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'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.40/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 470 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.23/cwt +13.73 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 561 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.05/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 610 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 686 313 649
Feeder cattle 483 246 529
Slaughter cattle 203 67 120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to firm. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 3 185.00–191.00 $188.97 $733 +11.43
400–422 418 21 175.00–195.00 $186.18 $778 —
450–486 482 37 166.50–170.75 $170.14 $820 +9.07
515–545 539 28 162.00–167.50 $162.91 $878 +5.66
556–590 561 42 154.00–164.25 $160.23 $899 +13.73
600–638 610 38 145.00–150.00 $146.05 $891 +0.22
660–678 669 6 142.00–145.50 $143.73 $962 —
707 707 5 140.25 $140.25 $992 —
813–815 814 3 135.00–137.00 $136.33 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 175.00 $175.00 $411 —
436–444 440 18 151.00–168.00 $159.58 $702 —
450–475 463 2 155.00–161.00 $158.08 $732 —
520 520 4 146.00 $146.00 $759 +1.79
560–590 580 3 125.00–150.50 $142.29 $825 +7.29
603–625 605 11 126.00–129.50 $129.17 $781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 173.00 $173.00 $381 —
319 319 4 175.00 $175.00 $558 —
373–395 389 11 155.00–163.00 $158.68 $617 —
400–430 411 28 152.00–157.50 $155.15 $638 +5.36
462–495 470 44 141.00–147.50 $145.40 $683 +1.28
504–548 523 28 140.00–147.50 $144.83 $757 +0.45
553–596 564 37 135.00–144.00 $141.77 $800 +0.92
603–625 613 10 136.00–143.50 $140.89 $864 +1.39
655–675 666 5 134.00–137.00 $136.39 $908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 137.50 $137.50 $578 -3.12
470–478 477 10 128.00–138.00 $128.98 $615 —
523 523 2 137.50 $137.50 $719 +4.07
997 997 3 105.50 $105.50 $1,052 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 12 131.00 $131.00 $631 -13.87
510 510 2 147.50 $147.50 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1427 1227 80-85% 95 47.00–54.50 $50.69 $622 —
1195–1790 1393 80-85% 3 43.00–46.00 $44.72 $623 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–950 913 85-90% 7 22.50–33.00 $27.63 $252 -6.05
755–1187 1035 85-90% 48 43.00–47.00 $45.04 $466 —
915–1295 1102 85-90% 3 40.00–42.00 $41.45 $457 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1672 1565 75-80% 11 54.00–55.75 $55.00 $861 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1820 1520 2 68.00–73.00 $70.01 $1,064 +0.35
1370–2270 1715 3 65.00–66.50 $65.81 $1,129 —

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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.