Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.00/cwt on 5 head, down $23.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −38.32 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$402.00

▼ 23.10 vs prior sale

5 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$65.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−73.05

vs UT average

−85.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	428.33	2,350	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	362.50	1,967	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.83/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

402.00

—

UT average3 barns · 98 hd

475.05

−73.05

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−85.35

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−38.32

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	1,726	198.73	3,429	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	167.57	2,552	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,503	165.98	2,495	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	153.05	1,459	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,422	137.21	1,951	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	353.04/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,775	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,545	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	373.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,297	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	532.46/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,301	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	165.98/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,495	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	137.21/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	167.57/cwt	166.50–168.50	2,552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	153.05/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,459	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,420	215.64/cwt	190.00–252.50	3,062	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	206.73/cwt	195.00–210.00	2,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	474.88/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,508	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	351.15/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,953	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	189.54/cwt	184.50–195.50	3,664	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	426.22/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1

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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