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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 17
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
72 vs last sale 377 449 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
6 vs last sale 65 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steer sold weak compared to a light test last week, while heifers sold sharply lower, with instances of 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There were not enough bulls to set an accurate trend for slaughter bulls. Trade was very active with good demand across all classes of livestock with active buyer participation ringside and on the internet, with a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $419.68/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits 20.64 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$419.68
117 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.58
vs UT average
+15.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543420.772,284114
Medium and Large 2522378.311,9753thin
One grade step is worth $42.46/cwt here — about $309 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 500–600 lb

14 sales
501465429393median 440.3212/1701/2103/0404/2908/05
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 sale117 hd
419.68
UT average3 barns · 342 hd
407.10
+12.58
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
+15.04
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−20.64
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
BullsAverage1,720181.483,1212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266156.771,98530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528155.262,3724thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,097145.341,5959thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,370145.631,9958thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low989102.861,0173thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000955285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7221
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600560422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,36614
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550534365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9495
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350306459.94/cwt450.00–475.001,4077
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500486385.61/cwt385.00–387.501,87432
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520373.19/cwt360.00–377.501,94142
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518435.68/cwt422.50–447.502,25764
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450424430.74/cwt422.50–440.001,82624
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,5231
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,4171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425381.69/cwt375.00–395.001,62222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550508340.49/cwt339.00–345.001,73017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450419420.42/cwt405.00–430.001,7628
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850842307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,58911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300278500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3902
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524317.37/cwt310.00–325.001,6634
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,44212
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419435.13/cwt430.00–440.001,8234
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%88890.54/cwt85.00–100.008042
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,190127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,5171
CowsLean 85-90%1,214154.10/cwt153.00–154.501,8714
CowsLean 85-90%1,004138.34/cwt135.00–142.501,3895
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,477149.17/cwt147.00–155.002,2036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237160.18/cwt158.00–162.001,98116
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,6094
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528155.26/cwt153.00–156.002,3724
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,048135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300152.88/cwt141.00–156.501,98714
Bulls1,720181.48/cwt180.00–183.003,1212
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500455410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500493425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0956
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550522378.31/cwt375.00–380.001,9753
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450411362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4905
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2888
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550510437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,2311
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3892
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8622
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578319.85/cwt315.00–325.001,8492
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450408472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9282
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489460.30/cwt450.00–465.002,25115
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700650385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5032
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300253535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3545
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630378.06/cwt372.50–390.002,3823
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400383415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5893
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305528.04/cwt525.00–545.001,6117
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414478.83/cwt470.00–485.001,98230
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580393.58/cwt382.50–396.002,28336
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2695

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.