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Monroe, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $368.36/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 633 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.33/cwt ≈ $1,941/hd at 602 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $390.89/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 517 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 229 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,960 -3.54
516–527 fancy 520 16 390.00–395.00 $393.10 $2,044 -16.90
580 580 22 379.00 $379.00 $2,198 +26.42
631 631 25 365.00 $365.00 $2,303 -3.76
638 fancy 638 11 376.00 $376.00 $2,399 —
725–732 731 11 339.00–341.00 $339.36 $2,481 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,316 -62.50
430 430 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,849 +51.73
453–480 460 4 340.00–375.00 $365.86 $1,683 -25.27
468 thin fleshed 468 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,802 —
635 635 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,064 -12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,639 +73.30
467 467 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,634 -27.99
500–548 533 4 340.00–342.50 $340.59 $1,815 -11.72
550 550 19 352.00 $352.00 $1,936 +16.99
600 fancy 600 7 349.00 $349.00 $2,094 —
603 603 19 312.50 $312.50 $1,884 —
685 685 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,055 -30.00
702 702 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,317 —
765 765 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,180 —
825 825 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,207 —
863 863 4 281.00 $281.00 $2,425 +11.00
1002 1002 5 236.50 $236.50 $2,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,301 —
394 394 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,438 —
420 420 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
490 490 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,642 —
670 670 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,511 —
520 520 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,822 —
500 500 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 —
1160 1160 1 236.00 $236.00 $2,738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1486 1300 80-85% 14 151.00–160.00 $153.81 $2,000 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1355 1124 85-90% 5 138.00–149.00 $144.68 $1,626 +21.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805 1805 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,563 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2035 2035 1 180.50 $180.50 $3,673 —
1810–2380 2178 4 176.00–180.00 $178.13 $3,880 —

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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
1130–1440 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00–2,950.00 $2,884.05 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,230 —
1365 1365 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,638 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,334 —

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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.