'R' Livestock Connection Market Report

Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.04/cwt -45.96 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 509 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	227	334	260
Feeder cattle	192	187	108
Slaughter cattle	35	99	152
Replacement cattle	—	48	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale: All classes of cattle 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	280.00	$280.00	$756	—
374	374	5	272.50	$272.50	$1,019	—
435	435	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,153	+14.42
503	503	11	182.50	$182.50	$918	-52.50
543	543	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,222	-10.00
563–598	582	9	137.50–152.50	$143.94	$838	—
635–645	643	9	222.50–230.00	$227.23	$1,461	—
666	666	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,465	+7.50
780–796	793	5	160.00–172.00	$162.36	$1,288	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,033	+7.61
453–490	465	3	265.00–280.00	$274.73	$1,277	—
695	695	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,626	—
729–733	730	7	190.00–200.00	$192.87	$1,408	—
777	777	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,437	-17.50
825	825	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,526	—
969	969	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,696	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	9	264.50	$264.50	$913	—
423	423	4	247.50	$247.50	$1,047	—
637	637	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,484	+20.40
665	665	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,446	—
703	703	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,511	—
1140	1140	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,682	—
1515	1515	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,166	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	238.00	$238.00	$940	-7.00
410–448	433	5	225.00–232.50	$227.84	$987	+9.84
470–498	484	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,101	+7.50
590	590	3	182.50	$182.50	$1,077	-17.50
699	699	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,454	+18.00
810	810	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,377	—
980	980	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,544	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	205.00	$205.00	$871	+30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1005	984	85-90%	6	74.00–83.00	$79.98	$787	—
1100–1116	1113	85-90%	5	92.00–94.50	$94.01	$1,046	+0.78
1125–1135	1130	85-90%	2	101.00–102.00	$101.50	$1,147	+8.27

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1455	1294	80-85%	11	105.00–109.00	$107.10	$1,386	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670–1920	1795	75-80%	2	106.00–115.00	$110.81	$1,989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–2110	1675	6	132.00–136.00	$133.31	$2,233	+31.93
1750–1790	1767	3	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$2,262	—

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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.