Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no trend available this week due to not having a sale the last two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.71/cwt on 12 head, up $9.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +2.38 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$396.71

▲ 9.56 vs prior sale

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$39.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.53

vs UT average

−13.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	410.00	2,275	8thin
Medium and Large 2	536	370.14	1,982	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.87/cwt here — about $293 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

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 sale12 hd

396.71

—

UT average2 barns · 117 hd

418.25

−21.53

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−13.39

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

+2.38

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	1,556	176.44	2,745	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	151.04	1,843	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	143.71	2,166	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	142.31	1,442	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	122.25	1,498	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	450–500	467	430.52/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,011	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	146.88/cwt	142.50–160.00	1,808	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	143.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,166	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	122.25/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	142.31/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,442	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	166.81/cwt	166.00–167.50	2,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	181.25/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	265.18/cwt	245.00–285.00	2,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,118	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	218.58/cwt	215.00–228.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	2,867	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	438.10/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	292.44/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	415.39/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,600	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	398	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	350.01/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,089	225.04/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	496.65/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	521.23/cwt	517.50–525.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	403.64/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	371.58/cwt	371.00–377.50	2,713	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	743	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	448.20/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	386.00/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	454.86/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	547.85/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	492	461.96/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,273	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	387.98/cwt	377.50–402.50	2,413	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,117	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	452.58/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	454.78/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,915	24
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,154	177.36/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	365.27/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	380.92/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,176	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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