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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, May 21
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
33 head
6 vs last sale 39 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
9 vs last sale 38 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
9 vs last sale 2 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. No trend available for feeder cattle or replacement cattle due to light receipts and limited comparable sales. Good demand on light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 69.33 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$325.00
3 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.95
vs UT average
9.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502325.001,6323thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
452414376338median 394.3312/1701/2103/0404/1508/05
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.13, low $351.94, median $394.33 across 12 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 sale3 hd
325.00
UT average3 barns · 37 hd
326.95
−1.95
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−9.26
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
−69.33
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
BullsAverage1,938175.273,3972thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,060145.001,5378thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295144.191,86731
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653144.182,3835thin

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)1,628$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,450$2,9445
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,127219.47/cwt210.00–230.002,4733
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950910230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0932
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550502325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4502,944.14/head2,600.00–3,100.002,9445
CowsLean 85-90%1,062145.71/cwt145.00–146.001,5477
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800799245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9586
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317142.73/cwt135.00–144.501,88027
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653144.18/cwt143.00–145.002,3835
Bulls1,938175.27/cwt173.50–177.503,3972
CowsLean 85-90%1,045140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,144154.01/cwt147.00–172.501,7624
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6283,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7512
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3462
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800796262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,0867
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6381
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2850–900885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625157.50/cwt157.50–157.509841
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551

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.