Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-02-11

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Feb 11
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
80 vs last sale 169 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
63 vs last sale 97 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
39 vs last sale 53 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Demand was good with a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $413.75/cwt on 4 head, down $11.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits 26.57 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$413.75
11.35 vs prior sale
4 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,395
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
23.65
vs UT average
64.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579413.752,3954thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
501465429393median 440.3212/1701/2103/0404/2908/05
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 sale4 hd
413.75
UT average3 barns · 78 hd
437.40
−23.65
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−64.64
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−26.57
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
BullsHigh1,857185.043,4363thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295168.342,17918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108161.241,7875thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,300230.002,9901thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,147$2,7753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,360$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)935$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$2,9001thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
SteersChoice and Prime1,300230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,9901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246163.21/cwt147.50–168.502,03410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,443172.24/cwt170.25–175.002,4855
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,209178.96/cwt175.00–181.002,1643
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,103172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,9032
CowsLean 85-90%1,112153.73/cwt150.00–156.001,7093
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650643388.35/cwt385.00–405.002,49714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920210.53/cwt192.50–225.001,9373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1472,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7753
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5881
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,7692
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400353450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5892
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500493495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440429.94/cwt425.00–440.001,8923
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6096
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850807317.49/cwt315.00–320.002,5624
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5321
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550540445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510422.75/cwt410.00–435.002,1562
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450435495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1531
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600585450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6331
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8281
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,6751
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600593360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1354
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600595380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2612
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650603414.86/cwt412.50–415.002,50218
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4461
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,5071
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669348.73/cwt345.00–360.002,3334
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550500445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2251
Bulls1,857185.04/cwt179.00–191.003,4363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3681

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.