Cattle Market Pulse

'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.22/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 486 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.60/cwt -2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 383 lb · 21 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.26/cwt ≈ $393/hd at 263 lb · 20 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 305 274
Feeder cattle 276 158 181
Slaughter cattle 56 147 93

Compared to last week: Comparable trades of feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold weak and over 500 lbs sold firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded weak.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 3 177.50–182.50 $179.17 $430
260–280 277 9 167.50–187.50 $178.65 $495 -8.35
315–345 333 5 163.00–175.50 $170.42 $567
390–395 393 6 165.00–183.00 $176.35 $693 -21.65
408–435 428 14 162.00–183.00 $180.48 $772
475–478 477 5 177.50–178.00 $177.60 $847 -1.81
506–525 508 20 168.00–178.50 $177.04 $899 +4.04
556–594 575 8 171.00–174.50 $172.81 $994 +0.40
616–625 620 7 163.00–168.00 $165.84 $1,028 +4.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 5 157.50 $157.50 $348
350–395 363 8 142.50–155.00 $151.99 $552
555 555 2 146.00 $146.00 $810

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 162.00 $162.00 $548
368–393 383 21 163.00–167.00 $164.60 $630 -2.14
413–436 425 9 161.00–173.00 $167.77 $713
452–493 486 24 148.00–158.00 $155.22 $754 -5.78
555–556 556 7 140.00–148.00 $146.86 $817 +2.94
770–799 793 5 135.00–142.50 $136.46 $1,082
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259–295 263 20 132.50–155.00 $149.26 $393

↑ Back to top

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1545 1327 80-85% 18 47.00–58.50 $54.47 $723
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1091 1027 85-90% 14 45.00–48.00 $46.65 $479

↑ Back to top

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1980 1701 8 72.00–78.00 $74.75 $1,271

↑ Back to top

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.