Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with breaker cattle as much as 16.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on limited offerings however a higher undertone was noted. Trade was active with good demand and heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $445.68/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 10 of 14 comparable sales and sits +5.37 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$445.68

51 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$60.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.61

vs UT average

−23.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	450.69	2,555	43
Medium and Large 1-2	537	428.39	2,300	6thin
Medium and Large 2	578	390.00	2,254	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.69/cwt here — about $301 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale51 hd

445.68

—

UT average3 barns · 300 hd

463.29

−17.61

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−23.36

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

+5.37

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	1,802	191.21	3,446	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	176.45	2,198	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	175.85	2,875	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	168.70	1,837	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	143.00	1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	350–400	386	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,258	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	470.71/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	428.39/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	611.98/cwt	595.00–615.00	2,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	460.69/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	699.36/cwt	685.00–705.00	2,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	353.25/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,558	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	369.87/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	417.63/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,639	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	543.76/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	559.28/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,438	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	396.67/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,146	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	422.83/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,063	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	423.36/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	516.93/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,207	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	390.84/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,384	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	379.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	634.32/cwt	625.00–650.00	1,998	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	649.09/cwt	625.00–655.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	387	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,303	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	747.50/cwt	747.50–747.50	2,205	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	165.65/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,127	24
Bulls	—	—	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,118	167.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,873	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	172.04/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,871	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	173.76/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,132	28
Bulls	—	—	1,913	195.28/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,228	188.24/cwt	179.00–200.00	2,312	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,282	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,231	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,226	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	245.91/cwt	222.50–254.00	2,336	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	197.82/cwt	189.00–205.00	2,241	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	253.92/cwt	242.00–277.50	2,219	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	347.34/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	451.85/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,621	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	372.89/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	518.25/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,529	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	329.74/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,506	3

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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