Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings except 400 to 500 lbs. heifers sold as much as 16.00 high and 700lbs steers sold 8.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold with a higher undertone on limited offerings. 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 $440.52/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +0.20 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$440.52

193 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$61.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.52

vs UT average

−17.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	443.09	2,445	183
Medium and Large 1-2	553	405.00	2,240	5thin
Medium and Large 2	587	381.96	2,242	5thin

One grade step is worth $61.13/cwt here — about $202 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

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 sale193 hd

440.52

—

UT average3 barns · 782 hd

471.04

−30.52

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−17.62

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

+0.20

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	—	High	1,864	185.43	3,456	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	177.34	1,972	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	171.52	2,276	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	159.48	2,651	7thin

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)	1,393	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$3,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	558.74/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	587.49/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	372.67/cwt	345.00–392.50	2,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	426.27/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	475.07/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,029	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	439.35/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,056	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,932	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	182.64/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	391	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,229	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	465.01/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	365.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	487.51/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	384.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,855	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	185.87/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,182	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	227.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,223	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	508.20/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,165	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	195.79/cwt	193.00–198.00	2,314	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	306.26/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,259	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,137	184.01/cwt	165.50–197.50	2,092	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	159.48/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,651	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	173.47/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,279	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	166.26/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,264	10
Bulls	—	—	2,056	187.78/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,861	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	184.76/cwt	182.50–186.50	3,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,936	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	381.96/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,242	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	149.53/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,507	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	533.83/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,353	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	385.13/cwt	377.50–393.00	2,577	19
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	449.51/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,400	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,399	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	622.00/cwt	622.00–622.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	333.12/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	328.78/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	541.41/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,290	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	506.29/cwt	500.00–512.50	1,990	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	413.43/cwt	407.50–418.00	2,551	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	495.87/cwt	482.50–507.50	2,370	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	516.73/cwt	515.00–517.00	1,881	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	431.72/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,465	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	364.47/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,074	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	372.38/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,681	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	398.47/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,096	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	478.31/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,507	14

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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