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'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 1,006 0
Feeder cattle 566 750 0
Slaughter cattle 92 256 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent comparison is available. The next report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
315 315 1 225.00 $225.00 —
363–383 375 10 210.00–215.00 $212.45 —
416–424 422 13 205.00 $205.00 —
515 515 4 185.00 $185.00 —
588 588 6 191.00 $191.00 —
625–648 645 35 177.50–183.50 $182.94 —
654–675 664 45 175.00–182.00 $179.04 —
703–740 720 62 166.00–173.00 $170.21 —
773 773 4 165.00 $165.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
445 445 1 192.50 $192.50 —
472–495 483 8 185.00–195.00 $188.67 —
512–540 529 31 175.00–182.00 $180.60 —
566–589 579 12 180.00 $180.00 —
615–635 622 3 173.00–175.00 $174.32 —
697 697 3 168.00 $168.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
400–405 403 3 179.00–181.00 $180.34 —
464–492 475 15 181.00–182.50 $181.88 —
520 520 1 161.00 $161.00 —
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 —
657 657 3 137.50 $137.50 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
325–345 339 4 200.00 $200.00 —
400 400 2 172.50 $172.50 —
465–470 468 2 162.50 $162.50 —
510–545 540 14 157.50 $157.50 —
557–585 576 57 155.00–162.50 $160.54 —
608 608 3 155.00 $155.00 —
666–673 670 31 148.50–156.25 $151.98 —
740–745 743 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
360–383 375 14 200.00–230.00 $210.45 —
437 437 3 180.00 $180.00 —
461–472 465 8 170.00–171.00 $170.62 —
510–524 518 7 165.00–167.00 $166.16 —
610–628 617 60 158.50–164.00 $163.25 —
678 678 3 158.00 $158.00 —
706 706 5 148.00 $148.00 —
819 819 8 143.50 $143.50 —
875 875 1 146.00 $146.00 —
1005 1005 1 127.50 $127.50 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
345 345 2 175.00 $175.00 —
482 482 3 155.00 $155.00 —
560 560 5 147.50 $147.50 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
461 461 5 182.50 $182.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–880 858 85-90% 6 85.00–95.00 $88.17 $756 —
935 935 85-90% 1 42.50 $42.50 $397 —
940 940 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $555 —
813–1123 1001 85-90% 16 60.00–69.00 $65.08 $651 +30.01
900–1140 1062 85-90% 31 71.50–75.00 $73.23 $778 +28.73
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1233–1455 1281 80-85% 17 70.00–75.00 $72.91 $934 +18.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1660 1626 75-80% 4 72.00–76.00 $73.47 $1,195 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1610 1445 2 80.00–86.00 $83.34 $1,204 —
1463–2230 1759 8 88.00–92.00 $90.09 $1,585 —

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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.