Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week the market had a light to moderate supply with a moderate to good demand. Steers were up an average of 4.00-5.00 dollars that were in good flesh. Heifers sold generally steady. Slaughter boner cows sold with good demand being generally steady to 2.00 lower, other slaughter cows and bulls didn't have enough supply to create an accurate trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.16/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −91.16 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$349.16

15 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$706

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$132.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs UT average

−25.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	360.44	1,923	11thin
Medium and Large 1	564	348.33	1,963	3thin
Medium and Large 2	535	227.50	1,217	1thin

One grade step is worth $132.94/cwt here — about $706 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $406.75, median $440.32 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

349.16

—

UT average3 barns · 59 hd

354.64

−5.48

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−25.27

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−91.16

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,205	147.30	1,774	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	155.54	2,305	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,371	141.65	1,942	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	133.05	1,273	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,172	218.52	2,561	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,019	$1,975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,898	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,665	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,271	$2,505	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,057	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,912.67/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,913	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	363.97/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,853	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,165	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,557.64/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,558	8
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,981	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,496.48/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,496	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	2,849.02/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,849	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,167	2,402.70/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,403	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	137.04/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,550	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	945	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	136.48/cwt	115.00–139.50	1,438	8
Bulls	—	—	1,014	135.15/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,370	16
Bulls	—	—	2,263	173.65/cwt	169.50–178.00	3,930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,496	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	139.61/cwt	138.50–142.00	2,269	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	171.76/cwt	170.00–173.50	3,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	116.36/cwt	100.00–135.00	977	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,020	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,513	141.10/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,135	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	760	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,436	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	140.64/cwt	135.00–157.50	1,973	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,195	187.39/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,239	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,424	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	734	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,172	218.52/cwt	211.00–225.00	2,561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	383.38/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	714	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	321.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1

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.

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