Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a good demand and a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.51/cwt on 91 head, up $22.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +17.19 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$457.51

▲ 22.15 vs prior sale

91 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.26

vs UT average

−14.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	457.54	2,534	78
Medium and Large 2	533	457.30	2,436	13thin

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about $98 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

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 sale91 hd

457.51

—

UT average3 barns · 525 hd

444.25

+13.26

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−14.47

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

+17.19

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	1,560	154.50	2,410	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	151.03	2,022	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	145.79	1,655	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	145.48	1,986	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	763	333.30/cwt	328.50–335.00	2,543	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	442.79/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	415.74/cwt	402.00–422.00	2,815	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	365.88/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,711	87
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	210.88/cwt	209.00–215.00	2,372	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	225.03/cwt	217.50–235.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	347.96/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	454.90/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,361	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	379.99/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,390	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	427.40/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	393.33/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	567.52/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	482.38/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	350.10/cwt	347.00–352.50	2,703	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	531.27/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,902	16
Bulls	—	—	1,460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	142.45/cwt	132.50–146.00	1,584	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	145.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,986	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,166	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,752	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	173.57/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	391.61/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	476.49/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	409.00/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,054	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	147.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,006	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	422.01/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,465	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	504.14/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,591	32
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	492.39/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	372.48/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,499	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,168	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	529.16/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,127	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	499	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	330.82/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,395	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	414.49/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	949	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	2,738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	461.26/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	289.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,508	3

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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