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'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.89/cwt ≈ $953/hd at 763 lb · 47 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.56/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 423 lb · 29 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.88/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 779 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 382 373 153
Feeder cattle 329 287 81
Slaughter cattle 53 86 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers traded weak on a light test, while Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 192.00 $192.00 $470 —
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 —
351–391 382 22 167.00–172.00 $167.98 $642 -9.52
400–435 414 11 150.00–167.50 $161.24 $668 +4.58
480–490 489 14 142.50–166.00 $162.70 $796 -7.30
500–545 526 9 155.00–163.00 $156.81 $825 +1.63
565–575 570 3 148.00–155.00 $151.98 $866 -0.33
616–643 625 14 137.00–146.50 $143.09 $894 -0.13
680–698 689 6 127.00–134.00 $131.70 $907 -5.22
705 705 1 126.00 $126.00 $888 -11.27
777–790 779 26 124.00–135.00 $133.88 $1,043 +6.91
850 850 2 112.00–112.50 $112.25 $954 -11.71
925 925 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,027 —
965 965 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,042 —
1015 1015 2 96.00–105.00 $100.50 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–613 609 3 119.00–127.50 $124.71 $759 —
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 —
805–835 820 2 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 329 8 160.50–164.50 $161.87 $533 +3.06
360–388 383 14 154.00–157.00 $154.40 $591 -6.38
409 fancy 409 8 170.00 $170.00 $695 —
405–445 428 21 149.00–152.00 $150.06 $642 -8.66
460–495 477 5 130.00–147.50 $141.09 $673 -15.77
505–529 526 20 135.00–147.00 $140.47 $739 -13.18
555–560 556 8 140.00–141.50 $141.31 $786 +1.88
610–631 622 19 123.00–130.00 $128.14 $797 -3.96
650–655 653 2 123.00–127.00 $124.99 $816 —
738 738 4 123.00 $123.00 $908 -5.17
758–772 763 47 124.00–126.00 $124.89 $953 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
930 930 1 102.00 $102.00 $949 -5.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 140.00–147.50 $143.58 $392 -1.42
595 595 1 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
650 650 1 112.50 $112.50 $731 +5.01
725–730 728 2 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $746 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 152.50 $152.50 $618 —
460 460 1 158.00 $158.00 $727 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1230 1213 80-85% 2 64.75–66.00 $65.37 $793 +5.43
1100–1543 1331 80-85% 17 58.25–63.00 $59.87 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1628 1469 75-80% 13 60.75–66.00 $62.35 $916 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1200 1074 85-90% 4 53.00–58.00 $54.93 $590 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,140 —
1070–1965 1529 7 82.00–87.00 $85.40 $1,306 —
2035–2120 2078 2 93.00–95.50 $94.22 $1,958 —

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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.