Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, no trends available on feeder cattle or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable sales. While slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $200.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −212.42 against this barn's trailing median of $412.42.

Average price

$200.00

1 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−106.59

vs UT average

−160.03 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	200.00	880	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

16 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $465.91, low $356.36, median $412.42 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 sale1 hd

200.00

—

UT average3 barns · 27 hd

306.59

−106.59

National average148 barns · 7,008 hd

360.03

−160.03

This barn, trailing median16 sales

412.42

−212.42

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	—	High	1,790	177.15	3,170	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	161.32	2,396	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	158.55	2,134	44
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	124.75	1,650	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	120.61	1,254	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	207.50	2,822	1thin

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)	1,565	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	895	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,934	183.94/cwt	175.50–188.75	3,557	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,134	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	156.00/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,083	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	161.32/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,470	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1050–1100	1,079	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,482	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	112.86/cwt	100.00–125.00	527	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	168.67/cwt	165.50–169.75	2,714	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	120.61/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	160.88/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,182	23
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	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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