Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher on a light test, with feeder heifers selling too light to test on calves and yearlings. Breaker slaughter cows sold too light to test, while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold too light to trend, but a higher undertone was noticed. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $425.10/cwt on 44 head, down $51.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −15.22 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$425.10

▼ 51.32 vs prior sale

44 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$100.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.04

vs UT average

−57.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	466.97	2,483	20
Medium and Large 1-2	536	400.00	2,144	17thin
Medium and Large 2	552	366.43	2,024	7thin

One grade step is worth $100.54/cwt here — about $459 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 sale44 hd

425.10

—

UT average2 barns · 142 hd

455.14

−30.04

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−57.93

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−15.22

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	1,838	188.35	3,461	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	158.66	2,208	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	155.59	2,317	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	146.21	1,798	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,760	160.00	2,816	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,499	129.88	1,947	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,177	252.50	2,972	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)	1,456	$3,588	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,670	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,233	$2,784	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,437	$2,752	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,432	$2,368	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,740	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	950–1000	968	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	480.35/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,455	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	2,368.16/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,368	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	234.31/cwt	220.00–255.00	2,418	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,045	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,784.32/head	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,784	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	519.07/cwt	515.00–540.00	2,123	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	2,751.78/head	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,752	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	205.14/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	462.23/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456	3,587.90/head	2,625.00–3,900.00	3,588	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	155.59/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,317	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	129.88/cwt	123.50–133.50	1,947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,225	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,174	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	154.47/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,207	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,177	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,972	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	3,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,046	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,816	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,204	211.86/cwt	210.00–217.50	2,551	5
Bulls	—	—	2,043	183.82/cwt	179.00–188.00	3,755	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	146.21/cwt	132.50–156.00	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,174	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	412.52/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	442.12/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	503.06/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	440.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,059	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,678	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,875	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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