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'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.58/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 438 lb · 31 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $272.39/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 365 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 219 195
Feeder cattle 187 107 80
Slaughter cattle 99 112 115
Replacement cattle 48 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: All classes were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–447 438 31 245.00–257.00 $250.58 $1,098 —
463–497 489 8 245.00–247.50 $246.91 $1,207 —
520 520 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,222 —
690 690 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,466 —
720 720 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,512 +12.50
935 935 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,426 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 290.00 $290.00 $856 —
364–366 365 10 270.00–274.00 $272.39 $994 —
405 405 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,077 —
508 508 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,410 —
580 580 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,421 +15.00
613 613 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,517 +16.36
780 780 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,580 —
1519 1519 4 142.50 $142.50 $2,165 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–285 270 3 237.50–255.00 $243.65 $658 —
580 580 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,189 +30.00
770 770 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,355 —
820–830 823 3 132.50–142.50 $135.86 $1,118 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 265.00 $265.00 $697 —
305–324 322 9 250.00–265.00 $251.58 $810 —
360 360 1 245.00 $245.00 $882 —
417 417 3 218.00 $218.00 $909 +3.00
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 —
510–535 518 3 205.00–215.00 $211.56 $1,096 —
590 590 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 —
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 —
690 690 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 —
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —
940 940 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 —
600–628 612 8 207.50–220.00 $212.60 $1,301 -3.40
760 760 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,254 —
890 890 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,468 —
970 970 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,455 —
1335 1335 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 210.00 $210.00 $798 +10.00
410 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 —
548 548 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,041 —
575 575 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 —
890 890 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,224 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–467 465 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
916 916 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,337 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,104 —
1235–1570 1371 80-85% 45 98.00–107.00 $101.73 $1,395 +6.19
1445 1445 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $722 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
791 791 85-90% 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,400 +117.95
1095 1095 85-90% 2 83.00 $83.00 $909 -19.50
915–1216 1126 85-90% 21 90.00–97.00 $93.23 $1,050 —
1040–1195 1140 85-90% 3 100.00–102.50 $101.17 $1,153 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2240 2240 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,307 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1115 1078 3 140.00–145.00 $142.44 $1,536 —
1174–1280 1214 7 125.00–129.00 $127.59 $1,549 —
1425–2115 1670 3 83.00–112.00 $101.38 $1,693 —
1635–2270 1954 5 123.00–129.00 $127.14 $2,484 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1438 1438 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755–1820 1086 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 30 2,025.00–2,300.00 $2,238.24 —
900–1393 1283 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,825.00–2,000.00 $1,901.90 —

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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.