Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2023-03-01

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 1
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
143 vs last sale 271 61 vs year ago 189 · 32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
6 vs last sale 37 65 vs year ago 108 · 60.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparison is available as the last several weeks have not been reported due to limited receipts from storms in the area. The next available report will be available as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $195.34/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$195.34
50 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$592
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.33
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2255205.005231thin
Medium and Large 1590203.601,20135
Medium and Large 1-2641174.001,11514thin
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about −$592 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 sale50 hd
195.34
UT average2 barns · 192 hd
190.01
+5.33
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
BullsAverage1,927117.532,2653thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,091109.321,19212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40993.791,32220

Every lot, as filed

32 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425206.88/cwt195.00–212.508793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423201.23/cwt197.50–205.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 2460170.70/cwt170.00–175.007857
HeifersMedium and Large 1565192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0883
HeifersMedium and Large 1609189.66/cwt187.00–191.001,1553
HeifersMedium and Large 1722179.53/cwt176.00–182.501,2963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865135.50/cwt131.00–140.001,1722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350228.00/cwt228.00–228.007983
SteersMedium and Large 1660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
SteersMedium and Large 1355234.96/cwt232.50–237.508342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2425222.74/cwt222.50–223.009472
SteersMedium and Large 1330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1494211.89/cwt210.00–212.501,0474
SteersMedium and Large 1930147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3724
HeifersMedium and Large 1481204.24/cwt200.00–212.509828
HeifersMedium and Large 1755173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500192.50/cwt192.50–192.509631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2807140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,1346
SteersMedium and Large 1410238.06/cwt232.50–240.009768
SteersMedium and Large 1639194.59/cwt190.00–195.001,24312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332219.00/cwt219.00–219.007273
SteersMedium and Large 1767183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4043
SteersMedium and Large 2255205.00/cwt205.00–205.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460185.00/cwt185.00–185.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565175.09/cwt165.00–185.009894
Bulls1,927117.53/cwt115.00–119.002,2653
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,077126.69/cwt122.50–134.001,3645
CowsLean 85-90%1,105100.48/cwt99.00–102.501,1105
CowsLean 85-90%1,08887.97/cwt87.00–89.009572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,382101.18/cwt96.00–105.001,39817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56551.92/cwt25.00–62.508133

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.