'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

1,649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.76/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 516 lb · 100 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $146.62/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 566 lb · 75 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.36/cwt ≈ $728/hd at 519 lb · 74 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,649	381	1,047
Feeder cattle	1,270	312	821
Slaughter cattle	379	69	226

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded weak. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold with firm undertone and heifers over 450 lbs sold with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows traded mostly 5.00 lower, and the light test of average dressing slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	185.00	$185.00	$536	—
307–335	323	7	179.00	$179.00	$578	—
370–395	386	32	171.00–187.00	$173.04	$668	-22.01
400–443	438	43	166.50–176.00	$167.95	$736	-9.55
450–495	478	23	158.00–167.00	$161.61	$772	-5.27
500–547	524	70	148.00–165.00	$153.03	$802	-5.21
550–594	566	75	141.50–151.00	$146.62	$830	+2.01
600–616	606	17	135.00–139.00	$135.47	$821	-1.19
657–698	668	24	125.00–129.50	$127.92	$855	-4.57
710–743	723	11	125.00–127.50	$126.17	$912	-5.33
750–785	773	3	119.00–125.00	$120.94	$935	—
857–893	864	21	121.00–129.25	$127.90	$1,105	—
1021	1021	7	123.00	$123.00	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	3	153.00	$153.00	$321	—
280–285	283	2	150.00–165.00	$157.57	$446	—
315–345	330	2	159.00–167.50	$163.44	$539	—
402–440	409	25	129.00–161.00	$153.15	$626	—
460–498	484	35	120.00–156.00	$152.74	$739	-3.76
500–545	519	74	127.50–147.00	$140.36	$728	—
551–599	572	44	121.00–138.00	$131.20	$750	—
601–648	629	65	121.00–132.50	$129.06	$812	+1.53
650–680	660	4	119.00–124.50	$123.02	$812	—
700–716	713	28	110.00–119.25	$116.36	$830	—
806	806	18	117.50	$117.50	$947	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334–341	338	8	170.00–187.00	$178.41	$603	—
369–391	373	30	160.00–170.50	$168.66	$629	+4.66
409–423	416	24	152.00–173.00	$159.58	$664	+9.13
465–494	488	40	139.00–140.00	$139.66	$682	—
501–545	516	100	130.00–137.00	$133.76	$690	-2.29
552–585	566	16	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$741	—
610–630	617	12	125.00–128.00	$125.25	$773	-4.25
665–690	672	30	121.00–126.00	$124.83	$839	-2.17
847	847	5	125.50	$125.50	$1,063	—
881	881	10	120.00	$120.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–299	287	17	141.00–156.00	$148.93	$427	—
320–346	342	19	145.00–158.00	$156.01	$534	—
400–447	422	43	131.00–148.25	$143.22	$604	+4.86
465–490	486	35	126.50–137.00	$131.98	$641	+6.10
508–545	520	10	122.00–129.00	$127.35	$662	-0.39
550–599	582	39	122.00–128.00	$125.80	$732	-2.20
625–643	632	16	117.00–124.50	$120.69	$763	—
650–680	663	6	110.00–120.00	$114.93	$762	—
725	725	5	115.00	$115.00	$834	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	161.00–170.00	$165.50	$472	—
307–333	319	7	150.00–180.00	$171.80	$548	—
448	448	3	160.00	$160.00	$717	—
515–520	518	2	140.00–152.00	$146.03	$756	—
556–560	557	7	124.00–136.00	$134.28	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1125	925	85-90%	8	20.00–28.00	$25.43	$235	—
805–1180	1035	85-90%	69	31.00–39.00	$37.35	$387	-10.29
905–1330	1069	85-90%	191	40.00–44.75	$42.47	$454	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1585	1178	80-85%	48	44.75–49.75	$46.05	$542	-5.40
1210–1312	1271	80-85%	5	44.00–44.25	$44.10	$561	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1955	1662	75-80%	7	51.50–58.00	$54.82	$911	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2085	1670	2	59.00–63.00	$61.50	$1,027	—
1083–2075	1725	8	67.00–77.00	$71.15	$1,227	—

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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.