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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Nov 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
47 vs last sale 340 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
184 vs last sale 212 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
32 vs last sale 47 15 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 3.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder heifers under 500 pounds sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher while heifers weighing over 500 pounds sold 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 higher with light offerings compared to last week, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower also on a light test. Demand was good with moderate bidding with the supply this week being light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $402.51/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 37.81 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$402.51
90 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.15
vs UT average
7.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570403.022,29988
Medium and Large 2540380.002,0522thin
One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $247 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 sale90 hd
402.51
UT average3 barns · 419 hd
404.66
−2.15
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−7.57
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−37.81
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
BullsAverage1,547161.802,5033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286142.031,82613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,059129.221,36812

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)1,375$2,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,040162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,456142.68/cwt138.00–150.002,0777
CowsBoner 80-85%1,096137.03/cwt133.00–140.001,5025
CowsLean 85-90%1,078130.73/cwt120.00–140.001,4097
CowsLean 85-90%1,103111.26/cwt100.00–117.501,2273
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed925150.88/cwt148.00–155.001,3962
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422361.89/cwt350.00–385.001,5273
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0522
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350308445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3712
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300291440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2804
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,126186.74/cwt182.50–200.002,1034
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850813300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4393
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476387.17/cwt365.00–410.001,84319
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450437385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6825
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350334393.15/cwt390.00–400.001,3133
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658347.43/cwt330.00–365.002,2862
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765305.77/cwt302.50–312.502,3393
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545404.19/cwt395.00–430.002,20326
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5652
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400362453.85/cwt430.00–500.001,6433
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350348455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5832
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400366425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5568
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5613
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850803310.36/cwt272.50–313.002,49232
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422416.24/cwt415.00–420.001,7578
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,81837
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624384.13/cwt377.50–390.002,39710
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440439.93/cwt420.00–460.001,9368
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3532
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550503365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8362
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0023
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500498438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,18111
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2903168.99/cwt165.00–175.001,5262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2955167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,9953
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580346.78/cwt340.00–360.002,0113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1853255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1752
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600581402.53/cwt380.00–409.002,33962
Bulls1,583165.20/cwt161.00–169.002,6152
Bulls1,475155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 21150–12001,170169.74/cwt150.00–190.001,9862
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4342
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450411385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5824
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6802

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.