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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, May 7
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
16 vs last sale 100 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
36 vs last sale 113 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
38 vs last sale 47 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steers sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower, with limited comparable sales on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on good demand. Slaughter bulls and replacement cattle sold on good demand with limited supplies. There was lighter offerings in all classes of cattle. Market activity was steady to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $334.98/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 105.33 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$334.98
15 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$173
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.05
vs UT average
43.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526336.521,77013thin
Medium and Large 1598325.001,9442thin
One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about −$173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
501465429393median 440.3212/1701/2103/0404/2908/05
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
334.98
UT average3 barns · 47 hd
325.93
+9.05
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−43.81
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−105.33
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
BullsAverage1,802168.133,03010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,272154.631,96746
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403152.652,1427thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028129.281,3295thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,358$2,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$2,5537

Every lot, as filed

43 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295145.70/cwt138.00–155.001,88733
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed983211.31/cwt195.00–222.502,0773
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282167.09/cwt161.00–187.502,14210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,405184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,5851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,403147.43/cwt142.00–155.002,0686
CowsLean 85-90%1,028129.28/cwt121.00–135.001,3295
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5582,633.73/head2,500.00–2,775.002,6344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9534
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4283
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,446.02/head2,300.00–2,525.002,4463
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,1581
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850808248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,0042
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1650–700683265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8102
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600598325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9442
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400379420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526336.52/cwt330.00–345.001,77013
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1502
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475324.73/cwt320.00–335.001,5423
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600588320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8822
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9292
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,035234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,4221
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6992
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700677264.05/cwt250.00–277.501,7883
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700667298.25/cwt295.00–305.001,9893
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1451
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440225.00/cwt225.00–225.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950928246.21/cwt240.00–255.002,2854
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900888245.50/cwt245.50–245.502,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263354.87/cwt345.00–365.009333
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Bulls1,802168.13/cwt160.00–172.003,03010
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5541
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6092
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5312
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850820233.75/cwt232.50–235.001,9172

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.