Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No trend available for slaughter bulls and feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, with no replacement cattle sold last week trends are not able to set but they sold good demand. Good demand this week with active bidding on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.35/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −93.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$300.35

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

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

$88.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs UT average

−33.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	307.72	1,699	22
Medium and Large 2	520	219.28	1,140	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.44/cwt here — about $559 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

12 sales

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 sale24 hd

300.35

—

UT average3 barns · 62 hd

297.28

+3.08

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−33.76

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

−93.98

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	1,717	176.63	3,033	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	156.09	2,195	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	153.91	1,862	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	125.00	1,494	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,610	157.50	2,536	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,621	134.01	2,172	4thin

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)	1,335	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	—	—	1,994	184.29/cwt	182.00–185.75	3,675	4
Bulls	—	—	960	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,368	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,610	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	156.12/cwt	153.00–158.25	1,927	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,621	134.01/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,128	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	261.35/cwt	255.00–268.00	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	872	278.75/cwt	276.00–279.00	2,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	318.33/cwt	317.00–327.50	1,694	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,497	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	150.60/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	156.09/cwt	152.00–157.50	2,195	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	177.02/cwt	169.00–184.25	2,970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	219.28/cwt	195.00–245.50	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	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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