'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.83/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 724 lb · 53 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.54/cwt +10.54 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 716 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.14/cwt +16.05 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 490 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	418	382	120
Feeder cattle	355	329	69
Slaughter cattle	63	53	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold firm.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	181.00	$181.00	$588	+6.00
385	385	10	175.00	$175.00	$674	+7.02
400–440	420	2	172.00–175.00	$173.43	$728	+12.19
455–498	479	21	160.00–173.00	$168.65	$808	+5.95
508–540	526	8	159.00–168.00	$163.06	$858	+6.25
555–595	558	15	144.00–164.00	$161.51	$901	+9.53
615–630	623	2	141.00–143.00	$142.01	$885	-1.08
660	660	1	142.00	$142.00	$937	+10.30
709–745	716	39	131.00–138.25	$136.54	$978	+10.54
765–790	778	2	126.50–129.00	$127.73	$994	-6.15
883–889	886	7	123.00–123.50	$123.29	$1,092	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	163.00	$163.00	$513	+1.13
360–370	365	2	155.00–157.00	$156.01	$569	+1.61
414–430	417	20	158.00–159.00	$158.85	$662	+8.79
481–494	490	25	147.50–159.90	$157.14	$770	+16.05
500–528	520	5	148.00–156.50	$150.82	$784	+10.35
553–593	565	18	130.00–146.50	$143.04	$808	+1.73
615–635	625	4	127.00–129.00	$127.98	$800	-0.16
665–685	675	5	117.00–129.50	$125.96	$850	+0.97
705–731	724	53	116.00–124.50	$123.83	$897	+0.83
756	756	9	123.00	$123.00	$930	-1.89
815	815	12	118.25	$118.25	$964	—
858–885	871	7	107.00–120.00	$114.66	$999	+4.66
974	974	6	107.00	$107.00	$1,042	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1390	1218	80-85%	19	61.00–64.50	$62.76	$764	-2.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1833	1541	75-80%	15	60.00–64.75	$62.43	$962	—
1635	1635	75-80%	3	54.00	$54.00	$883	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1330	1180	85-90%	2	50.00–52.50	$51.41	$607	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1300	1274	4	83.00–85.00	$83.51	$1,064	—
1303–1985	1650	8	88.00–94.50	$91.13	$1,504	—
1753–1835	1780	3	96.00–96.25	$96.09	$1,710	—

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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.