Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand and light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.27/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −73.04 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$367.27

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.34

vs UT average

−14.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	368.18	2,029	19thin
Medium and Large 2	505	350.00	1,768	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $261 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 sale20 hd

367.27

—

UT average2 barns · 24 hd

357.94

+9.34

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−14.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−73.04

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	1,485	177.04	2,629	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	156.46	2,236	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	152.81	1,752	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	142.67	1,600	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	134.00	1,675	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)	1,435	$2,963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	473.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,728	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	223.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	143.51/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	159.85/cwt	157.50–162.00	2,086	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,839	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,206	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,963.07/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,684	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.50	2,236	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	152.48/cwt	142.00–156.50	1,721	22
Bulls	—	—	1,462	179.10/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	173.94/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	286	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	429.07/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	380.78/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	277.85/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	500.18/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	438.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	334.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	288.43/cwt	275.00–293.00	2,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	2,014	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	513.16/cwt	512.50–515.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	550–600	573	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,399	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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