Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-04-08

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Apr 8
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
87 vs last sale 78 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
1 vs last sale 43 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
11 vs last sale 23 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder cattle sold too light to trend, but a higher undertone was noticed. Boning slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, with lean, breaker cattle sold too light to test. While slaughter bulls that were high yielding sold steady to 5.00 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 $433.70/cwt on 17 head, up $81.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +39.37 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$433.70
81.76 vs prior sale
17 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.48
vs UT average
+5.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528433.702,29017thin
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
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 sale17 hd
433.70
UT average3 barns · 95 hd
432.22
+1.48
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
+5.34
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
+39.37
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
BullsAverage1,745202.953,54111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590175.722,7942thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215175.672,13412
CowsLean 85-90%Average896152.811,3708thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$2,9047
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$2,5005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$2,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,166$3,24514

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1350–400380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000984300.73/cwt290.00–312.502,9597
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,3856
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370554.39/cwt540.00–570.002,0512
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900887335.80/cwt327.50–340.002,9793
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2713,556.90/head2,800.00–4,000.003,55711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900878280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4584
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7264
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421518.00/cwt500.00–530.002,1814
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690348.65/cwt335.00–356.002,40613
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2682
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850838285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3132,904.45/head2,700.00–3,075.002,9047
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850843329.92/cwt315.00–331.002,78114
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528433.70/cwt425.00–450.002,29017
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290577.28/cwt565.00–590.001,6742
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418473.75/cwt472.50–475.001,9804
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350306580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7754
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight813145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1795
CowsLean 85-90%1,115135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5051
CowsLean 85-90%1,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590175.72/cwt172.00–180.002,7942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254175.73/cwt171.00–182.502,20411
BullsReturn to Feed1,343206.72/cwt197.00–235.002,7764
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500490359.30/cwt335.00–365.001,7615
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-27832,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight780175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3651
Bulls1,997202.16/cwt200.00–204.504,0375
Bulls1,918197.40/cwt196.00–199.003,7862
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850817355.44/cwt353.00–356.002,90416
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed970187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,8191
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350337591.26/cwt582.50–605.001,9935
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,069242.43/cwt230.00–250.002,5924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8262
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9852
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300259585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,5155
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9321
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,4045
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,145275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,1491
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,185271.00/cwt271.00–271.003,2111
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800798351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,8012
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525393.79/cwt390.00–395.002,0674
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300280635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,7782
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4911
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4061
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950933330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0792

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.