Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-03-18

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 18
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
13 vs last sale 232 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
42 vs last sale 16 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
4 vs last sale 9 5 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 too light to trend except 450lbs heifer sold steady to 3.00 higher . While boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with lean, breaker cattle, and slaughter bulls sold to light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.94/cwt on 33 head, down $40.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 42.39 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$351.94
40.01 vs prior sale
33 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$285
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
52.13
vs UT average
64.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561360.312,02228
Medium and Large 2569305.061,7365thin
One grade step is worth $55.25/cwt here — about $285 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

12 sales
452414376338median 394.3312/1701/2103/0404/1508/05
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 sale33 hd
351.94
UT average3 barns · 176 hd
404.07
−52.13
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−64.18
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
−42.39
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
BullsHigh1,737193.633,36319
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244169.122,1046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525168.062,56318
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085145.001,5732thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$3,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950910277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300270525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5061
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8923
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385540.00/cwt530.00–545.002,0793
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350348455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5834
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950940377.50/cwt377.50–377.503,5491
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3081
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7802
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462418.07/cwt407.50–425.001,93111
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1381
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2053,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7221
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600584303.82/cwt270.00–315.001,7744
CowsLean 85-90%970135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3101
CowsLean 85-90%1,200155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8601
Bulls1,825196.95/cwt193.00–199.253,59413
Bulls1,545186.43/cwt180.00–188.002,8806
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525168.06/cwt151.00–173.002,56318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244169.12/cwt167.00–170.002,1046
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850821325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6688
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,3389
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725339.61/cwt323.00–342.002,46232
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1746
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550530415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2001
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900853342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,9222
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850831355.82/cwt355.00–357.502,9576
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275464.45/cwt450.00–480.001,2772
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750714382.45/cwt375.00–385.002,7318
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622356.53/cwt345.00–367.502,21818
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660373.14/cwt365.00–377.502,4634
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800772356.55/cwt350.00–370.002,7536
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820309.85/cwt300.00–315.002,5413
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490464.31/cwt455.00–475.002,27519
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700659361.73/cwt345.00–367.502,3844
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790326.89/cwt322.50–335.002,5824
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563360.69/cwt345.00–362.502,03127
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8721
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0211
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850808310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5052
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750740335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4791
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700698330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3033

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.