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'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.00/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 646 lb · 40 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.50/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 718 lb · 23 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $199.00/cwt -7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 726 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 196 547 293
Feeder cattle 167 480 270
Slaughter cattle 29 67 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

All classes of cattle were too thinly test to have an accurate comparison. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 +8.00
620–645 628 3 204.00–216.00 $211.89 $1,331 -7.68
650–683 678 11 208.00–211.00 $210.38 $1,426 -2.54
726 726 17 199.00 $199.00 $1,445 -7.60
763–775 767 6 178.00–185.00 $182.64 $1,401 —
855 855 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,479 —
1075 1075 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,612 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,298 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 227.50 $227.50 $921 —
598 598 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,232 +0.32
646 646 40 204.00 $204.00 $1,318 +1.04
675 675 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,256 -15.19
718 718 23 183.50 $183.50 $1,318 -0.39
970–995 983 2 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 376 4 210.00 $210.00 $790 —
485 485 1 205.00 $205.00 $994 +3.00
535 535 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,030 -1.64
645 645 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,232 —
908 908 2 148.50 $148.50 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $833 -13.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1550 1318 80-85% 14 89.50–99.50 $94.22 $1,242 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,097 —
928–1115 990 85-90% 3 76.00–82.00 $78.25 $775 —
1195–1197 1197 85-90% 4 92.00–92.50 $92.38 $1,106 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1985 1985 75-80% 1 117.50 $117.50 $2,332 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1970 1703 6 109.00–117.50 $114.36 $1,948 —

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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.