Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend except 650lbs steers sold sharply lower . While boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, with lean, breaker cattle sold to light test. While slaughter bulls that were high yielding sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.28/cwt on 3 head, up $18.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −24.05 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$370.28

▲ 18.34 vs prior sale

3 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.09

vs UT average

−54.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	370.28	2,007	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd

370.28

—

UT average3 barns · 226 hd

404.37

−34.09

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−54.91

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

−24.05

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	1,857	197.45	3,667	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	169.73	2,094	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	169.64	2,385	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	162.57	1,748	7thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$3,116	29

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	169.64/cwt	161.00–177.50	2,385	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,899	197.69/cwt	194.00–201.50	3,754	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	216.25/cwt	201.00–237.50	2,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	451.27/cwt	450.00–457.50	1,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	467.19/cwt	447.50–487.50	2,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,239	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	3,116.03/head	2,875.00–3,400.00	3,116	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,271	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,470	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,148	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	299.34/cwt	285.00–314.00	2,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	498.34/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	370.28/cwt	345.00–382.50	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	2,138	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,008	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	170.69/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,062	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	139.76/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,306	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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