Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last no trend available this week due to limited comparable sales on most classes of cattle. Feeder steers and heifers 750lbs-800lbs sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good with a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $438.13/cwt on 12 head, up $8.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 12 comparable sales and sits +43.79 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$438.13

▲ 8.68 vs prior sale

12 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs UT average

+7.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	441.36	2,312	11thin
Medium and Large 2	500	402.50	2,013	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

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 sale12 hd

438.13

—

UT average3 barns · 63 hd

425.81

+12.31

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+7.71

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

+43.79

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	—	High	1,813	194.95	3,534	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	175.72	2,088	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	174.45	2,350	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	172.71	2,198	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	123.00	1,645	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	350–400	370	565.79/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	338.34/cwt	337.50–341.00	2,629	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	16
Bulls	—	—	1,905	194.94/cwt	192.00–197.00	3,714	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,445	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,818	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,645	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	174.45/cwt	173.75–175.00	2,350	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	175.72/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,088	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	170.79/cwt	169.00–173.50	2,205	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,608	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	375.07/cwt	374.00–377.50	2,562	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,807	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,468	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	524.55/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,077	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	224.37/cwt	220.00–227.50	2,793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,013	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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