Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 14.00 higher on lean and boning cattle, with breaker cattle selling 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with good demand and a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.30/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −37.03 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$357.30

38 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$747

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

$107.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

vs UT average

−20.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	362.99	2,073	36
Medium and Large 2	520	255.00	1,326	2thin

One grade step is worth $107.99/cwt here — about $747 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.13, low $351.94, median $394.33 across 12 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 sale38 hd

357.30

—

UT average3 barns · 98 hd

366.42

−9.12

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−20.66

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

−37.03

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	148.20	1,659	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	147.85	1,528	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	133.34	1,969	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	144.24/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,491	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	383.93/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,511	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	119.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,066	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,834	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	133.34/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,969	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,052	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,615	15
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	383.37/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,683	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	236.88/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	508.96/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	400.25/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,921	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	429.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	329.43/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	371.63/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,117	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	646	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,374	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	319.29/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	716	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	426.60/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,452	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	142.01/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,691	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	332.43/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,679	2

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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