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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jan 31
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
31 vs last sale 294 140 vs year ago 403 · 34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
5 vs last sale 26 16 vs year ago 47 · 34.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend, though a higher undertone was observed. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.50 higher. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $290.45/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$290.45
159 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$40.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.33
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510318.231,62448
Medium and Large 2568289.171,6426thin
Medium and Large 1638277.831,773105
One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about −$149 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 sale159 hd
290.45
UT average2 barns · 684 hd
269.13
+21.33
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
BullsHigh1,335170.412,2748thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,377107.041,47419
CowsLean 85-90%High1,078102.851,1084thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6161
HeifersMedium and Large 2513236.66/cwt235.00–240.001,2143
HeifersMedium and Large 11,358159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1592
HeifersMedium and Large 1677252.07/cwt242.50–257.001,70714
HeifersMedium and Large 1489313.60/cwt312.00–316.001,53416
HeifersMedium and Large 1627269.51/cwt269.00–270.001,69025
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2695243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527312.67/cwt312.00–315.001,6489
SteersMedium and Large 1507334.50/cwt334.50–334.501,69619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2915200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8301
SteersMedium and Large 1902211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,90310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2551315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,73610
SteersMedium and Large 2433330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4292
SteersMedium and Large 2880200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2848220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2443338.57/cwt335.00–343.001,50019
SteersMedium and Large 2540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5932
SteersMedium and Large 2580285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 1780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
HeifersMedium and Large 1510303.58/cwt295.00–312.501,5482
SteersMedium and Large 1560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,68020
SteersMedium and Large 1674258.96/cwt250.00–259.501,74549
SteersMedium and Large 1490342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6782
SteersMedium and Large 1630266.53/cwt264.00–275.001,6795
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3787
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2593269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5953
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
BullsReturn to Feed653225.73/cwt212.00–235.001,4743
Bulls1,923129.02/cwt126.00–134.002,4813
Bulls1,475149.50/cwt142.00–161.002,2052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,366108.59/cwt105.00–112.501,48315
CowsLean 85-90%1,135118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3391
CowsLean 85-90%1,18087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,0331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,419101.23/cwt99.00–103.001,4364
CowsLean 85-90%998102.94/cwt101.00–105.001,0272

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.