Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report will not be published for the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holidays. Market coverage will resume January 07, 2026

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher on breaker and boning cattle, with lean cattle selling 4.00 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 $387.15/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 4 of 12 comparable sales and sits −7.18 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$387.15

68 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$52.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.14

vs UT average

−2.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	389.47	2,190	65
Medium and Large 2	518	336.80	1,745	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.67/cwt here — about $445 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

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 sale68 hd

387.15

—

UT average3 barns · 175 hd

395.28

−8.14

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−2.76

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

−7.18

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	1,627	176.26	2,867	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	144.53	1,860	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	143.34	2,239	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	140.31	1,591	19
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,767	114.73	2,027	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,480	100.00	1,480	2thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$3,450	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,433	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,500	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$3,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$3,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,470	172.02/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,529	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,767	114.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,027	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	143.34/cwt	143.00–143.50	2,239	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	179.65/cwt	177.50–182.00	3,147	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	144.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,860	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	140.31/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,591	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	380.85/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,213	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	418.41/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	440.24/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	387.39/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	377.14/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	359.54/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	352.85/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,378	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	315.14/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,546	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	430.02/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	376.66/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	423.57/cwt	417.50–435.00	2,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	448.85/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	404.02/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	380.07/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.05/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,077	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	489	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	380.41/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	379.16/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	316.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,439	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	336.80/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,745	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	235.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,386	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	693	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	210.26/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,960	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	4

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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