Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, no trends available due to limited comparable sales. Trade was active with good demand and moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $326.88/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −115.00 against this barn's trailing median of $441.87.

Average price

$326.88

4 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$55.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

−32.08 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	340.83	1,551	3thin
Medium and Large 2	430	285.00	1,226	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.83/cwt here — about $325 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 400–500 lb

16 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $527.40, low $385.19, median $441.87 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

326.88

—

UT average1 barns · 4 hd

326.88

+0.00

National average159 barns · 7,387 hd

358.96

−32.08

This barn, trailing median16 sales

441.87

−115.00

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	—	Low	1,753	176.94	3,101	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	161.27	2,355	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	150.45	1,640	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	114.10	1,232	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,505	167.50	2,521	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	138.45	1,944	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,306	$3,016	24
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	322.65/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,236	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	161.27/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,355	51
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,505	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	435.96/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,356	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	134.94/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,174	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,084	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	158.24/cwt	156.50–161.00	2,076	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	184.53/cwt	177.50–195.00	2,211	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	276.28/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	411.19/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	343.27/cwt	341.50–345.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	272.45/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,016	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,989.43/head	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,989	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	3,092.33/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,092	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	437.61/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,128	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	175.16/cwt	165.00–192.50	2,838	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	150.98/cwt	143.00–157.50	1,670	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	823	127.54/cwt	122.50–137.50	1,050	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,910	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,846	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	183.56/cwt	181.00–185.50	3,726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	110.17/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,149	3

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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