Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. However on the 500lbs steers and heifers, there was steady to higher under tones noticed. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher 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 $373.69/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −66.62 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$373.69

142 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$56.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.65

vs UT average

−45.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	379.16	2,063	124
Medium and Large 1-2	574	341.09	1,958	13thin
Medium and Large 2	569	322.94	1,838	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.22/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale142 hd

373.69

—

UT average3 barns · 478 hd

404.35

−30.65

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−45.41

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−66.62

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	1,684	175.80	2,961	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	155.58	1,903	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	145.23	2,103	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	145.08	1,589	85

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$2,707	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$2,650	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,162	$2,500	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,153	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,315	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,423	$3,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	250–300	256	427.07/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,093	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	454.20/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	396.11/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,723	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	263.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	412.83/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,519	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	393	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	491.67/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	323.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,847	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	341.09/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,958	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	359.05/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	272	516.26/cwt	510.00–522.50	1,404	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,315.49/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,315	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,241	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	238.90/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	2,707.34/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,707	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	201.12/cwt	190.00–215.00	2,261	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,207	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	237.65/cwt	225.00–250.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	376.62/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	335.32/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,690	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	173.41/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,183	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	151.85/cwt	139.00–157.50	1,837	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,365	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,218	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	179.83/cwt	178.00–182.00	3,143	9
Bulls	—	—	1,745	177.34/cwt	177.00–178.00	3,095	3
Bulls	—	—	1,496	165.56/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	364.53/cwt	340.00–390.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	322.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,838	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	115.34/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,251	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	141.08/cwt	121.00–150.00	1,627	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,047	157.05/cwt	151.00–177.50	1,644	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	145.23/cwt	135.00–156.00	2,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	292	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,343	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,962	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	305.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	388.14/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	416.67/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	488.33/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	458.37/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	343.50/cwt	334.00–347.00	2,267	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	463.11/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	375.99/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,004	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	279.99/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	466.71/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,367	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	499.62/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	284.98/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	423.42/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,003	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	374.19/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,129	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	454.37/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,663	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	332.43/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,098	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	321.76/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,982	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	334.69/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,730	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	452.05/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,962	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	381.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,781	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,041	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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