Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-04-15

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Apr 15
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
70 head
95 vs last sale 165 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
25 vs last sale 44 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
3 vs last sale 34 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle and slaughter cows sold too light to trend. While slaughter bulls that were high yielding sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher on a light test. With sheep and goat selling to light to test. 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 $382.52/cwt on 10 head, down $51.18 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits 11.81 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$382.52
51.18 vs prior sale
10 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$808
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$136.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
57.42
vs UT average
44.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1581396.132,3039thin
Medium and Large 2575260.001,4951thin
One grade step is worth $136.13/cwt here — about $808 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale10 hd
382.52
UT average3 barns · 63 hd
439.94
−57.42
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−44.87
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
−11.81
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
BullsAverage1,625210.383,4199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,284183.742,36032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601180.752,8946thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,094160.521,75616
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,484147.032,1823thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170137.501,6093thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,254$3,3504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$3,64012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$3,4043thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)965$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1250–300278625.14/cwt620.00–630.001,7382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601180.75/cwt172.00–188.002,8946
BullsReturn to Feed1,341214.50/cwt197.50–225.002,8765
CowsLean 85-90%1,019147.20/cwt125.00–155.001,5007
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950918275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5253
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,040277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,8862
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313639.95/cwt635.00–642.502,0033
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2942
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600589394.40/cwt390.00–395.002,3238
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,144254.70/cwt250.00–260.002,9145
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,287226.73/cwt210.00–235.002,9184
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4951
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1082
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29651,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29333,404.11/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2623,586.65/head3,200.00–4,000.003,5879
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,4751
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784315.07/cwt310.00–325.002,4703
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,6931
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5441
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2543,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300261617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,6124
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975288.34/cwt287.50–290.002,8116
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800768341.26/cwt340.00–342.502,6212
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,170137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,6093
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850825285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285335.00/cwt335.00–335.009552
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,015215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2533,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,9792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287183.54/cwt172.00–189.002,36231
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2801
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,484147.03/cwt144.00–155.002,1823
Bulls1,980205.22/cwt201.00–211.004,0634
CowsLean 85-90%1,152170.88/cwt169.00–172.001,9699

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.