Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. No trend available for the rest of the cattle due to limited comparable sales. Good demand this week with a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.45/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −124.87 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$315.45

33 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$804

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

$138.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs UT average

−58.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	353.67	1,907	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	526	304.47	1,601	20
Medium and Large 2	513	215.00	1,103	2thin

One grade step is worth $138.67/cwt here — about $804 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 sale33 hd

315.45

—

UT average3 barns · 60 hd

315.79

−0.34

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−58.69

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−124.87

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	1,578	170.03	2,683	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	151.36	2,573	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	150.80	1,867	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	852	119.94	1,022	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,675	140.00	2,345	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,617	116.54	1,884	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	339.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	356.73/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	267.78/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	250.81/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	379.38/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,628	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	312.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	188.45/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,329	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,617	116.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,884	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	151.36/cwt	150.50–152.00	2,573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	163.69/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,598	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	185.88/cwt	174.50–205.00	2,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	315.14/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,787	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	349.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,187	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	243.81/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	803	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	252.40/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,503	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,142	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	152.29/cwt	149.00–153.75	1,930	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	149.59/cwt	146.50–150.50	1,879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	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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