'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.16/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 561 lb · 74 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.55/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 623 lb · 41 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.77/cwt +13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 665 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	867	1,008	529
Feeder cattle	685	920	335
Slaughter cattle	182	88	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm, mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold weak and average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm. There will not be a sale or report released next week, due to the federal holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–328	321	10	187.00–192.50	$190.30	$611	—
398	398	11	179.00	$179.00	$712	+8.92
406–434	417	10	175.00–182.00	$179.09	$747	+14.10
500–501	501	23	155.00–158.00	$155.65	$780	-3.57
563–589	575	25	148.00–149.50	$148.24	$852	—
607–646	623	41	142.75–146.00	$144.55	$901	+2.56
660–675	665	41	141.00–144.00	$142.77	$949	+13.72
785	785	34	147.50	$147.50	$1,158	+20.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	9	172.50	$172.50	$599	—
350–396	380	10	151.00–172.00	$163.63	$622	+9.90
420–440	434	13	151.00–165.00	$159.80	$694	—
480	480	2	147.50	$147.50	$708	+0.14
505–548	526	13	145.00–152.00	$147.07	$774	-1.37
550–591	579	15	132.00–144.00	$142.22	$823	-1.90
605–648	633	10	135.00–139.00	$135.97	$861	+6.34
652–695	668	12	125.00–139.75	$137.38	$918	+20.31
713	713	4	134.50	$134.50	$959	—
770–795	787	3	124.00–127.00	$126.02	$992	—
815	815	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,043	—
859	859	24	134.00	$134.00	$1,151	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	160.00	$160.00	$469	—
332–340	334	8	153.00–154.00	$153.37	$512	-22.63
367–393	382	19	148.00–154.00	$150.43	$575	+0.03
413–430	419	3	144.00–148.00	$145.37	$609	-3.94
456–499	478	27	141.00–143.00	$142.49	$681	+1.47
517–546	528	38	140.00–144.00	$143.31	$757	+6.68
553–578	561	74	135.00–142.50	$140.16	$786	+5.36
614–628	623	34	132.75–133.50	$133.24	$830	+0.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282–295	284	8	145.00–150.00	$149.35	$424	+1.85
305–320	313	4	142.00–147.50	$144.87	$453	+4.95
355–398	380	7	132.00–149.00	$137.74	$523	+0.31
430–440	433	15	133.00–142.00	$140.73	$609	—
470–475	472	10	138.00–139.00	$138.20	$652	+7.20
535–540	539	4	136.00–138.00	$137.50	$741	+8.41
575–590	579	4	129.00–132.00	$131.24	$760	+6.24
605–633	623	5	127.00–129.50	$128.87	$803	+4.48
755–765	762	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$826	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	169.00	$169.00	$654	-2.41
470–480	478	4	136.50–141.00	$137.61	$658	—
509–520	510	8	132.50–138.25	$137.52	$701	-6.87
615–622	620	4	121.00–128.00	$122.74	$761	+10.24
840	840	2	113.00	$113.00	$949	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
808–1190	986	80-85%	8	47.00–57.00	$51.65	$509	—
880–1289	1152	80-85%	25	35.00–37.50	$35.94	$414	—
1053–1403	1220	80-85%	76	38.00–43.25	$40.42	$493	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1450	1050	85-90%	10	27.00–32.00	$30.06	$316	—
850–1495	1149	85-90%	8	20.00–25.00	$22.79	$262	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1570	1435	75-80%	3	43.50–51.50	$46.56	$668	—
1415–1520	1450	75-80%	3	38.50–43.00	$41.43	$601	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2250	1858	27	70.00–79.75	$76.05	$1,413	—

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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.