Cattle Market Pulse

'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest 'R' Livestock Connection report →

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.35/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 754 lb · 69 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.66/cwt +14.66 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 664 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.04/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 608 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 582 535 329
Feeder cattle 512 428 283
Slaughter cattle 70 107 46

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 191.00–192.00 $191.50 $609 +8.28
408–440 429 6 165.00–169.00 $167.05 $717 -22.59
450–495 474 7 160.00–165.00 $162.73 $771 -14.54
505–522 518 25 161.00–166.50 $164.86 $854 +13.14
550–581 571 17 152.00–160.00 $154.60 $883 +5.29
600–645 639 36 140.00–152.50 $149.62 $956 +1.86
650–688 670 21 138.50–144.25 $140.97 $944 —
733 733 2 135.00 $135.00 $990 +4.98
756–798 773 34 130.75–135.00 $133.19 $1,030 +7.22
800–823 809 5 122.00–127.25 $125.07 $1,012 +3.41
931–948 936 10 122.75–123.75 $123.45 $1,155 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 151.00 $151.00 $566 —
438 438 3 141.00 $141.00 $618 —
470–490 480 2 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $689 —
590–595 591 4 122.50–142.00 $137.09 $810 —
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
753–790 765 3 115.00–119.00 $116.38 $890 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 332 5 145.00–160.00 $150.17 $499 -17.24
355–385 375 3 145.00–162.50 $153.94 $577 -8.56
400–418 405 9 150.00–156.00 $153.51 $622 -13.71
460–495 482 16 141.00–159.50 $156.09 $752 -5.99
510–546 535 19 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $821 +7.71
551 551 4 148.50 $148.50 $818 —
600–620 608 42 135.00–142.00 $139.04 $845 +12.38
652–690 664 52 126.00–133.00 $131.66 $874 +14.66
707–748 734 26 124.00–129.50 $125.77 $923 +7.93
752–793 754 69 122.00–124.50 $124.35 $938 +10.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 127.00 $127.00 $381 -13.12
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 -20.03
465–498 487 3 125.00–135.00 $128.18 $624 -19.80
505–535 520 3 117.50–130.00 $125.83 $654 +5.27
560–595 591 8 123.25–135.00 $124.64 $737 —
710 710 1 116.00 $116.00 $824 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 157.50 $157.50 $764 —
600–640 624 5 129.00–131.00 $129.77 $810 —
703 703 2 120.00 $120.00 $844 —
790 790 2 118.50 $118.50 $936 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1393 1287 80-85% 30 60.00–65.75 $64.13 $825 —
1125–1570 1340 80-85% 3 53.00–56.00 $54.27 $727 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1775 1516 75-80% 16 62.50–67.00 $64.88 $984 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1130 947 85-90% 3 25.00–35.00 $28.84 $273 -30.57
940–1080 979 85-90% 4 60.00–63.50 $61.93 $606 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1220 1115 4 75.00–85.00 $78.19 $872 —
1750–2010 1808 5 92.00–94.50 $93.75 $1,695 —
1840 1840 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,785 —

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.