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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Apr 21
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
178 vs last sale 304 46 vs year ago 172 · 26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
103 vs last sale 126 189 vs year ago 40 · +472.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light receipts of feeder steers and heifers traded with a weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded weak on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.85/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$148.85
35 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
0.60
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571148.8585035
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale35 hd
148.85
UT average3 barns · 407 hd
149.45
−0.60
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
BullsAverage2,08497.512,03214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41367.0394714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21864.9479189
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11057.6764019

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls2,08497.51/cwt95.00–99.002,03214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371171.91/cwt158.00–187.006388
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21764.15/cwt62.00–65.7578163
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21966.84/cwt66.00–68.5081526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41367.03/cwt66.50–69.0094714
CowsLean 85-90%1,11258.42/cwt55.00–61.0065017
CowsLean 85-90%1,09051.26/cwt49.00–54.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2970107.28/cwt105.00–109.001,0417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688134.25/cwt133.00–135.509242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2743132.00/cwt132.00–132.009812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530156.68/cwt135.00–170.008303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2942107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0083
SteersMedium and Large 1-2789122.45/cwt121.00–127.009664
SteersMedium and Large 1-2639143.89/cwt143.00–147.509195
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425162.71/cwt150.00–174.006928
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475146.98/cwt146.00–148.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525144.33/cwt143.00–145.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560131.68/cwt129.00–133.007373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2605133.63/cwt133.50–134.008084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2697124.00/cwt124.00–124.008645

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.