Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.76/cwt on 109 head, down $15.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +1.44 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$441.76

▼ 15.75 vs prior sale

109 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs UT average

−23.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	443.63	2,465	96
Medium and Large 2	551	427.88	2,357	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.75/cwt here — about $108 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 sale109 hd

441.76

—

UT average3 barns · 316 hd

451.76

−10.00

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−23.57

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

+1.44

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	1,851	166.33	3,078	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	150.54	1,580	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	148.71	1,997	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	148.31	2,229	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,059	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	371.94/cwt	347.50–382.50	2,098	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	153.81/cwt	145.00–162.50	2,392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	149.10/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,989	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,123	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	148.31/cwt	140.00–166.00	2,229	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	146.61/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,580	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	980	160.14/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,569	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	3,059.42/head	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	345.95/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	437.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	429.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,485	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,704	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	451.53/cwt	435.00–457.50	1,987	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	518.13/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	402.11/cwt	387.50–409.00	2,565	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	647.70/cwt	630.00–655.00	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	485.74/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,234	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	471.02/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,407	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	478.91/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	453.06/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	361.41/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,248	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	458.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	336.63/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	414.85/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,141	6
Bulls	—	—	2,048	174.67/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,363	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	204.24/cwt	190.00–220.00	2,087	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,313	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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