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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 24
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
160 vs last sale 449 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
2 vs last sale 59 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 1 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold unevenly steady, while heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Trade was very active on good demand across all classes of livestock, with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $441.98/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.66 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$441.98
38 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,453
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs UT average
+24.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558447.682,49734
Medium and Large 2532393.532,0944thin
One grade step is worth $54.15/cwt here — about $403 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 sale38 hd
441.98
UT average3 barns · 353 hd
441.31
+0.67
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
+24.89
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
+1.66
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
BullsLow1,425177.872,53419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232160.971,98323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478154.782,2886thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,595140.002,2331thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$3,1502thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478154.78/cwt150.00–157.002,2886
Bulls1,158159.62/cwt158.00–161.001,8486
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279158.54/cwt156.00–161.002,02810
BullsReturn to Feed1,267190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4075
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198163.89/cwt162.00–170.001,9639
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,595140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2331
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3052
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420466.42/cwt457.50–472.501,95917
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435468.56/cwt445.00–487.502,03827
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620427.02/cwt415.00–433.002,64835
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0701
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500410.50/cwt410.50–410.502,0531
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400358545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9512
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405205.00/cwt205.00–205.008302
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6441
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565357.95/cwt355.00–375.002,02219
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2421
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473432.70/cwt405.00–445.002,0475
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7898
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328525.10/cwt520.00–535.001,7223
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400397461.27/cwt450.00–465.001,83116
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526402.32/cwt390.00–405.002,11616
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550509470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,39210
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532393.53/cwt385.00–405.002,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350348380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3222
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1700–750717300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1513
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621376.96/cwt372.50–382.502,3419
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500466442.54/cwt435.00–460.002,06217
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578438.38/cwt425.00–447.002,53424
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600578337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550542350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8977
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850805262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1091
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605338.10/cwt335.00–350.002,0465
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600594395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3464
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280560.10/cwt550.00–565.001,5686
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481380.99/cwt380.00–385.001,8335
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4332
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed970181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265153.61/cwt153.00–154.001,9433
Bulls1,731185.77/cwt185.00–188.503,2165
Bulls1,712180.96/cwt178.00–184.003,0983
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3153,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502

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.