.00	117.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	100.00–110.00	104.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	435	340.00–345.00	341.70
9	550–600	567	308.50–319.00	315.16
14	600–650	638	280.00–284.00	282.58
3	700–750	708	255.00	255.00
42	750–800	775	233.00–243.75	240.71
8	800–850	846	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	300.00–315.00	307.50
10	500–550	503	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
16	650–700	685	262.50–277.50	269.73
1	800–850	840	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	570	330.00–335.00	330.81
2	600–650	603	300.00	300.00
62	800–850	822	236.00–243.75	243.50
4	1200–1250	1,233	180.00	180.00
3	1350–1400	1,385	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	322.50	322.50
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	438	302.50	302.50
11	500–550	548	284.00–291.00	287.18
6	550–600	562	282.00	282.00
8	600–650	629	263.00	263.00
41	700–750	715	235.00–248.00	244.07
57	750–800	764	225.00–231.00	229.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	290.00	290.00
11	450–500	473	275.00–285.00	280.38
20	500–550	516	275.00–280.00	275.75
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	587	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00

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.