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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Mar 6Mar 13Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 431▲ 213 vs year ago 167 · +127.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 13▲ 15 vs year ago 29 · +51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers weighing 550-650 lbs sold 10.75 to 14.00 lower and heifers weighing between 550-600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 9.50 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.17/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −77.39 against this barn's trailing median of $380.56.

Average price

$303.17

39 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs UT average

+27.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	304.55	1,618	36
Medium and Large 1-2	532	286.67	1,525	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale39 hd

303.17

—

UT average2 barns · 107 hd

298.06

+5.11

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+27.00

This barn, trailing median15 sales

380.56

−77.39

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.70, low $334.13, median $380.56 across 15 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	—	Average	1,748	141.63	2,475	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,703	130.86	2,229	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	121.33	1,657	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	111.16	1,188	10

Every lot

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	353.73/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,479	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,513	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,616	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	322.85/cwt	322.50–323.00	1,714	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,846	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	310.01/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,795	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,690	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	285.90/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,824	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,828	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,823	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	252.94/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,996	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	216.35/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,763	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	229.93/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,883	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	987	185.82/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,834	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	310.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	862	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	320.92/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,149	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,149	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	316.18/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,391	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	312.27/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,461	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,362	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,588	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,502	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,571	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	297.98/cwt	287.50–299.50	1,648	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,719	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,486	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,755	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,746	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	251.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,786	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,672	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,698	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	181.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,589	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,665	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,027	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,859	3
Heifers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1	1,310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,501	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,838	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	94.08/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	142.60/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,610	5
Bulls	—	—	1,849	154.53/cwt	148.50–167.00	2,857	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,198	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	109.93/cwt	108.50–113.00	1,196	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,083	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,569	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	126.92/cwt	122.00–135.50	1,840	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	130.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,229	2

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 431Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 13Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,830	131.00–147.00	142.60
7	—	1,849	148.50–167.00	154.53
2	—	1,188	93.00–95.00	94.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,140	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,088	108.50–113.00	109.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	128.00–134.00	130.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	117.00–120.00	118.54
6	—	1,450	122.00–135.50	126.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	300.00–315.00	310.06
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	383	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	478	285.00	285.00
9	600–650	639	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	315.00–327.50	320.92
13	400–450	440	312.50–320.00	316.18
2	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	518	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	643	273.00	273.00
6	650–700	682	256.00	256.00
2	700–750	713	234.00–235.00	234.50
4	750–800	763	222.50	222.50
3	850–900	875	175.00–185.00	181.65
1	950–1000	965	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	468	309.00–315.00	312.27
4	500–550	528	297.50	297.50
18	550–600	553	287.50–299.50	297.98
22	600–650	616	279.00	279.00
3	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	711	250.00–255.00	251.23
3	1000–1050	1,027	181.00	181.00
1	1300–1350	1,310	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	504	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
6	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	513	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	284.00	284.00
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
3	950–1000	987	185.00–187.50	185.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	347.00	347.00
16	500–550	531	322.50–323.00	322.85
9	550–600	579	300.00–317.00	310.01
1	650–700	695	263.00	263.00
5	700–750	741	246.00	246.00
7	800–850	815	212.50–217.00	216.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	352.50–355.00	353.73
12	550–600	577	320.00	320.00
46	600–650	638	285.00–297.00	285.90
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
17	750–800	789	250.00–255.00	252.94
14	800–850	819	228.00–232.50	229.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	287.50	287.50
6	650–700	687	267.50	267.50

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.