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'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.60/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 566 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.89/cwt ≈ $789/hd at 530 lb · 58 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.75/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 377 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 639 332 274
Feeder cattle 536 276 181
Slaughter cattle 103 56 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs and heifers under 400 lbs sold firm and steers over 450 lbs and heifers over 400 lbs traded weak. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded with weak undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 288 4 191.00–197.50 $195.47 $563 +16.82
307–340 314 32 182.00–196.00 $188.26 $591 +17.84
363–390 369 8 176.00–189.00 $183.68 $678 +7.33
411–435 412 43 173.00–185.50 $185.19 $763 +4.71
455–498 488 39 168.00–176.00 $173.84 $848 -3.76
525–548 544 6 168.00–170.00 $169.68 $923 —
554–590 566 59 158.00–169.00 $168.60 $954 -4.21
637–638 637 23 158.75–164.50 $159.75 $1,018 -6.09
651–655 651 18 156.00–162.00 $156.67 $1,020 —
719 719 4 152.50 $152.50 $1,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 264 15 171.00–180.00 $172.12 $454 —
305–325 317 29 165.00–177.00 $170.87 $542 +8.87
350–383 377 47 162.50–171.00 $166.75 $629 +2.15
425–446 444 9 155.00–162.50 $155.80 $692 -11.97
455–470 457 27 152.00–154.00 $152.76 $698 -2.46
517–540 530 58 144.50–151.00 $148.89 $789 —
570–593 574 24 140.00–153.00 $147.15 $845 +0.29
659–660 659 8 137.00–140.00 $139.62 $920 —
974 974 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 218 4 150.00–165.00 $161.38 $352 —
553 553 2 136.00 $136.00 $752 —
1048 1048 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,069 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1073–1693 1271 80-85% 81 45.00–60.00 $53.51 $680 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–990 930 85-90% 4 40.00–50.00 $46.21 $430 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–2000 1694 6 70.00–74.00 $71.55 $1,212 —

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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.