Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No tend available due to the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.07/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −62.25 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$378.07

26 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$46.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.43

vs UT average

−51.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	381.66	2,082	24
Medium and Large 2	560	335.00	1,876	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.66/cwt here — about $206 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 sale26 hd

378.07

—

UT average2 barns · 129 hd

391.50

−13.43

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−51.08

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−62.25

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	—	Low	1,826	169.14	3,088	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	140.05	1,895	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	136.27	1,816	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	128.26	1,520	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	120.51	1,751	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	750–800	792	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,455	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	365.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	543.17/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	394.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	312.21/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,523	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	342.60/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,949	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	433.57/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	397.32/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,665	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	380.12/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	314.94/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,073	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	189.19/cwt	185.00–192.50	2,134	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	114.01/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	130.20/cwt	117.50–139.00	1,552	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	136.27/cwt	130.50–139.00	1,816	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	120.51/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,751	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	138.37/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,857	46
Bulls	—	—	1,793	162.13/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	339.53/cwt	315.00–357.50	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,101	155.93/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,717	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	2,115	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	3,109	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	171.84/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,158	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	397.70/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	378.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	435.46/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	416.44/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	341.71/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	396.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	338.30/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,503	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	359.00/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,456	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	499.24/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	471.50/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	349.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,145	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	372.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,110	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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