Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2021-03-03

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 3
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
320 vs last sale 512 104 vs year ago 296 · 35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
12 vs last sale 70 24 vs year ago 82 · 29.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold weak on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower and Slaughter Bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.37/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$136.37
97 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$826
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$4.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.88
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2631137.1786579
Medium and Large 2495132.8965718thin
One grade step is worth $4.28/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale97 hd
136.37
UT average3 barns · 483 hd
142.25
−5.88
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,72190.341,55510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32162.5482622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55159.4092120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00256.455663thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · 'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2397130.49/cwt129.00–135.005184
SteersMedium and Large 2603131.67/cwt131.50–132.007946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505153.52/cwt151.00–156.007758
SteersMedium and Large 2590131.00/cwt131.00–131.007731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2733127.92/cwt124.00–129.0093827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2687119.86/cwt116.00–120.2582321
HeifersMedium and Large 2719102.25/cwt101.00–106.007354
HeifersMedium and Large 2660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827120.97/cwt120.00–123.001,0003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425154.42/cwt152.00–156.006568
Bulls1,30378.67/cwt77.00–81.001,0253
Bulls1,70591.50/cwt91.00–92.001,5602
Bulls1,97896.88/cwt96.00–97.501,9165
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32162.54/cwt59.50–64.2582622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44051.75/cwt51.75–51.757453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57060.75/cwt57.00–64.5095417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.0088219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2546140.00/cwt140.00–140.0076412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2383149.00/cwt149.00–149.005712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325161.00/cwt161.00–161.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619122.52/cwt119.00–123.507588
SteersMedium and Large 1-2673127.58/cwt127.00–133.0085910
HeifersMedium and Large 2585119.00/cwt119.00–119.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
SteersMedium and Large 2508139.50/cwt139.50–139.507092
SteersMedium and Large 2470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 2478126.49/cwt121.00–131.006055
CowsLean 85-90%1,00256.45/cwt54.50–59.005663
SteersMedium and Large 2423136.49/cwt135.00–138.005772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470142.00/cwt142.00–142.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373142.45/cwt135.00–150.005312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385144.00/cwt144.00–144.005541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430147.00/cwt147.00–147.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459147.96/cwt145.00–150.006795
SteersMedium and Large 2305123.00/cwt123.00–123.003751

How this sale compares

Utah weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Utah auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.