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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 6
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
79 vs last sale 138 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
60 vs last sale 59 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
0 vs last sale 4 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends available on feeder cattle or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable sales, but a higher undertone was noticed. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits 27.33 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$367.00
4 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+22.10
vs UT average
+16.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551367.002,0224thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
452414376338median 394.3312/1701/2103/0404/1508/05
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 sale4 hd
367.00
UT average3 barns · 29 hd
344.90
+22.10
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
+16.43
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
−27.33
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,685182.003,06618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522160.852,4487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247156.701,95439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079144.451,55957
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310144.461,8923thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,285215.002,7631thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,310144.46/cwt139.00–147.501,8923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387159.65/cwt158.00–160.502,21412
Bulls1,923183.94/cwt182.00–185.503,53710
Bulls1,506173.35/cwt165.00–178.002,6115
CowsLean 85-90%1,058125.26/cwt120.00–129.001,3258
CowsLean 85-90%1,089154.55/cwt152.00–157.501,68324
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2900–950900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650632258.25/cwt255.00–265.001,6323
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700698150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0472
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2938210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9702
SteersMedium 2850–900885135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9982
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy750–800756303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,2915
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450403480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9342
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600551367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0224
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9962
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450420482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0276
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,270180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9511
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484370.86/cwt365.00–372.001,7956
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4564
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4882
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,110215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 11200–12501,210175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
BullsReturn to Feed1,188189.96/cwt177.50–210.002,2573
SteersChoice and Prime1,285215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,7631
CowsLean 85-90%1,077140.90/cwt131.00–146.001,51725
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522160.85/cwt159.50–162.002,4487
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193155.67/cwt150.00–158.001,85726
CowsBoner 80-85%975148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4431

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.