Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-01-28

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jan 28
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
148 vs last sale 316 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
48 vs last sale 76 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
19 vs last sale 22 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test, with feeder heifers selling sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Breakers slaughter cows sold too light to test, while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $429.45/cwt on 66 head, up $37.70 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 12 comparable sales and sits +35.12 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$429.45
37.70 vs prior sale
66 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,244
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.53
vs UT average
8.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523431.192,25562
Medium and Large 2515402.502,0734thin
One grade step is worth $28.69/cwt here — about $183 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
452414376338median 394.3312/1701/2103/0404/1508/05
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 sale66 hd
429.45
UT average3 barns · 121 hd
415.92
+13.53
National average68 barns · 7,217 hd
437.65
−8.20
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
+35.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,832177.233,2475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,136159.541,8125thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,132156.401,7707thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625155.722,5302thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,380133.001,8352thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,835175.32/cwt172.00–178.003,2173
Bulls1,828180.10/cwt179.00–181.003,2922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,136159.54/cwt157.50–162.501,8125
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,380133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8352
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625155.72/cwt150.00–161.002,5302
CowsLean 85-90%1,132156.40/cwt155.00–158.001,7707
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238194.24/cwt180.00–217.502,4052
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2521
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3931
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800789355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8016
HeifersMedium and Large 11100–11501,103235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5922
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550541470.78/cwt467.50–477.502,54715
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700687388.53/cwt385.00–400.002,6697
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630410.62/cwt402.50–412.502,5878
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3805
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600555477.57/cwt470.00–485.002,6512
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630371.99/cwt360.00–380.002,3445
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550513505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,59113
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400395585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,3112
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600559436.88/cwt425.00–445.002,4425
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7332
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432541.17/cwt537.50–550.002,33815
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519432.25/cwt415.00–437.002,24355
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7692
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555422.84/cwt410.00–425.002,3477
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1784
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515402.50/cwt400.00–410.002,0734
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7301

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.