Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-03-04

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 4
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
90 vs last sale 159 249 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
8 vs last sale 36 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
5 vs last sale 6 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. While boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with breaker and lean cows selling 10.00 to 18.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.75/cwt on 15 head, down $27.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 33.56 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$406.75
27.29 vs prior sale
15 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
45.08
vs UT average
68.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516421.942,17911thin
Medium and Large 2504365.001,8404thin
One grade step is worth $56.94/cwt here — about $339 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

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 sale15 hd
406.75
UT average3 barns · 89 hd
451.83
−45.08
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−68.81
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−33.56
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
BullsAverage1,681194.013,26123
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212169.232,0518thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483163.552,4253thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027157.141,61412
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,225215.002,6341thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4121
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3011
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417455.88/cwt437.50–465.001,9013
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900857339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,9058
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482480.07/cwt475.00–485.002,3146
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376559.88/cwt550.00–570.002,10520
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761356.58/cwt345.00–367.002,71418
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550509425.13/cwt410.00–435.002,16410
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800776323.27/cwt317.50–327.502,5097
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,2898
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650633358.47/cwt345.00–385.002,2693
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659371.38/cwt357.50–385.002,4476
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,2876
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700682355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4213
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550504430.41/cwt407.50–435.002,1696
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250248610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7841
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900868342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,9732
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713332.47/cwt330.00–335.002,3712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6725
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650603391.02/cwt385.00–395.002,3585
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537342.46/cwt337.50–345.001,8393
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7847
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467405.50/cwt390.00–427.501,8945
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600579350.84/cwt345.00–355.002,0316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1294
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700669366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,44913
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550504365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8404
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
SteersChoice and Prime1,225215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,6341
Bulls1,534181.59/cwt170.00–187.502,7866
BullsReturn to Feed1,310227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,9801
Bulls1,759196.58/cwt192.00–200.003,45816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483163.55/cwt161.00–167.502,4253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212169.23/cwt167.00–175.002,0518
CowsLean 85-90%1,027157.14/cwt155.00–169.001,61412
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8673
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630346.69/cwt345.00–355.002,1846
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1327
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450405480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9441
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2102
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415511.20/cwt510.00–515.002,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650630405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5521
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400363545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9784
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678352.47/cwt345.00–360.002,3902
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,015270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7412
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372492.88/cwt490.00–500.001,8347
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,7212
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6827
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,03610

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.