Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends available on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales. Slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 higher, boning cows sold for 13.00 higher, Lean cows sold 21.00 higher on a light supply and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.95/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −55.37 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$384.95

44 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.69

vs UT average

−14.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	384.95	2,111	44

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

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 sale44 hd

384.95

—

UT average3 barns · 143 hd

368.26

+16.69

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−14.94

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−55.37

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	2,149	178.60	3,839	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	153.81	2,000	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	144.68	1,626	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,805	142.00	2,563	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	120.00	1,638	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	116.00	1,230	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)	1,167	$2,389	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	2,178	178.13/cwt	176.00–180.00	3,880	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	3,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	153.81/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,000	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	144.68/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,511	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,334	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,884.05/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,198	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	339.36/cwt	339.00–341.00	2,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,303	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	340.59/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	638	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,399	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	393.10/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,044	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,738	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	365.86/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,438	5

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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