Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling 8.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $409.87/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −30.45 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$409.87

186 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$49.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.62

vs UT average

−19.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	413.44	2,303	169
Medium and Large 1-2	539	386.26	2,082	8thin
Medium and Large 2	555	363.76	2,019	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.68/cwt here — about $284 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 sale186 hd

409.87

—

UT average3 barns · 594 hd

399.25

+10.62

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−19.85

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−30.45

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	1,721	177.09	3,047	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	165.14	2,067	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	155.16	2,298	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	149.35	1,740	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	143.00	2,174	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,287	124.28	1,599	5thin

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)	1,075	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	652	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	401.29/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,352	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	560.71/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	323.46/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	457.72/cwt	442.50–465.00	2,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	354.29/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	312	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	417.02/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	457.16/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,728	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	323.80/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,742	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	425.55/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,064	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	426.05/cwt	408.00–435.00	1,811	54
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	227.38/cwt	220.00–265.00	2,335	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	386.26/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,082	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	449.98/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,953	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	501.98/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.13/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,566	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,108	153.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,703	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	155.16/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,298	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	160.40/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,002	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,234	179.75/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,218	8
Bulls	—	—	1,668	175.10/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,921	12
Bulls	—	—	1,791	179.75/cwt	178.00–181.75	3,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	339.00/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	423.45/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,838	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	124.28/cwt	111.00–133.00	1,599	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	144.14/cwt	127.50–154.00	1,779	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,174	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	390.54/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,035	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	204.33/cwt	195.00–212.50	2,342	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	427.40/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	358.14/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,920	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	498.97/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	547.33/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,074	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	506.67/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	363.21/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,896	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	479.46/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	478.36/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	361.94/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,472	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	341.65/cwt	322.50–352.50	2,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	416.59/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,208	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	361.39/cwt	330.00–377.50	2,020	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	401.17/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,487	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	345.76/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	518.43/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,198	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	242.26/cwt	230.00–267.50	2,396	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	314.73/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	576	415.62/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,394	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	343.03/cwt	335.00–363.00	2,168	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	540.18/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	293.62/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,240	11

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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